Sugar Plum Tinted Lip Treatment (Fresh)

Photo: Amazon.com

Rating: 3/10
Cost: $22.50 (Contains .15 oz)
Notes: Great color, but melts way too easily
Repurchase?  No.

I was so disappointed with this lip balm.  I had it on my wishlist for quite some time, but could never justify the $22.50 price tag.  Finally, a beauty.com coupon code made it a great deal, so I purchased one, and eagerly awaited its arrival.  When it came, the color was beautiful.  It's hard to find a lip balm that gives my lips the "natural but better" look, and this was perfect. Plus, with SPF 15, what could go wrong?

The packaging is gorgeous--a heavy duty metal tube with a screw top, so I don't have to worry about it opening in my purse.  However, I think this metal also attracts heat, as it melts like nobody's business.  The second time I put it on (it wasn't hot out--I was in my office), part of the balm chipped off and stuck to my lips, because it was too soft.  So, I used my finger to rub it in.  When this happened the third, fourth and fifth time, I was terribly disappointed. (And angry, if I'm totally honest, as this balm is not cheap!)  So, I despite the beautiful color and sturdy packaging, I will never purchase this lip balm again.  I can only imagine what it would turn into in the heat--too bad, as I really had high hopes for it. :-(

Ingredients: Octinoxate (Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate) 7.49 %, Oxybenzone (Benzophenone-3) 2.00 %. Beeswax (Cera Alba), Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Olive Oil Decyl Esters, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Fragrance (Parfum), Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Limonene, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Ammonium Glycyrrhizate, Passiflora Incarnata Seed Oil, Sucrose Tetrastearate Triacetate, Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850), Yellow 6 Lake (Ci 15985), Benzyl Alcohol, Linalool, Vanillin, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Bht, Citral, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Retinyl Palmitate, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate, Tocopherol, Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Propyl Gallate, Ascorbyl Palmitate.