Now Solutions Completely Kissable Vanilla Lip Balm

Texture: Smooth and creamy.

Flavour: Unpleasant, quite sour.

Fragrance: Vanilla.

Finish: Slightly shiny.

Lasting power: Two hours.

Colour: Clear.

Longevity: Not stated.

Size: 0.15oz, 4.25g.

Price: I purchased mine for $3.17 from iHerb.

Website: www.nowfoods.com

Discontinued: No.

Limited Edition: No.

Rating: 3 out of 5.

If you like this, try: Any other balm that tastes awful.

Ingredients: sunflower oil, beeswax, extra virgin olive oil, vanilla flavour, hemps seed oil, vitamin E.

I really wanted to like this lip balm. The packing is nice, it's organic, smells good and has great ingredients. There's just one thing letting it down. It tastes bad. Really bad. I can't deal with a lip balm that tastes bad. Either make it flavourless or make it taste nice.  Surely it's not that difficult?
If it wasn't for the awful taste this would be a great balm. It smells lovely, feels really nice, very soft and soothing. At first it tastes nice but within a few minutes it starts to taste really bad.

Sircuit Skin Cosmeceuticals Mangilla

Texture: Beautiful. Buttery smooth.

Flavour and fragrance: Mango vanilla. The scent is more vanilla than mango, however the addition of mango makes it a great change from regular vanilla balms. 

Finish: Semi matte. 

Lasting power: Two to three hours. 

Colour: Clear

Size: 4.2 gram .15 oz

Price: $7.50 (US)

Availability: Online at their website.

Website: Sircuit Skin


Discontinued: No.

Limited Edition: No.

Rating: 4 out of 5


Ingredients: sunflower oil, beeswax, coconut oil, mango flavour oil, vanilla extract, aloe vera, tocopherol.

I first started using my Mangilla balm in winter and wasn't very impressed, it was hard and not very hydrating, so I put it away for a few months then pulled it out again when the weather was warmer. This is definitely a warm weather balm. With the warmer weather it's smooth, buttery, very hydrating and a pleasure to use. It's very creamy and feels lovely on my lips. 

I have no idea I bought mine from, however I can't find any Australian stockists so for those of you who live in Australia it may be difficult to get hold of. If you do find it somewhere, buy three!

Crabtree and Evelyn Creme Brûlée Lip Butter {tube}

Texture: Smooth but thin

Flavour: Vanilla

Fragrance: Vanilla

Finish: Gloss

Lasting power: 1 hr

Colour: White in tube, goes on clear

Longevity: 12M

Size: 14g (.49oz)

Price: $14.99 AUD

Availability: C & E stores, Chemists

Website: www crabtree-evelyn.com

Brand Contact: website above

Discontinued: No

Limited Edition: No

Rating: 8/10

If you like this, try: Lanolips LemonAid

Ingredients: 

Shea Butter Extract, Ricinus Communis (castor) Seed Oil, Lanolin, Beeswax, Caprylic/Capric Triglycerides, Zinc Oxide,

POLYGLYCERYL-3 Beeswax, Lanolin Wax, Theobroma Cacao (cocoa) Seed Butter, Vanilla Extract, Garcinia Indica Seed Butter, Mango Seed Oil, Illipe Butter, Hellantus Annuus (sunflower) Seed Oil, Sweet Almond Oil, Glycine,Vitamin E, Ammonium Glycyrrhizate, Silica, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Flavor

Crabtree and Evelyn - I've been a fan of their Gardeners hand products for years - but not for me, for my green-thumbed Mum. They just work. And this balm is the same. Although a little thin for me (I like THICK balms), it is very moisturising. It smells delicious. It really is like butter at room temperature. Not long after application, my lips go from very try to nice and soft. And the smell - have I mentioned that already? Vanilla is my all time fave. So, if you DON'T like Vanilla - like I do - don't buy this balm (oops - butter)

I haven't had any of the other flavours, but I'd be interested to try them. And next time I see them, I will try another flavour. This could very well be a staple in my handbag - if it ever leaves my bedside table!

Very much recommended. And a repurchase.

Be kind.

Emma.