Three top lip troubles… solved!
Three top lip troubles… solved!
• FEATHERING when the skin around lips wrinkles, lipstick bleeds into lines. Instant trick: Use a liner to create a barrier that keeps colour where you want it. Or lightly dust powder above lips to keep it dry (moisture encourages feathering}. Long-term fix: Doctors can give filler injections such as Cosmo-Derm or Restyiane to plump out lines above lips; It takes five minutes, costs between Rs 3,000 and 5,000, doesn’t need anesthesia, and results last up to five months.
• THINNING & INVERSION It’s no myth - loss of collagen and fat will cost you plumpness. Instant trick: Tinted balms create the pouty effect of gloss. Prefer lipstick? With a lip brush, apply foundation just beyond your mouth’s outer edges, and then cover lips and foundation area with lipstick. Longer-term fix: Fillers add fullness. Or you can try above-the-lip injections that redefine the mouth in a natural way. It’s a simple walk-in procedure, does not require anesthesia, takes about 10 minutes and costs approximately Rs 15,000.
• CHAPPING Since all skin loses moisture with age, older lips are drier. Instant trick: A lip-specific exfoliant with round (read: gentle) scrub Bing beads removes flakes fast. Follow with a balm. Long-term fix: As skin thins out, the lip surface wrinkles, looking even drier. Over time, the ingredient retinol can help soften and smoothen creases, - as lip skin is thin and easily irritated, use a product made just for lips, one that’s gooey rather than a solid, ‘dry’ wax. Apply it right before bedtime. â–