EOS Lip Balm In Summer Fruit

Haha so I actually begged my mom to buy me a new EOS Lip Balm after I lost mine last week (I'm hoping it just fell out in my dad's car...). Since I've already had the Lemon Drop one, I thought I'd get the Summer Fruit since it's sold out on the EOS website. I was expecting it to be pretty similar to the other flavor, but there actually quite different.

Pros: Obviously the egg packaging is still the coolest thing around.

Cons: This flavor is a different texture than the Lemon Drop, it's more of a gel and Lemon Drop is thicker/creamier. I don't know if that has anything to do with this, but Summer Fruit doesn't moisturize my lips as well as Lemon Drop. It also smells a little artificial? I was expecting fresh fruit, but it's more of a manufactured scent. It also doesn't taste as good if you get a little in your mouth. There's no SPF in this flavor either.

Although I don't like this flavor, I definitely recommend checking out EOS Lip Balms.

Dasani Moisturizing Flavored Lip Balm

I'm always a sucker for the displays of random new items in Stop & Shop, and one of them had this Dasani Moisturizing Flavored Lip Balm, in "Pure Water Flavor". Who wouldn't be curious what water flavor taste like? Plus, for some reason I'm always attracted to drink brand chapsticks. Even today one of my friends saw this in my bag and said "Why are your chapsticks always drinks?!" Guess it's just a weird fetish. Any who, here's my review.

Pros: The product is really moisturizing and creamy, it always makes my lips feel really silky plus lasts all day. It has a very slight fruity smell, but it's a very clean scent so I like it. It actually doesn't have a taste if you get some in your mouth, which is probably where they get the "water" flavor from. Slim packaging makes it easy to keep in my pocket without much bulk, and it has a keyhole on the top of the cap.

Cons: The lip balm stick itself is thinner than a regular chapstick, so it tends to break off easily. The twist up design is annoying as well, sometimes when I roll it up it gets stuck and won't go back down. There's no SPF or anything, and I try to avoid that in my chapsticks.

Overall, this is such a fun little chapstick, and people are always asking where I got it, so I would recommend picking one up.

EOS Lip Balm In Lemon Drop

We know how you feel. We Want lip balm whose feel and packaging makes us smile, shaving cream that leaves our legs smooth and moisturized, and natural body lotion that makes our skin oh-so-touchable. 

You're going to want to feel the difference.

Try eos and you'll know what we mean.

Lemon Drop Smooth Sphere:

Pamper your lips while you protect them from the sun with this SPF 15 lip balm that’s naturally flavored and PABA free.

Packed with antioxidant-rich vitamin E, soothing shea butter and jojoba oil, eos keeps lips moist, soft and sensationally smooth.

Pros: The EOS lip balm in Lemon Drop smells so fresh and delicious, exactly like freshly cut lemons! There's SPF 15 for UVA/UVB protection. The egg packaging is super unique, I've never seen anything like it! This lip balm has decent staying power, and the product is really creamy so it moisturizes my lips.

Cons: When I first got my EOS lip balm in Lemon Drop, I wasn't aware that you twist it open, not pull! I wish that the package said how to open it somewhere. After much use, I had to eventually stick my fingers in the little egg to get all of the lip balm out. It's a little tricky to get these lip balms to fit in jean, or other pants, pockets because they are bulky-er than traditional chapsticks. These also tend to roll around a lot and fall off tables!

Where To Buy: CVS, Walgreens, or the EOS website

I'm absolutely sticking to buying EOS Smooth Spheres for all my chapstick needs from now on, and I recommend you check out Lemon Drop and the other flavors!

Chapstick True Shimmer

This is the only ChapStick^® with shimmering highlights. Dress your lips with a radiant shine every time you put one on. 

Noticeable lips with a subtle shine.

Creamy Moisturizing ingredients.

Ingredients:

  petrolatum, paraffin, mineral oil, octyldodecanol, bis-diglyceryl-polyacyladipate-2, caprylic/capric triglyceride, arachidyl propionate, phenyl trimethicone, beeswax. Contains 1% or less of: cetyl alcohol, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax, flavor, hydrogenated vegetable oil, isopropyl myristate, lecithin, methylparaben, propylparaben, saccharin, mica, red 40 lake, titanium dioxide

Pros: They smell pretty good.

Cons: The chunks of glitter that are left on your face look absolutely gross, and the texture of the chapstick is really gritty. I wore the True Shimmer for a while, hoping it would grow on me, but I really despise this invention from Chapstick. It does absolutely nothing to moisturize your lips, which is the whole point of chapstick to begin with. The Tropical one makes my lips look and feel ashy.

I wouldn't recommend this to anyone, even if you want to look like you've been eating glitter.

Vitamin Schtick Chapstick

Last year for Christmas I was pleasantly surprised to find Vitamin Schtick Chapstick (in flavors Tropical Citrus, XXX, Fruit Punch, and Dragonfruit) in my stocking. I was so excited because I love the actual flavored waters, so I thought the chapsticks would be amazing. But I kind of have mixed reviews on them.

Pros: The packaging is really cute and whenever I pull it out of my pocket or wherever, people are always like "That's so cool! Where did you get it?" because they look practically identical to the drink bottles. The chapsticks themselves smell really,really good, exactly like the flavor vitamin water they represent. Unlike some other flavored chapsticks, they don't have a gross taste if you accidentally get a little in your mouth. And lastly, they include SPF, which I always look for to protect my lips.

Left to Right: Focus, Multi-V, Power-C, Revive, XXX; Photo by Buzznet

Cons: The chapstick material is like a weird gel substance? It takes effort to get a good amount on your lips, which I always like to have a thick layer, but you have to have a good 10 swipes on the upper and lower lip to get nice coverage. Another problem is that it doesn't last very long, so you'll be whipping it out repeatedly. And I don't know if this is because of the gel-ish stick itself, or because you need so much effort to put it on, but I've broken off the top end of my chapsticks quite frequently.

Because of all the problems I've had with the substance of the chapstick, when I saw the Vitamin Schtick roll-on lip gloss, I thought it would be perfect. But it still has it's fair share of problems. Again, it smells amazing, but if you get the liquid in your mouth, prepare for a vial taste. And it still doesn't last long, I find myself habitually pulling it out. Pretty much the only problem this roll-on solved was that it goes on easily.

So, I would not recommend this chapstick to those who like good quality ones.

But if you like your chapsticks to look nice and don't really care how they work, go ahead and get it.