Hot Seat Review: EOS Lip Balm Trio

Seeing some posts about this babies last November made me want to have it! Some say this is ridiculous because they are just the same with the other lip balm, except with the packaging. And we all know that girls are really kikay at heart, and they easily get so giddy and happy when they see cute packaging + extraordinary products. I really find it cute so I decided to buy the trio set for me and my boyfriend (he's really really vain. :p ). I've been using these since January, and everytime I get this in my bag and use it, it always gets attention from my friends and classmates. What an eye-catcher! Are they really worth it for its price?


Their Claim:

Accdg to moi
PROS:

• It's ORGANIC!!! All natural and NO PARABENS
• Nice scent
• I have a feeling that it has a huge amount inside! This will last for a very very long time.
• Very lightweight
• Glides on my lips smoothly
• It moisturizes!

CONS:

• Expensive. Buying this is NOT a MUST. If you're practical, there are a lot of lip balm that is organic and has the same effectiveness. What makes it so popular is just the packaging and its being organic. Don't get me wrong, I love these babies, but I am really after the packaging more than the product inside.  It moisturizes just like any other lip balm.
• My lips tend to be dry after a few hours. I need to reapply to make my lips soft and moisturized. Again, JUST like any other lip balm, we really need to reapply this because of constant eating and drinking.
• BULKY. Although I like this lip balm for its design, YOU CANNOT PLACE THIS INSIDE YOUR POCKET! I wanted to give this lip balm to B because he always has tons of lip balm and we always brings lip balm wherever we go. I realized, he usually doesn't carry bag or a pouch, and it would be distracting to see a protuberant unknown thing inside his pants because of this product. Someone might misinterpret why there is something protruding under his pants. :p

Overall, I really like this and all the flavors I got. The Honeysuckle (yellow green packaging, the one on the left) smells like honeydew or sweet melon+cucumber. It has a very very light and refreshing smell. I like this scent, but my B really wants this flavor, so I gave it to him (he uses this every night before he goes to sleep, or whenever he brings a bag/pouch ;) ). The Summer fruit flavor is the least favorite of mine, as well as B. I find the scent too heavy for me. But I like the color! :) .. Last one is Sweet Mint which is my favorite! .. I like the minty tingling on my lips. IT ACTUALLY TASTES LIKE JUICY FRUIT(green version)! It always reminds me of that gum. Lol. :p


Where to buy? Ebay, multiply shops like Digitaltraincase, and Carefreeshopper. Price for this set costs around 900-1000 php.

 

Hot Seat Review: Venus and Mars Smooch Lip Detox

I have tons of lip balms lying around here and this is the least lip balm I've been using since the day I got this. I have Vaseline Lip therapy and Soft Lips lip balm which I both got in states, maybelline lip balm the hot pink casing, human nature lip balm in peppermint, and this one, v and m smooch lip detox.

accdg to venus and mars website:

"Break free from chemicals! Give your lips the authentic, lavish pampering it has always wanted. Venus&Mars lipbalm is the perfect treat. Made out of the finest essential oils, lips will surely be younger-looking in no time. There’s nothing more it could ever ask.

Lip balms have been around for years but unfortunately, Dr. Charles Brown Fleet, the inventor of lip balm in 1889, included petroleum in his formulation. Until today, petroleum is still highly being used in the cosmetic industry.

Petroleum-based lip balms actually DO NOT HELP CHAPPED LIPS. They may actually worsen the condition of the lips. Petroleum-based products simply coat the skin, thus inhibiting its ability to breathe, absorb moisture and release harmful toxins. Petroleum-based lip balms provide a QUICK FIX to treat dry lips, however, have you ever noticed that after a while, the lips actually feel a bit painful, that inexplicable seemingly mild tingly feeling? Petroleum-based products only keep your lips feeling moist and you have to constantly reapply to keep it that way. This may actually cause your lips to feel more irritated and even infected when bacteria get trapped between the lip skin and petroleum coating.

A good lip balm must penetrate the skin and not simply coat the skin with that greasy feel. Petroleum makes our lips slick and look sexy; in reality this is very unnatural. ‘Coz at the end of the day we wouldn’t want to see our lips still bare and dry. Well-moisturized lips like that of a doll’s need balms that contain ingredients that are quickly absorbable. Venus and Mars Smooch lip butter balm will surely deeply penetrate the skin cells to hydrate and moisturize the lips. It contains emu oil, avocado butter, avocado oils, coconut oil, sunflower oil, castor oil, jojoba wax, peppermint essential oils, beeswax and vitamin E oil."

accdg to moi:
kisses:

• minty feeling which I like like like like!
• moisturized my lips
• a little goes a long way!
• full of organic ingredients which are beneficial
• paraben free, petroleum free etc

kicks:

• pricey again! 170 php for this? nah..
• it is organic so it has a 1 year expiration once you use it! 
• it dries my lips after application. it does moisturize but it leaves a flaky lips after which I don't like
• it has this heavy feeling on my lips every after usage which I didn't like

This one is bad for me. Well in my personal opinion, it gives me a heavy feeling in my lips which I don't like for a lip balm product. I prefer the Human Naure lip balm and soft lips lip balm. They are both cheaper than the v&m  lip balm. But hey! MOST of the people in girltalk, they like this more than human nature lip balm. So it really depends on each one of us.

xoxo
Christine :)