Texture: Smooth and sleek.
Flavour: Creme Caramel.
Fragrance: Creme Caramel.
Finish: Slightly glossy.
Lasting power:Around two hours.
Colour: Clear.
Longevity: 12 months.
Size: 7 grams/25 ounce.
Price: $3.50
Availability: Priceline.
Website: www.priceline.com.au
Discontinued: Unsure. They aren't on the Priceline website but are still in stores.
Rating: 4.
If you like this, try: EOS.
Ingredients: I don't have an ingredients list for this one as it was on the plastic outer wrapping which I threw away, oops.
How cute are lip balms that come in the ball shape? I love them. I find them totally impractical to carry around so tend to use them at home, but I still love them. When the boys were little I'd keep one in my nappy bag cause it'd keep them amused for ages.
It's so difficult to find caramel flavoured lip balms so when I see one I buy it straight away. Caramel and butterscotch are two of my favourite lip balm flavours, they also happen to be two of the most difficult flavours to find. Anyhoo, enough waffling.
I love these balms. They're quite light so wouldn't work for really dry lips, but when my lips are in good condition this makes a lovely daily balm. I keep mine in the kitchen and use it every few hours. It's a miracle I finished this one, that was only because I hid it from the boys, usually they find my ball shaped balms and steal them.
Texture: Very hard and lumpy.
Flavour: Strawberry with a hint of mint.
Fragrance: Strawerry.
Finish: Matte.
Lasting power: At least six hours
Colour: Fuchsia pink.
Longevity: 14 months.
Size: 4 grams.
Price: $9.95 (AUD)
Availability: Lush stores nationally.
Website: lush.com.au
Discontinued: Yes.
Rating: 1
If you like this, try: Burt's Bees Tinted lip balm.
Ingredients: shea butter, kalahari melon oil, candelila wax, organic castor oil, organic illipe butter, extra virgin coconut oil, sunflower wax, cupacu butter, glycerine, caprylic/capric triglyceride, flavour, syntheitc flurophlogopite, organic agave syrup, fresh strawberries, silician mandarin oil, spearmint oil, ylang ylang oil, cetearyl alcohol polyvinylpyrrolidone. benzyl benzoate, citral, limonene, titanium dioxide, colour 77491, colour 45410:2.
I really wanted to love this balm but I can't, it's awful. I've held on to it and retried it for about eighteen months now but I can no longer deny the truth, it's a horrible balm. It's very hard, extremely lumpy and all round unpleasant. I tried melting it down to get rid of the lumps but it didn't work and it's basically an unusable waste of money. No wonder it's being discontinued.
On the positive side, the colour is a beautiful bright pink that lasts for hours and it smells amazing. They had the right idea, hopefully they reformulate and bring it back bigger and better.
Texture: Very thick and rich.
Flavour: Rose.
Fragrance: Rose.
Finish: Shiny.
Lasting power: Overnight.
Colour: Clear.
Longevity: 18 months.
Size: 7 grams/0.25 ounces.
Discontinued: Yes :(
Rating: Five.
If you like this, try: Bite Beauty Agave Lip Mask, Lanolips, By Terry Baume de Rose.
Ingredients: It's a mystery. They aren't listed on the pot and I couldn't find them online either.
This is a beautiful balm and I'm so sad it was discontinued. I'm not sure it was ever available in Australia, I bought mine online from the US. It was a beautiful, rich night time lip treatment, I'd layer on a thick layer at night and wake up with soft, hydrated lips.
It's quite similar to the Bite Beauty Agave Lip Mask, so if you're looking for a good night time balm give that a go.
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.
Texture: Smooth and creamy
Flavour: Peppermint green tea
Fragrance: Peppermint green tea
Finish: Clear and slightly glossy
Lasting power: Two to three hours
Colour: Clear
Size: 4.2g
Price: $2.15
Availability: iHerb
Website: http://www.avalonorganics.com/
Discontinued: No
Limited Edition: No
Rating: 5
If you like this, try: Crazy Rumors
Ingredients: sunflower seed oil, beeswax, olive fruit oil, peppermint oil, tea tree leaf oil, hemp seed oil, tocopherol, camellia sinensis leaf extract, stevia leaf extract.
I can't place in iHerb order without getting a lip balm or three. I've discovered some amazing balms that aren't available in Australia, Avalon Organics being one of them. The Peppermint Green Tea balm is perfection. The flavour is lovely, the perfect mix of green tea and peppermint, like a soft, sweet mint.
Texture wise this is very similar to Crazy Rumors balms. Next time you're placing an iHerb order, add a few of these balms to your cart. If you haven't ordered from iHerb, code YUF175 will get you a discount on your order.
How did your lip balm obsession start?
As a kid in primary school. The good old rollerball lip glosses!! That you needed to apply every 5 minutes!
What are your top five favourite lip balms?
Lanolips - Rhubarb
Buddha Balm - Burnt Fig
MAC - Lip Conditioner (Pot)
Sukin Lip Treatment
Lancome - Gloss in Love
Which balms are on your lust list?
Chapstick - Cake Batter (only because it hasn't been released here yet!)
Lancome Lip Lover
Anything 1skin
How many lip balms are in your handbag at the moment?
Does that mean what's floating around in there or what's in the pouch?!
Do you ever leave the house without lip balm?
Yes - and I have to buy one every time I forget! Maybe this is a strategy!
What balms do you think everyone should try?
Sukin, Lanolips. Funny that they're both Aussie brands!
What makes a lip balm great for you?
Thick, not sticky, lasts a while, flavored.
Which balm/s have you repurchased?
Texture: Beautifully hydrating and creamy. Perfection in a lip balm.
Flavour: Sweet honey.
Fragrance: Honey.
Finish: Slightly glossy.
Lasting power: About three hours.
Colour: Clear.
Longevity: 24 months.
Size: 4.2g
Price: $9.00
Availability: Crabtree and Evelyn, Myer and David Jones.
Website: crabtree-evelyn.com.au
Brand Contact: 1800 272 287 33
Discontinued: Yes.
Limited Edition: No.
Rating: Five!
If you like this, try:
Ingredients: coconut oil, beeswax, olive fruit oil, shea butter, sunflower seed oil, flavour, honey extract, stevia rebaudiana extract, water, tocopherol.
I have at least a hundred lip balms and I use a different one every day, in fact I usually use several different lip balms every day. It's very rare that I'll use one balm exclusively, it has to be pretty amazing for me to use one balm to the exclusion of all others. That's what I did with my Crabtree and Evelyn Honey Lip Salve. From the first time I used it it became a favourite, in fact this would easily make my top five lip balms, it's that good.
For me it ticks all the boxes. It's deeply hydrating, non waxy with a lovely scent and flavour. Perfection in a tube.
The terrible news is that it has been discontinued! Why does this always happen with the best balms? Life is so unfair. If you see these anywhere, grab as many as you can!
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!
