Year: 2013 | Chicisms

Beauty Review: Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment

For beautiful, chapped-free lips, lip balm (and a lip scrub) is a necessity. But with countless lip balm brands out there, from Chapstick to Nivea to Burt’s Bees, it can be difficult to find a lip balm that’s great for you. Luckily, I’ve found a lip balm that I’ve fallen in love with, and I know you will too!

Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment is the perfect lip balm.

I received this as a birthday gift from Sephora (if you don’t know about the birthday gift and love Sephora, sign up to be a Beauty Insider — it’s free and once you accumulate points, you can begin receiving Beauty Insider gifts and a special gift on your birthday!) a few months ago. In the package were two mini Fresh Sugar Lip Treatments: the original – Sugar, and another in Rosé.

Sugar is a clear, not tinted, lip balm while Rosé is tinted a beautiful strawberry red. It has SPF 15 and is made of real ingredients: sugar (prevents moisture loss); a blend of moisturizing oils: meadowfoam seed, black currant, seed avocado, and jojoba; grapeseed polyphenols (protect, smooth, soften); and Avobenzene and Octinoxate (SPF UVA/UVB sun protection).

The lip balms have an extremely light scent citrusy scent and glide on super smoothly. Rosé adds beautiful, light color to your lips. However, the color doesn’t last very long and is extremely sheer so if you’re looking for a hint of color on your lips, this is perfect. If not, it’s better to wear the fresh Sugar lip treatment (pictured on the left – clear in brown case) and use your favorite lipstick over.

I love, love, love this product and definitely suggest you try it.

You can find the full-size of this product at Sephora for $22.

4 Winter Skin Saving Tips

With the crisp cool air outside and the heat blasting inside, skin gets tight and dry – meaning it’s calling for some TLC, more than it needs in the warmer months. To keep your skin looking radiant this winter, follow these four simple tips:

1. Stay Away From Hot Water. Though you may want to turn up the heat in your shower and bask in the warmth after a long day, try not to. Hot water dehydrates the skin so it’s best to stick with warm water when taking a shower, bath, or when washing your face and hands. However, if you really can’t leave your hot showers, try to limit the time spent in the shower.

2. It’s Still Sunny in the Winter. It may seem like a summer-only product, but sunscreen of at least SPF 30 is important year round.

Apply it every day to protect your skin from the sun’s harsh rays. Try Neutrogena Ultra-Sheer Dry Touch Sunblock (This is my absolute favorite sunscreen. It’s not oily, doesn’t make your skin break out and has UVA/UVB protection).

3. Exfoliate. Use a light exfoliator twice or three times a week in the winter to slough off dead, dry skin.

Exfoliating helps moisturizer do its job well. For a budget-friendly exfoliator that does its job, try St. Ive’s Fresh Apricot Scrub.

To exfoliate your lips without spending money on a lip scrub, you can simply brush your toothbrush softly over your lips, as if you were brushing your teeth. Do this once a week and your lips will be super smooth!

4. Moisturize, Moisturize, Moisturize! According to KeSARI Beauty Creative Director Richa Purohit, you should look for “oil-based moisturizers with vitamins C and E.” These types of moisturizers will lock in moisture better than water-based moisturizers.

If you have problem skin and are worried about oil-based moisturizers clogging your pores, opt for a lighter lotion. Make sure to moisturize right as you get out of the shower so that you lock in moisture.

Don’t forget to moisturize your lips with a great lip balm! Try Aveeno Ultra-Calming Daily Moisturizer with SPF 15 or Bliss Triple Oxygen +C Energizing Cream. As for a lip balm, I’m currently loving Burt’s Bees Beeswax Lip Balm because it’s all natural, has vitamin E and peppermint, and is really soothing my lips.

Have a wonderful winter!
xo, Leila