[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I know that it’s very much a first world problem, but when I’m testing lots of lipsticks, particularly mattes, I have to prep my eternally dry lips at least the night before, if not a couple of days beforehand if I don’t want flakiness that lasts a week.
It’s not so much the wearing that does the damage, it’s the repeated taking on and off that does the damage. I’m fairly new to the Lanolips 12-Hour Overnight Lip Mask but goodness, it’s a workhorse. With any lip balm, the main thing it’s doing is preventing moisture leaving your lips because the more you can hold on to, the better your lips will look and feel. The top-dressing is the ingredients that actually make the lip skin feel and look smoother.
It reminds me – in looks only – of TCP ointment! Thankfully, this has nothing much of a smell to it but is thick enough to hold its place overnight. I could still feel it on my lips in the morning and, thanks to ceramides and hyaluronic acid (maybe), they looked a darn sight better than usual. I’d cite Lanolips 12-Hour Overnight Lip Mask as a winter must have if that’s the time that your lips are particularly dry – same old story for all of us I think with central heating and cold weather being the main culprits for dry lips. You should make an effort to stay hydrated but you’d need to drink a bath full for it to make a visible difference – it’s kind of more about maintenance than actively trying to drink your way out of dry lips. Anyway, for £13 of your pounds I think it’s a great little product and I like it! You can find it HERE.
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