INDEX beauty
There’s more to lip-care than piling on the balm. Follow Mandy Temple’s tips for a kissable pout and a glowing smile...
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WHEN YOU FIRST MEET someone, your eyes are automatically drawn to their lips. “Like eyebrows, lips have always been an important feature in beauty: smooth, full lips are attractive, sensual and suggest youth; and because we look at lips when people talk, they are a prominent feature on the face,” says MaryAnne Hunter, owner of Pretty Permanent Make-up, (01342 323554). Your lips are the most sensitive part of your face so they need constant nurturing, especially as we approach the harsh winter months. Make sure you eat plenty of green veggies and fruit and keep your lips moisturised with a good lip balm that has sunscreen in it.
Drink Water Drinks that are full of sugar can
actually dry your lips, leading to a fl aky or cracked appearance. Drink plenty of water and you’ll keep your lips hydrated. Dark drinks can discolour your lips, so try to avoid too much coffee.
Exfoliate
By exfoliating your lips and the area around your lips you can help reduce the appearance of fi ne lines and wrinkles that will start to develop with age; these will occur much more quickly if you’re a smoker. By exfoliating your lips once a week you will remove dead skin cells: not only will this give your lips a more youthful appearance, it will also help to rebuild the collagen.
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Cosmetic options
As we get older our lips naturally become thinner, lose their fullness and fade in colour. Cosmetic lip tattoos are a viable way of keeping them in shape. Explains MaryAnne Hunter, “Lip blush can add volume and correct shape, giving a very natural enhanced lip. I’d recommend this to those who want improved lip contour and size. Full lip tints in a vast range of colours are also available.” So what does the procedure cost and what’s involved? “Permanent lip make-up can cost from £400 to £700,” says MaryAnne. “ Pigment is implanted into the upper layers of the dermis, with shape and colour agreed in advance with
the client. Depending on her lifestyle and metabolic rate, the tattoos can last from two to fi ve years, with a colour boost recommended every 18 months. This costs around 50 per cent of the original treatment.”
It’s hard to defy the signs of ageing and the area around your lips is a big age giveaway. Thankfully there are lots of treatments available locally to help reduce fi ne lines. “Omnilux Light Therapy is great for shrinking stubborn signs of ageing by stimulating the skin’s natural anti-ageing process deep within the tissue,” says Maryna Cole owner of Royale Retreat (01892 616116). “It’s a relaxing skin-rejuvenating treatment that works to stimulate the lines around the lip and eye area and improves general clarity and tone of
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