Lips are perhaps the most ignored part of the face when it comes to skincare. We’re bombarded by advertisements of face washes, moisturisers, sunscreen and even night serums. But what about our pouts? Winter may be gone but chapped and darkened lips are here to stay. Well, we’re going to be doing just a little bit of shopping to restore them to their plump, pouty glory. Here are some lip tips and products you should invest in.

Lip Balms

Forest Essentials Narangi Glaze

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This one’s perfect for the summer. With its sweet citrusy fragrance and almond oil as its base moisturiser, it doesn’t leave much room for complaint. It’s also super light lends a sheer gloss to the lips. BTW, If you’re the type of person who eats up their lip balm, you’ll be happy to know this one’s quite yummers!

Price: Rs 695

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Burt’s Bees Lip Balm

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There’s a reason Burt’s Bees is one of America’s highest selling lip balms. This comes in a bunch of different flavours like vanilla bean and coconut and well, they’re all really good but for the Delhi summer, the peppermint works the best as it doesn’t just moisturise but leaves the lips feeling all cool and tingly. If your lips are super dry, opt for the pomegranate.

Price: Varies as it’s an imported product

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Fabindia Lip Butter

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Fabindia’s range of skincare is surprisingly good and their vanilla lip butter comes as a blessing to those of us who can’t afford to shell out too much money for the chapped lip cause. It comes in a nifty little glass jar, smells delicious and instantly moisturises the lips. It also works great as a base for lipstick.

Price: Rs 135

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Lip Scrubs

Forest Essentials Cane Sugar Scrub

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If you’re experiencing dull or discoloured lips, it’s because you’re not scrubbing them as often as you should be. Forest Essential’s Cane Sugar scrub is a pretty neat product as it gently exfoliates, while also hydrating and getting rid of all the flakiness. Behold: Softer, plump lips. Use this on a weekly basis for best results.

Price: Rs 595

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WOW Coffee Lip Scrub

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Another completely natural product, WOW lip scrub is made with real arabica coffee, shea butter and coconut oil. The coffee helps in combating dead skin and awakening it and the coconut oil and shea butter hydrate them and make them super soft.

Price: 649 but Amazon almost always has a 40% discount on it

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Lip Masks

Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask

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As is evident from the name, you smear this on your lips just before bedtime and proceed to your (literal) beauty sleep. The berry extracts in this particular mask act as antioxidants and soften the lips. The 8-hour application helps the skin absorb all the goodness better and helps make the lips firm and supple. When you wake up, it almost feels like you just applied a soothing lip balm.

Price: Rs 1595 (on discount on Amazon)

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Kiehl’s Buttermask

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Another overnight treatment product, Kiehl’s buttermask is ideal for damaged, chapping lips (we’re looking at you, smokers). It contains coconut oil and wild mango butter and is one of the most hydrating things you can put on your lips.

Price: 2500

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