Wonders of Beauty: Lip Balm

Review: Korres Pomegranate Lip Butter..♥

"A buttery lip balm that melts on the lips and offers a shiny, tinted finish. The combination of Shea butter and Rice wax offers deep hydration and softness. Ideal for chapped lips."

• Dermatologically Tested

• Mineral Oil Free

• Silicone Free

• Propylene Glycol Free

• Ethanolamine Free

I have a habit of using lip balms or conditioners on my lips at all times during the day. Honestly, I believe it's an addiction. No matter how many balms, butters, conditioners or moisturisers I've tried, I'm always still willing to try new ones. Dry or chapped lips are avoided when possible as I'm always carrying around some sort of lip product to prevent this. Next in line I guess was this lip butter by Korres which is described as being a buttery tinted lip balm. If you're familiar with the MAC Tinted Lip Conditioner then you'll have an idea of what type of product this is. It's great for those who want to keep their lips hydrated and moisturised but with an added pop of colour.

Finish

As described above, this tinted lip butter has a shiny finish to it, though not like a lip gloss but very similar to finishes of most balms/conditioners.

Shades/Scents

There are 7 available shades/scents to choose from so you're bound to find a colour that suits you!

1. Wild Rose

2. Guava

3. Pomegranate

4. Quince

5. Plum

6. Jasmine

7. Mango

I wasn't too fussed about my choice so I opted for the lip butter in 'Pomegranate'. I would describe 'Pomegranate' to be a coral shade and it does smell very nice and fruity in my opinion. The smell is not overbearing and once applied to your lips, you really do not even smell it anymore.

Packaging

As I have quite long nails, I find the packaging of this product very annoying because my fingers cannot fit in the tub so I need a lip brush/applicator in order to apply it!

Besides the small tub, the packaging is quite sleek and fresh. Each shade has the corresponding lid colour and a white tub.

Size

You get 6g/0.21 Oz worth of product in the pot.

Price and Availability

This product is actually quite difficult to find. It is sold on the Korres website but in euros. You may have to run a google search in order to find a supplier in your country. I purchased mine from ASOS for £5.40 with my 10% student discount but it is originally £6.00.

Click here to purchase it off ASOS or click here to purchase it off http://bathandunwind.com

Overall Thoughts

I think this lip butter is a good affordable lip balm to purchase. If you're looking for a cheaper alternative to MAC Tinted Lip Conditioners then this will be good for you especially because the colour range is wider. This lip butter does its job of keeping your lips moisturised and hydrated without any stickiness.

For those who do not like scented products at all, then this may not be for you. Though it is not overpowering, if your sensitive to scents, it may be strong for some.

As I do not own any of the other shades, I cannot guarantee their pigment. I can say that 'Pomegranate' is quite pigmented for the lip balm that it is but I believe the colour can be built depending on how much you apply. You can either go for just a sheer tint or if you keep layering, eventually you will achieve the colour in the pot.

Like I said before, the only downfall of this product for me is the packaging as I do not have time to keep applying it with a lip brush or applicator so I may have to think about this before purchasing another pot!

Swatch

Do you own any of the Korres lip butters or their other lip products?

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Review: Korres Pomegranate Lip Butter

Review: Korres Pomegranate Lip Butter.. ♥ "A buttery lip balm that melts on the lips and offers a shiny, tinted finish. The combinatio...

What's New: Sleek Pout Polish, Face Contour Kit and YSL Rouge Volupte Lipsticks..♥

Hey beauts!

I thought I'd show you what I had got over the past week or so. I popped into Lakeside and bought a few things which have been on my wishlist or that I was just interested in trying.

I didn't get much as you can see from the picture above but I thought I'd share anyway =)

Sleek Face Contour Kit - Medium

"A highlighter and pressed powder kit, which can be used to help sculpt and define one’s features. This product contains two powders.

The darker powder is used to create shadows on the face, such as defining the jaw line or contouring the cheekbones. The lighter powder is the highlighter, used to reflect light off the face and can be placed in various places such as the apple of the cheeks, the temple, the tip of the nose etc. 14g"

Though I own contour/sculpting powders already, I wanted to try the Sleek one because I feel as though the ones I already own are a bit too dark for my skin tone and I don't want to walk around looking like I've been punched in the face lol

This contour powder comes in light, medium and dark. I bought it in the shade 'Medium' as this is the colour that I've noticed most people who are my skin tone use.

I've used it once since I've bought it and so far it's okay.

It was about £6.50 from Superdrug which is good because it also comes with a highlighter.

The packaging reminds me of Nars blushes. It comes with a mirror for convenience or I guess if you want to contour your face whilst you're on the move?

On the left you have the matte contour powder and on the right is a highlighter (which varies depending on what shade you buy the powder in)

Sleek Pout Polish

"A tinted lip conditioning balm formulated with natural oils such as Almond Oil, Shea Butter, Avocado Extract and Vitamin A, C and E to help condition the lips and lock in moisture.
It also includes SPF15 to help protect the lips from sun exposure."

Whilst in Superdrug, I also picked up Sleek's Pout Polish in 'Peach Perfection' for £4.30 (I think). I just bought this because I wanted to see how it compares to MACs Tinted Lip Conditioner.

I got 10% off all Superdrug items using my NUS card =)

YSL Rouge Volupte - #1 Nude Beige and #3 Ultimate Beige

After buying 'Provocative Pink' a couple of weeks ago, I fell in love with these lipsticks!

They are just so soft and creamy and as a bonus, they smell absolutely lovely (well in my opinion anyway) so I couldn't resist buying another TWO.

This time, I bought less bright colours. They're in the shades '#1 Nude Beige' and '#3 Ultimate Beige' as you may have gathered from the above picture.

Once again, these retail for about £22 each from most department stores

#1 Nude Beige

#3 Ultimate Beige

Swatches

'Nude Beige' may come off as a nude or nudey on lighter skin tones but for me it is far from that. It's really just a pale pink on me and there's nothing 'nude' about it.

'Ultimate Beige' is definitely more of a nude for me. I love how it is very subtle and can be used for every day wear.