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Chapped Lips? We’ve Found the Best Lip Balms For You

Lip Balms

There’s a nip in the air that’s causing us to reach out for our coats and jackets. With the temperatures dipping, our skin tends to stretch and become dry. We usually combat that by quenching it with thick body lotions. However, most often, we neglect our lips and that results in them being scaly and chapped. We’ve scouted around for some of the best lip balms that will appeal to every budget.

THE BODY SHOP

The Body Shop Born Lippy

The Body Shop has long been our favourite for their hydrating products; the Born Lippy range has lip-smacking flavours of raspberry, strawberry and passion fruit that give us hydration all day through.

CLINIQUE CHUBBY STICK

Chubby Stick

We’re loving the chubby stick owing to its easy glide-on application. What’s more, the range comes with plenty of shades that give your lips a lovely, juicy burst of colour.

BLISS FABULIPS

Bliss Fabulips

Aside from a lip balm that promises to give you super supple lips, the Fabulips range also contains a lip scrub and plumper. We want it all!

M.A.C LIP CONDITIONER

MAC Lip balm

We love double duty products and the MAC lip conditioner gives your pout a pink sheen. It’s compact size makes it easy to stash away in our handbags or clutches.

BURT’S BEES

Burt’s Bees

With a formula that’s all natural and soothing pomegranate oil, we can’t resist licking our lips.

ELLE 18

Elle 18

The non-sticky formula contains Jojoba and Olive oil and comes in shades ranging from mauve to deep berry.

L’OREAL HYDRAFRESH

L’Oreal Hydrafresh

Facing extreme cold and harsh winds? This formula will protect your lips and deliver a glossy sheen at the same time.

MAYBELLINE BABY LIPS

An office favourite, these colourful little tubes had us sold at the packaging. It delivers a punch with its super-moisturising properties. We’ve been snapping these just to get oh-so-soft kissable lips.

KIEHL’S

Kiehl’s has been around since 1851, so they do know a thing or two about skin care. The New York brand packs a punch with ingredients such as sweet almond oil, lanolin and Vitamin E and gives SPF cover.

What’s your favourite lip balm?

Trend Spotting: Celebrities Show You How to Style a High-Low Tunic Top

Anushka Sharma, Sonakshi Sinha, Katrina Kaif

for the Dhoom:3 press conference, Katrina Kaif chose to wear a Rohit Gandhi + Rahul Khanna high-low tunic top. She paired the top with black leather pants and completed the look with nude heels.

Katrina Kaif at Dhoom:3 press conference

Her make-up was minimal and her hair was left loose with light waves.

Huma Qureshi at Dedh Ishqiya promotions

While promoting Dedh Ishqiya, Huma Qureshi also chose to wear a checkered high-low tunic top by Payal Singhal with yellow jeans. She completed her look with patent black ballet flats. She finished off with red lips and voluminous hair.

Sonakshi Sinha on Comedy Nights With Kapil

When Sonakshi Sinha went on Comedy Nights With Kapil, she wore a Payal Singhal high-low tunic top with black pants and black pointed toe flats

Anushka Sharma

At the Filmfare Awards nominations party earlier this year, Anushka Sharma flaunted a sequinned Rohit Gandhi + Rahul Khanna high-low tunic top paired with beige denims and heels. In contrast, her lip and nail colour was dark.

Since so many celebrities have been sporting this trend, we asked fashion designer, Payal Singhal, who showed a range of high-low pieces at Lakmé Fashion Week, to give us the low-down on the trend.

Q: Is the high-low tunic a 2013 trend and do you think it will continue in to 2014?

Payal Singhal (PS): I think the high-low style will continue into 2014 because trends now last much longer as the outfits can be worn in multiple ways to give it a fresh look.

Q: What is the origin of the high-low tunic?
PS: The high-low style originates from Victorian era dresses and gowns, but it re-appeared in late 2011 on the Europe and US fashion scene on dresses.
And now, the high-low tunic is a major fashion trend.

Q: Could you tell us 3 different ways to style a high-low tunic for different occasions?
PS: Lunch with the Girls: High Low Tunic, Leggings, Ballet Flats and a Cross Body Bag.
Date Night: High Low Tunic, Skinny Jeans, Pumps and a piece of statement jewellery.
Best Friend’s Mehndi: High Low Tunic, Patiala Salwar, Mojris with Chand Baalis.

Q: Who would you like to see wear a high-low tunic?
PS: Sonam Kapoor

Personally, I think it sounds like a fun piece to have in my wardrobe that I can style differently. What do you think of the trend? Are you going to try it out soon? Tell us in the comments below.