Smooth, Plump and Healthy Lips - Products & Tips

Chapped or Flakey lips are such a huge turnoff and a real pain when it comes to applying any lip makeup. Following a few simple steps before applying lipstick can really make your lip liner and lipstick glide on smoother, last longer and look prettier. 

I like to lightly exfoliate my lips each time, before starting my makeup. My favorite is the Body Shop Vitamin E Cream Exfoliator which gently does the job without drying the lips.
Just a pea-sized amount on the index finger and gently work it all over the lip to get rid of any dead skin and hydrate them at the same time.
This is a great substitute to wearing a greasy lip balm underneath your lipstick. Too much of a greasy texture underneath your lipstick can make the color bleed and stray away from where it is supposed to be. 

The cream exfoliator method however, does not work with lips that are totally parched. In such a case, I like to turn to a magic ointment that my gorgeous sister found in Australia. Lucas' Papaw Ointment heals anything in no time. I believe it is made with fermented papaya and smells quite fruity. This has saved me a lot of trouble with models and clients who have very dry lips. Just saturate the lips with papaw and let it sit for a few minutes. By the time, you are done with the rest of your makeup, the lips will be ready to let go off the dead skin. I lightly swirl around a baby toothbrush on the lips which peels off the flakiness. 

This method also helps increase blood circulation and plumps them up naturally.

Alternatively, you could concoct your own lip scrub by mixing whatever suits your skin the best. Namely, Sugar, Almond/ Olive oil, Petroleum Jelly, Vaseline etc. 

When all else fails, generously swipe a shiny light reflecting gloss. This should help take away the attention from the skin of the lip and would surely hide it in pictures.
Anything with a lot of color and shine should help. My current favorite is Revlon Colorburst in Sunbaked. 

If dry lips are a constant trouble, you might wanna keep yourself really hydrated and ensure that there is no digestive stress. 

Good luck for many a kissable lip days !

xoxo.

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Love your Lashes.

For naturally shiny lashes that are long and voluminous, condition them with Vaseline from root to tip, twice a week and apply Argan Oil to protect them from any breakage/damage every once a week.

I saw great results in about two months or so.

Good luck !

xoxo.

Tejasvini.

How awesome is your little jar of vaseline !

So many of us go around looking for the perfect eye make up removers, lip butters or cuticle oils. I've tried so many different products yet nothing proved be as much of an all rounder as my 20g pot of aloe vera vaseline. It sure says lip therapy but I use it as so many different things. After you finish reading this, I bet you will be hunting for your little baby jar of vaseline to make it your beauty BFF ! :)

Take vaseline on a Q-tip to get rid of eyeliner and mascara from every nook and corner of the eye. It also helps meltdown the lash glue from false lashes to ease out the removal. Thereafter, take a small amount and warm it up between your ring finger and thumb and massage it onto your lashes for some nourishment and conditioning. This has worked wonders for me. In just a few weeks, I noticed longer, thicker lashes. It reduced lash fallout considerably.

Massage vaseline every once in a while to your cuticles. It locks the moisture in, improves circulation and promotes nail growth. I like to do this after removing nail polish and filing my nails as both these activities have a very drying effect on the nails. I hear of so many people complaining that their nails take too long to grow out. Try conditioning your cuticle with vaseline and let me know if it worked for you. 






If you don't like how your brows are shaped or if the growth is just scanty in some parts then vaseline can be of such awesome help. It nourishes the roots of the hair and promotes hair growth when applied regularly. I once decided to rehabilitate my brows. I had to go without threading for quite some time and to speed things up, I used vaseline on my brows every night before going to bed. I finally managed to get some strands on the arch where I never had any hair. It also eases out eyebrow plucking. Lube the under skin before plucking. It will hurt a lot less. Hence, I love vaseline. :D



We all have that gorgeous pair of heels that are insanely uncomfortable within flat 15 minutes from the time you slip into them. You obviously can't not wear them because they are gorgeous but what you can do is work around the discomfort part of it. After wearing them for a short while you would have figured out where this beloved pair bites you. Just rub some vaseline onto those areas and put these babies back on. "Whaaaaat ?" Yeah, that's what I said when I heard Elle Fowler say this but it actually works. And no, it wont ruin your shoes unless the vaseline touches the suede portion of the shoe.





My nightstand favorite is always by my side to help me keep my lips, knees, elbows and heels hydrated, soft and supple at all times. :)

Hope you enjoyed reading this !

Take good care. :)