SUN-KISSED LIPS

Lips need extra TLC as the skin in this area is thinner and produces less melanin to counteract wrinkle-inducing UV damage. Keep your pout protected with these SPF-loaded lip balms.

1. LipIce Strawberry, $5.50, Mentholatum

This colourless lip balm with SPF 15 hydrates as it protects. Its refreshing strawberry-mint flavour sweetens the deal.

2. Lip Protection SPF50, $16, Ultrasun

At SPF 50 PA++++, this offers one of the highest levels of sun protection among the lip balms. It is enriched with nourishing ingredients like argan oil and shea butter to soothe chapped lips.

3. The Time Reset Lip Essence, about $ 28, IPSA

Dry lips benefit from this moisturising lip serum with SPF18+, which doubles as a lip primer to plump and smooth out lines before lipstick application.

4. Lip De-Luscious Glide with SPF 15 in Natural, about $30, Mecca Cosmetica

Loaded with skin-loving ingredients such as shea butter, vitamin E and hyaluronic acid, this silky salve leaves lips soft and supple.

The rich formula fortified with argan tree oil, wild thyme extract, and ginkgo biloba leaf extract is likened to draping a luxurious wrap on your lips. UVA and UVB filters with SPF 30 PA+++ offer broad spectrum protection. 5. UV Protective Lip Treatment, $85, Clé de Peau Beauté