Texture: Rich and creamy
Flavour: Very light chocolate/orange.
Fragrance: Jaffa.
Finish: Soft shine.
Lasting power: Three hours.
Colour: Clear.
Longevity: 6 months.
Size: 3.5gram/0.12oz
Price: $8.95
Availability: Health shops and their website.
Website: www.miessence.com
Discontinued: No.
Limited Edition: No.
Rating: 4.5
If you like this, try: The Body Shop Cocoa Butter Lip Care Stick.
Ingredients: Organic sunflower seed oil, organice shea fruit butter, organic beeswax, organic avocado fruit oil, organic sweet orange essential oil, organic vanilla CO2 extract, organic rosemary leaf CO2 extract, limonene.
Years ago I tried the Miessence Jaffa lip balm and it was a grainy, awful mess that ended up in the bin. Fast forward about ten years and I decided to give it another go. This time I was pleasantly surprised at how lovely it is. The texture is beautifully creamy, very hydrating and a pleasure to use. I love the slim tube, it fits easily in my pocket which is always a bonus.
Texture: Creamy and smooth.
Flavour: Coconut.
Fragrance: Coconut.
Finish: Soft shine.
Lasting power: Three hours.
Colour: Clear.
Longevity: Not stated.
Size: 0.15oz/4.25ml.
Price: Around $4.
Availability: I purchased mine from iHerb, I've seen it at health shops and you can purchase from the Coco Kind website.
Website: www.cocokind.com
Discontinued: No.
Limited Edition: No.
Rating: 1
Ingredients: Organic fair trade certified virgin coconut oil, organic yellow beeswax.
I really wanted to love this balm but I can't. It's so soft that it's unusable. The texture is what you'd expect for a balm that comes in a pot, not one that comes in a tube. Even in winter it's too soft to use, I end up with a thick layer of balm smeared over my lips which I have to wipe off, wasting the excess. The flavour and fragrance are beautiful as you'd expect from a coconut oil lip balm, it's just a shame about the texture. I end up applying it with my finger which is rather annoying.
Texture: Silky smooth.
Flavour: None.
Fragrance: Rose.
Finish: Soft shine.
Lasting power: Around three hours if I'm not eating or drinking.
Colour: Clear.
Longevity: 6 months.
Size: 10 grams.
Price: Between $26 to $29 (AUD)
Availability: ASOS, Strawberrynet, the Rodial website and numerous other online stores.
Website: rodial.com
Discontinued: No.
Limited Edition: No.
Rating: 4
If you like this, try: By Terry Baume de Rose.
Ingredients:
hydrogenated polybutene, diisostearate malate, tridecyl trimellitate,
castor seed oil, petrolatum, c10-30 cholesterol/lanosterol esters,
synthetic wax, ethylhexyl palmitate, shea butter, rosa damascena flower
extract, sunflower seed oil, flavour, benzyl alcohol, pomegranate
extract, tocopherol, silica dimethyl silylate, mica, water,
dehydroacetic acid, butylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, geraniol,
citronellol, sodium hyaluronate, phenoxyethanol, limonene, hexylene
glycol, eugenol, linalool, carrot seed oil, carrot root extract,
beta-carotene, ascorbyl palmitate, titanium dioxide, carmine.
I'm obsessed with anything that smells like roses, especially lip products. Do you remember the rose scented Juicy Tube?
Glam Balm Lip is a rose lovers heaven, it smells beautiful. If you've been lusting after By Terry's Baume de Rose but can't afford it, try Glam Balm Lip. It's not as good but it's a great alternative.
If, like me, you wear lip balm more than lipstick or gloss, this is a great one because it has a soft, shiny finish which makes it look like you're wearing a gloss. It works really well over lip liner or lip stains too, and the top is a mirror which is ideal for touch ups on the go.
