Several areas of our face can show our age. One such area? Our lips. And, our lips are a focal point of our face…people gaze upon them when we are talking, admire them when we smile and of course appreciate them when we give big smooches!
As we age, our lips begin to thin, and over time fine lines appear around our mouth. Environmental factors (like too much sun), bad habits (like smoking) and even stress can age our lips, and consequently, add years to our appearance.
However, there are very easy steps that we can take to make our lips look sexy, healthy, youthful and turn back the hands of time if we incorporate the following tips into our daily beauty routine. In fact, if you follow the next seven steps that I present, you will be sure to have luscious lips in time for your Valentine’s Day celebrations!
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Luscious Lip Tips: This is the second tip in a series of tips to keep your lips luscious and healthy. Our lips lack the ability to produce natural oils like our skin can. This makes our lips more vulnerable to the harsher elements of weather and even to changes in our health and diet routines.
Luscious Lip Tip #2: Do not lick your lips. This becomes a counter-productive habit as the more you lick them, the more you can irritate them. Then when you try to soothe them by licking them further, it only deepens the irritation! OUCH!
Instead, use an emollient balm to keep your lips moisturized and avoid the vicious lip-licking cycle! I keep one handy in my car, keep on in my purse and even keep one on my desk. While it sounds like an awful lot of lip balm to have on hand, it keeps my lips soft, moisturized and luscious!
Speaking of using an emollient balm, it is ideal to also use one right before going to bed. This gives your lips the opportunity to be moisturized all night long! Keep a balm by your bedside and make this one of the last steps of your nightly beauty routine.
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