In my first post Lip Color Tells Our Health Condition, various conditions related to lip color changes are highlighted. I noticed that there’re quite a number of visitors looking for information about pale lips.

They asked if there’s any remedies to darken or redden their upper lip or lower lip. From the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) point of view, yes there are.

Before I go into it, let me restate the possible causes of pale upper and lower lips:

Pale Or Greenish Upper Lip
You might have weak intestine, diarrhea, bloatedness, stomachache, fear of cold etc.

Pale Lower Lip
An indication of weak and cold stomach, frequent vomiting and diarrhea, stomachache, stomach upset, abdominal pain and so on.

Apparently, illnesses associated with pale upper or lower lip color are generally acute or intense, it could be quite severe and need immediate attention.

Conversely, you might have suffered for the condition like weak intestine (pale upper lip) for a long period of time. In term of TCM, you need to strengthen your intestine by taking appropriate nourishment, leading normal lifestyle (eat regularly and get enough rest)  and  doing regular exercise. Yes, wake up and start walking!

Foods that help to darken your lip color includes fruits and vegetables like orange, kiwi, apple, pineapple, spinach, pumpkin, potato, mushroom and besides that, you may take honey, red dates and gouqi tea.

Always rule out the causes and seek your doctor’s advice before you start any home remedies. Remember, lip color change is an indication of change in health condition. Do not overlook the problem.

To your healthy lips,

Zing

Every lipstick has its characteristic complement with trait of a person. How do we know if a lipstick suit us perfectly based on its color, texture and brand? Test and trials are always the basic of learning and understanding. Before you manage to know your favorite lipstick, here are some quick tips for you to pick up a suitable lipstick and to apply it nicely:

1. Pick the most attractive color

If you have great lip shape with nice white teeth and you would like to be the focus in an event, go for the most attractive lipstick color among rolls of lipsticks displayed on the shelve.

2. Try it yourself!

A lipstick color might look good on the shelve or catalog but not on your lips. So, try it before you pay for it for the first time.

3. Choose the most ordinary color

Looking at so many colors of shelved lipsticks, sometimes you may get confused. Then, why not choosing the most ordinary or unattractive one? It would look natural and comfortable on your lips. Believe it or not? Try yourself then.

4. Don’t simply pink up your lips

During autumn and winter, skin color may turn yellowish or pale brown, don’t go for pinkish shade then. Your skin would look more yellow and ill. Alternatively, warm color range matches well.

5. Match your clothes

Not only skin color, lipstick color has to be matched with your clothing color. If you’re wearing black or white series of colors, you would look elegance with red or purplish red lipstick.

6. Nude lips

Remember, if you like to get perfect nude lips, please ensure that other parts of your face are having healthy reddish color and your eyes look bolder such that you look more lively and younger. If you were to attend a grand dinner or glamorous event, just go all out with your eyes make up. A pair of smoky eyes perhaps

7. You may need a lip liner

If your lips shape is not clear, use lip liner to bring the shape up. However, be aware of the liner’s shade. Never use a lip liner darker than your lip color or avoid red or brown shades of lip liner. I’m sure you don’t like your lips to look circled up when your lipstick is kissed off or eaten up You may change the shape of your lips as you wish with a liner in hand too.

8. Keep your lipstick color lasting

You may put a dab of foundation on your lips before applying lipstick. But some people don’t really like the gloppy look of lip color resulted. A sheer swipe of eyelid primer is preferred instead to keep your lipstick staying on longer. You may neutralize your natural lip color with a a small amount of base prior to your lipstick application too. Natural and contemporary look of lips is expected.

9. Wear different shades from time to time

Yes, try to change your lipstick color from time to time. If you don’t get bored with your lip colors, what about people around you? Cheer up your friends with surprises at times.

To your healthy and sexy lips,

Zing

As stated in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), changes in lips color or texture indicate changes of health status. (Yes, lip observation is a way of diagnosis in TCM). Healthy people have reddish , averaged moist and shiny lips. If you’re getting exhausted easily or your health condition is flashing red light, ya… your lips would signify you through the following color and texture changes.

(Angelina Jolie’s lips are so plump and inviting. If this is her natural lip colors her health status is good but if it’s barely a makeup effect, we gotta have a sneak peak on the original color …and wait…overly fat lips could be an indication of sexual disorders as well  )

Pale Lips
Commonly found among people with anemia, blood loss or other diseases associated with anemia and low cell count.

Pale Or Greenish Upper Lip
You might have weak intestine, diarrhea, bloatedness, stomachache, fear of cold etc.

Pale Lower Lip
An indication of weak and cold stomach, frequent vomiting and diarrhea, stomachache, stomach upset, abdominal pain and so on.

Greenish Lips
Highly indicates poor blood circulation, you are prone to acute diseases, especially coronary disorders such as coronary thrombosis, stroke or similar acute attack.

Dry Or Dark Red Upper Lips
Watch out for abdominal disorder, this symptom might come with stiff shoulder, bad breath, mouth infection, throat irritation, blocked ears or nose etc.

Pale Pink Lip
Most probably associated with blood or both energy and blood deficiency. Proper toning up of blood or both blood and energy are needed.

Extreme Dark Red Lips
This is a symptom of excess syndrome in TCM. It usually accompanied by high fever, thirst, respiratory tract infection, abdominal fullness and pain that may lead to sputum and indigestion.

Black Lips
Highly suggestive of digestive system disorder, such as constipation, diarrhea, lower abdominal pain or even headache, insomnia, poor appetite and so on. Smoking and excessive caffein intake cause lips darkening too. Anyway, some people are inherited with darker lips color.

Black Spots On Lips Or Black Ring Around Lips
Closely monitor the function of adrenal cortex. It might be weakening without your knowledge…

So now you know what you should do the first thing in the morning? Texture and size of our lips play wonders too. I shall blog about it soon.

To your healthy and sexy lips,

Zing