Perfect Lips for Valentine's day and beyond

Romantic dinner, candlelight and surprise gift. Valentine’s Day is almost upon us and getting perfect lips definitely interests everyone, not only those who that night will have to go out with his better half, but also those who want to have a super long lasting lipstick to "dinner proof". Seduction, elegance and femininity, having lips to kiss on Valentine’s Day is a must. But how to make them look their best?

To invigorate and eliminate the skins the watchword is exfoliate. Nothing complex: with circular movements, rub with your fingers a little sugar combined with oil. For those who have little time you can opt for the scrubs already ready on the market or pass the clean toothbrush on the lips. After this operation, thanks to the reactivation of the circulation, the lips will appear healthier and more colorful.

The second step varies according to your needs. The winter cold and humidity do not help, as do the matt lipsticks - for a little better to put them aside (same for volumizing products, if excessively strong they can annoy). Go ahead instead to moisturizing and nourishing products such as lip balm & lip gloss that, in stick or tube, protective, emollient and practical to use, are the must-haves to have in your purse to deal with both the coldest temperatures, both the humidity that is created under the mask and the constant rubbing with its fabric.

As for the application, if you have small or thin lips, you can give even more volume by applying a concealer along the arc of cupid: blend it with a brush or a cotton stick. In addition, spread the lip gloss more in the center, thus obtaining a voluminous and harmonious shape. Remember that balms and lip gloss are not a lipstick, so they should not be spread precisely but on the upper lip and only on the middle of the lower lip. The adhesion between the two will make the gloss uniform, resulting neither too much nor little. The extra advice is also to outline your lips with a flesh-colored pencil, outlining just outside the natural border.

A touch of clear and clean gloss is always a classy choice. Bright lips are among other things a strong trend of the season: they go along with  strong makeup and make even more sophisticated looks.

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