Lips are one of the most noticeable features on our body, yet when it comes to caring for them, we often overlook it. It is super important to keep your lips healthy and hydrated to keep your pretty pout!
Protect Your Pout
There are many ways to keep your lips in tip top shape:
- DRINK WATER! Hydrating our bodies is super beneficial to every aspect of our health, and our lips are no exception.
- Use a scrub! We often exfoliate our face and bodies, but neglect our lips. Removing the dead skin cells from our lips is important to keep them looking plump and avoid cracks or peeling. You can make a DIY scrub at home or buy one. The best ingredient in a lip scrub is sugar because it is gentle, yet effective, and natural.
- Massage your lips! This might seem weird but massaging your lips with oil for about five minutes will help increase blood flow and circulation, giving you a plumper, pinker pout.
- Avoid licking and peeling your lips! It might feel good to lick, pick, or wet dry and cracked lips, but it actually has the reverse effect and dries the lips out more. Instead try using something like an oil or a balm to hydrate.
- Use a lip mask! Face masks are the wave these days but few people use masks on their lips! Yes, lip masking is a thing! It will give your lips the deep hydration they need.
- Apply a mask, balm, or oil before bed and in the morning! Our lips could be quit dry when we wake up so it’s important to moisturize them before applying any makeup. Removing any excess lipstick before bed is also very important!
- Eat a balanced diet! What we eat affects every aspect of our health, including lip health. Yes, what we eat can actually help keep our lips hydrated! Eat foods that are high in essential healthy fats like coconut oil or walnuts. Iron, zinc, and B vitamins are also important when it comes to hydration.
- Protect your lips from the sun and cold! The skin on our lips is very delicate, thin, and lacks melatonin which leaves our lips susceptible to damage from the sun. Using a lip balm with a broad spectrum SPF, which protects against UVA and UVB rays, of at least 15 can help. When it is cold out, cover your lips with a scarf and use humidifier in your room or house to keep the air moist and prevent your lips from drying out.
Can Your Balm Actually Be Drying Out Your Lips?
Traditional products such as Vaselline, or petroleum jelly, are commonly used on lips but it is not the best idea. Petroleum jelly seals our lips so moisture cannot escape. This may seem like a good thing, but since moisture cannot get out, that means it cannot get in either. Chapsticks like Burt’s Bees are also popular but they contain propolis, which many people are allergic too. If Burt’s Bees irritates your lips, obviously stop using it! Use a lip balm that is free of parabens and artificial flavors that can irritate the lips.
My Top Five Lip Care Products
- 1: Mamonde Lip Sleeping Mask: I put this on every night before bed after removing my lipsticks and it leaves my lips feeling super hydrated in the morning. It also smells amazing and has a great consistency. It can also be used as a balm, depending on how much you want to put on.
- 2: Trifle Cosmetics Sugar Bunny Lip Scrub: It has such a good texture and is gentle, yet effective. It also smells and tastes great.
- 3: Lush Bubblegum Sugar Scrub: It is all natural, cruelty free, gentle and edible! It smells and tastes amazing, while leaving your lips plump and juicy.
- 4: Akar Pure Lip Restoration: Light-weight and creamy! It sits on your lips like a dream and keeps them glossy and hydrated. It is plant based and packed with antioxidants, which prevent sun damage, like lines. It is also gluten, mineral oil, paraben, and cruelty free! (also comes in a Ruby tint)
- 5: Clarins Instant Light Lip Comfort Oil (Raspberry): This is the best lip oil I have ever used! It smells and tastes great and you can feel the hydration. It makes your lips look glossy, juicy, and healthy.
Top Five Cosmetic Lip products
- 1: Colourpop Ultra Blotted Lip: The formula is amazing. It lays really well on the lips and looks natural and smooth. It also feels super lightweight on the lips, like nothing is there. It has great staying power! My favorite shade is Soda Pop.
- 2: Kylie Cosmetics Lip Liner and Lipsticks: The lip liner glides so well and you don’t have to drag it all over your lips to get it to show. The easiest lip liner I have ever used. It is super creamy and prevents my lipsticks from bleeding. My favorite shade is Forever and Always. The lipsticks are creamy and smooth. My favorite shade is Paradise Please.
- 3: Kylie Cosmetics High Gloss: It gives your lips the best shine and looks great over any lipstick or liquid lip! It’s super shiny and sparkly, leaving lips looking juicy and irresistible. My favorite shade is You are the Sun.
- 4: Huda Beauty Liquid Matte Lip: Longest wearing liquid lip I have ever used! Even after eating it looks like I just applied it. Super creamy formula and does not dry out my lips. My favorite shade is Wifey.
- 5: Maybelline Color Sensational Vivid Matte Liquid Lip Color: Super adorable and is one of my old go-to products. It feels smooth and lightweight on the lips and dries really well. My favorite shade is Gray Envy. It is a great dupe for Huda Beauty’s Liquid Matte Lip.
Bella Vita 
