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Get your lips looking lovely

By EmmaDance  |  Posted: May 23, 2014


Make your own lip scrub. Picture by Paolo Ferla

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Prepping your lips is often overlooked by everyone, including makeup artists, but preparing your lips can make the difference between your lipstick staying put for that all important first kiss or it bleeding out on to the rest of your face.

Bath makeup artist Evie Smith shows you how to make a quick and easy lip scrub to make your lips soft and perfect all day.

What you will need:

- Caster sugar

- Olive oil

- Honey

- Peppermint flavouring (or flavouring of your choice)

- Red food dye (optional)

- Cheap toothbrush

- Vaseline

- Small container

1. Take a tablespoon of caster sugar and place in to a bowl. The sugar granules will provide the main ingredient for scrubbing your lips.

2. Add half a tablespoon of olive oil, this is to add extra oil to your lips to keep them moisturised

3. Add a tiny drizzle of honey to hold the mixture together, along with the peppermint extract and food colouring. (The food colouring will slightly stain your lips so make sure you pick a pretty colour!) Mix together with a spoon until the mixture sticks together and decant in to a small container.

4. Using your fingertips, apply a small amount to your lips, using gentle, circular motions. Either lick or wipe off!

5. Finally, take a small amount of Vaseline onto your toothbrush and once again scrub very lightly.

6. You are all set, apply your favourite lipstick and pucker up!


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