Review: E.l.f. Therapeutic Conditioning Lip Balm

I have the Therapeutic Conditioning Lip Balm in Strawberry Crème. It is at eyeslipsface.com or Target for $1(or at eyeslipsface.co.uk for £1.50). I got mine at Target, which mine only had the one flavor, but they also have vanilla and blackberry.


*Photo cred eyeslipsface.com



The packaging is similar to Softlips, and it contains 0.07oz of product. I don't mind the tall skinny, tube. For comparison, it's about as tall as a bottle of OPI nail polish. The top is clear but doesn't fall off easily.

When I apply this to my lips, it feels greasy. I don't mind thick lip balms, but this isn't thick, it's just like a layer of grease sitting on my lips. It slips and slides all over my lips. I would not recommend you use this if you want to put lipcolor over it, because it will slip and slide all over your lips and probably outside your lip line(plus you'll get a layer of grease on your lipstick, yuck!). This lip balm is supposed to smell like strawberries, but I don't really smell anything. Because it's so greasy and slippery, it tends to get in your mouth. The taste isn't pleasant. It's hard to describe, it's just a nasty lip balm taste.

I feel that this lip balm just sits on top of my lips and never sinks in. It doesn't really moisturize becaue it never really sinks in. After a while, I have to wipe it off or it will just sit there. When I do, my lips feel soft. The bad thing is that the softness doesn't last very long, and I could get that softness plus moisturization from other non-greasy lip balms.

Claims- all from eyeslipsface.com
"Salvation for parched lips"- False
"This innovative lip balm coats lips with natural nutrients and skin soothers to condition even the most sensitive lips"- Yes, it's good for sensitive lips and has natrual ingredients, but I wouldn't call it very conditioning

In conclusion, this is not a very good lip balm in my opinion. I don't find myself reaching for it very often. I would not recommend it, and would say to pass on this one(I can't complain too much though, it's only $1). I think I might just take the balm out of the tube and mix it into my homemade lip scrub to add some softness. I'll see how that works and keep you posted. Please leave your thoughts on this lip balm if you have tried it in the comments, I would love to hear them!

~Leah

*Links*
http://www.eyeslipsface.com/elf/lips/lip_balm/therapeutic_conditioning_lip_balm
http://www.eyeslipsface.co.uk/product~prodID~24.htm