When the sun is beating down on you, it’s hard to want to slick on more than gloss on your lips. But before you reach for that light, juicy colored gloss, consider the possibility: unless your gloss has a SPF and you reapply consistently, you are subjecting your lips to the equivalent of rubbing baby oil on your skin and laying out in the sun. Add to that the fact that your lips have less natural melanin than the rest of your skin, and you could end up with a lip burn that can only be described as, well, icky. (OK, painful, peeling, blistering, miserable, and many other bad things as well…but you catch my drift…icky)
One option is trying a highly pigmented lipstick or stain. Anything that can provide a physical barrier will stop your lips from burning. Yesterday me and Style Chick Lyn were outside for a bit and both were wearing stains (Lyn wore Liptini Lip Liquer in Kirsh, and I had two coats of Stila Crush Lip and Cheek Stain in Mango), with nary a burn or chap. It works and still feels light!
Lyn wearing Liptini’s Kirsh stain – just a light coat!
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