In the past when it came to dry or chapped lips, I would always turn to a classical favorite of mine; Chapstick. Recently though with a pre-order placed at Estee Lauder, I received a bunch of freebie gifts with my purchase. Estee Lauder Lip Conditioner SPF 15, was one of the free items they added to my gifts bag.
Normally I would never ever spend anything over $5.00 on a lip conditioner, however after receiving this one, I am pretty convinced that nothing else could do better, work better, or feel better, and yep, add me to the list of women who feel the $16.50 price tag that Estee Lauder attaches to this one, is well worth it.
I know what you are thinking though, $16.50 for lip conditioner! Who in their right mind would spend that much money on lip conditioner, when you can go get a stick of chapstick for a dollar!?
I know because I would say the same thing to anyone who told me they spent such a ridiculous amount on what appears to be clear lipstick. After trying this one though, man oh man, am I in love.
Estee Lauder Lip Conditioner protects the lips, adds a ton of moisturize, smooths and soothes them and by golly it feels like a trip to the spa for your lips, like a luxury treatment for the rich, and over time with consistent use my lips actually remain soft even when it was not on.
It feels as if it repairs them over time, brings them new life, and Chapstick...well, Chapstick never even came close to providing such smooth comfort and softness.
There is no flavor involved, and the texture is that of pure cream silk. I like applying this one onto my lips first, and then adding my favorite lip color. You can also apply this one to your lips at night for an overnight intensive treatment. It feels great, and in the morning you wake up to softer kissable lips.
Overall:
You can go ahead and continue using Chapstick for dry or cracked lips, or you can take my word for it and go ahead and splurge on the best lip conditioner your lips have ever felt.
Softer lips, a luxurious long lasting feeling, and what appears to feel like long term repair just by using it daily, is what I got from Estee Lauder's Lip Conditioner SPF 15, and when the tube runs out, I will be picking up another one.
Yes this one is pricey, but this is one I would definitely recommend.
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Thursday, March 31, 2011
Friday, March 27, 2009
Bath & Body Works Liplicious Lip Gloss

Oh he hates me now. I know. He hates shopping, and he especially hates girly shops. But when you have 2 coupons for free items at Bath & Body Works, you bat your eyes and beg.
You see they only allow you to use one coupon per person, and well, I dragged him along because I’m greedy and wanted to use both coupons in one shot.
LIPLICIOUS
was the name, and free was the game. FUH---REEE!!! I printed up 2 coupons and have a heap more saved up for when I decide to go back into the store to get more before the coupons expire.
I rummaged through all of the available flavors of lip-glosses. They are all tinted a nice fashionable color, so you can choose by tint, or by flavor.
I of course went for Hotcakes, which has always been a favorite. My boyfriend was pretty flustered when he had to go up to the counter and get me Watermelon Sorbet, along with a few lotions I had chosen. Love yah!
Liplicious comes in a .47oz clear tube. Most of them have little sparkles you can easily detect through the clear tube, and some look mate in color. The tube is about 4 inches long, with a side slanted plastic lip applicator head.
The cap itself is a silver color, and the labeling will always say LIPLICIOUS in cursive writing. Next to the logo you will see a small picture of fruit or food, depending on what flavor you pick up.
My Hotcakes for instance is a plum like color with fine pieces of sparkles throughout the tube, not what I was expecting from a flavor called Hotcakes.
Watermelon Sorbet was a bright neon colored pink, with little flecks of glitter throughout the gloss as well.
They smelled delicious, not just the two I got for free, but all of the available flavors were tempting. I only wished I had another friend with me, so I could grab up another one for free.
How Is It?
Delicious actually, thanks for asking!
Hotcakes smells and tastes like hotcakes, and Watermelon Sorbet takes like watermelon. Not fresh watermelon, but this particular gloss reminded me of bubbleicious bubble gum.
You simply squeeze a little out of the pinhead thick hole and apply to your lips. The gloss goes on smoothly and evenly without making my lips feel heavily greased up or sticky.
The Hotcakes lip-gloss left a brownish tint to my lips, and didn’t look like the plum color that was in the tube. It wasn’t a huge brown tint, but it was enough to make it an obvious color. I didn’t mind. It was light, it gave my lips a pretty shine, and I could smell my lips, and they were divine! All I needed was some butter, and breakfast would have been served right there on my lips. Yum.
Watermelon Sorbet gave my lips a much shiner pink tint. I was glad the pink tint wasn’t hot pink like it is in the tube. It was more of a transparent very light pink with tons of sparkle. The flavor however is not my favorite, but it is still yumm-o-licious regardless.
THE DOWNSIDE…
Where there is the smell of yum, and the taste of mmm… there is always a bad side of the moon we must discuss.
The lip-gloss wears off pretty fast. The shine the gloss gives out at first goes away in less than 20 minutes, and the scent dissipates with it as well.
So while you enjoy it for the minutes you have it, it’s great, but it goes away far too fast and leaves a dried out feeling to your lips forcing you to reapply and reapply over and over again. I don’t mind it so much, I’m always reapplying lip products, but it’s a fair warning for those of you out there who hate the constant re-application. (You start to look vain).
Also don’t expect your lips to feel moisturized, that nice feeling also goes away and leaves you feeling dry. Bummer.
Other Flavors:
Cotton Candy, Limeade, Pineapple Juice, Grape Soda, Raspberry Jam, Candied Apple, Peach Daiquiri, Pink Grapefruit, Red Hot Cinnamon, Mango Mousse, Maple Syrup, Frozen Blackberry, and Dipped Strawberry. Sheer and non sheer.
Can I Have Some?
Sure can!
Bath & Body Works stores carry them, or you can purchase it online at www.bathandbodyworks.com for $6. I believe there is a sale going on right now, so you can scoop them up for even less.
Overall:
They smell, and taste fantastic, however they do not do much for the lips after the gloss dries out. It’s pretty useless, but great if you happen to get it for free!
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