I love the look of a shimmery, glossy smile. With a dab of vaseline, any girl can have an attention-getting, super shiny smile, a great look to emphasize a great smile. Adding regular old petrolatum jelly to your beauty routine can make the busiest of women look a little sparklier, and applying a product like Vaseline on bare lips can make you look like you put a lot more effort into your appearance, even if all you did was brush your hair and dab a little on for a shiny pout.
You can also add Vaseline to your favorite lipstick to make it a high-gloss lip color, perfect for a more glamorous evening look, or to soften a very strong lipstick color and achieve that “hint-of-color” shiny lips look that is great for daytime make-up:
Vaseline petroleum jelly has a variety of beauty uses, starting with with smoothing your lips, deflaking dry winter skin, and giving you those shiny lips. An old beauty pageant trick was to apply a thin layer of Vaseline to your teeth so when you smile your dry lips don’t stick to your teeth, and your teeth sparkle as well (but it always seemed icky to me so I never tried it). I have, however, tried these uses for Vaseline and they all work great:
Great Beauty Uses for Vaseline
* Soften and smooth lips that are dry, chapped, or flaky
* Doubles as a lip gloss for super shiny lips
* Softens a too dark lipstick when mixed together before applying
* Apply a dab under brows as a brow bone highlighter
* Apply to edges of outer lashes to define eyelashes without mascara and make eyes look sparkly
* Apply to very dry hands and feet and cover with a pair of gloves and socks before going to bed for extreme overnight moisturizing
* Apply lightly to eyebrows to shape and maintain shape (I use an old toothbrush to brush brows into a nicely shaped arch after applying a teeny dab of Vaseline to the brush head).
Bravo “Mad Fashion” star/designer Chris March collaborated with Vaseline to design limited-edition bejeweled Vaseline Lip Therapy Original jars, an adorably teeny stocking stuffer not available in stores. There are only 100 of these opulent mini-jars in existence, and a reader of Penelope’s Oasis has a chance to get one. It’s a 24 hour give away, but anyone who misses out can still enter on 12/19 starting at 8pm EST for a second shot to get yourself a Swarovski Vaseline jar (visit VaselineLipTherapy.com) (and if you miss out altogether, you can still buy a standard jar of this inexpensive and portable petrolatum for your own daily beauty regimen for only $1.99).
These cute miniature jars will add a little sparkle to your holiday and cosmetic bag, not to mention provide you with lovely shiny lips, so leave me a comment below letting me know what you use Vaseline petroleum jelly for in your house for a chance to win.
I love Vaseline!! I use it on my lips of course, it is in my purse, not a small tube but the big huge tub.. I use it on my eyebrows, elbow, ends of my hair, the list goes on!
Vaseline is the best for lips! Leaves lips so soft and moisturized:) I am still loving those blinged out jars!
Chapped lips for sure….that jar is adorable!
I use Vaseline on my lips, my hands, my elbows, and my feet.
My husband uses Vaseline for his chapped lips!
Oh that looks so pretty! I love the jars too 🙂
I LOVE Vaseline. From its healing “second skin” qualities, to the best natural beauty trick, Vaseline is a must have for everybody (men included.) Not only is Vaseline one of the best kept secrets, now its bejeweled! Looks like heaven and you will too 😉
For softer feet!
Haven’t used vaseline in years, but its a great reminder to pick some up to moisturize my hands and feet. LOVE the blinged out jars 🙂
How perfectly glamorous! I totally want one of those.
I use Vaseline every single day! Most common uses are on my lips and any dry patches of skin before I go to sleep…EVERY SINGLE NIGHT!! I love it, and wouldn’t be without it!
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my daughter uses vaseline for dry lips and we both use it when we use hair color at home if you put it on your forehead etc, the dye wont stain your skin, especially my teenage daughter when she is using purples etc
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I use it on my lips and my baby’s skin in rough places
i use it on my lips
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love this tip very smart
i would love to win this we all use Vaseline
I use it for my kids’ dry, chapped lips
That is a cute jar!! I do use it on my lips when they are very chapped.
But mostly I use it on my sons eczema all the time when his skin flares up. I Also use it on my babys head (for dry skin on forehead and cradle cap) and behind his ears.
Thanks for the chance!
Who won this gorgeous holiday bling??
What a cute jar – sure beats the plain ones! I use Vaseline for my unruly eyebrows that grow down. I apply it before bed in hopes my eyebrows will behave. It’s also a must have for my lips and I use it to remove eye makeup.
I use Vaseline to loosen up hinges and doorknobs. I also use it on my lips when they’re dry, and apply to minor burns. Thanks.
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I love vasoline for my lips!