Top 3 Tuesday - Lipbalm

Lipbalms are the first makeup products that I got into and they are still up there in my favourites. I love lipbalms for many reasons, mainly because they are so pretty, practical, smell amazing and can be carried around everywhere I go. They are cheap, fun to collect and there are soooo many affordable balms out there you can go crazy! Choosing my Top 3 lipbalms for this week (only 3!) was tricky, but I got there in the end.

1. Maybelline Baby Lips Limited NY Fashion Edition, Protecting Berry
This is my most popular post of all time (by a long shot) and although it isn't the greatest of my reviews, the product certainly deserves top spot. This balm (as is the case with all the Maybelline Baby Lips) is moisturising, smells amazing and comes in the most adorable packaging. Whilst this particular one is no longer available, it is the same flavour (well, scent really) as the Anti-Oxidant Berry one, which is also incredible.

2. Nivea Lip Care Fruity Shine - Pink Guava
There was a reason that this was the first post I ever wrote - this product is brilliant. It is so moisturising, I love the wind up nature of the packaging and the beautiful pink tint is just lovely. The smell is also pretty nice too. This is one balm that I won't be giving up any time soon.


3. Face of Australia Lip Crayon - Cupcake
I would have put this first in my top 3, but I figured that would be pretty unfair considering that it is not marketed as a balm but rather a crayon (a lip balm/lip tint/lip gloss hybrid)! This is the most wearable, beautiful, sheer glossy tint that you will ever find, and for the pack of three it is only $15 - the best value ever! I love this product so much.

Close but not close enough...

For this week's close but not close enough product, we have the Yes to Carrots lipbalm in Berry. These balms are absolutely amazing, and the only reason it found itself in this category as opposed to in my top 3 is because I had completely forgotten about them until I discovered them whilst 'researching' for this post. I am so pleased I have been reminded about these!

Yes to Carrots Lip balms

Sometimes I feel that the English language does not have enough words to show how I feel. I put it down to the fact that I am a person whose emotions are extreme, I either love it or I hate it. Well, that's not entirely true, but you get what I mean. Anyway, to say I love these lipbalms is the understatement of the century. I adore them.

I bought four 'Yes to Carrots Lipbalms' on special for $1.50 and I absolutely love them all. I bought them in the flavours Citrus, Berry, Melon and Carrot. They are all wonderful.

In order from my favourite to least favourite, is Berry, Melon, Citrus and Carrot.

'So why are they so good?' you are probably asking. Well, where do I begin.

First of all, they all smell truly amazing...except for the carrot one. That one smells horrible. I hate to say it, but it is not pleasant at all. The texture is not too thick, not too thin, and my it feels lovely on your lips. It give your lips a lovely shine, not as good as lipgloss of course, but good for a lipbalm I think. They do help in repairing cracked lips, and prevent them from cracking further. The one problem that I did have, was the citrus one was very grainy. I get the feeling that I may have just had a bit of bad luck and picked out the dodgy one, but who knows.

For all of you who worry about organic ingredients, I am proud to say these are 95% organic! As promised on the packing, they hydrate, condition and smooth. Oh, did I mention that they are not tested on animals either? Everybody wins!

I heard there were other products besides lipbalms in the 'Yes to Carrots' brand. I will definitely be looking out for them!

I give this product 9 out of 10 (I unfortunately had to take one off for the smell of the carrot one and the grainy texture of the citrus one)