3 Ways to Love Your Natural Lips

Love, this month, is in the proverbial air. So even if you’ve left your lips long neglected, now is the time to get the sexy look right. Iconic beauties like Brigitte Bardot and Marilyn Monroe knew that the secret of a sultry look was in the perfect pout! Lucky for you getting the perfect lip is sweet and simple. The pay-off, however, is invaluable. Find out how to make the most of what you’ve got and finally get that heartbreakingly gorgeous kisser!

To Start

A set of great lips always begins with a flawless foundation.

  • There’s no excuse for flaky lips since there are many ways to nourish your pout. Lip scrubs are the easiest way to reduce any unwanted texture. What better way to prep your kisser before Valentine’s day than with an irresistible mix of brown sugar and coconut oil! In a small bowl, fold together 1 tsp of brown sugar and 1/2 tsp of coconut oil. Gently massage onto lips for 20 seconds and wash away to reveal a newly polished pucker.
  • If you’ve got dry-as-desert lips, you probably stray from playing up your kissable asset. Drinking water is a great way to fend off any dryness. Moisturize your lips from the inside out by drinking an extra glass of water for every caffeinated soda and coffee you drink! This will help your lips survive under those drying lipsticks on Valentine’s Day.
  • Plump it up! Many lip products tout plumping effects—but often irritants and inflammation are what cause your lips to balloon. Not interested in an allergic reaction? Then pump up your smile with water. A balm with hyaluronic acid, a natural compound which attracts 50 times its weight in water, will blow up your lips with moisture.

Enhance Your Pout

Makeup is an easy everyday way to enhance your pout.

  • For a simple fix, add a dash of lipgloss. Many thick lipglosses give lips an extra body thanks to the sheer amount of product that gets slapped on. As a bonus, the brilliant shine attracts the light to simulate some added dimension.
  • Play with shadows to make a natural lip pop. Lightening some areas and deepening to others allows lips to jumping off the facial canvas. Line the outer corners with concealer and blend some contouring powder just below the bottom center of your lip. Finally a touch of shimmery highlighter to the cupid’s bow to finish off the luscious look.
  • To get picture-perfect red lips, add drama to your lips like Marilyn Monroe. Line and fill your lips with a red pencil. Next apply red lipstick to your entire lip. Finally dab a brighter red to the center of your lips. The effect is a velvety plump pout!

Go the Extra Mile

Want natural-looking fullness that you can simply wake up with? Don’t wait any longer. Valentine’s is the perfect time to flaunt your beautiful features. Find out how BodyLase can help!

  • Juvederm is a hyaluronic filler that adds natural-looking volume to your kisser. Hyaluronic acid, a compound naturally produced by your body, decreases with age. With a quick visit to BodyLase, you can re-introduce that irresistible volume to your lips.
  • Already endowed with kissable lips? Refine your smile with some definition along the edges. Radiesse, a filler comprised of calcium-based microspheres and gel, immediately smooths out fine lines and indentations. Radiesse not only delivers immediate results, but also encourages collagen production for long-term correction of up to a year.

LIPS AND LASH SPECIAL

Beautify yourself this Valentine’s Day with our February Special. You’ll get FREE Latisse for every Juvederm treatment purchased. Schedule an appointment with BodyLase so you can grab those lovely lips and lush lashes too!

Super-Sized Lip Service: 4 Tips for Fuller Lips

The time has come, gorgeous gals, to talk of other things. We often focus on skin. But everyone knows that lips are the real show stopper. Here are some answers to your lip volumizing questions: how to correctly moisturize your lips, what’s the best lip exfoliator, what products make your lips look naturally full, and what do lip fillers actually do. So, come one, come all, and learn trade secrets on getting the softest, fullest, most kissable set. Care for your pretty pout with our lip tips!

Care for Your Lips

Lip Care Rule #1:Moisturizing your lips is good. But beware: not every lip product that claims to moisturize is good. Stay away from lip products with petrochemicals. Petrochemicals are occlusives which act like a protective insoluble layer. This means while it’s on your lips, your lips are protected from drying out. But without the product, your lips are vulnerable and they might feel drier than ever.

So what’s the plan? Try an alternative! Opt for lip products that contain other types of moisturizing properties like emollients (almond oil, olive oil, or natural waxes like beeswax or shea butter) or humectants (like vegetable-based glycerin or hyaluronic acid). Or try grabbing a lip product with jojoba oil which is both an occlusive and emollient—this means as it protects, it also softens. And unlike petrochemical this natural occlusive allows your skin to breathe!

Lip Care Rule #2: Before you moisturize, exfoliate! So you already know your body’s skin can more readily absorb moisturizing products once it’s been exfoliated. Same goes for the skin on your lips. Moisturize all you want, but if a dry dead layer of skin blocks your live skin cells from the product, as miraculous as it might be, it ain’t going to work wonders.

So what’s the plan? Gently exfoliate your lips if they are too dry to benefit from your lip moisturizer. Create a gentle sugar scrub with a teaspoon of honey and a pinch of brown sugar. Lightly rub the scrub onto your lips. Then wash away to reveal a softer pout. Or for a super-quick fix, try gently scrubbing your lips with a soft-bristled toothbrush. After exfoliation don’t forgot to moisturize to ensure your new pout is protected!

Plump Your Lips

Lip Plumping Action, Take One: Grab a long-lasting irresistible lift for your lips! Lip fillers like Juvéderm can smooth out lip wrinkles, redefine lip outlines, and volumize. Juvéderm is an injectable filler made of hyaluronic acid, a substance that occurs naturally in our bodies and is essential for the maintenance of collagen. Together hyaluronic acid and collagen keep our skin plump, elastic and youthful. With the injection of Juvéderm, shape is redefined and collagen production is boosted. Typically Juvéderm results last about 9-12 months. Want to learn more about Juvéderm? Discover the details on BodyLase’s Juvéderm Treatments page.

So what’s the plan? For the ultimate ‘Ooh la la!’ effect, leave no detail untended. Lips and eyes are our most noticeable facial features. So be sure to grab all the attention you can muster with this month’s special: BodyLase’s Lips and Lash Special! When you volumize your lips with a luscious Juvéderm lift this month, and you’ll take home Latisse Lash Conditioner for FREE!

Lip Plumping Action, Take Two: Want your lip moisturizer to give you fuller lips? Well, ladies, Vivité heard your cries and granted your wish! Vivité Defining Lip Plumper includes heaps of moisturizing goodness alongside a welcome cocktail of lip-plumping ingredients. Calm and condition your lips with chamomile, green tea extract, vitamin E, and aloe, while your lips are plumped by ethylhexyl palmitate, tribehenin, sorbitan isostearate, and palmitoyl oligopeptide.

So what’s the plan? Getting awesome results from one product equals a win! Grabbing two from one product is a major bonus! Vivité Defining Lip Plumper will see that your lips’ delicate skin and fine lines are softened as they are slowly plumped. Visit BodyLase’s online boutique or visit us to grab your tube!