e.l.f. Tinted Lip Balms

As you may have read previously, I had a bad experience with an e.l.f. balm in the past. In case you missed it you can find it here. I was doing some make-up shopping with my baby sister (she's 15, but still a baby to me!) and we were checking out the e.l.f. products which is when I saw these babies. I was skeptical about trying them because of the last balm I tried by them, but I figured since these were the $3 balms and not the $1 balms, they might be better.

Company: eyes lips face (e.l.f.)

Color: I bought the Rose, Nude, and Clear formulas. The Rose is a beautiful rich red color. The Nude is a nice neutral tone, obviously they were not being tricky with these. I, of course, picked up a clear formula just to have a comparison of the formula without the color. It goes on clear (obviously). These balms also have a nice light minty scent to them which I very much enjoy! It's refreshing to have a scented lip color, since most lip sticks just smell the same and aren't at all appetizing (not that you should ever really eat your lipstick or lip balm).

Wear: These balms go on great! The colors are fabulous, you only need about two swipes on both lips to get a good color on your lips. They go on pretty smooth too which is nice. I like these especially because if I'm already wearing color on my lips, but my lips feel dry, I can put one of these on top to do a touch up (for some colors) and some nice moisturizing. They last a couple of hours and leave a slight color even when they've pretty much worn off which I kinda like because then the color is a bit more subtle. These also have SPF which is nice!

Packaging: I LOVE the packaging of these balms! They come in little metal tubes that are sleek to the touch. They look so polished, simple and to the point. The tubes are black with e.l.f. Lip Balm SPF15 on the front and they have slim bands around the middle that indicate the color of the balm. I really like the way these tubes look even if they're smaller than usual tubes of lip balm.

Price: $3 per tube, most definitely worth it! I think that's a very affordable price for a lip color, especially if you're like me and just getting into lip colors. These are great for just trying out new shades!

Overall:
Pros: Color, Wear, Packaging, Price, SPF
Cons:

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 twists. These are great and I would most definitely recommend them!

My Haul This Week 9.19.12

I had a couple more packages come in this week (and a couple more coming later this week and next) and thought that you guys would like to see what I've received.

ForGoodnessGrape

Lisa read that I didn't really like sweetener in my balms, so she sent me some balms to try.

 Coquette Bath

Cari corrected the mistake and sent me the correct balms that were missing from my order.

Rachel Rene Bath & Body

Finally got my order from Rachel Rene, LOVE the clips on top! The Lemon Cupcake has already seen some use (hence the black marks on the clip). You can save 10% in her shop this month since it's her grand opening on her own website!

 Unknown Shop

My friend Laura went to a farmer's market one of the past weekends in Indiana and brought these for me, but she forgot to tell me which company they're from!

 Maybelline

While shopping with my baby sister (after taking her for her first driving lesson with me, man time goes by fast!), I decided to pick up some new baby lips to try out.

Upstate Herb Works

I've been eyeing this company for a while, they have a sale on some of their products because they're changing labels and such. But I love these labels as is, can't wait to see what they look like in the future!

 e.l.f.

During the same shopping trip with my sister, I decided to give e.l.f. balms another shot (here's what happened with their $1 balm).

Have you received any new balms this week? Or have you tried any of the balms above? What did you think of them?

--Christina 

e.l.f. Therapeutic Conditioning Balm

Last night we made a run to Target, I needed a new foundation brush and some other make up tools and love using e.l.f. products, so I was surprised to finally find one of their balms in store. I've seen them online but never in store so I figured, why not give this one a try since I like so many of their other products. 

Company: eyes lips face

Flavors: Strawberry Creme, Blackberry Creme, Vanilla Creme, and Orange Creme. The flavor I picked up last night was strawberry creme. It has a light but fruity scent, it smells delicious. It doesn't really have a taste which is good, but I am also compelled to not lick my lips because of how greasy it feels on my lips.

Wear: It went on smooth right from the get go, being a "therapeutic" conditioning balm I would expect a quick and easy application. It provided proper coverage with a few swipes. It does feel really greasy on my lips, I may have applied too much but I don't think so. Also, I happened to take a deep breath through my mouth and felt like the product had coated the roof of my mouth and made my lips feel very strange. It may just have been me, but nonetheless it was a very unpleasant feeling. There is also no SPF in the product. But it does last about an hour which is pretty good.

Packaging: It has a simple packaging similar to all e.l.f. products. The balm is kept in a thin, white tube with just the product's name on it. It is smaller in diameter than your standard lip balm tube, but the same size as a tube of Softlips. The packaging is very clean and simple. Easy to carry.

Price: $1, I suppose you get what you pay for. It's quite the bargain and much cheaper than your usual lip balms. 

Overall: 
Pros: simple packaging, price, scent, smooth application, lasts at least an hour 
Cons: greasy, no SPF, 

Rating: 1 out of 5 twists, I really didn't enjoy how greasy it felt and how it made my lips feel. I'll reconsider later, maybe it was just this flavor but I wasn't at all impressed by this product. I'd rather spend the extra buck or two and get a better balm. I did see that the product received a 4 out of 5 stars on the website so I may try to give it another shot in the future.