What are you going to do when your lips are in terrible shape, either because of the weather, your system, or you did something stupid, like I did when I ruined my lips using a “>Cover Girl Incredifull lipstick (great name!) made to enhance/plump your lips (read: sting) (great color though!) nearly every day for probably a year. It was my favorite at the time. I used other colors through the day, but I always began the day with the CG one.

Bad idea. Be very careful with the lippies that plump especially if you are somewhat sensitive to ingredients. I’m ready to retry the CG on an irregular basis.

I tried for nearly another year to get my lips back in shape. Almost every lipstick or balm re-irritated my lips, but my lips need moisture, so I kept trying. My lips actually were painful.

Then I remembered one I had in my arsenal, but I hadn’t thought to try it because it is a lip primer. But it is magic!

Guerlain KissKiss LipLift

Rating: 5 ++ It moisturizes differently than other lip balms. It doesn’t feel sticky. It covers your lips if you want to change the shade. It takes very little. It did what no other product did. My lips are fine. At the first sign of any trouble, I reach for this tube. I carry one in my purse and my old one is with my other cosmetics. I will never be without it. Your lippie stays on better if you use it.

Exfoliating sets
Here are two exfoliating sets that are wonderful. You don’t need both, but it doesn’t hurt to have both. They each feel a little different. I like having both.

Beauticontrol: anything on this page. I have the older formula: Regeneration Gold Lip Therapy. I think it is probably the Age Defying Lip Treatment now. Perfect for under other lippies.

Rating: 5 for the exfoliating set
5 for Regeneration Gold Lip Therapy (and I assume the AD one.)

On the linked page, I use the exfoliating set. That balm is rich and thick. I use that alone, sometimes under other lippies, and always after I exfoliate.

I haven’t tried the Skinlogics or the Margarita lip balms.

I pretty much have liked all the Beauticontrol products that I’ve tried.

Let me know if you want to order from my consultant. She does not charge shipping.

Mary Kay Satin Lips works and is healing. (I had forgotten this one too, during my year of trouble with my lips.) My friend said it healed her lips after years of trying every other product. Let me know if you want to order from my consultant. She’s working hard to get to the next level.

Rating: 5 for the set; I always use the balm with exfoliant; and I use the balm alone.

I exfoliate whenever my lips need it, maybe once a week or less. But I moisturize daily.

Trust me, I will never be without these 4 products so long as they are made. They actually work.

Karin

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