Four Tips for a Great Smile!

A great smile can break the ice, light up a room, or just make the person sitting next to you feel slightly less awkward. But if you’re cursing your genes for a tendency towards dry or dull lips, stop right now and try these tips for healthy, glossy, and just plain sexy lips.

Four Tips for a Great Smile!

Smile Remedies

The Buzz from the Beauty Editor
I tend to chew on my lips when I am concentrating, so they are perpetually dry. This makes it almost impossible to wear stains or long wearing lipsticks, which only make dry lips look drier. That’s why I make sure to gently exfoliate my lips whenever I can. I find the best way to do this is to use a very warm washcloth in the shower and gently buff the chapped skin away.

Rx for Dry Lips
“At night, wipe off your lipstick, then take a wet washcloth and rub it over your lips really vigorously, until they are like satin. Then continue with your skin-care routine, and rub every single thing you put on your face into your lips as well, including AHAs. Then apply a really gooey product, the kind that doesn’t sink into the skin, to your lips, and leave on overnight. I like Vaseline, Janet Sartin Supperfatted Cream and Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream. Your lips will have that wonderful occlusive coating all night long, and the next day you will have unbelievably soft lips.” --Jan Marini