Restorative Beauty: Lips Edition
Don’t let the cold air dull your glow!
While many people love the winter season and the cold crisp air, some suffer from the winter blues. Many of us would rather hide under our covers drinking a tall hot mug of hot cocoa or tea rather than having to put on 3 layers of clothing just to make sure we don’t turn into an icicle when we go outside. Whether you love the cold or you’d rather hibernate until the warm weather makes its return, it’s no secret that the winter treats us harshly. The cold air dries out our skin, dulls its glow, and leaves us feeling chapped and lousy – not a good look. On the bright side, there are tons of products out there designed specifically to put that moisture back into our skin, and you can also find easy tutorials that teach you how to make your own moisturizing products. Take control of your skin this winter season and combat those dry, chapped lips with the help of the products featured in this Restorative Beauty Series: Lip Edition.
STORE BOUGHT FAVORITES
Bite Beauty Agave Lip Mask – $26
A soothing, leave-on lip mask that smooths, nourishes, and hydrates lips with a blend of organic agave nectar, jojoba oil, vanilla extract, and antioxidants.
Clinique Repairwear Intensive Lip Treatment – $28
Intensive lip treatment helps repair the look of wrinkles on and around lips. Antioxidants provide protection against the environment while boosting natural collagen production. Clinique Intensive Lip Treatment replenishes your natural moisture barrier so lips stay soft and hydrated.
La Balmba Rosa Healing Rose Balm $25
La Balmba Rosa adds more moisture than a gloss and more shine than a balm while having a lovely, light, rosy scent. It’s 100% cruelty-free and vegan.
Josie Maran Argan Balm – $42
This 100% organic balm is the bomb. The healing and hydrating properties of Argan oil are concentrated in solid, leak-proof form, perfect for an intense hit of moisture wherever it’s needed most. You just might hear your skin say “ahhhh” when you smooth on Argan Balm and feel it sinking in, forming a protective barrier that locks in moisture and throws away the key.
Tarte Maracuja Lip Exfoliant – $16
This powerful lip scrub exfoliates lips, then provides instant hydration—quenching without a greasy feel. The raw sugar granules are suspended in the soothing, balmy elixir of antioxidants and vitamin C, acting as a natural exfoliator to rid the dead cells that cause lips to chap and crack. As lips are exfoliated, maracuja oil simultaneously promotes hydration, cell recovery, and surface rejuvenation. Lips are left noticeably revitalized, fuller, and kissed with a hint of refreshing mint.
Herbivore Coco Rose Lip Conditioner – $22
Organic Virgin Coconut Oil and hydrating Moroccan Rose Absolute combine in this vegan Rose Lip Conditioner to help protect, smooth, and soften dry and chapped lips.
ILIA Lip Exfoliator – $26
Poured into a convenient stick, Lip Exfoliator’s blend of organic shea butter, sunflower seed oil, sesame oil, and tiny grains of volcanic stone provide an exfoliating effect that gently removes and softens dry skin. After a couple of swipes, this unisex lip exfoliator leaves lips feeling smooth and ready for an even layer of moisturizing balm or color.
Givenchy Le Soin Noir Rituel Lèvres – $99
Treat lips to exceptional revitalizing power. With its deep reparative properties, this rich and black lip exfoliator and lip balm enhance the lips to give them a youthful appearance, while its black and sheer texture on application transforms into a shining veil. Hyaluronic acid spheres help to moisturize, creating a smooth and plumping effect, and the vitamin e derivative supports daily anti-free radical protection.
Philosophy Kiss Me Tonight Intense Lip Therapy – $21
Kiss Me Tonight is an intense lip therapy that keeps lips soft and in perfect kissable condition with an ultra-creamy formula. It works on contact to soften roughness, relieve dryness and soothe seriously dry lips.
Kaplan MD Lip 20 Mask – $48
This retexturing mask redefines the lip contour by plumping fine lines and enhancing fullness on and around the lips. Papaya enzymes gently dissolve dry, chapped skin without rubbing or harsh abrasives. Then Dr. Kaplan’s exclusive blend of two weights of hyaluronic acid quenches lips with intense, soothing moisture. This unique blend allows the low-weight hyaluronic acid to provide deep, intense hydration, while the high-weight hyaluronic acid sits on the skin’s surface to provide instant smoothing, hydration, and plumping.
DIY GOODIES
Chai Coconut Lip Balm – Quinn Face Makeup and Beauty
French Toast Lip Scrub – Live Simply
All Natural Moisturizing Lip Balm – Anything & Everything DIY Blog
Vegan Citrus Lip Butter –
Vegan Tea Flavored Lip Balm – Snapguide
Honey Lip Mask – Fresh Picked Beauty
Coconut Rose Lip Balm – My Baking Addiction
Mint Chocolate Coffee Lip Scrub – Brit + Co
Cocoa Hazelnut Whipped Lip Butter – The Natural Beauty Workshop
Coconut Honey Hydrating Lip Mask – The New Potato