by affi — Monday, June 15th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
in Makeup and tagged with Holiday In Style, L'Occitane, Lip Balm, MAC, Smith's Rosebud Salve
I don’t know why, but I have a very strange fixation with lip balms. Over the years I have tried so many different kinds 
from so many brands that I can’t even keep track of them anymore.
Anyway, Deszell has written about her beauty essentials for traveling. No matter how many eyeshadows or blushes you decided to bring during your travel, you will most definitely need a good lip balm, especially if you travel on airplanes. We all know the atmosphere in the cabin can cause dry lips so it’s best to keep them moisturized. I always get anxious during flight (I hate flying!) and the last thing I wanna do is applying lipstick/gloss but I never forget to apply and reapply balm. Here are 3 of my favorites right now :
I’ve raved about it a long time ago and have tried other balms ever since. But the truth is, it is still one of the best products for very dry lips. I used this when I was pregnant and suffered from cracking lips and this is the only stuff that could help. L’occitane 100% shea butter is technically not just a lipbalm so you can use it anywhere else that needs extra moisture like your cuticles, ends of your hair etc. Beware though, this stuff is very sticky so you might want to keep some tissues or wipes near you when you use it.
A cult classic since 1892. I just love the vintage-style packaging and the subtle rose scent that comes with it is heavenly. But more importantly, Rosebud Salve really does work! If I put it on at night before bed, I wake up with the softest lips the next morning. It can multitask too, just like L’occitane shea butter, you can use it for frizzy hair, blemishes even to cure diaper rash! This, however, I’ve never tried so I can’t testify. But I suggest you keep a tin of this fabulous salve in your purse. You won’t be sorry.
MAC Tendertones (shown here in Softnote)
Even though it looks like pretty little things in glass jars, it is actually a very good lip balm, better than MAC lip conditioner in my opinion. I always apply this product before any of my lip color and it always manages to make my lips soft, moist but not slippery. Tendertones has a thicker and gloss-like texture which probably what makes it stay longer on the lips. It also has this gorgeous shimmer so if you don’t wear any lipcolor on top of it, your lips still look oh-so-pretty. Smells fruitilicious too. The bad news? MAC Tendertones was a limited edition collection but I heard MAC is bringing them back soon which is why I am planning to replenish my stock!
Image from pro.corbis.com and Fashionese Daily
Blog: Lipbalms Your Pouts will Love http://bit.ly/OjAtd
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RT @fashionesedaily: Need recommendation on lip balms? Read this article http://bit.ly/OjAtd
There's also review on @LOCCITANE_ID Shea Butter, Smith's Rosebud Salve & Mac Tendertones from @affifd http://t.co/89yVCiIR
affi, kalo gue malah CUMA pake lip balm/gloss doang biasanya, ga pernah pake lipstik. my all time fave is burt’s bees lip shimmer.
hmm.. this article makes me wanna try mac tendertones.
Gue baru nyoba Clinique Superbalm (yang treatment aja bukan yang ada colornya), one swipe a day is all I need to keep my lips moisturized. I wonder why I didn’t try it sooner.
Shinta,
Di ebay palingan masih ada..
Sekarang tendertones udah susah bgt shin dicarinya. Soalnya terakhir aja keluar tahun lalu summer. Tahun ini blm ada tanda2 mau di launch lagi nih, gue sudah menanti2
Hanzky,
Oiya clinique superbalm gue jg punya sih, tp malah belum pernah dicobain sama sekali karena langsung “terbenam” di antara lip balm2 lainnya..