nivea essential care lip balm

 

this has got to be one of my all time favourite lip balms. i started using it last winter as i suffer from really dry, chapped lips. i didn't read any reviews on it before i bought it, i just liked that it didn't mention any kind of scent. i do like carmex/lypsil/chapstick etc etc, but sometimes i feel that the added fruity scents can actually aggravate my lips and make them worse. as i hoped, this essential care lip balm is pretty much scent free so removes that source of aggravation.

the packaging isn't particularly luxurious looking but the blue makes it easy to find in a bag and i like that you don't have to apply it with your fingers as most of the time i find that too messy and impractical! 

the best bit about it though is the creamy formula. it really is soothing and isn't too sticky or too hard (sometimes i find that brands such as lypsil can be so hard that they're actually really difficult to apply). i have to say i get through them quite quickly though although this is entirely my fault as i probably apply it over 10 times a day! however, considering that it's only £1.65 in boots i don't see this as being much of a problem!

i'm a lipgloss addict.

you know that feeling when you're busy all day and you finally have a moment to reach into your stuffed-to-the-brim handbag to find that *shock* you only have one lip balm and *double shock* that MOST OF IT HAS GONE. 

well, yesterday i had this feeling and spent most of the day scooping my beloved nivea lip balm out with my finger. this is not an ideal situation, particularly for someone who struggles to go an hour without reapplying something (anything!) to my lips. so i went to the local chemist and found this little saviour. it smells like cherries and although it's not creamy or luxurious by any means, it certainly did the job.

a bit late for new years resolutions, but maybe i should consider making a new month resolution? soon, i intend to purchase a little purse to put my back up essentials in. that way, when i change handbags there will be a lot less hassle, and (hopefully) a lot less potential for nightmares like this to happen!