{"id":17671,"date":"2017-07-19T08:30:51","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T00:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/?p=17671"},"modified":"2017-07-19T08:55:46","modified_gmt":"2017-07-19T00:55:46","slug":"5-tinted-lip-balm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/2017\/07\/5-tinted-lip-balm\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Say: Do you use tinted lip balm? Here are 5 I’m using right now"},"content":{"rendered":"
I have a theory about using lip balm, that centers on it causing over-dependancy. But don’t take my word for it. It’s just my personal theory LOL In cool, dry weather, I welcome lip balm to prevent chapped lips. But not otherwise.<\/p>\n
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That said, I’ve found myself reaching for certain lip products in my stash in recent times. I blame the weather. It’s been hot and cloudy by turns (which is playing merry hell with my health!) and I just don’t really feel like putting on lipstick. So, I go for something light in colour, and balmy in texture. Just to give my lips that little bit of shine and a hint of colour.<\/p>\n
For this purpose, tinted lip balm serves its purpose. It’s generally lighter in colour than most balm-lipstick hybrids, and gives lips a bit of shine. Here are 5 I’ve been using lately – what are your faves?<\/p>\n
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Kiehl’s launched a new range of lip balms early in the year, that included 1 untinted version, and 4 tinted ones. I picked the tinted one in Simply Rose, which is tinted red. Of all the tinted lip balm I own, this one is the most pigmented, as you will see in the swatch below. So, I tend to regard this more as a lip colour than a lip balm. You can’t really apply it without looking in the mirror, or risk looking like Batman’s Joker \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n
I find the texture thick, but it is fairly comfortable and keeps lips moisturised, while giving a nice colour. The cap screws on just like the Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment, and to be honest, for all intents and purposes, it could well be the Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment! It probably comes from the same factory as they don’t share the same mother company (Fresh is, at time of writing owned by LVMH while Kiehl’s is owned by L’Oreal). It is however, not my favourite, but will do in a pinch.<\/p>\n
I bought the Fresh one a while ago<\/a>, when it was RM65. Then, it went up to RM84 by the time I posted my review and I’m HORRIFIED to see that it’s now RM105 at Sephora. It’s a decent tinted lip balm, offering nice balmy texture, protecting your lips and giving lips a tint of colour. But at that price, for this brand, I say skip it. Just get the Kiehl’s one – same thing. Or close enough.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nClarins Joli Baume Eclat du Jour – RM79<\/h2>\n