If you want healthy, full lips, the first step is to keep them moisturized. Lips tend to dry easily, especially during winter. When your lips are in good shape, you can help them look more beautiful by using lip gloss or lipstick. Eating a healthy diet and meeting your fluid intake will help your lips look beautiful on the outside and on the inside.
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Method 1 of 3: Keeping Lips in Good Condition
Step 1. Exfoliate the lips
You may have already exfoliated your face, but do your lips also get an exfoliating treatment? Lips tend to be dry and chapped, so you need to exfoliate every few days to keep them in good condition. You can exfoliate your lips in the same way as on your face, using an exfoliating agent or a soft brush to remove accumulated dead skin cells.
- Be careful with the skin of the lips, because it is as soft as facial skin. Do not use harsh exfoliants. Choose ingredients that are specially formulated for the face.
- If you want to make a gentle exfoliant, mix 1 teaspoon of honey with 1 teaspoon of granulated sugar. Rub on lips to remove dead skin cells, then rinse.
Step 2. Moisturize your lips
After exfoliating, apply moisturizer to keep lips soft and supple. Look for a nourishing lip balm made from natural ingredients such as shea fat, almond oil, aloe vera, and beeswax. When you apply lip balm, you will be licking your lips and swallowing a little, so choose a moisturizer with ingredients that are harmless if swallowed.
Avoid lip balms that contain alcohol. Alcohol is often used as a preservative in cosmetics, but it can dry out the lips. If you apply lip balm that contains alcohol, your lips will dry out more quickly. Alcohol-free lip balm keeps lips in good condition without making them worse
Step 3. Protect your lips from the sun and cold weather
Lip skin is prone to problems during extreme weather. Sunburn or winter season can make lips dry and chapped. Make sure to protect your lips all year round to keep them soft and supple.
- When the sun is shining, apply a lip balm that contains sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher.
- During winter, protect your lips with a lip balm that contains a thick moisturizing agent such as shea fat or coconut oil. This will retain moisture and protect your lips from dry and cold air.
Step 4. Use a humidifier in winter
If your lips tend to get very dry and chapped in cold weather, you might want to consider using a humidifier to add moisture to the air, especially while sleeping. During cold weather, the combination of cold outside and dry air and hot air indoors causes problems for the lips (and other parts of the face too). Take care of yourself and use a humidifier to keep your lips moisturized all winter long.
If you don't have a humidifier and want to buy one, you can add humidity to the air by boiling water in a saucepan. Let the steam from the boiling water spread throughout the house
Method 2 of 3: Playing Colors and Sizes
Step 1. Choose a lipstick color that matches your skin tone
Lipstick comes in a variety of colors, and choosing the right shade can be a little confusing. Trendy colors are fun to try, but if you want your lips to stand out in the right way, you need to know what colors suit your skin tone and not what colors don't. Have a few basic lipsticks in your collection that can make you look pretty, and every now and then, switch to more trendy colors to give your lips a fresh look.
- If you have warm yellow undertones (wrist veins appear green), look for warm colors like reddish-brown, pale purple, orange-red, and so on.
- If you have cool pink undertones (wrist veins appear blue) look for cool colors like berry, pink, and purple tones.
Step 2. Choose a texture that suits your skin and preferences
Lip colors are available in every texture from wet gloss to bold, waterproof lipsticks to translucent cream lipsticks. The texture of the lip color really makes a difference in appearance. For example, if you want a stunning look, you need a long-lasting, non-glossy lipstick with a strong color. For a smoother touch, tinted lip gloss is also great.
- Lip color that is very glossy, shimmery, or shimmery will make you look younger, but it can also be a little too much.
- Non-glare lipstick is a useful option for creating a mature, classic look that never goes out of style.
- Lip stain / lip tint (lip color that can last up to 12 hours) is a great option nowadays if you don't want people to see your lips. One swipe of neutral lip tint can make lips look fuller and more vibrant.
Step 3. Apply lipstick, lip stain, or lip gloss
Start with clean, freshly exfoliated lips so the color won't peel off. Make sure your lips are really moisturized but don't apply lip balm right before applying lipstick as it will look stained. To get beautiful colored lips, apply lip color in this way:
- Start at the center of your lower lip and work your way up to the corners, gradually applying lip color.
- Press the lips together to transfer the color to the upper lip. Use your fingers to polish the lips perfectly.
- Dry with a paper towel to remove excess lip stain.
- Repeat and dry one more time. Applying the color twice will help the lip color last longer, as the first coat will form the basis for the second coat.
Step 4. Skip the lip contouring
When they first became popular, lipsticks were formulated with ingredients that tend to stain past the lip line, so people used lip liners to keep the lip color in place. Today's advanced lip color formulas don't stain lips, so you can skip using a lip liner unless you want to drastically change the shape of your lips.
- If you're worried that the lip color won't stick in place, dab some loose powder around the edges of your lips.
- You can also use a lip liner for areas of your lips that tend to stain like the corners of your lips. Makes lip lines all over the mouth look even worse.
Step 5. Try products that can make lips look fuller
If your lips are a little thin, you might consider trying a product that can make your lips look fuller. Lip glosses and lip balms containing ingredients that make lips look fuller are temporarily available in cosmetic stores. This product usually makes the lips become slightly sore temporarily so that they become enlarged. Excessive irritation can cause chapped and dry lips, so don't use these products every day.
- You can make a concoction to make your lips look fuller using ingredients you may already have in your kitchen. Many commercial products contain cinnamon, cayenne pepper, or fennel, all of which make lips look fresh and full. To make this concoction yourself, mix your favorite lip balm with a pinch of cinnamon, a pinch of cayenne pepper powder, or a few drops of fennel essential oil and apply it to your lips.
- For long-lasting results, many people decide to do lip injections. Collagen and other ingredients are injected into the lips to make them appear fuller. If you wish to have a lip injection, be sure to have it done by an experienced expert who is highly recommended.
Method 3 of 3: Meet Fluid Intake and Healthy Living
Step 1. Drink water
Dry and chapped lips are often the result of dehydration. The simple act of drinking enough water can make lips look much more beautiful. Drink enough water so you never feel thirsty. Try to replace a cup of coffee or a glass of alcoholic beverage with water.
Step 2. Treat cold blisters
Nothing is more annoying than the appearance of unpleasant cold blisters on the lips. Cold blisters are caused by the herpes virus, which can be passed on by kissing or sharing drinks. The virus tends to react when the body is under stress or the immune system is down. If you get cold blisters, take good care of your lips to make them heal faster. To treat cold blisters quickly,
- Try over-the-counter creams that contain docosanol for faster healing. Other medicines contain alcohol, which can help dry out cold blisters.
- Apply ice or a cold washcloth to help relieve pain.
- Don't put lipstick on cold blisters. This can hinder healing.
Step 3. Quit smoking
Among various health problems, smoking can cause and also affect the beauty of the lips. Smoking is so harmful to the lips that there is a term for this problem: “smoker's lips.” Smoking causes the lips to darken and form wrinkles, especially the upper lip. If you smoke, quitting this habit as soon as possible can help restore the beauty of your lips.
