Thursday, August 2, 2012

Lip Balm

I'll be the first to admit that I kind of have an obsession with lip balm.  The better half would even go so far as to say that I'm addicted to them.  What can I say?  I love how they make my lips feel!  To give you an idea of what I mean, here's a sample of lip balms I currently have (have more not pictured, but they're pretty much the same lip balms in different flavors):

My preciousss(es)


In alphabetical order:
  • Burt's Bees
  • Chapstick
  • Dermstore Lip Quench
  • EOS (evolution of smooth) lip balm
  • Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment
  • Jack Black Lip Balm (Natural Mint)
  • Kiehl's Lip Balm #1
  • Korres Lip Butter (Guava)
  • L'Occitane lip balm
  • Perfumeria Gal (Peche/Peach)
  • Perfumeria Gal - Agatha Ruiz de la Prada lip tin (Tropical)
  • Shiseido Water in Lip cool lipbalm (menthol)
  • Smith's Rosebud Salve

I'm the type of person that has to put lip balm on at least once a day, or else my lips will feel dry.  The trouble is, it's hard to find many that I truly love.

Some other lip balms I've used in the past:
  • Figs & Rouge 100% natural balm in Sweet Geranium
Love the tin!
  • Natural Ice
  • Neutrogena Naturals Lip Balm 
  • Nivea Lip Care Star Fruit in Pink Grapefruit
  • Softlips
  • Vaseline
I'm sure there are more, but it's hard to think of them now.  Should also mention that I used some of these lip balms so long ago that my opinion of them may change by now.  I found this to be particularly true for Burt's Bees - when I first tried it over a decade ago (gosh, has it really been that long?!), I didn't really find it was all that noteworthy.  I decided to try it out again a few years ago, and just couldn't believe what I had been missing out on all of those years - it felt much nicer than I remembered!  

I've found over the years that I have the following requirements for a lip balm:
  1. Moisturizes my lips for at least 2 hours 
  2. Not too expensive (definitely less than $10 each)
  3. Feels smooth on my lips
Bonus points: I really enjoy minty/menthol flavors, nice packaging, and if the product didn't look totally gross by the time I finish it up (unless it's really really bad, I try to use everything up).  Extra plus if the ingredients are good for you!

But anyway, these are the lip balms I'm currently using:
Shiseido Water in Lip (Menthol)
Jack Black Lip Balm (Natural Mint)
Smith's Rosebud Salve (original)
I'll go into more detail of my thoughts of each of these lip balms in the next few days/weeks.  Are there any lip balms you would recommend I try?  

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