Smooth Lips!

It's that time of year again! sure, the holidays are right around the corner, but I'm talking about dry and cracked lips. Yeah, not that fun.. But I know how to take care of that little problem in just a few minutes. Yes, your read that right. It's really very easy.

When your lips are a little rougher than usual, it can be uncomfortable. The way to deal is with an exfoliate and there are two routes to go: homemade and store bought. My favorite lip exfoliates are the Sugar Cosmetics Sugar-licious Lip Scrub and the Elf Studio Lip Exfoliator. The Sugar Cosmetics Lip Scrub comes in a little tub of cotton candy flavored sugary goodness. It works well, it is very moisturizing and, if you dab off the sugar, can be used as balm! As much as I love this product, there are two downsides. The first is you have to use your finger to rub it on your lips, and the second is it costs $10. Although I prefer the Sugar Cosmetics Sugar-licious Lip Scrub, the Elf Studio Lip Exfoliator is much more reasonably priced at $3. It comes in a stick form, just like a tube of lipstick, and is made with rougher sugar than the Sugar Cosmetics scrub. While it doesn't taste like cotton candy, it has an herbal, lemon-y taste. If you're not wanting to splurged on the Sugar Cosmetics Sugar-luscious Lip Scrub (Ten bucks is a lot for a lip exfoliate!), the Elf Studio Lip Exfoliator is the way to go.

If you want to spend virtually no money at all, you can always make your own multi-purpose exfoliate. It's super easy! All you need is a bit of sugar, oil (I prefer coconut oil), and an essential oil for scent and flavor. I really have no measurments, I normally just add a little bit at a time until it's the way I like it. Not the best way to go about it, but it works for me! Also, it depends what you're using your sugar scrub for. Personally, I like more sugar if I'm making a lip exfoliate, because I like my lip scrubs a tad rougher. Where as if it's meant for my legs, my legs are more sensitive than my lips, they don't need a heavy duty scrubbing, so I add more oil and less sugar. Also, I like to add a bit of cocoa powder or lemon juice to my DIY sugar scrubs. It's great for the skin!

I hope you enjoyed! If there is anything you'd like to see here, let me know and I'll see what I can do.

~ Caitie