Maybelline Baby Lips Lip Balms* £2.99 each via
Boots Link
Having
purchased 2 baby lips lip balms when
visiting family back in the uk , I recently mentioned to my boyfriend as to how
much I would like the others & to my surprise when he last visited me in
March he had bought me all 6 Maybelline’s infamous Baby Lips lip balms found in
UK, which I was not expecting!
Much like
everyone else the first thing that drew my attention was the cute &
colorful packaging which tends to stand out from other lip balms. Having said
that there has been a few people stating as to how the lip balms were almost childish
and looked a little cheap and I guess such view is warranted as they are plastic
and brightly adorned; in my opinion the lipstick style bullet ensures ease of
application & for £2.99 each where are they going wrong? They were hardly
ever going to compete with high-end brands!
What is
surprising for such a cheap product costing less than £3 are the pretty substantial
ingredients including honey, Shea butter, aloe, vitamin E & for some SPF
20. Of course Maybelline claiming them to keep your lips hydrated for eight
hours was false and last in fact for about 2 hours; I was astounded as to how
these hard balms seemed almost liquid like and soft on the lips. They have such
a light texture and glide on with such ease; it was the opposite to what I expected
them to be. I expected the texture to tug and pull at the lips when applying
but I found myself to be completely wrong!
However all
these good factors these Baby Lips contain petroleum in a pretty large quantity
and the main problem with this is that it tends to create a barrier of hydration
therefor masking the problem of dry lips. It is said that overtime this
ingredient sucks out extra moisture from the skin making your dry lips not
better but worse, which explain why there are no real lasting benefits to this
particular balm or any other petroleum based balms.
To finish
off here are the names & scents of all 6 found in the UK. Obviously if you
are looking for different shades and scents you will have to look around in the
US.
Hydrate
(lemon scent), Mint Fresh (mint scent) & Intense Care (cherry almond) containing
SPF appear clear with a slightly glossy finish.
The
following applied leave a little tint of color but do not contain SPF: Pink
Punk (light pink with a passion fruit sent, Cherry Me (cherry scented with a
tinge of red) & last but not least Peach Kiss (a peach scent with a nude
tint).
MissMya xx