Lip balms!

Hi guys,

Today it’s about lip balms!

I’m a absolute lip balm-junky! My lips get real quickly dry, so I always have lip balm with me where ever I go. Because my lips are very sensitive I can’t use a lot of lipglosses.

I’m going to show you my favourite lip balms, some are glossy and some are mat.

The first two I’m going to show you are Carmex lip balms.

I never knew of Carmex until I came across it on Asos.

First I got the pot. I really like the smell of this product. And when you put it on it just gives you a little tingling feeling. That’s because one of the ingredients is menthol. It doesn’t have a super glossy finish, it looks hydrated.

Then I got the Carmex tube. This one has a much more glossier finish then the pot. You can see the swatch at the picture.

It’s easier to apply with the tube, because you don’t have to put your finger in the pot, so it’s also more hygienic .

Next lip balm is Smith’s Minted Rose, from the rosebud collection.

I really like this one, because it gives you a nice glossy finish and it tingles on your lips because of the mint. It’s in a nice big pot, 0.8oz/23grams.

So you can use it for quite a while! I want to get the eucalyptus rosebud also to try, so I’m going to order that next time at Asos. And I read recently that there’s also a rosebud tube! So that’s also something I’m going to try.

Next thing is from Spain. If you are going to Spain soon you have to go to just any pharmacy, you can recognize them with their big green crosses. Just go in a pharmacy and look what they got!

I came to this lip balm by accident, I was in Barcelona and I forgot my lip balm, so I went in and got the first one I saw. And it’s amazing! It’s from Sensilis and it’s their Hydraction Protective Lipstick, it’s hypoallergenic so there are no nasty perfumes or other surplus ingredients in it. It’s a rather creamy lip balm, and if you put on to much your lips get white! So just a little bit is enough.

So if you ever go to Spain buy this! (The Sensilis brand has also other nice products! Like Suncare and nice make-up, also hypoallergenic.)

Anatomicals Stop Cracking Up Lip Balm is my next favourite. This is more a gloss, but it has a balm function. I don’t know how that is possible but it is very very nice. This one is in a tube again, and is very glossy. It’s nice hydrating, but I usually put it over another lip balm for the finish.

This lip balm is my current favourite of all of these. It is the Christian Dior Crème de Rose. It is sooo nice, it really hydrates your lips and gives them a bit more volume! Also this balm has a SPF10 in it! As you can see I used this almost up. One downside to this balm is the price. It’s about 20 of 25 euro for a 7,2grams/0.25 oz pot. So that is rather expensive. But you get something for your money on the other side. Also the look of the pot is super cute.

Then the last of my list, these are my all time favourites! I always have these lying around somewhere, and whatever is going on with my lips, these two will fix it!

I’m off course talking about the Blistex Med Plus! I really like the menthol in it, and you feel it working with the tingles in your lips. I think to pot and the stick are both really good and I don’t see a big difference between them. The stick is better to bring if you’re going somewhere, and the pot is better for at home.

So these were all my favourite lip balms, off course I’ve got more, like the old school Vaseline and Purol. But I use the balms above more and on a daily basis.

I hope you enjoyed my review of these balms and I hope it helped you a little bit.

With love, Roos