Tips for exfoliative cheilitis? I'd like to wear lipstick.

I have exfoliative cheilitis that is better or worse depending in stress. Basically my lips create large flakes/scales which then peel off (although I usually rip them off before it goes too far as it is unsightly - obviously not the best course of action but hey, it can look terrible). My experience with lipstick is that sometimes it can make the scales more obvious if the colour is not extremely solid as some portions of the lip then have effectively 3 layers instead of one (underlying lip, back of scale, front of scale). Any tips would be greatly appreciated!