Isn't it annoying when you're feeling all cute and pretty and then you go check yourself in the mirror and see this awful sight of your lipstick bleeding and caking, your lips all chapped and cracked?
Here's how to avoid that mess.
1. Apply an ample amount of petroleum jelly on your make-up free lips.
2. Using a soft bristled toothbrush, gently scrub your lips for about two or three minutes. The petroleum jelly will loosen any dead skin cells on your lips and the scrubbing will of course remove them. Wipe it off when you are finished.
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You can also exfoliate your lips after you've been in the shower as the dead skin cells will have sufficiently loosened up then. Gently scrub with a clean and damp washcloth and apply petroleum jelly or any lipbalm to re-moisturize.
Prior to make-up application, apply any lip balm and let it seep into the lips. By the time that you are through with the rest of your make-up, your lips will now be ready to take on some color.
TIPS:
1. Avoid licking your lips. If you constantly lick your lips, you are depleting it's natural moisture.
2. Use lipbalms that are rich in shea or jojoba oils instead of bees wax. Oils are easier to penetrate the skin to moisturize from within
3. Look for non-drying lip products. Ingredients such as menthol, camphor and salicylic acid in lip balms can be drying.
4. Using a clear lipbalm, extend your application to the outer edges of your lips. This creates an invisible shield, preventing your lipstick from going anywhere.
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