THANK YOU FOR ENTERING: Beauty Sleep Sweepstakes

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THIS SWEEPSTAKES HAS ENDED, THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PARTICIAPTED.*Some items displayed not available in Canada, substitutes apply.

Let's talk beauty sleep! We are hoping you will share a beauty sleep tip that helps you get you get ready for bed. Whether you have a special recipe for a nighttime sleepy drink or a nightly ritual that calms your thoughts, every tip counts. We want to hear your favorite tips so please comment with one sleep tip between 1/16 – 2/11 to enter. Out of all the entrants who comment with their tip, five lucky people will be randomly selected to win a sleep prize bundle*! See official rules in the spoiler tab below.

*For any Canadian winners, the following bundle components are not available in Canada and would be substituted for a component of equal or greater value: Beauty Chef Sleep Inner Beauty Powder, Four Sigmatic Mushroom Hot Cacoa with Reishi, and Glow Recipe Avocado Sleeping Mask.

UPDATE: Great news! Since Glow Recipe's Avocado Sleeping Mask is now available on Sephora Canada, this product will be available for Canadian winners. 

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES OR TO RECEIVE A PRIZE. Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. Void where prohibited. Open to U.S. residents (including Puerto Rico) and Canadian residents (excluding Quebec).  Must be age 18 or older (and age of majority), and a Sephora registered user to enter. Enter by 2/11/19 at 11:59 pm PT.  Five grand prizes (each APV US $614/CAD $815; assorted beauty products) awarded by random drawing. One entry per person. Sponsored by Sephora USA, Inc.

If you are on a desktop or mobile web device, please open the spoiler tab below to access the official rules. 

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Beauty Sleep Sweepstakes Official Rules:

1. NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES OR TO RECEIVE A PRIZE. A PURCHASE WILL NOT AFFECT OR IMPROVE THE CHANCES OF WINNING.  This sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) is subject to all applicable laws and regulations. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. ODDS OF WINNING DEPEND ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ENTRIES RECEIVED.
2. Sponsor:  Sephora USA, Inc., 525 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, www.sephora.com (“Sephora” or “Sponsor”).    
3. Eligibility:  Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the United States (including Puerto Rico but excluding Guam and all other U.S. and foreign territories and possessions not otherwise mentioned herein) and Canada (excluding Quebec residents) who are 18 years of age or older and the age of majority in their state, province or territory of primary residence as of the date of entry, and who has a registered Sephora account (no purchase or payment is necessary to sign up for a Sephora account). Sweepstakes is not open to employees, independent contractors, officers, directors, agents or representatives of Sponsor, or of Sponsor’s parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, successors and/or assigns, or of Sponsor’s advertising, promotion and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors (all such persons and entities are referred to collectively as, the “Sweepstakes Entities”) and the immediate family members (mother, father, brother, sister, daughter, son or spouse, regardless of where they live) and persons living in the same household (whether or not related) of any of the foregoing.
4. To Enter:  To enter the Sweepstakes, view a post from Sephora announcing the Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes Post”) in Sephora’s Beauty Insider Community in the Conversations section (community.sephora.com) during the Sweepstakes Period, and post a reply to the Sweepstakes Post with your sleep tip (your “Submission,” which includes both your reply and your Sephora Community username) In addition, your Submission must comply with all of the Submission Requirements listed below. Posting of your Submission constitutes your unconditional acceptance of these Official Rules. 

Submission Requirements: Your Submission must comply with these Official Rules, including all of the following Submission Requirements:

• No person other than you, the entrant, may be pictured in the Submission.

• You must own all rights to the Submission.    

• The Submission must not contain any third-party trademarks (other than those of Sephora or the brands sold by Sephora), names, logos, drawings, cartoons, photographs, pictures, or phrases.   

• The Submission is your original work (modifying, enhancing or altering a third-party’s pre-existing work does not qualify as your original work), and has been legally obtained and created, does not infringe the intellectual property, privacy or publicity rights or any other legal or moral rights of any third party, or violate applicable laws, or regulations, has not been entered in or won previous sweepstakes, contests or awards, and has not been published previously in any medium (other than on a website where you retain the rights to use, modify and remove the Submission).    

• The Submission must not contain any libelous or defamatory statements or discriminatory language, or other language not suitable for a public forum, including but not limited to words or symbols that are widely considered offensive to individuals of a certain race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or socioeconomic group (as determined in Sponsor’s sole discretion).

• The Submission must not contain any nudity, lewd, hateful, vulgar, indecent or obscene behavior, language or material (as determined in Sponsor’s sole discretion), or any other material that is unlawful, harmful, in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations in any jurisdiction where the Submission is created, invasive of another's privacy, abusive, tortious, threatening or harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation, or is otherwise deemed by Sponsor to be objectionable or otherwise unsuitable for a public forum. 

• The Submission must not contain any images of medical conditions or claims of medical effectiveness, or any critical comments about other images posted on Sephora’s Gallery or their authors.

• The Submission must not contain any advertisements, "junk mail," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes,"  “spam” content or references to other products, offers or websites, or any other form of solicitation.

• The Submission must not contain any email addresses, URLS to other websites, phone numbers, physical addresses or other forms of contact or personal information.

• The Submission must not contain any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.

• Your Submission otherwise complies with Sephora’s Terms of Use (http://seph.me/VTDbQH).    

Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, disqualify any Submission that does not comply with these Submission Restrictions or that Sponsor otherwise deems to be inappropriate in its sole discretion. In the event of disqualification, the Submission will not be entered into the Sweepstakes. 

By uploading a Submission, each entrant understands and agrees that the entrant’s Submission may be accessible for viewing by the general public and any such posting will be deemed made at the direction of the entrant within the meaning of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (US) and the Communications Decency Act (US).             

Only one entry per person is permitted. Use of multiple email addresses/accounts to enter more than once is prohibited. There may be only one (1) named entrant for each Submission, regardless of the number of persons who may have contributed to the creation of the Submission.

In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting an entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the Sephora registered account of the entry, which the entrant will have the obligation to establish. Entries generated by a script, computer programs, macro, or other automated means will be disqualified. Sponsor is not responsible for late, incomplete, misdirected, delayed, or undelivered entries, or entries not timely received due to telephone failures, Internet or website failures and disruptions, and ISP problems. Incomplete information may result in disqualification of entry. All eligible entries carry an equal chance of winning.

1. Sweepstakes Period:  The Sweepstakes begins on January 16, 2019 at 12:00 a.m. (midnight) Pacific Time (“PT”) and ends on February 11, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. PT on February 11, 2019.   
2. Selection of Winners:  Potential winners will be selected from all eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period in a random drawing conducted by Sponsor on March 1, 2019 and will be notified by email. Potential winners will be required to provide Sponsor with their full name, mailing address, telephone number and/or date of birth, and may also be required to complete, sign and return an affidavit/declaration of eligibility and liability/publicity release. Canadian potential winners must also correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question in the manner specified by the Sponsor.   For US residents, if the value of any winner’s prize is $600 or more (or $500 or more if Puerto Rico resident), the winner must supply Sponsor with his/her social security number for tax purposes, and complete (if requested) a W9 form.  A winner’s prize will be forfeited upon the occurrence of any of the following:  (i) the potential winner fails to confirm acceptance of the prize and eligibility within five (5) days of notification, (ii) the potential winner fails to return any required documents within seven (7) days of receiving such documents from Sponsor, (iii) the return of a prize or prize notification to Sponsor as non-deliverable; or (iv) the determination by Sponsor that winner is ineligible or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules. If a potential winner forfeits a prize or is deemed ineligible, an alternate winner will be selected by random drawing from all remaining eligible entries until a winner is determined.  If any alternate similarly forfeits the prize, Sponsor will use a reasonable number of attempts, in its discretion, to award the prize to another alternate but if it is unable to do so, the prize will be finally forfeited and Sponsor shall have no further obligation to award the prize.  All decisions of Sponsor are final and binding on all entrants.  Limit one prize per person/household.  Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received.
3. Prizes:  Five (5) grand prize winners will each be awarded a grand prize with an approximate prize value of US $614 / CAD $815.

Each grand prize package will consist of the following prizing components (note that some of the prizing components are different for US and Canadian winners): 

Grand Prize Package	Approximate Prize Value
Youth To The People Superberry Dream Mask	US $48
Ole Henriksen Retin-Alt Sleeping Crème	US $55
Beauty Chef Sleep Inner Beauty Powder*	US $60
Four Sigmatic Mushroom Hot Cacao with Reishi*	US $20
REN Now to Sleep	US $25
Murad NightFix Enzyme Treatment	US $70
Peter Thomas Roth Green ReLeaf Therapeutic Sleep Cream	US $65
Fresh Lotus Night Cream	US $48
Caudalie Vinoperfect Glycolic Night Cream	US $65
Algenist Sleeping Collagen	US $98
Glow Recipe Avocado Sleeping Mask*	US $60

*These specific prize components are not available in Canada. If the prize winner is a Canadian resident, these components will be replaced with a substitute Sephora beauty product of equal or greater value, selected by Sephora in its sole discretion.

Prizes are non-refundable and non-transferable, cannot be combined with any other special offer or promotion and must be accepted as awarded. Prizes may not be exchanged for cash value or substituted, except that Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to substitute with either the cash value of a prize, or a prize or prizes of equal or greater value. Prizes are provided “AS-IS” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, and sponsor hereby disclaims all such warranties, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.  Applicable federal, provincial, state, or local taxes and any other costs or expenses associated with the prizes or the use or redemption thereof is the sole responsibility of the winner. The prizes will be awarded, and will be delivered to the confirmed winner to a valid U.S. or Canadian address within 3 weeks of the determination of the winner. 

1. As a condition of entering this Sweepstakes, you warrant and represent to Sponsor and the other Sweepstakes Entities the following:

THAT YOU OWN ALL RIGHTS TO YOUR SUBMISSION;

THAT YOU ARE THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL PICTURED IN YOUR SUBMISSION (IF APPLICABLE); AND

THAT THE SUBMISSION: (a) IS YOUR ORIGINAL WORK AND HAS BEEN LEGALLY OBTAINED AND CREATED; (b) DOES NOT INFRINGE THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, PRIVACY OR PUBLICITY RIGHTS OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR MORAL RIGHTS OF ANY THIRD PARTY, OR VIOLATE APPLICABLE LAWS, OR REGULATIONS; (c) HAS NOT BEEN ENTERED IN OR WON PREVIOUS SWEEPSTAKES, CONTESTS OR AWARDS; AND (d) HAS NOT BEEN PUBLISHED PREVIOUSLY IN ANY MEDIUM (OTHER THAN ON A WEBSITE WHERE YOU RETAIN ALL RIGHTS TO USE, MODIFY AND REMOVE YOUR SUBMISSION).

As a further condition of entering the Sweepstakes, to the extent permitted by applicable law, you release and agree to indemnify and hold the Sponsor and the other Sweepstakes Entities harmless from any and all claims, damages, expenses, costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees) and liabilities (including settlements) arising from, or relating to, the breach or alleged breach of the representations, warranties and agreements in these Official Rules, your Submission, or your participation in this Sweepstakes, or your conduct during and in connection with this Sweepstakes.     

By submitting a Submission, you grant to Sponsor a worldwide, perpetual, non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free, sublicenseable, and transferable right and license to display or modify your Submission on Sephora's websites and social channels, and to use it in accordance with Sephora’s Terms of Use (http://seph.me/VTDbQH), and hereby agree to waive any of your moral rights in connection with your Submission in favor of Sponsor.  You understand this means that your Submission may be utilized and distributed by Sponsor in its marketing materials, including but not limited to, Sponsor websites, Sponsor emails, social channels, and store materials. 

1. By participating, each entrant agrees to comply with these Official Rules and agrees that Sponsor is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes or by any technical or human error that may occur in the processing of entries in the Sweepstakes. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or tampering with or hacking of, the web site or any technical failure or malfunction, or any injury or damage to an entrant’s or any other person’s computer or property.   

IN NO EVENT WILL SPONSOR OR ANY OTHER SWEEPSTAKES ENTITIES BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ENTRANT’S PARTICIPATION IN THE SWEEPSTAKES, ENTRANT’S SUBMISSION, ANY PRIZES WON, ENTRANT’S ACCESS TO OR USE OF SPONSOR’S WEB SITES, APPLICATIONS OR SERVICES, OR THE ACCESSING, DOWNLOADING AND/OR PRINTING OF ANY MATERIAL AVAILABLE ON SAID SITES, APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON SPONSOR’S WEB SITES IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSIONS OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY.

1. By accepting a prize in this Sweepstakes, each winner grants to Sponsor, where permitted by law, the right to use and publish (worldwide and via the Internet) his/her name, city and state, province or territory of residence, Submission, portrait, image, picture, voice, likeness and comments for advertising, trade and promotional purposes without notification, review or approval, and without additional consideration.

BY ACCEPTING A PRIZE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH WINNER AGREES NOT TO SUE OR BRING ANY LAWSUIT OR MAKE ANY CLAIM UNDER ANY THEORY WHATSOEVER AGAINST THE SPONSOR OR THE OTHER SWEEPSTAKES ENTITIES ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE, PARTICIPATION IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES, THE WINNER’S SUBMISSION OR ANY SWEEPSTAKES-RELATED ACTIVITY.  IN ADDITION,  TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH WINNER  AGREES TO WAIVE, RELEASE, FOREVER DISCHARGE, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS SPONSOR AND ALL OTHER SWEEPSTAKES ENTITIES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS, LOSSES, CAUSES OF ACTION AND LIABILITY OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, FOR ANY MATTER, CAUSE OR THING, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOSS, INJURY OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND TO PERSONS, INCLUDING DEATH, OR PROPERTY, OR OTHER HARM OR LOSS OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, WHETHER DIRECT, COMPENSATORY, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL, CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, WHILE PREPARING FOR OR PARTICIPATING IN OR OTHERWISE ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE, PARTICIPATION IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES, THE WINNER’S SUBMISSION OR ANY SWEEPSTAKES-RELATED ACTIVITY.

1. If, for any reason, the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned because of circumstances including, but not limited to, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes, which, in Sponsor’s sole judgment, corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right, in their sole discretion and determination of fairness, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes and, if possible, to select the winner from entries received prior to such event or interruption. Sponsor may disqualify any entrant who tampers with the entry process or operation of the Sweepstakes or who violates these Official Rules.
2. By entering the Sweepstakes, each entrant acknowledges he/she has read, understands and will abide by these Official Rules. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrants and/or Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California, without regard to the conflict of laws principles.  In the event of any inconsistency between the full version of these Official Rules and any abbreviated rules, the one most beneficial for entrants shall prevail. 
3. For a winners list or a copy of these Official Rules, send a self-addressed stamped envelope for receipt by March 31, 2021, to: “Sephora Marketing, Beauty Sleep Sweepstakes (January 2019),” Sephora: Social Community Team, 525 Market Street, 32nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105.   
4. Except as provided in these Official Rules relating to the use of the Submissions and of certain winner information and the availability of the Submissions for viewing by the general public online, the Submissions and personal information collected from each entrant with respect to the Sweepstakes will be used by Sponsor for the purposes of administration of the Sweepstakes and as otherwise permitted by Sephora’s Privacy Policy (www.sephora.com/includes/privacy_policy.jhtml).   

[Samtian]

I'm an insomniac who usually has to take pills to sleep. But the rare times I get a good night sleep is from working my butt off during the day.

[haha11]

Get to bed around the same time everyday!

[bookwyrmm]

No screens an hour before bed, but plenty of reading of physucal books.

[Genevieve1126]

My best sleep advice is:

1. Stop drinking water 2 hours before bed so you don't interrupt your sleep getting up to use the bathroom

2. Shut of your tv, phone and any other electronic devices 1 hour before bed to wind down your brain.

3. Do a great skincare routine to repair and rejuvenate your skin for the next day. Never sleep with makeup on!

4. Write in your journal or planner about your intentions for the next day

[bakeamuffin]

Nice routine @Genevieve1126! 

[Abby007]

I drink a big glass of water before bed and have an extra cup on my nightstand. Gotta stay hydrated!

[curlychiquita]

I've tried every supplement I can think of.  Nothing really helps as much as I wish, but aromatherapy helps me drift off to sleep more peacefully.  I currently use Le Labo room sprays, and plan to invest in REN CLEAN SKINCARE - And Now to Sleep Pillow Spray as soon as I run out!

[prettyinpa]

I'm all about routine. Shower, put on pj's and put book in bedroom.

Take the dog outside for one last trip, in the winter, the cold lowers my body temperature which helps induce sleep. Since I do a lot of physical labor, I don't worry much about falling asleep. If for some reason I wasn't outside working during the day, I make sure to schedule a run in the late afternoon so I'm tired. Pick up book, start reading, fall asleep with book on head. lol

[parisdust]

My best beauty sleep tip is to ideally stop scrolling on my phone at least 30 minutes before I'm ready to snuggle in my bed to reduce the impact of blue light on my sleep quality. Instead, I'll pick up a physical book that I read a bit every night leisurely and read a few chapters until I feel sleepy!

[Jessyuan]

Sleep on silk pillowcases for frizz free hair!

[Guessgal]

For a good night’s sleep, I like to put on a sheet mask half an hour before bed. I then lie in bed listening to relaxing music. I have a CD that plays ocean waves with some distant birds cawing that I find suits the mood.

[Sandie01]

My sleep routine is cleanse, tone, moisturize my face.  use a great lip mask, either Laneige or Bite, and than have the heat set low and snuggle into my bed with an audio book/ podcast playing and I am asleep within 10 minutes usually.

[CheriseMikell]

My sleep ritual is to always do my nighttime skincare routine but because of my sensitive skin I always wear a silk bonnet or scarf not only to protect my hair but to prevent acne breakouts.

[Anonymous]

I get plenty of exercise so I'm ready to sleep. 

[CookieGirl1]

I love spraying my pillow and/or blankets with perfume before going to sleep.  I'll use different scents depending on my mood but it's so calming and relaxing to fall asleep with a pleasant scent all around me.

[WinglessOne]

This is how I wind down 3-5 nights a week (depending on how my knee and hip feel that night): 

Strength training and stretches

Daytime is for cardio and HIIT, which usually energize me. Sometimes a 15-20 minute run helps me wind down at night, but not often. Strength training and stretches are what really do the trick at night: slower, more mindful movements, combined with relaxing music. Warrior 3 pose with a kettlebell or dumbbell is like an extended single leg deadlift, both of which help me relax for some reason. 

Other things that help me sleep: 

  - No persistent clockface staring me down in the bedroom. If I have to tap something to see the time, I’m less likely to check every 15 minutes. 

  - A sleep sounds app on my phone + portable Bluetooth speaker, for nights when anxiety-induced insomnia hits hard. 

  - Cedarwood is my lavender, so I keep a couple of cedar planks beside the bed. I resand them as needed to refresh the smell. Real cedar planks work better (for me) than cedar-scented room diffusers. 

  - A warm moisturizing bath + a small pot of low-caffeine tea (or a glass of red wine, or mulled wine) + a book I’ve already read. Can’t be a new-to-me book, otherwise my brain gets locked into “what happens next” mode all night. 😂 I don’t take baths every night, but when I do, they help me de-stress. 

  - I need a slightly cool room, not a cold room. If my nose and fingers are cold while I’m in bed, I can’t sleep. 

  - In the winter, I wear socks to bed because sometimes my feet get very cold, even if my hands/nose don’t. They must be warm and soft, with an “invisible” toe seam I can’t feel. Also cannot feel too binding around my ankles. Also must stay on my feet all night, so no low rise/“no show” socks. Also, hi there, I’m kinda quirky. 

While I’m thinking of sleep: the best sleep of my life (that I can remember) happened on a cruise ship 15 years ago. The memory foam mattress topper (not too thick, not too thin) and the way that ship rolled... it rocked me to sleep each night. If someone invents a grownup bed that mimics a large ship’s rolling/rocking movement, I’ll buy it! 

[myxducky]

I love to curl up with a warm beverage and watch a bit of mindless tv (like travel shows etc. something that's light and doesnt getthwe brain going too much) to destress and clear my mind before bed.

[Anastasiya13]

My advice is to drink a warm cup of tea or milk an hour before sleep, so that way it relaxes you and you still have time to go to the bathroom

[modrn]

My best sleep advice is to grab a good book & a sheet mask, and a cuddly blanket of course! best way to end the day 🙂

[EuDeMa]

I think the best advice would be to find something that helps you relax and stick to it, whether it is a comfy pair of pajamas, a nightly mask, or a bath before bed. You can't go wrong if it works well for you!

[Anonymous]

My best sleep advice is to listen to some soothing music and try to relax and think of happy thoughts and nature. I also put on a lip balm and night cream before going to bed because in the morning my lips will be nice and smooth and won’t look dry throughout the day.