Cherry Tin o' Tint

A few weeks ago I came across a new tinted lip balm in Sainsbury’s whilst helping my mum with the weekly shop.

‘Tin o ‘Tint’ retails at £2.99 and, as the name suggests, is a moisturising lip tint.

I bought the Cherry flavour, it's a cute little tin with a vibrant vintage-y feel. It’s a deep, berry purple/pink and the colour comes out well.

It smells a bit like cherryade and also has a sort of candle smell – although that might just be me!

It also comes in Watermelon and Vanilla.

If I’m honest I haven’t really clicked with this lip balm, for me the colour is too dark and as such I can’t just wipe it across my lips when I need to but I have to use a mirror. I failed to do so the other day and my younger brother said I looked like the Joker… and I kinda know what he’s saying.

Before

After

Close Up

Okay, well looking at these photos it doesn't look that bad, but they don't really do the colour pigmentation justice. It's good for gloss but colour-wise for me it's too dark for a lip balm from a tin that has to be applied with the finger.

In terms of a lip moisturiser, I think it actually works well, so I’m going to keep my eyes peeled for the nearly nude Vanilla flavour. 

Have you tried any of these? What are your thoughts?

xxxBxxx

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MUA/Love Hearts Lip Blam

I've been hankering after these MUA/Love Hearts lip balms since February when I spotted them on Jennifer’s blog. I’d almost given up hope but scouted them in the Bath Superdrug over Easter!

I cannot get enough of this – it is amazing! Initially I didn’t believe that it was a lip balm and treated it like a lip gloss, but as my love grew for this product so did my trust and it’s such a great lip balm. It is absolutely lush!

It has a candy sweet smell and is smooth to apply, plus has super cute packaging!

There are 5 shades within the lip balm range...

I’ve got it in a pink ‘Sugar Lips’, which is great for a daily shine and protect, I wish the colour was a little brighter but I think when I get ‘Kiss Me’ or ‘Hot Lips’ that ought to do the trick!

The best thing about this product is that it retails at just £2 – how good is that?! I’ve heard lots of people comparing them to the MAC lip glosses and that these are better, so what have you got to lose?

They're available online and in Superdrug!

xxxBxxx

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Nivea SOS Lip Relief

A few weeks ago I was really having trouble with my lips, they were dry, cracked and no amount of exfoliation or Vaseline seemed to do the trick.

Whilst shopping in Sainsbury’s with mumsy I came across Nivea SOS Lip Relief in the beauty department and thought it sounded apt for my lips as the situation was almost at crisis point. So at £2.99 I thought it was worth a shot.

Description:

“The innovative formula of NIVEA SOS Lip Relief, with  menthol and caring Panthenol, relieves dry and cracked lips, leaving them soft and healthy looking.

How it works:

Instant relieves very dry, chapped lips 

 Provides a cooling effect 

 Keep lips healthy-looking and soft 

 Skin compatibility dermatologically approved 

 NIVEA® SOS Lip Relief containing Panthenol 

 NIVEA® - For lips that love to talk, smile, laugh and kiss.”

Now, I am no stranger to lip balms, in fact from a young age I have seemed to gravitate towards them and not been able to resist – after all you can never have too many lip balms. Seriously, I even used to keep them on a keyring (I like to think I’m slightly more in control of this obsession these days though!)

Anyway, now that you know my authority on lip balms, back to the review. After about a week I noticed that my lips were so much better and I was able to start wearing lip gloss again (something I don’t like to do with chapped lips). 

I applied the lip relief twice a day, first thing in the morning and last thing before bed, whilst using Vaseline throughout the day. The balm has a clear paste-like consistency with a slight menthol flavour, and because it contains Panthenol it is great for quick healing and cell reproduction. The tube is only small (6ml) and so only a little is needed.

And now my lips are back to their healthy kissable selves. 

So, if in need of a serious lip balm try out Nivea SOS Lip Relief as it deffs did the trick for me!

xxxBxxx

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