[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] A break from all the gift sets for my (and your) sanity’s sake! As someone with almost permanently dry lips (my husband likes to say it’s because they never get a break from a glass of wine.. not true by the way, I promise!) any balms, salves and scrubs fall immediately into my basket. I have so many – but then, in fairness, I use them every single day.
I don’t mind saying that of the luxury balms I’ve been lucky enough to try, Tatcha’s are very high up on the perfect list. You can do some proper reinvigoration of dry lips if you put your mind to it and this trio of products are designed for exactly that.
The Kissu Lip Treatment is quite special in that it does a lot of things. For a start, it’s mildly plumping (my lips are quite plump as it is so nothing much makes them bigger) because it’s so hydrating but it’s over a period of time that you’re likely to see more results such as restoring colour to the lips and reduced feathering. As a Japanese/USA brand, you’d expect to find some interesting ingredients, and sure enough, sea fern makes an appearance to help with lipid storage and sea kelp helps restore vibrancy. In honesty, the Lip Treatment could be your one-and-done (especially at £42) and then just use any old balm over the top. BUT, unfortunately, the Kissu Lip Mask is so delicious that you’re missing a treat if you don’t try it as a topper over the serum.
It is as gorgeous as it looks with a lightly fondant texture and a glossy glide over the lips that locks in moisture. You can use it as an overnight mask but I just use it as a daily balm and quite often at night for belt and braces. The Kissu Lip Scrub is a combination of Konjak and peach seed for the scrub element floating in a Japanese Camellia oil base. Use this, top with serum and top that with the mask and it is lip heaven all round.
As you know (and I have a stocking filler lip balm selection coming up at a variety of prices) lip balms are designed to be barriers – to stop moisture escaping – and barrier care is all well and good, but if you want to achieve smoother looking, healthier looking lips, you do need to go a bit further with ingredients over and above barriers. I think together, they could be the best facial style lip treatment to do on the sofa as often as you need to but I’d suggest if you’re getting the serum, you’d have to use that daily for results. Otherwise, it’s just as and when you feel like it. The Kissu Lip Treatment is £42 HERE, the Kissu Lip Mask is £27 HERE and the Kissu Lip Scrub is £29 HERE. I’ve linked to SpaceNK because there’s a little pouch with skincare samples that you get for free if you spend over £100.