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Nivea Fruity Shine Pomegranate Lip Balm Review

I love lip balms and hoard them like crazy. This one was my purchase from a neighborhood shop when I was in a hurry and I just picked it up and ran. These balms are pretty much inexpensive, so I like it.

Price and Quantity:

Rs. 129 for 4.8 gm

My Take:

The packaging of the product is simple – a blister package revealing a red tube which is quite easy to find and a long cap making it difficult to open up involuntarily at any time. Good for the times when you are going on a long trip or something.

The lip balm bullet is dark red in color, but applies sheer red on your lips with very tiny shimmers on it. The texture is not very smooth or very drying, just right to make my lips look shimmery and pretty without going over the top. It has a nice, light, berry smell, which is nice, and does not taste of anything. On my lips the shimmers does not show much, but they do tend to settle on my lip lines.

Unlike most other Nivea lip balms, this one does not keep my lips hydrated for long. In fact, the effect starts wearing out after 1-1.5 hours on my lips, and my lips feel dry slightly, and I need to reapply. Although the stain itself is flattering, I don’t like the way the shimmers stick to my lips later.

PROS:

Travel friendly
Nice transparent color with a hint of red
Applies nicely
Smells good

CONS:

Staying power is low
Shimmers sticking to my lips

Rating: 3.5/5

Final Verdict:

So I don’t use this as often I would want to, although the concept of a tinted lip balm is appealing.

VLCC Daily Protect Mango Lip Balm Review and Swatches

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by Arpita

Lip Balm has become a necessity for me. My lips are of the normal kind and are almost without any pigmentation (*touchwood*). When I first saw this Mango lip balm at my local cosmetic store, I could not stop myself from buying it. Let us find out if it worked for me.

Also Read: VLCC Daily Protect Honey Lip Balm Review

Ingredients, Description, Other Information: Please refer to the images.( Actually it is not worth knowing coz you will not be purchasing this after you read this review 😛 )

Price and Quanity:

Rs. 49 for 4 g

My Take:

Well, the lip balm is moisturizing for my normal lips but dry lips will need something better than this one. It has a staying power, which is a maximum of 1 hour. It creates a yellowish layer onto the lips, which looks really un-natural and weird. I just do not like the packaging as well. If you pull out a bit more of the balm, then putting it back is slightly difficult. In addition, it melts down during the summer time and hence, I need to keep it refrigerated all the time.

I will not recommend it because I do not like reapplying my lip balms and its fragrance is too artificial for my taste. I will not recommend it also because I know we cannot carry our refrigerators with us everywhere we go 😛

Summing up the detailed pros and cons- (I know most of you only read the pros and cons 😛 and thus, I have explained each point nicely for you :))

PROS:

This lip balm is very affordable. The quantity you get at the price is great.
It contains SPF 15. Thus, this lip balm helps in protection of the lips from the harmful sun rays too!
It does not feel heavy on the lips. It is not too much waxy or anything and just provides the right amount of moisture for my normal lips.

CONS:

The lip balm is yellow in color. If you try to swipe it more than twice on your lips, then, be sure to have yellow lips 😛
Packaging is a turn off for me. The twist up kind of bottom is too loose and gets stuck sometimes which is a total boo from my side.
This lip balm has a very low staying power of about 1 hour. You need to keep reapplying it every one hour. I am simply not Okay with it.
It melts down badly during the hot summer months. It is too soft and if you exert even slightly more pressure, the bullet will break and it will be a pain to join it back.
Dry lips should stay away from this one, as it will not do anything for you.
This lip balm breaks into chunks on your lips while you apply it and thus gives you a very uneven application.
Fragrance that has been added to this lip balm is quite artificial.

Final Verdict: It is a very average type of lip balm which will not help you out much and I will only recommend it to you if you do not mind reapplying it every one hour and if you want yellow colored lips 😛

Rating: 2/5

Do I Recommend?:

I will give my answer with a very simple word- NO. Sometimes saying No is very important in life too.

Will I Repurchase?:

Yes, only if need a yellow colored lip balm, someday 😛 I am going back to my favorite Baby Lips by Maybelline. If you are a mango lover, then please skip this!

Maybelline Baby Lips Lip Balm Mango Pie Review

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Lip Balm is an item I believe any girl will find in their vanity as it is more of a skincare product than a beauty product. In the last few years we have seen the evolution of the Vaseline which used to be the HG lip care product for most Indians to these easy to use lip balms in so many varieties and flavors. Today we see so many brands launching lip balms to cater to the different needs of the lip balm lovers.

Even before Maybelline started promoting their new launch Baby Lips Lip Balm I was aware of these cute babies through the YouTube Beauty Gurus. But after the launch don’t know why but the swatches did not tempt me and I avoided them. But seeing these cuties on the counter I had to give them a try. HE and I love Mangoes and anything which has Mango in it. So he suggested I take the clear one that is ‘Mango Pie’

Price and Quantity:

The price of these lip balms vary as these are available in two varieties. The colorless ones (Mango Pie and Antioxidant Berry) ones are priced at 125 INR while the tinted versions (Cherry Kiss, Pink Lolita, Rose Addict, Coral Crush, Berry Crush) are priced at 150 INR for 4gm of product .

My Take:

Well so much has been talked about the super cute packaging of this balm and I’m sure you all love the Pink and Yellow Combination of the packaging. Plus the cute fonts add up to its amazing packaging. The lip balm is the transparent kind. It looks white in the packaging and goes transparent onto the lips.

Application is smooth and I need only one swipe to cover my full lips. But I have seen thin lipped ladies face problem due to the large head of the Lip balm. Having tried both the tinted and transparent version I have found that these lip balms are more moisturizing for dry lips. He has very dry lips and I gave him one of this version and in two days all the roughness was gone and with a DIY lip scrub the next day his lips were totally soft and there was no sign of dryness.

Also if you are to use this as a guard against the cold wind then settle for the transparent ones. These might feel a bit waxy but I feel they moisturize the lips very well. They heal chapped lips and make the lips soft (if not baby soft). I love the fact that these also provide SPF protection to the lip which is a big plus point for me.

I love the smell of it. Those who have enjoyed feasting on Parle’s ‘Mango Bite’ candy in their childhood will love this one. It’s the exact same smell. To confirm I searched the local shops and found some of the candies and yes they smell exactly same.

Using this I see my lips stay moisturized up to 6 hours and if I have lunch or a heavy snack then I feel the need of a lip balm application soon after. But with this cute packaging no one will hate reapplication. I loved this lip balm and if you have not tried these yet then do try this one at the counter. I love it.