Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment

Hey Guys!

My name is Laura or “L” as I’m sometimes referred to by the Lip Balm Wrangler. I’m so excited to do a guest post on the blog and review some of my favorite lip balms! Anyways today I’ll be reviewing Fresh’s Sugar Lip Treatments, which is an expensive brand that I’ve been hooked on for a year or two now. Fresh has the standard Sugar Lip Treatment, which is clear and comes in the brown tube pictured, but they also expanded the line into the “tinted” balms, as well as the Advanced lip therapy, which comes in a white tube. The balms are all SPF 15 (except the Advanced Treatment) and all of them taste like brown sugar with a faint hint of lemon. Fresh claims on their website: “Sugar Lip Treatment SPF 15 is scientifically proven to keep lips moisturized for up to 6 hours after initial application” I guess I would agree with this, but I usually only wear it for 2 hours or so at a time. 

Company: Fresh

Flavors/Colors: SUGAR LIP TREATMENT SPF 15, SUGAR LIP TREATMENT ADVANCED THERAPY, SUGAR CORAL TINTED LIP TREATMENT SPF15, SUGAR HONEY TINTED LIP TREATMENT SPF 15, SUGAR PASSION TINTED LIP TREATMENT SPF15, SUGAR PLUM TINTED LIP TREATMENT SPF 15, SUGAR ROSE TINTED LIP TREATMENT SPF 15. I have the standard clear version, as well as the Rose tinted balm and the Advanced Therapy balm. I absolutely love the standard one and I believe the Advanced therapy balm is the same quality as the standard version even though Fresh advertises it as a better version that will plump your lips as well as fight off aging. I would suggest only buying the normal version as I’ve found the Advanced treatment really doesn’t do anything special to my lips! My favorite lip balm however is the Rose tinted version, the color is light and natural and so silky smooth! I wear it all the time and I don’t like lipstick or tinted lip balms. There are 4 other colors of the tinted balm: Coral, Honey, Passion and Plum. Fresh seems to be making different colors to accommodate everyone’s natural lip color. I haven’t tried the other 4 colors but I have seen them in the store. If you have darker skin I would recommend trying the Plum or Coral version, as they would pop more against your skin tone. Overall I love this brand and the only downside is the price!

Wear: Smooth application, almost butter-like, the scent lasts for around an hour or two, but if you lick your lips like I do maybe shorter!

Packaging: Brushed metal tube, twist off top, usually brown or light pastel shades for the tinted balms and white for the Advanced Therapy balm.

Price: $22.50 for the tinted and normal lip treatment, $25.00 for the Advanced Therapy treatment

Overall

Pros: Great lemon sugar flavor, buttery consistency, SPF 15, natural but lovely tints, extremely moisturizing

Cons: PRICE!!!

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 twists for everything except the price!

Ingredients (Standard lip treatment): ACTIVE INGREDIENTS: OCTINOXATE (ETHYLHEXYL METHOXYCINNAMATE): 7.49%, OXYBENZONE (BENZOPHENONE-3): 2.00%


OTHER INGREDIENTS: BEESWAX (CERA ALBA), RICINUS COMMUNIS (CASTOR) SEED OIL, SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL, HYDROGENATED OLIVE OIL DECYL ESTERS, VITIS VINIFERA (GRAPE) SEED OIL, FRAGRANCE (PARFUM), COPERNICIA CERIFERA (CARNAUBA) WAX, TRITICUM VULGARE (WHEAT) GERM OIL, LIMNANTHES ALBA (MEADOWFOAM) SEED OIL, PERSEA GRATISSIMA (AVOCADO) OIL, LIMONENE, CITRAL, SUCROSE TETRASTEARATE TRIACETATE, BENZYL BENZOATE, LINALOOL, PRUNUS ARMENIACA (APRICOT) KERNEL OIL, BENZYL ALCOHOL, BHT, RETINYL PALMITATE, ASCORBYL TETRAISOPALMITATE, TOCOPHEROL, RIBES NIGRUM (BLACK CURRANT) SEED OIL, HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) SEED OIL, GERANIOL, CITRONELLOL, ASCORBYL PALMITATE <05039/A> 

Thanks so much for reading! Let me know what you guys think of these balms if you’ve tried them!

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Thank you so much, L, for writing such a great review!

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C.O. Bigelow Apothecaries

I've had these balms in my collection since last summer I believe when I went on a crazy Bath and Body Works binge during their semi annual sale. I try not to use them so much because they are more expensive than almost all of my other lip balms and they're pretty delicate.

Company: C.O. Bigelow Apothecaries

Flavors: Lemon, Lemon and Raspberry, Lemon and Blueberry, Lemon and Black Cherry, and Lemon and Strawberry (tinted lip balm). Obviously after reading those flavors, you've probably guessed that I would love these balms. Seeing as all of them contain lemon and I love lemon, these balms were set to be amazing in my book. The Lemon is a sweet, refreshing scent. As if I had just cut some fresh lemons and sprinkled a little bit of sugar on them. I love it. The Lemon and Raspberry is a perfect blend of refreshing lemon and a tart raspberry, if you're a raspberry fan you'll definitely enjoy this one! The Lemon and Blueberry flavor of course I was going to love since I absolutely love blueberry and lemon mixed together. It smells exactly like fresh blueberries combined with lemon, like a refreshing glass of blueberry lemonade. Yum! The Lemon and Black Cherry is probably the lightest scented of the bunch but still unbelievably delicious smelling. Just like sweet ripe black cherries mixed with sweet lemon. The Lemon and Strawberry is also phenomenal. I sometimes with it didn't have a tint to it so I could wear it whenever I want and apply it however I want without worrying about color spreading around my lips. It smells like a tall, cold glass of strawberry lemonade. It's so delicious! Sweet strawberries mixed with sweet lemon is a win-win for everyone. The color is a light pink/red color. Perfect for every day wear.

Wear: They go on incredibly smooth! It makes my lips feel really nourished. There's really not much else to say about it, it feels absolutely amazing when put on. Sometimes I get a little carried away with putting it on, so for most only one or two swipes will do. When using them though you can't be as rough as you might be with other balms, applying too much pressure can cause the balm to bend within the tube which causes it to scrape against the side when twisting the tube up and down.

Packaging: The tubes are about the size of a tube of Nivea lip balm. It has similar packaging to the Nivea tubes as well, with the over sized caps that cover the entire tube to the base. The balm on the inside, however, is smaller than the width of the balm within the Nivea packaging. It is even smaller than the width of a normal tube of lip balm. The weight of the product is 0.13 oz and3.7g which is smaller than the average 0.15 oz and 4.25g.

Price: $7.50 per tube. This is super pricey for me, especially since the weight of the tubes are just a little smaller than your average sized tube. Sometimes Bath and Body Works has them for buy 2 get 1 free but that's still about $15 plus tax for 3 tubes so about $5 a tube. This is more reasonable but still a lot to spend on a stick of lip balm.

Overall:
Pros: Flavors!, Wear, Packaging
Cons: Price

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 twists, if the price was just half of what it is this balm would get a perfect 5 out of 5.