"Having just spent the weekend snowboarding in Whistler, Canada — which, if you had no idea, is still freezing this time of year — every part of my body hurt. The body part that I didn't expect to be achy when I returned home was my lips.
Having been exposed to the harsh air that comes with going 25 miles per hour down a mountain, my mouth was tender to the touch, so much so that smearing balms and salves over them only did so much. Fortunately, the Fast Beauty Co. Lip Service! Mask ($5) is a treatment I've been saving for a situation like this — when nothing, not even my favorite peppermint-infused lip balm, could do the trick.
I pulled the sleeve open and peeled the slippery white mask from its packaging. I laid it on my mouth. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it had a slit across the middle that allowed me to talk . . . well, mumble. I kept it on for the suggested five minutes. In that time, my lips felt like they were being gently massaged, due to a slight tingle that was similar to that of a mild lip plumper. It made the tenderness of my lips feel like a distant memory. Once I peeled off the mask, my mouth felt softer, and the lines underneath my lower lip where my mouth was most chapped seemed to have disappeared." — Jesa Marie Calaor, assistant editor, Beauty
