for the girls: MAKEUP
 

ok, so i read this funny yet distrubing web site about lip balm addicts (LBA)...and now im wondering, am I addicted to lip balm? I think so, and to prove I want to know what is the best lip balm out there?

I personally really like Benefit! The red stuff is perfect and makes you look like you just made out with someone...so whats your opinion? :)

Burt's Bees is really good, as is L'Occitane 100% Shea Butter (in the little tin - not the huge one).

Oooh.....I *love* Burt's Bees! When my lips are very chapped, I like Softlips. Not sure who makes it, but it's in all of the grocery stores! :)

Myself, I am addicted to chapstick.

I am currently addicted to my Gamma Phi lipbalm which has the most yummy vanilla-orange flavor... but before it was the MAC lipbalm in the white tube.

XOXO,
Annie.

I'll add another vote for Burts :) My whole house is now using it, I'm starting to think we keep them and the Natures Foods in business *lol*

Softlips.. I hate the greasy feeling I get from Chapstick

I really like the "Lip Stuff" from Caribou Coffee. It tastes like mint.

Hello, my name is Amy...and I'm a chapstick addict.

Re: for the girls: MAKEUP
 

That's my favorite, too! The only bad thing is, it's so expensive...

Cherry Chapstick, all the way. It works nicely, smells good, leaves a nice pink hue if you don't feel like wearing lip gloss or lipstick, and is cheap enough to buy in bulk in case you lose one. I have a tube in the pocket of all of my coats, in my purse, in my car, in my desk drawer, and on the dresser in my bedroom. hmmm...looks like I'm an addict, too.

lip balm addictions?! :(

that is one silly ass website.

There is a company called Avalon that makes tinted and clear "un-petroleum" lip balm. It stays on a lot longer and is less greasy than Vaseline. You can find it in health food stores or the health food/product section of your grocery store.

One more vote for Burt's Bees... cherry flavored, in pot form. The absolute best.

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I haven't tried the Benefit liptint, but I have the bottle of Benetint. I have the red shade of Philosophy's "Kiss Me" lipbalm that looks like it's similar to Benefit's. I love it, but my lips are uber-chapped right now, so I'm in the healing process.

For anyone who has super-chapped, dry, or cracked lips (and found that chapstick isn't working), try this. Every morning after you brush your teeth, rinsh off the brush and gently brush your lips to remove the dead skin. Apply a layer of Blistex Lip Revitalizer (it has alpha hydroxy in it to exfoliate). Then apply a layer of Aquaphor ointment. You'll find it with the lotions since it's made by the same company that makes Eucerin. Most drugstores have a store brand version of it. Do this RELIGIOUSLY (ie. whenever you feel it wearing off, reapply the Blistex and then the Aquaphor) until your lips have healed. I have this nasty habit of biting the inside of my lips when I'm nervous, so I always had dry patches of skin there where it was trying to heal. I found this regimen on a dermatologist's website and have only been doing it for a week now and my lips are practically good as new. :)

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Okay, I posted on this.....but for some reason it never showed up. So sorry if this is posted twice!

I am addicted to Chapstick's Glitter Lip Balm. It smells like tropical fruit and has this wonderful shimmery look to it. Which looks great under lipstick or alone. Added bonus is that it is super cheap! So you can bulk up on it.

They also have a Lip Gloss balm, but I haven't tried it yet.

I liked Clinque's chapstick, but they discontinued it. :( I have one tube left and I use it sparingly.

I used to hate anything on my lips because it made them feel "trapped" but I have such bad chapped lips from my allergy medicine that I use lip stuffs all of the time now! I love Burts Bees, esp the beeswax kind in the yellow tube, the little pots don't work as well, but I love the lemon lime kind because it tastes like green Skittles! Also, the colored Burts Bees in the silver tins is great too! I got this Cabodles lip stuff in a little tube last week in vanilla, it is great, it doesn't have an overwhelming smell/taste so it's great! Plus it feels all watery good! My sister is a real chap stick addict, she keeps like one in her purse, one in her pocket, her backpack, locker, etc... she can never have enough, and puts in on constantly!

I love Keihls lip balm!

carmex carmex carmex.......! that stuff is AMAZING
my friends laugh at me when they ask for "lip stuff"because I pull out like 6 different kinds!
(Medicated Chapstick, B&BW "Frosted Waterberry" (a yummy flavor!), Carmex, Softlips, Blistex (mint), Lizard Lips, and Bonne Bell "Marshmallow" (b/c I LOVE the subtle sparkle...woohoo!)

GOOD NEWS!!!

Clinique did not discontinue their chapstick. As a former Clinique Consultant (I quit in December), I can assure you that they still sell it. However, they changed the packaging, made it bigger, more expensive, and you can now use it around your eyes!