A balm protects during the day, but a lip mask does the deeper repair while you sleep. These are thicker and richer, meant to be applied generously before bed.

LANEIGE Lip Sleeping Mask in Berry is the one that started the overnight lip trend for many people, with vitamin C and a sweet berry scent. Tatcha The Kissu is a jelly mask with Japanese peach extract that works day or night. Fenty Beauty Plush Puddin' has a pudding texture and pomegranate sterols. PATRICK TA Major Glow in She's Juicy locks in moisture without stickiness. LIXR Beauty Lip Lixr in Café Crème also uses lanolin and gives a sheer chocolate tint by day. Kiehl's Buttermask is rich and buttery, JLo Beauty Beso Balm is thick and cushiony, and the tarte maracuja nourishing melt mask in Glaze smells like caramel.

Pairing tip: use a mask at night and a lanolin balm in the morning. That pairing handles almost any level of dryness.

What I would skip: peeling or picking at flakes in the morning. It makes cracks worse. Put a mask on thickly, sleep on it, and wipe the softened flakes away gently with a warm washcloth.

Tinted lip balms give you a little color with the comfort of a balm. They are the easiest thing to put on without a mirror, and they are what I reach for most on weekends.

Augustinus Bader The Tinted Lip Balm in Shade 1 was made with Sofia Coppola and is a soft, buildable tint. Tower 28 BeachPlease Luminous Tinted Balm in Power Hour is a glowy color that also works on cheeks. GUERLAIN Kiss Kiss Bee Glow in Honey Glow is a natural beige with honey. ILIA Balmy Tint in Hold Me is a soft everyday color. MILK MAKEUP Balmade in Refresher is a bright pink with electrolytes and a raspberry flavor. Hourglass Phantom Smoothing Blur Lip Balm in Whisper 45 is a pink mauve with a soft blur. MAKE UP FOR EVER Artist ColorGlow in Wherever Walnut is a warm rose nude, and 19/99 Beauty Tinted Matte Balm in Terra is a matte balm, which is rare.

How to use them: put a clear lanolin balm on first, let it sink in for a minute, then add the tint. You get the color with double the comfort.

What I would skip: very fragranced or tingly lip balms on already cracked lips. They can sting and slow healing. Save them for when your lips are back to normal.

Keep a lanolin lip balm in every coat and bag, and put a thick layer of a lip mask on before bed. That is really all very dry lips need. Add a tinted balm for days when you want a bit of color without a real lipstick. Drink water, use a humidifier if the heating dries out your room, and avoid licking your lips outside in the cold. Most dry lips improve within a week of this routine, and the lanolin balms and lip balms here make it easy to stay consistent all winter. If you want to keep browsing, I also put together The Best Lip Balm for Dry Lips and La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Lip Balm and Other Barrier Balms for Dry Lips. For the balm with the longest history on dry lips, I wrote about lanolin on lips and the Lanolips tubes I trust.