If you apply a generous amount of lip balm before bed and wipe it off in the morning, your lips will become much smoother.

My lips kept cracking, so even though I reapplied lip balm frequently, I was worried that the dead skin cells would stand out whenever I applied lipstick.

Especially on important days, I applied lip balm several times starting in the morning before applying lip products, but the lipstick actually ended up smudging or applying unevenly.

So these days, I've completely changed the time I apply lip balm.

Instead of applying a generous amount right before makeup, I apply a little more than usual before going to bed.

The next morning, after thoroughly wetting your lips with water while washing your face, gently press and wipe away the softened dead skin with a soft towel, without picking at it or rubbing it hard with your hands.

After doing that, the surface of your lips becomes much smoother.

And when you do your makeup, don't apply a lot of lip balm again; apply a very thin layer and wait for a moment.

If you lightly blot with a tissue before applying the lipstick to remove just the excess oil, the adherence was much cleaner.

I used to have a habit of picking at dead skin on my lips as soon as I saw it, but quitting that helped quite a bit.

Rather than forcibly exfoliating and immediately reapplying lip balm, the method of moisturizing sufficiently at night, gently prepping in the morning, and then applying makeup suited me much better.

If you find that dead skin cells stand out or your lips constantly peel whenever you apply lipstick, try changing your routine instead of constantly reapplying lip balm right before makeup.

Just changing this one thing makes a significant difference in how lip products apply, so these days I give up on makeup much less often because of dry, flaky lips.