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Believe it or not, your lips need the same amount of care as your skin. This might sound a little bit crazy, but following a certain routine will give you the healthy pout that you have always dreamed of. Want to go through this adventure? Here are our simple, yet efficient steps to get you closer to the smooth lips goal.

To give your lips some rest time, you better clean up your makeup at night and apply your routine, which I find more practical as we have more time at hand in the evening. Start off by exfoliating your lips. This step is very essential to ensure your lips are rid of all the dead skin cells and to do so, you can either choose to invest in a good lip scrub like Dior’s Lip Sugar Scrub or Fenty Beauty’s Pro Kiss’r Lip-Loving Scrubstick or even make your own using sugar as a gentle exfoliator, coconut oil and rose essential oil – which I love adding to the mix for its delicate and relaxing scent.

Next comes hydration. Just like it’s essential to hydrate your skin when you exfoliate it, your lips call for the same amount of love. So, apply your favorite lip balm twice a day – I love Guerlain’s KissKiss Roselip for a fresh and hydrated look to take me through the day with its stunning colors, and CHANEL’s Rouge Coco Baume Hydrating Conditioning Lip Balm for the night as it gives my pout a fuller appearance by the time I apply my makeup the next morning.

This is pretty much it. However, taking care of your lips is most importantly about changing your behavior. Think drinking water regularly, adjusting your diet and avoid licking your lips by taking a sip of water instead.

Article Written by Mirella Haddad