OVERNIGHT PILLOW LIPS

Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask, £14

Who has time to drink water anymore? Seriously though? Since I’ve had M, I’ve had cystitis twice and counting, my lips are so irritatingly dry it’s like I’ve eaten a sugared donut without licking them. Or were, I should say. Because I remembered I had this pot somewhere, where is it, where is iiit… 

Shamefully, it was still in the Sephora bag from my last NYC shopping spree in February 2019. I do a pilgrimage every fashion week, the Sephora Store in Union Square, and I trawl until I see something that peaks my interest. 

Huh, what is this pink pot I don’t recognise. LIP SLEEPING MASK. Intriguing. Odd product name, but I like odd. And totally appealing because that’s a big promise, in a round about way. Like a face mask, but for lips. And overnight which is when my dehydrated lips scream their loudest for some light relief. 

I got it, I forgot about it, and now, NOW, I am obsessed. This pink pot sits by my bed and I dab a touch on before I fall asleep. Instant refreshment, but then it keeps going. It’s that deep hydration that makes you wake up feeling better, but for your lips. I wake up and my lips look normal, rather than liney. Not wow plumped or ooh super balmy, but restored. 

But the kicker is they feel much better all day, which is the real miracle worker here. Because damn it I’m still not drinking enough water. It still burns when I pee.