It's Winter, so sooner or later your lips are more than likely to become dried out, chapped and generally weather beaten. If like myself you have not only a habit of chewing your lips but perhaps also more than enjoy matte lipsticks, you may on the look out for a few products and tips to keep your lips in the best condition possible" Worry not I have your back with five easy steps...

1, Repair and Moisturise

So let's say your lips are not only dried out and flaky, they are also cracked and painful - what's a gal/guy to do" Slather on a medicated lip balm that's what! A typical lip balm will only moisturise the skin, you need a repairing formulation to soothe, calm, reduce pain/inflammation and heal the broken/chapped skin. I will go on record saying that the best medicated lip balm I have ever used is Blistex Medicated Lip Balm, this not only smells like bubblegum and contains an SPF of 15 but does all it says on the tin: comforts, heals and moistures. The only downside is that it is pretty difficult to source here in the UK, I have found it via Amazon in a value pack (£7 for 3 balms) - link. I also fully rate Carmex Original Lip Balms (find it here via Boots -link), they are: cheap, cheerful and really easy to source both home and abroad, not to mention it does heal and calm aggravated lips with next to no effort.
2, Exfoliate

Once and only once your lips have mended - otherwise you will only further irritate and damage the skin, make it a pri...