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What We're Sweet On: A Lip Exfoliator That's Unrefined

Jessica Cruel — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:05:00 PDT

Rough, peeling lips underneath your favorite matte lipstick (or any lipstick for that matter) are never a good thing. Enter your salvation: Fresh Sugar Lip Polish ($23). Unlike most lip scrubs, Fresh's formula doesn't shy away from coarse crystals. The brown sugar granules slough away dead skin, giving your lips a smooth finish, while shea butter, jojoba oil, and grapeseed oil lend moisture. Plus, an extra burst of vitamin E helps protects your reserves of collagen and elastin. And if you haven't tried this lip scrub's body polish brother, then you've yet to discover how sweet an exfoliator sugar can be.

DIY Spa Treatment Recap: Scrubs For the Rest of Your Body

BellaSugar — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:00:22 PST

Rub-a-dub-dub, let's put a homemade scrub in your tub. Check out six sumptuous recipes to pamper different parts of your body (other than just hands and feet). All sugary sweet but not to eat, the crafty concoctions below will have your skin soft in no time.

Brown Sugar Body Scrub	Sesame Ginger Body Scrub	Honey Mint Body Scrub
Lavender Pecan Body Scrub	Lemon Sugar Lip Scrub	Coffee Clove Body Scrub

DIY: A Sweet and Spicy Lip Scrub For Valentine's Day

BellaSugar — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:00:58 PST

I love cinnamon-sugar toast and I love smooth lips. And with Valentine's Day just around the corner, I'm taking a little inspiration from one of my favorite breakfast treats and turning it into a sweet and spicy lip scrub - minus the crispy bread, of course. Bonus? It tastes great and the invigorating properties of cinnamon gets the blood a-flowing, too. To get kissable lips, check out my recipe below:

Start with a base. I like something waxy, such as good old ChapStick ($1.89).
Scrape off a little ChapStick with a knife or small spatula and make a paste-like consistency by adding sugar.
Add a sprinkle of cinnamon, apply, and get smooching.

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Chase Away Chapped Lips

BellaSugar — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 08:00:48 PST

If you're anything like me, you love your lip products! In the past we've covered lots of great lip balms and many different lip scrubs, but here are a few more products new to the market that I know you won't want to miss. Not only are these items must haves for yourself, but at $15 or less, they also make fab stocking stuffers!

Karma Creatives Karma Therapy Buddha Balm ($3) is a lip balm that comes in a variety of fruit flavors (grapefruit, cherry vanilla, strawberry, and watermelon) packed in an adorable slender vintage slider. Not only does it contain natural sunscreen and keep your lips feeling silky smooth in the harsh winter months, but at just .3 ounces it's an easy fit into any clutch or small pocket. Who could resist keeping a little good karma close by? Since the products aren't sold online, you can click here to find a stockist closest to you.

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Sally Hansen Gentle Peel for Rough Lips ($9.95) is a gentle peel for your lips made from fruit enzymes (papaya, apple and citrus fruits) as well as vitamins A and E. It helps remove any dry, rough or dead skin cells from this delicate area resulting in a smooth, hydrated and even-toned pout. To use, simply slather on a thin layer, wait three minutes (trying all the while not to lick it all off) and then wipe it away.

Laura Geller Lip Strip Cooling Sugar Scrub ($15) is a gentle, hydrating exfoliator for your lips. I love the name-it makes me laugh at how creative the beauty biz is! I haven't tried it yet, but I hear great things about the flavor (it's packed with sugar, peppermint and spearmint) and the results!

New Product Alert: LanoLip Lip Scrub

BellaSugar — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:01:34 PDT

The amazing Miranda Coggins and the rest of the LanoLip research team has just released a new product called LanoLip LipScrub ($9.99). This product helps bring the concept of smooth, healthy lips full circle.

The lip scrub combines medical-grade lanolin, jojoba oil, sweet almond oil and Vitamin E to bring you a 100% edible, sweet exfoliating treat! Simply swirl your pinky around in the pot and gently rub it onto your lips in a circular motion. The result is a moisturized, super-soft, baby pink pout.

Also, LanoLip Lip Scrub is available in four variations: chocolate, cappuccino, vanilla and unscented. Use them individually or combine them together to create your own fab flavored lip scrub! To check out a couple more lip scrubs, click here.

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Bellissima! Bourjois Duo Lip Scrub & Baume

BellaSugar — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:00:01 PDT

This super-cool Bourjois Duo Lip Scrub & Baume ($17) is a two-in-one treatment. It's a sheer, baby pink lip balm that also comes with a lip-exfoliating buffer in the cap. Just like you brush your teeth and your hair, you can now brush your lips!

Begin by smoothing the buffer over your lips in small circular motions. Wipe away the dead skin and then moisturize your perfect pout with the glycerin-infused hydrating balm.

The best part is that the good-for-you gloss also has little iridescent pearly prisms in the formula, so it gives you a light and gorgeous glow! I love a little gimmick in my gloss-plus, a two-in-one product like this is a real bang for the buck!

Lip Loofahs: Tis The Season For Smooth Smackers

BellaSugar — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:44:22 PST

With Valentine's Day coming up in t-minus 10 days, and all of this talk about sexy lip plumpers, sexy lip glosses, and sexy lip stains, it's time to get your kissers into shape. These exfoliators are made especially for your lips. They will scrub away any dullness, flakiness or cracking and make your lips look pink, soft and supple. Here are three new lip exfoliators to check out this season!

The Lip Scrub by Sara Happ, $20, was created by a 27-year-old beauty entrepreneur. Happ, a self proclaimed lip beauty product junkie was sick and tired of having to concoct her own at home lip scrubs to get rid of dry, flaky skin so she decided to do something about it. One last time she mixed and measured in the kitchen and came up with the lip scrub.

It contains ingredients to exfoliate and eliminate chapped lips. Just massage a small amount onto your lips using a gentle and circular motion. Wipe away with a tissue and take a deep breath in to soak up the yummy aroma! Available in six flavors: cocoa, almond creme, peppermint, vanilla bean, cinnamon sugar and brown sugar.

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"Philosophy Kiss Me Exfoliating Lip Scrub, $15, is just what the lip doctor ordered. To get super soft, smooth and natural looking lips exfoliate a couple of times a week. This scrub is enriched with natural butters and oils, to ensure your lips are in kiss me condition.

LIP-INK Dermaliquid Lip Smooth Scrub, $29.95, is made from rich macadamia nut oil which happens to be the closest natural oil that is in our lips. This magic ingredient absorbs oh so well! Also included is coarse sea salt to help smooth and exfoliate dead skin cells, collagen to plump lip tissue, plant protein peptides and essential oils to ensure silky smooth lips and a yummy smell.

How to Make a Lemon and Brown Sugar Lip Scrub

Miriam Lacey — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:29:00 PDT

Fresh recently expanded its cult-favorite brown sugar scrub to the lips, with its Sugar Lip Polish ($22.50). If you're a fan of the polish, you'll love making this similarly flavored recipe, which produces tons of tasty lip scrub with just three ingredients and a couple minutes' work. I'm addicted to it, and I know you'll like it too.

5 Ways to Beautify While You Sleep

Jessica Cruel — Fri, 11 May 2012 03:28:00 PDT

Sometimes there isn't enough time in the day to do all the steps in your beauty routine - cleansing, exfoliating, toning, masking, moisturizing, (whew). So why not maximize your schedule and let the products do all the heavy lifting while you snooze? Just add these simple steps and products to your nighttime regimen, and you can wake up one step closer to a more polished look. Discover which overnight treatments are so easy you can do them with your eyes closed when you keep reading

7 Smart Uses For Vaseline

Emily Co — Tue, 08 May 2012 03:05:19 PDT

Vaseline was originally meant to protect cuts and scrapes, but this jar of petroleum jelly has evolved into an item with dozens of uses. Here are just some of the many ways to use this versatile product:

Chapstick: Smear Vaseline on your lips to keep them from being chapped. Do it at night before you go to bed and you'll wake up with smooth, soft lips.
Moisturize skin: Vaseline can be used on skin that's prone to psoriasis and eczema. It'll heal by moisturizing the dry patches. The petroleum jelly can also be used on elbows, cuticles, hands, and feet.
Protect skin from hair dye: When you're dyeing your hair at home, put Vaseline around your hairline to prevent your forehead from being dyed and protect your skin from the chemicals.
Scrub: Add sea salt to Vaseline to make your own body scrub.
Soothe and heal: Vaseline can help to heal poison ivy lesions, new tattoos, and light burns. It's also a good moisturizer when it comes to skin irritants like diaper rash.
Prevent rust: Put a light layer on tools or machinery to prevent them from rusting.
Shine leather: Dab a little Vaseline on leather items like bags or shoes to polish them and add a bit of shine.