Daily Essentials Haul for Tax Free Weekend

While others were queueing up at Wrentham outlet buying branded goods and pushing their new TV set out of Best Buy, I was running my daily errands and stocking up on my daily essentials during tax-free weekend.

My Entire Lip Balm Collection Review List

Lip Balm Collection Review: At A Glance

From best to worst

Lypsyl Lip Balm (original mint version)- new look

• best night time lip balm. This is what I use everyday before I go to sleep and wake up with nice soft moisturized lip.
• Colorless. Not waxy or like petroleum jelly. Goes on smoothly.
• Moisturizing Level: 8 out of 10

EOS Lip Balm Sphere-lemon drop

• lemon drop one is the best out of all the flavors
• has SPF
• colorless
• has a thicker more "goopier" consistency that I find is ultra moisturizing and protective.
• nice lemony scent
• Moisturizing Level 8 out of 10. In my original post I said it was 6 out of 10 but probably because I had it for so long now, it has a melty texture which is goopier and I feel is more moisturizing than before when it's texture was harder and less easy to spread.

Burt's Bees Tinted Lip Balm-hibiscus-rosy reddish color

• natural sheer tinted color 
• does not highlight dry flakes as much as other tinted lip balm
• feels like it is sinking into my lips and renewing my lips
• Moisturizing Level: 7 out of 10

EOS Visibly Soft Lip Balm Sphere-coconut milk

• colorless
• texture is soft compared to original EOS but less thick than lemon drop.
• feels like it is over-drenching my lips but I get the feeling that it doesn't absorb-like it's just lying on top of my lips
• Moisturizing Level 6 out of 10

EOS Lip Balm Sphere- all other flavors except for lemon drop

• colorless
• harder texture compared to lemon drop so less likely to spread
• lightweight and give a tiny bit of moisture-perfect for the summer
• Moisture Level-5 out of 10. 

Maybelline Color Whisper Color Sensation Lipstick-Cherry on Top-Bright Pinky Red color

It's a lipstick but I think of it as a lip balm because it doesn't have this smell that lipstick has for example, Revlon Lip Butters.

• medium color that can be builded
• highlight any roughness and flakes.
• I love this lip product as a lip color-love, love, love. However, you can not use this as a lip balm. It provides absolutely no moisture. Even in the summer, it does not provide enough moisture for my lips and I need to layer it with a lip balm. But I love the color of this and because I'm lazy and  don't like to layer it over a lip balm, I only use it for the summer.
• Moisture Level-1 out of 10

I will continue to update this list as I review my entire collection of lip balms.

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VanillaDreamCream

Burt's Bee Tinted Lip Balm in Hibiscus Review

There's a snow storm going on outside and I am stuck at home. So what's a better time to do a review or than now. The other day I swiped on my long-time favorite, Burt's Bee Tinted before I braced for the cold headed out the door and not only did it moisturize my lips, it also gave my dead face a bit of color.

Burt's Bee Tinted Lip Balm comes packaged in a dainty cardboard container. I have to tell you that the main reason why I purchased this was because of the outside cardboard box. The cardboard container does absolutely nothing for the product and most people would toss it out after opening it but I think it's so cute. When you pull it open, there's even a message on the side. The actual lip balm on the inside looks nothing stellar-just a normal plastic tube of lip balm.

Burt's Bee is known for their 100% natural products. I don't care whether it's natural or not as long as the product works and doesn't harm me. The natural is just a plus for me. 

What I like about this tinted lip balm is that it gives the perfect amount of color to brighten my face up. I may not always put on makeup but if I don't have any lip product on, my face just looks dead. This lip tint in hibiscus give me a natural rosy look. The lip color is sheer and glides on your lip smoothly. Right now I have very evident chapped flaky lips, but even with those conditions this lip balm doesn't highlight those flakes as much as other lip colors. I think it's the color that is more on the warm nude side, so it doesn't highlight flakes as much.

Moisturizing level is about 7 out of 10. When I have this on, it feels like the product is sinking into my lips as opposed to just lying on top of my lips like the EOS Visibily Soft lip balm does. I get the feeling that this lip balm renews my lips and helps decrease flaking by moisturizing it well.

The color itself looks dull in the tube. However on your lips, it is a nice natural rosy color I like- not too overdone but yet not too dull. There's no shimmer particles and leaves your lips with a nice sheen. It rubs off easily and wears off in 2-3 hours. It does leave a tiny bit of stain on you lips after it wears off.

While I was doing this review, I just realized that it doesn't have SPF. Since I don't put sunblock on my lips, it one of the most places that I neglect sunblock and it would have been nice if they had included  some form of sunblock. The lack of SPF is nothing major and does not deduct any points from my review since it does such a great job moisturizing my lips and gives face some color. In the winter, I like to layer it with EOS lip balm in lemon which contains SPF and is colorless to give it even more moisture and the needed SPF.

If you need a tinted lip, this is the one to get and I highly recommend it. 

I have a condensed version of all the lip balms I have reviewed here.

Thanks for reading,

VanillaDreamCream

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