MAYBELLINE! BABY LIPS!
Stacy B here! I think last week I spoke about a freak snowstorm in October and now here I am in short sleeves with a window open in my house in almost mid-November. I definitely love this unusual weather better than two weeks ago! There's nothing quite like a surprise warm day (or two) during a month when it's supposed to be cold. It's like a gift! Moods are up, people are outside again getting a little more fresh air and I save a little on the heating bill for the month!
But, don't be fooled into thinking it's summer-like warmth. Almost 70 in November is very different from 70 in June or September. There's no moisture in the air so it feels a bit cooler and it's very dry. I had a few static moments with my hair today and I am getting a little more dry skin around my nose and eyes. A few weeks ago I picked up a new lip conditioner from Maybelline in preparation for the dry weather. I'm reviewing Baby Lips this week to try and heal a few bits of dry spots on my lips and to prevent more from coming.
This is supposed to keep your lips moisturized for up to 8 hours, and while on, should help your lips restore healthy skin and moisture levels. And, it's SPF 20. Which I laugh about in New England. I know, I know, SPF every day, blah blah blah, but really, it's the north east, do you know how far away the sun is getting from us right now? I admit to failing on the SPF applications for about 5 months of the year. (don't hurt me!).
It also promises to fully restore lips in as little as 4 weeks. That's a tall order for such a small lip balm. I haven't been using this for quite 4 weeks but I think I have a good idea of how well it works. First, it doesn't quite last 8 hours, but through a normal day of talking and eating and kissing if you're lucky, it lasted a good chunk of time. I reapplied after lunch. Second, I have no sunburned lips. So it must have worked, right? ;) Someone in Florida or Texas back me up on that please.
I did notice that my lips were smooth and the few dry spots were healed. But, other lip balms have worked just as well for me. It was a little more liquid-y than I like. It almost had a serum feel when I first put it on. I wasn't crazy about that. It wasn't sticky, no hair on the lips after a wind gust, but my lips felt a little...slippery? Slick? Not sure of the right word, but I like balms to be a little thicker.
It came in clear and a few other shades. Here's a picky preference I have. I don't want colored balms. That's what lipsticks and glosses are for. Some people like it, it's a two-in-one product, but I don't. I want to be able to stick a lip balm in my pocket or bag and slap in on whenever I need it without having to worry about color being all over my face or something. The colors weren't really deep, but they were noticeable and I don't like that. I stuck with the clear one.
It's about $4, which is cheap, but Chapstick is less than half that and does the job for me just as well. Plus, if I lose a Chapstick, I'm out less than $2. I guess for me, I could take it or leave it.
Has anyone tried this? What's your favorite lip balm for colder weather?
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I'm currently using Honey Bee Gardens lipbalm and I like that is fairly moisturizing and does not have too many ingredients.
ive used this few times from a friend, and its great! i didnt buy it because i have the nivea moisture one, but this is really good :)
I live in Texas:) Babylips works okay, i think everyone was expecting something better then what it is. I like it, but its DEFINITLY not my favv lipbalm... i like HardCandys world balmination lip balms :)
I use the Laura Mercier Tinted Lip Balms. I'm usually too lazy to retouch with lipstick during the day as well as chapstick, so this is a great compromise! I love it in berry.
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thank you for the review on this item, I have seen it advertised, think I will just stick with my chapstick!
I got this one as a gift in Grape Vine. I like the scent, even though it's a bit artificial, but the texture is just off. Definitely don't like how it feels on my lips, and while it is not bad (lasts okay and the color is nicely subtle) I'll definitely not be buying this. Sticking to my collection of Epically Epic lip balms.
I have yet to find my perfect lip balm, honestly. I'm currently using the Lemon EOS, and it makes my lips soft but doesn't make them moist for very long, feels somewhat waxy, and the smell is very cleaning agent. I like the idea of lip balms having SPF because I live in Southern California where such things are needed, but I'm not sold on Baby Lips. Back to the drawing board for me!
I have yet to see this in person, though I keep reading good reviews on them. I kind of wish you had tested one of the colored ones, since I'm curious about how the actual tint works on a variety of base lip colors. I can't stand chapstick, and I'm trying to move away from petrolatum based lip balms, is the comparison to chapstick based simply on it's being a lip balm in a tube or due to the ingredients?
I actually like colored lip balms haha, but I agree. I'll stick to the $2 chapsticks because I always lose mine hehe
I've seen these in the shops here and they're very affordable. If I didn't have enough SPF lipbalms to last me a few years I'd get them.
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I use Nivea'a lip balms, cheap and good
I prefer a non-scented balm. But I'm not picky as to whether or not it is tinted. My biggest expectation from a balm is that it moisturizers & protects my lips. Balms that will dry up & peel off in a couple of hours need not apply!
Oh, god does this suck.
I'm definitely not a fan! It seems to dry up really quick and I needed to keep reapplying or my lips would get chapped so fast! (Not practical for school or work!) I prefer Lucas PawPaw cream - that stuff is miracle cream, I swear!
I"ve been dying to try this out, it looks great, and my lips always get chapped during the winter.
I love the packaging but do not like the ingredients in this lippie.
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I can never ever find the peppermint flavored one!
I like waxy lipbalms and my favourite is Neutrogena for colder weather.
i absolutely LOVE the baby lips that was sent to me in my last meg's package. i never would have tried it, but i really love the texture and the pop of color it gives my lips. i am going to buy MOAR as soon as i see them on sale and have a coupon :) it isn't the longest lasting balm that i have ever used, but it's good. really i find that no balm works well for me if i'm not drinking enough water :)
I loathe chapstick. It's terrible and I swear it makes my lips worse. I really like Burt's Bees and any of the Co Bigelow line. I like anything super minty and fresh feeling. I also like my balms to be a little thicker, not liquidy, if that makes sense.
I've been wanting to try these! I find them to be a bit pricey though..
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Is this one of those bright almost neon like colors?
My favourite lip balm brand is blistex, the medicated one works wonders on my dry chapped winter lips! Nothing else compares when my lips get to that extreme
I actually have nearly all the colors of the Baby Lips balm. My favorite has to be Quenched, I adore the scent of it and I am glad that it's clear because sometimes I just don't want a tint to my lips!
is it bad that i want this only for the packaging? it's super cute. if we're being honest, though, my all-time favorite is blistex lip medex. nothing seems to heal my poor lips faster. for every day use, i really like soft lips just to keep them moisturized. lately i've been using a nivea balm. it's really fat, which i like, and it seems to work pretty well.
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Great texture, great colors, but soo overpriced in my country :/. For that price, I could live without this chapstick.
I'm the kind of girl that needs moisturizing lip products. Or else my lips WILL get really chapped and dry to the point where I can cut off pieces of lip skin with a pair of scissors.:/ even then this doesn't interest me. Neat idea though
I need to try these!!
I really like the two clear Baby Lips. Not only do they smell great, but they feel great. The colored ones feel great too, but they generally don't stay colored very long. It all wipes of and ends up in cracks in my lips rather that fully distributed.
Never tried it. I have highly reactive skin, and the only balm that doesn't cause a red bumpy reaction all around my lips is by an indie brand, Biggs & Featherbelle. I've even converted my husband over to their Soul Kiss lip balm, because his lips split in the cold weather and whatever he uses, I still react to when he kisses me. Soul Kiss works wonderfully for both of us and doesn't freak my skin out, so it's a win-win all around.
All the hype makes me wanna try em...but I can't get past the ingredient list
looks very cute. specially the packing :)
Soo cute!
These look fun but I am not one for putting things on my lips if it isnt Burts Bees!
I have 2 of these! Works wonders and is one of the cheapest option at where I live, so yeah it's a YES for me! :D
I have heard of thease I really want to try it!!!!!!!!
gorgeous!
I wanna try this so much, but still not available in my country :(