5 Steps to Lip Repair
Lip care heroes to revive and perfect a winter-worn pout
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One of the only areas of the body constantly exposed throughout winter, the drying effects of extreme weather can wreak havoc on lips, whatever your skin type. You’ve suffered the flaking, chapping and cracking, and now it’s time for recovery – just follow this supremely reparative routine, then pucker up for spring.
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Scrub
Tinker Taylor Lip Scrub
The first step to perfect lips is by sloughing away dryness and dead skin cells with a trusty scrub. Noone knows this better than celebrity makeup artist Zoë Taylor – which is why she created this all-natural vegan version with raw cane sugar, cinnamon and fruit seed oils. And yes, it’s just as delicious as it sounds.
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Overnight Mask
Kiehl’s Buttermask for Lips
An icon of intensive lip care, Kiehl’s Buttermask blends the richest botanicals to saturate parched lips with surge of hydration. And it’s zero effort – let fairly traded coconut oil and wild mango butter work their magic while you sleep, and wake the next morning to a plumper, softer, healthier pout.
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Anti-Age
QMS Medicosmetics Lip Line Corrector
For lips that are losing their definition, an anti-ageing treatment is a must. More of a game-changer than you’d imagine, QMS Medicosmetics’ scientific solution gets to work on the fine lines and wrinkles that blur the lip line – thanks to four-fold hyaluronic acid, deep-penetrating seaweed extract and phytosterols, which perform a three-phase lifting effect.
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Plump
KNC Beauty All-Natural Collagen-Infused Lip Mask
If time is still on your lips’ side – or for an extra wrinkle-fighting boost – smooth on this rapid-plumping lip patch. A fun way to work collagen into your ritual, this K-beauty inspired 10-minute lip mask seals in hydrating plant extracts and vitamin E, switching out dryness and damage for kissable volume.
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Maintain
Aesop Rosehip Seed Lip Cream
An on-the-go favourite for SOS hydration, incorporate this cream into your lip care toolkit for instant and lasting replenishment. With a rich consistency, it works harder than your average balm, employing comforting rosehip seed, tocopherol and ylang ylang for unrivalled hydration without the greasy finish.
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