The Best of the Best in Lip Products

 

Christmas break is over, and although I hate to admit that my time was mostly spent watching Dexter, I can say that those endless hours in-front of the T.V. were in some way experimental. How so? I've been trying out 3 of the most RAVED lip products out there... while watching Dexter of course. I'm not talking lip products with a nice colour and beautiful packaging, I'm talking about the products that we need the most (and occasionally forget about) in this cold weather (read: Horrid Freezer). Doing my research online, I found these products through endless blog posts, youtube reviews and personal recommendations.

• Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter -$6.49 - Target
• Maybelline Baby Lips-$2.99-Target
• EOS Lip Balm-$3.29-Walgreens

By far, one of the most RAVED products was the Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter, so naturally I had high expectations, I generally steer away from the Revlon products but decided to give this a try. I was pleasantly surprised in the consistency, it's smooth, soft and yet vibrant, which is hard to find in traditional lipsticks. Hydration wise, it may instantly hydrate your lips but in the long run, this product doesn't have much else to offer. It comes in 20 different shades and offers some sheer options, I'd say this product is good if you want momentarily hydrated lips in a vibrant colour (which lipstick normally lacks) but otherwise doesn't offer your lips any protection in this cold winter weather. I purchased this in the colour "candy apple" (swatches down below)
"In Quenched" on left and "Cherry Me" on right
I came across Maybelline Baby Lips after having it gifted to me at a Magazine event in early December, I was given "In quenched" and loved the product so much I bought it in the colour "Cherry Me". I Decided this was a good shade because it could be compared to the Revlon Lip Butter in "Candy apple". This product offers 8hr hydration and clinically smoother lips in 4 weeks (although I felt a difference in the first week) and has SPF 20 (which we generally ignore in the winter, however still important). This product has more of a "chapstick" quality and the colour is surprisingly vibrant, but not as much as the Revlon Lip Butter. It does have a "sunscreen" taste but could be looked past if you really want to hydrate your lips while wearing colour. I like how quality wise it has more to offer and compared to the Revlon Lip butter, I like this one more, but ultimately it's up to you. (swatches down below)

EOS lipbalm in "Strawberry Sorbet"
Now, the EOS Lip Balm has been extremely raved and recommended, and I have to say I like it as much as Maybelline Baby Lips, it has a thicker consistency when compared to "In quenched" and can easily be worn under a lipstick. It is 95% organic and 100% natural, which is something I've been trying to find more of thanks to my friend Brooke, who has shown me all the benefits of organic makeup (her link down below). The EOS lip balm is also "packed with antioxidant-rich vitamin E, soothing Shea butter and jojoba oil", it's not tested on animals and is Gluten-free. I really like how environmentally friendly this product is, how much moisture I get and how smooth my lips are after using it. Recommended if you simply want something to moisturize your lips and don't care for colours. I bought this in Strawberry Sorbet (which btw tastes amazing) and Summer fruit. (Swatch down below) ----- Strawberry Sorbet is a limited edition EOS lip balm so I would recommend picking it up before they're all gone.

Swatches from left to right: Maybelline "In quenched" and "Cherry Me", EOS Lip Balm "Strawberry Sorbet", Revlon Lip Butter "Candy Apple"

The lighting isn't the best but as you can see, the EOS lip balm has less of a shine than "In quenched" which makes it great to wear under lipstick. "Cherry Me" appears very pink but when worn has more of a red colour.

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