Flake Away Lips


With the cooler months in full swing, there are days where my skin gets so dry it feels like it's ready to shed (almost like how snakes shed their skin) and my lips are no exception.

I love my matte lipsticks so as they can often be quite drying (and sometimes cling to dry patches) so I take extra care to make sure my lips are always moisturised and soft but with so many lip balms on the market, it can be quite tricky to find one that really works.

My first step is exfoliating. I love Lush's Mint Julips because it's minty and sweet. It's basically a simple combination of sugar and oil so if you don't want to spend any money then mixing sugar with olive or coconut oil would come up with a similar effect. 

And then I load on the balm. Depending on how I'm feeling, I switch everything up but my current favourite is the Glossier Balm Dot Com which is probably one of the best lip balms I've ever tried. It's incredibly moisturising and I find putting this on before I head to bed leaves my lips soft and flake free in the morning. 

What are some of your go to maintenance lip products? 

14 comments:

  1. After reading this post you got me reaching for my lip balm! I am a massive fan of Burtsbees and Lucas' Papaw Ointment - have to keep my lip hydrated. Following you on Bloglovin now. x

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  2. Ooh I haven't tried the mint julips but I do have the bubblegum one! xxx

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    1. i hate obviously fake flavours so I don't think I'd like the bubblegum one! x

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  3. I have the popcorn lush lip scrub and love it!! my boyfriend always makes fun that I have candy in bed when I use it :D

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  4. I use the Bubblegum lips scrub and absolutely love it, tastes pretty good too x

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  5. Ooohhhhhh love both of this products and totally reminds me I need to restock. Great post girl!!

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  6. I always hear good things about that LUSH lip scrub :-) The lip balm also looks really nice, too :-) Lovely post!

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  7. I am a lip scrub convert and finally have a male one to try out rather than stealing Rachel's, that said, we have this and I like it!

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  8. Lush lip scrubs are a must have this time of the year. I need to pick up a new one though x

    Laura
    Pink Frenzy

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  9. I love taking care of my lips! I haven't tried this number from lush yet though, it's on my wishlist!


    Creepers & Cupcakes

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