I used to have rather dry, cracked lips. And my itchy fingers will go an tear those dry skin off, leaving my lips bloody at times. T_T Having such dry lip condition makes lip sticks/tints/gloss hard to look smooth. It just looks cakey and ugly. That's when my lovely boyfriend (thankew dear ^^ ) bought for me the Vaseline Lip Therapy with Advanced Formula as seen below in the picture. It's really really good and is really cheap at S$2.80 at those neighbourhood stores! I use it before I sleep and before I put on my lip stick/tint/gloss. It is like a gel and is very creamy. So don't overly squeeze the cream out! It has no smell and no colour. So you can use it as a make up base. My BFF recommends the Elizabeth Arden Lip Protectant Stick that contains protective sunscreen. But obviously that is much much more expensive. $_$ Ultimately, the best treatment to anything will of course be to drink more water!