Herbs and Heart Lip Glide

Texture: Rich and creamy.

Flavour: None.

Fragrance: A light cocoa scent.

Finish: Slightly glossy.

Lasting power: Four hours.

Colour: Clear.

Longevity: 6 months.

Size: 4.75g.

Price: $8

Availability:  Herbs and Heart website

Website:  https://herbsandheart.com/collections/face/products/lip-glide

Discontinued:  No.

Limited Edition: No.

Rating: 5 stars

If you like this, try: Burt's Bees Mango Butter Lip Balm, Crazy Rumors balms.

 Ingredients: shea butter, coconut oil, cherry seed oil, hydrogenated sweet almond oil, candelilla wax, sweet almond oil, beeswax, aloe barbadensis leaf, natural sweetener, vitamin e.

When I first started using this balm I wasn't expecting to like it. The first few applications felt very waxy and heavy. One I'd worn off the top layer it was a totally different story. This is now one of my favourite lip balms. It's very rich without being goopy or waxy, it's very hydrating, doesn't melt in my pocket and leaves my lips feeling very soft.

I used this over winter and it was the perfect winter balm. I wish I'd saved a little bit to try it out in summer, but I'm sure it'd be great in summer too.
At only $8 this is a bargain and one that I'll definitely be purchasing again.

The Body Shop Cocoa Butter Lip Care Stick

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Texture: Smooth, slightly waxy but not in an unpleasant way.

Flavour: Chocolate!

Fragrance: Chocolate.

Finish: Softly shiny.

Lasting power: Three to four hours.

Colour: Clear.

Longevity: 36 months

Size: 4.2 grams

Price: No idea, it's not listed on The Body Shop website for some reason.

Availability: The Body Shop

Website: www.thebodyshop.com

Discontinued: In Australia, yes. It's still available in the US though.

Limited Edition: No.

Rating: 4.5

If you like this, try: Burt's Bees, Suraya Brazil.

Ingredients: hydrogenated coconut oil, beeswax, olive fruit oil, candelila wax, cocoa butter, flavour, sweet almond oil, tocopheryl acetate, propylene glycol, water, matricaria extract, ammonium glycyrrhizate, calendula officinalis extract, tocopherol.

Whilst living in Australia is awesome, the lip balms that aren't available here is not awesome. The Body Shop's Cocoa Butter Lip Care Stick is one of the great products that we can no longer get here, I have no idea why. It's a cruel world.

If you live in the US you can still buy these balms and I suggest you do, especially if you love chocolate scented balms. It has a very light chocolate flavour and smells amazing.

Palmers Dark Chocolate and Mint SPF15 Lip Balm

Texture: Lumpy in tube, thin on lips

Flavour: Mint and Chocolate

Fragrance: Mint and Chocolate

Finish: Glossy(ish)

Lasting power: unknown - had to remove after 10 minutes

Colour: White in tube, clear on lips

Longevity: 12M

Size: 4g, .15oz

Price: $3.29 AUD

Availability: I got this at Kmart, haven't seen it anywhere else.

Website: http://www.palmersaustralia.com

Brand Contact: website above

Discontinued: No

Limited Edition: No

Rating: 2/10

If you like this, try: anything else with an SPF

Ingredients:

Active Ingredients: Dimethicone 1.5% (Skin Protectant), Octinoxate 7.5% (Sunscreen), Oxybenzone 4.5% (Sunscreen)

Inactive Ingredients: Mineral Oil (Paraffinum Liquidum), Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina), Coppernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Fragrance (Parfum), Tocopheryl Acetate, Flavor, Isopropyl Myristate, Saccharin, Beta Carotene (CI 40800), Zea Mays (Corn) Oil

I was so excited to see this. I mean - Mint and Chocolate Chip Ice Cream is one of my favourite flavours. 

But the excitement was short lived. This has an SPF content - which I knew when I bought it, but I thought it'd be ok, because Palmer's is a well known and trusted brand, that the making your tongue numb thing wouldn't be an issue. But it was. I know it's not just me that has this issue, as when I told Anissa, she replied, 'oh, I hate that' So, while I love the smell, I'll only keep it to smell, or just throw it out cos I'll never use it again.

Also, what is with the oval shaped tunes? Am I the only one that finds them hard to apply? 

While I am at it, why, does a company as big as Palmers still release a product with their cocoa butter still lumpy? It it truly an awful sensation when you apply it.

I am not a negative person, usually, but the only positive thing about this product is the scent!

Be kind.

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