Just because your mouth is covered by a mask most of the time, that doesn’t mean you should sacrifice your lip care routine. Especially now that it’s spring, your lips may need extra attention to recover from the cold winter months. The chilly air, wind, and heated indoor spaces typically leave our lips dry, tight, or even cracked. Dermatologist Melissa Piliang, MD told the Cleveland Clinic academic medical center that “the cold weather has a significant effect on our body, and that includes our lips. Lips…
Societal standards of beauty are ever-changing and have come a long, interesting way from the ideals of ghostly white powdered skin, strong Roman noses, and tiny, pinched pouts of ladies painted with love and lust in Renaissance imagery. The past several decades have shifted toward ample lips that practically beg to be kissed.We tend to think of beauty as an ownable entity, and that everyone’s unique look is what makes the beauty spectrum totally subjective and exciting. Besides, confidence outshines…
The technique of over-lining lips is nothing new; professional make-up artists have used lip liner to enhance the shape and fullness of mouths for decades – as have the drag community. Now it’s a mainstay look of red-carpet regulars, from Kendall Jenner to Jennifer Lopez, who over-line in a realistic way. However, lip liner can easily veer into fake-looking territory. Legendary make-up artist Bobbi Brown, who recently founded Jones Road, puts it frankly: “Any attempt to use colour and liner to…
From microneedling eyebrows to tattooed eyeliner and lips, semi-permanent cosmetic procedures are making their way onto everybody’s radars. This is because of the more natural-looking effects that they produce, allowing for an enhancement in the beauties that already lie within our features. Lips have been a particularly talked about topic in the world of beauty, whether it be in the form of fillers or makeup procedures. Lip blushing has been gaining a lot of traction on social media, as it provides an opportunity to…
For some, a bold lip is a staple in our repertoire of looks. For others, we look forward to the holidays all year long as an excuse to rock a deep berry or rich red. It’s a special statement and signals a celebratory occasion. Even though we won’t be attending any beautifully catered holiday parties (the cookies, the cocktails … ugh), we can still get our lip on for a festive feel at home, and take plenty of photos, and drink plenty of wine. The…