Not too long ago I purchased to benefits lip balm one in bene balm the other in lolli balm. The each individually cost $16 which can be found in Sephora, Macy's, Ulta, and any other high end makeup is sold. and these both have very nice packaging, and they are great to give to younger girls who are just starting with makeup.
There is nothing completely revolutionary about them they both have decent pigmentation and extremely hydrating but do not last long. of course I recommend drugstore lip balm from the Maybelline line which cost around 6 to 8 dollars depending on where you buy it. But if you want to give him as a gift to you know be a little fancy this is a great way to go I personally bought it just to feel little fanfare there's nothing revolutionary about them but once again I really enjoy benefit products and they're very well packaged very pretty and girly. if you are familiar with the Benetint, the carry the same exact smell the red one which is the Bene balm slightly more flowery for the lolli balm. All these are followed by their tints.
There are three in total: the benetint, lollitint, the cha cha tint and each one of them have their corresponding balm. Which gives you the option of layering the tint and the balm to get a more pronounced color and hydration that will last longer.
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Benefits hydrating tinted lip balm
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Absolute New York lip balm
Hello there today I will be talking about lip balms. I'm going to be talking about are from absolute New York. They cost around $3 each they are against animal testing, last around 12 months and come in adorable tin packaging whose colors reflect on its flavours.
The first one I'm talking about is " You're the Balm Grape," which does smell like chemically made grape scent. This is not particularly my favorite one, because it does contain glitter. It's also does not have the same formulation. And this one have multiple times toned glitters in purple, blue, green, yellow and orange. And to hear it is glitter so I don't travel everywhere the formula tends to be a little bit waxy but that does allow the glitters to say on anywhere from 2 to 8 hours depending on how much you eat and drink. It also leave a nice sheen and hydrated look at the lips but doesn't moisturize so well. So due to the glitter and waxy-ish feel, I pass this along to a younger family member who really did enjoy this.
My favorite one is the Absolute Love Bubblegum, once again that contain a super fruity bubble gum smell that's less artificial than the grape. This one is not waxy it has a super buttery formula. This one is super moisturizing and does leave a nice pink tint and sheen on the lips and keep them moisturized for 2 hours. I usually use this after exfoliating lips or a couple of minutes before I use a drying lipstick.
The downside to this is the packaging it does come in at 10 which you have to open and physically scoop out the product. Which could be a little concerning to a lot of germaphobes, but my option is taking the product and placing in into a more desirable format such as putting it into an old chap stick container that's been finished.
Another complaint is it's gel-like formula, the glitter or the smell, which depends on who you are. Just remember to look at the product and see if glitter bothers you, or the gell formula is something you are interested in.