For The Lip Balm Lovers

Lip balms- we just love'em don't we. If you are anything like me, you will have a little stash of balms next to your bed ready to pop on before you go to sleep and work its wonders during the night. Nobody likes  to wake up with dry chapped lips! There are so many balms out there on the market its hard to know where to begin. The price of balms vary but are usually fairly cheap in comparison to other cosmetic items. Here are a few in my collection that I would like to share with you. 

Melvita Apicosma Lipbalm (£7.00

Ill start with one of my favourites- the Melvita Apicosmar Repairing Lip balm. This 100% natural organic lip balm contains loads of wonderful plant oils and protective butters. I got this balm about a year ago in one of my beauty boxes and although I don't use it every night- it has lasted ages!  Its so moisturising and nourishing without being sticky at all. Certainly worth the £7.00 price tag. 




I love all of the Palmers cocoa butter products so needless to say I am also a big fan of their cocoa butter original lip balm. This product ticks every box for me- its moisturising, non sticky, lasts ages, leaves the lips smooth and soft and at only £1.85 its a must must must have. With its high vitamin E content SPF 15 you just cant go wrong... and it smells divine!!

RRP £4.99

This Figs and Rouge 'multi tasking' lip balm (£4.99) is another 100% natural, 100% organic product, and unlike the other balms so far- this one also gives your lips a hint of colour too. As much as I love the pretty floral packaging and cherry blossom scent, this lip balm just isn't for me- I feel its more of a lip gloss than a balm and is a little on the sticky side. I have seen other Figs and Rouge balms advertised in their pretty little tins- and they are next on my lip balm list for sure.






Next up is a newbee that I I only got a week or so ago. Its the Jasons Lips Bee Healthier aloe and beeswax lip balm. I love this stuff- its 70% organic and contains Shea butter, aloe Vera, vitamin E and green tea extracts and peppermint oil. It leaves the lips with a very slight fresh tingle. This only costs a mere £2.50 (approx) and I highly recommend it.

RRP £2.50

Nivea Lipbutter in Rasberry Rose (Approx £2.50)

The Nivia lip butter in Raspberry Rose (approx £2.50) is so creamy and tastes wonderful (on the lips of course, I don't recommend having an intentional nibble) This is another product I have loved wearing and one of those that stays put without any stickiness. This is just feel so luxurious on the lips- you have to try it to believe it. I also tried another flavor (vanilla If I remember correctly) but came back to the faithful raspberry rose.

Lypsyl Cherry blossom (Aprox £2.00)

Lypsyl Cherry blossom lipbalm (Approx £2.00) is wonderfully moisturising and is another that tastes yummy too. The only downside to this one is that I feel I have to press it onto my lips quite hard to get a proper even application- but once its on, its on- and it lasts. It has a very sheer red tint too. 







The Burts Bees Guava Lipshimmer is also one to mention. It is a cross between a balm and a lip shimmer. It gives the lips a lovely  sheen and its minty fresh, giving them that wonderful plumping tingle. I feel  the one I have (the pink) it is a little too pale and shimmery to wear alone- but I apply a thin coat over whichever lipbalm I have chosen. It contains anti-oxidant rich fruit oils too... always a bonus!  

I will finish off with a product I have been a little disappointed with. Perhaps it is due to all of the hyper surrounding the EOS lip-balms that when mine arrived, I excitedly tried it on.. and it just didn't 'wow' me like I had expected. after hearing review after review about how miraculous these little egg shaped balms are- I just expected more from it. I can see the appeal, the packaging is super cute and the application method is different and quirky- setting it apart from other balms, but for me it just hasn't lived up to the hype. I have the honeysuckle dew in the green packaging. Once applied I feel the balm just sits on top of my lips rather than really 'soaking in' to them and working wonders. I like to apply a balm at night, and most of them work their little moisturing missions during sleeping hours, leaving my lips soft and supply by morning- the EOS however tends not to last at all- it makes little difference. I wanted to love this balm I really did- but its just not for me.