Long before I knew I can be a beauty editor, I remember looking within the mirror as an adolescent, puzzled by my chronically-dry lips. Irrespective of what product I applied, they stayed so dry that they flaked and sometimes became painful. I also began to comprehend that their uncomfortable dryness corresponded to a discount in size, with creases and contours that detracted from their plumpness.Fast forward a number of years, and I used to be dismayed at how lipsticks looked on my lip texture, highlighting every crevice and line. (Do not get me began on the chic matte lip trend.) I attempted lip scrubs, lip peels, and even lip oils, but nothing smoothed and hydrated for long enough to vary the...
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