Protecting the lips sets the foundation for healthy lips in the years to come. Photo: Fenty Skin
When it comes to skincare routines, the lips are most often neglected. Yet, taking care of this specific part of the face can work wonders to uplift your overall look.
With the right hydrating and nourishing products, you can ensure your lips look their most healthy and shiny best.
Antioxidant-rich formulas
Fenty Skin introduces two new formulas to the Fenty Treatz Hydrating + Strengthening Lip Oil family: Black Cherry and Dragon Fruit.
The former is infused with black cherry oil and extract with a cherry scent while the latter is infused with dragonfruit oil and extract with a fruity scent.
These products’ antioxidant-rich formulas defend against environmental stressors for more hydrated, smoother and fuller-looking lips.
Ingredients include jojoba seed and rosehip fruit oils which help lock in moisture and soothe dry lips, and sweet cherry seed oil which infuses lips with essential fatty acids that moisturise and nourish.
Barbados cherry and wild cherry extracts are also included – these are antioxidant-rich which help to condition and renew lips.
Shimmer and shine
Tarte’s maracuja juicy plumping lip oil is infused with 90% lip conditioning ingredients and is crafted to layer just the right amount of product to feel light on your lips.
Ingredients include maracuja passion fruit oil from the brand’s all-female co-op in the Amazon that make lips feel silky smooth and reduce the appearance of lip lines.
It’s also infused with over 15 oils and over 10 superfruits as nourishment for smoother, plumper, juicier-looking lips.
There are two finishes – shimmer and high-shine, and for application, simply click for the product to emerge and swipe directly on your lips with the sponge-tip applicator.
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Boosting moisture
The Ordinary’s Squalane + Amino Acids Lip Balm is the brand’s first multi-use hydration balm designed to soften, nourish and boost moisture within the lips.
Formulated with known hydrator Squalane, this balm leverages its emollience to provide immediate, long-lasting hydration and skin barrier support.
Highly moisturising, it is formulated with a unique blend of amino acids that helps retain and seal in moisture, while also offering noticeably softer skin. This formulation can also be used to nourish, soften and smoothen elbows and cuticles.
Hydrating lip tint
Pixi’s +Hydra LipTreat is a fusion of a moisturising lip treat and luxurious colour to instantly hydrate, smooth and soften lips.
Its sheer tinted hues awaken and brighten your lips, ensuring they are cocooned with moisture and a lush veil of colour.
Ingredients include hyaluronic acid which promises plumpness and hydrates, avocado oil which boosts antioxidants and rejuvenates, as well as shea butter that smooths and conditions.
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Glowy wash of colour
Kylie Cosmetics’ my supple kiss lip glaze promises the perfect lip glow with up to 12 hours of hydration and shine.
Its lightweight formula provides a cushiony feel, softens lips and delivers multidimensional colour with a mirror-like shiny finish.
Made to be applied to bare lips or over lipstick for a glowy wash of colour and shine, it glides on effortlessly for a fuller-looking pout.
The product features a blend of emollients that envelop lips in a gel-like glaze and is available in several colours as well as a clear version.
