Healthy Life

Lips are seriously high mantenance!! And you thought that you could get away with flashy clothes and just nude lipstick

or gloss. Hah! A lot of people are clueless as to how to take care of their lips. What;s the point having flawless skin or shining hair if your lips are chapped or cracked?. Looking after lips is not a difficult task. Here's what you can do to make sure you have a soft, supple pucker all the time.....

Moisture Matters

Lips don't have any oil glands and no outer proective layer. No wonder lips end up chapped when it's cold, windy or dry. More than the whether, it's pollution that's the real culprit. Licking your lips to moistureise them only makes matters worse by speeding up the natural evaporation process. To keep lips smooth, hydrated and kissable, first gently remove any flakes of dry skin with a soft, wet toothbrush and seal in moisture with a lip balm.

Protect your pucker

Lips don't have any pigments that protect our skin from UV rays. So they are particularly vulnerable to sun damage and skin cancer. This makes it crucial to protect them in the summer months. Make sure you pck a lip balm, which has an SPF- that's the sun protection factor- of at lest 15.

Plump It Up

The pout got a new status after Angelina Jolie's mouth hit the marquee! Believe it or not, plump lips are what's in, not just for women but for men too. Whaaaat!!? According to recent research by the University of Lousiville, men's lip size is the key to sexual attraction with good sized smackers seen as most attractive by women, but hey, no implants (those end up making you look like miss pout-like-a trout, MegRyan). Just choose from some of the several lip plumpers available in the market. As for the lip colour, is all about softer hues. Use a nude, creamy pencil. Put the lip stick on first, not the pencil. It stays on longer and gives a more natural look. Go on, make your smacker smarter.. There's much emphasis on 'decorating' your lips. Just like for the teeth, lip accessories such as stick-on crystals, zircons and stay-on glitter are now available in the market. However, you must ensure that the glue used is safe and sterile.