5 Makeup Tips People Wish They Had Known Sooner
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3. Utilize Lip Scrubs
When properly exfoliated, your lips can better absorb the moisturizing agents found in your lipsticks, lip glosses, chapsticks, etc.
With that in mind, Hughes recommends that giving you lips a scrub once a week is ideal, especially in the colder months. Doing so will also help your lip products apply more conveniently because there’s less chance of experiencing flaking.
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Moreover, while lip scrubs are crucial, breaking the bank isn’t. The MUA said there’s no need to go out and spend money on a lip scrub when “chances are you have all the ingredients you need in your kitchen cupboard.”
According to her lip scrub recipe, mix one teaspoon of honey with two teaspoons of sugar and then massage the mixture onto your lips.
After leaving it on for five minutes, gently remove the product with a washcloth.
