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Bitter, doesn't get absorbed by the lips - very much like flavored Vaseline...
I got one of these as a gift, from a friend who recently went on a short trip to NYC. So the one I have is the limited edition one in “soft vanilla flavor” with an SPF 15. Definitely fell in love with the packaging right away… The tube is the same shape and size as the one pictured on “totalbeauty.com” but the color is different. It’s got these sort of waves of different colors pain...read moreted on randomly, which makes it look very unique and definitely easy to find for someone who has a tendency to accumulate tons of miscellaneous items on the bottom of their purse (such as myself ). So the claim on the package is that this balm has a Sunscreen (SPF 15) and that it is water-resistant for 80 minutes. I would think that it should be really useful for a swimmer or for someone who exercises a lot. For myself, I am very sad to say that I found myself wiping it off after about a half an hour of wearing it on my lips. I really did try loving it. When you first apply it, the texture is very similar to Vaseline, it smells like vanilla flavored Vaseline and it does, kind of feel moisturizing, but I feel that it doesn't really get absorbed by my lips, so even though my lips were visibly softer, I didn't feel like it was benefiting them on the inside in any kind of way. Also, for some weird reason, I constantly had to wipe my teeth off with my tongue because somehow, this balm was incessantly sticking to them. As well, the very bitter taste of this balm was overpowering to me. So all those things together with the fact that after about 20 minutes, I started feeling this stuff collecting in the corners of my lips inevitably led to me just taking everything off after about a half an hour… So as pretty as it looked, unfortunately I cannot recommend this to anyone. And I am not saying that this balm doesn't do what it claims to do or isn't efficient. It might possibly work really well at repelling water and protecting your lips from sun damage – I just can’t recommend this based on the fact that wearing it on your lips is not enjoyable at all.This review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 4 of 6 people said helpful
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Good treatment
This is great for treating chapped lips. It is moisturizing, though I don't find it as moisturizing as some other lip balms I've used. What I like is that it doesn't have so much of a medicinal kind of scent/taste as the classic Carmex. I especially love this in the winter when I have to be outside and I want to protect my lips from getting chapped and dry from the cold wind and weather.This review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 3 of 5 people said helpful
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review Carmex Moisture Plus
I have this in the peach tinted one. Really moisturizing!This review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 4 of 6 people said helpful
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