Luscious Tips for your Wintry Lips

In this cold winter time, your lips can become dry, cracked, sore, split or even worse bleed. My lips in the winter tend to get dry and peel/crack a little bit. To stop and relieve my lips in this frosty cold, there are several products I use.

Now the obvious is to use a lip balm of some sort but that can not always work. There is also so many different types and makes out there, it is hard to find what you need that will work for you. I think the best hydration out there to moisten your lips up is the ever so famous, Vaseline. You can use the regular jars of the stuff or there are tins specially made for lips. The consistency is a little different, being more thinner and easier to apply. Now again there are so many other lip balms like Nivea which do some great alternatives. I reach for Vaseline whenever my lips are dry and I can tell a difference in the next hour but more so the next day. Now thats moisture covered. The next thing to do is to scrub the lips which can be important if you have build up like flaky skin. I've only recently discovered this lip scrub and its delicious too! Its by Lush cosmetics which is a well known brand now. If you have not heard of Lush, look it up! They are against animal testing and promote fresh natural products which are unique and different.

Here's the link: http://www.lush.co.uk/

The lip scrub I use from them is the 'Bubblegum Lip Scrub'. Yes, BUBBLEGUM! It is divine! You apply it by simply getting a small amount on your finger and rub it in to both upper and lower lip. You can then keep rubbing this way or rub your lips together until it dissolves or wipe the excess of when your finished. Guilty...I may have 'accidently' licked it off a couple of times ;) Dont worry the main ingredients is sugar and flavouring but it is not something I would regularly eat haha :) It smoothes my lips a treat and removes some of that flaky dry skin from my chapped lips. Also if you are into lip balms or want one that isnt so thick and sticky, try their 'Snow Fairy Lip Balm'. It gives a slight pinkish tint but again is ever so smelly and yummy :) Their lip balms and scrubs come in other great flavour too, I have my eye on their 'Honey Trap Lip Balm'.

Vaseline, Lush Snow Fairy Lip Balm, Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub, Swatch (scrub top, Vaseline middle, lip balm bottom)

If lip balms do not work for you and your lips are in bad condition, try a medicated cream such as 'Blistex' http://www.boots.com/en/Blistex-Cream-5g_1930/ This is the link to it at the store Boots online.

Handy Quick Tips

• Using a lip balm with SPF in there will protect your lips against the sun or artificial lights in the winter.
• Drink more! Water really does heal. You will see a difference if you drink up. Plus its great for your skin too, double bonus :)
• Try not to lick your lips too much, this can help alot.

What are your tips for dry lips??

LovDanielleXX