Sweet Treats: The Body Shop Born Lippy Stick Lip Balms

I thought I'd share with you a couple of lip lovelies that are now permanent features in my handbag - Born Lippy Stick Lip Balms by The Body Shop. This is a relatively new range to The Body Shop, which come in 6 yummy flavours. It's a welcome addition for me as I'm not keen on the Born Lippy Pot Lip Balms - I find them too gooey and a little sticky.

The two flavours I have are Lychee (left) and Pomegranate (right), the first was bought for me for my birthday and the second I bought myself.

Swatches - Lychee (top), Pomegranate (bottom)

  
Lychee is a clear, shimmery lip balm. The shimmer however is fairly subtle and definitely doesn't stand out as much as shimmery lip gloss, but gives a nice shine to the lips. The scent is quite sweet, I've never smelt lychee before so I can't comment on whether it's authentic, but it reminds me of sherbet rather than fruit!

Pomegranate is a red-dy orange tinted lip balm. It gives a subtle wash of colour to the lips with a nice sheen. The smell is lovely, very fruity but not overpowering.

Bare lips

Lychee

Pomegranate

Both lip balms glide on easily and feel lovely on the lips. The balms aren't just about the quirky packaging and yummy flavours, they are moisturising too and my lips feel soft for ages afterwards. One of the ingredients is Beeswax, so this explains a lot! However if you're after a highly pigmented lip balm then these probably won't be for you.

You do have to re-apply these after a few hours but the flavour does linger - my boyfriend gave me a kiss a few hours after applying and moaned that I was wearing "lip stuff" (he hates it!!).

Other flavours in the range include Toffee, Plum, Pink Berry and Strawberry and they retail at £3.00 each. To view the Born Lippy Stick Lip Balm range on The Body Shop's website click here.

Have you tried any of the Born Lippy range? What lip balms are you loving right now?

Beauty Bird xx