Phantom Volumizing Glossy Balm
SUMMARY OF REVIEWS
Hourglass Phantom Volumizing Glossy Balm is a high-shine, blurring lip balm that smooths lip lines and stays put through meals, according to several creators. Tania B. Wells notes it "literally just erased my lip lines" and lasted all day, though she found some shades too warm or orange. Others praise its hydrating, cushiony texture and good color payoff, but the $38 price tag is noted as high-end.
FULL REVIEWS
POSITIVE
Variant: Mirage 35
- “Wow, this is so blurring. Look at that”23:02–23:09
- “It's like, um, it's similar to the new Merit ones, the blushing lip”23:44–23:52
- “Man, it's like erasing my lip lines”23:52–23:59
- “Love the formula so much”24:08–24:12
- “I love how it literally just erased my lip lines”24:30–24:36
- “I'm obsessed”
- “They do feel a little bit smoother than some other blur balm things. They feel a little bit more hydrating”
- “This stayed on all day”
- Source: Testing new makeup: Summer Friday bronzers, Makeup for Ever foundation & concealer, Kosas blushes - May 31, 2026
Variant: Spell 55
- “Wow, this is so blurring. Look at that”23:02–23:09
- “It's a very warm. I don't think it's what I should use today”23:05–23:11
- “This one's going to be way too orange”23:28–23:34
- Source: Testing new makeup: Summer Friday bronzers, Makeup for Ever foundation & concealer, Kosas blushes - May 31, 2026
- “I've used these for years”23:22–23:25
- “If I do feel like my lips are so dry, and no matter what I put on, they're going to look crackly. They're going to look weird. They're going to look not great. There is a good chance that they will look good when I have these on”23:24–23:28
- “So many shades to choose from”23:35–23:40
- “They have this really gorgeous kind of plush, cushiony texture to them”23:37–23:43
- “They do feel like a gloss and a balm. Glossy enough to be called a gloss, but they're also balmy enough and stay on the lips enough to be a balm. So, they really are a perfect marriage of those two categories”23:41–23:50
- Source: Best luxury makeup in every category - May 16, 2026
Variant: 35, 40
- “These are very blurring”45:26–45:31
- “These smooth out my lips like none other. Like if I have any lines that you can see if I put this over it smooths them out and they're creamy and I love how sheer they are”45:52–46:05
- “I think that's what makes this specific formula special. If they had a ton of pigment, it would lose the effect of that blurriness that you're getting from them. And it almost feels like it's your lips but more blurred. And I think they're fantastic”46:10–46:18
- “I want to say that I like these better than the Violette_FR. Maybe even better than Merit”46:30–46:35
- “If I want something to just throw on that blurs my lips and gives me the tiniest bit of color, I'll go for the Hourglass, but I love them a lot and I want more colors because I think we only have five and that's just not enough”46:54–46:58
- Source: May Favorites: Fashion, Beauty, Fragrance & More - Jun 6, 2026
- “This right here I love it”13:57–14:02
- “It is one of those melting balms so it's very pigmented, it's very glossy. Think of it as like a very pigmented lip gloss. It is beautiful”14:00–14:05
- “Doesn't turn white on my lips which is a huge check for me”14:07–14:14
- “It is slightly minty, a little bit menthol, so that's how it kind of plumps the lips a little bit, but it's nothing too crazy”14:12–14:16
- “I love it, it is just so classic and it's something I reach for all the time. The formula is so silky smooth, the gloss is addicting, and there's a huge range of colors”14:18–14:26
- “Price tag is a little high, which is normal for Hourglass. They are a bit of a higher end brand, but honestly I feel like you get what you pay for. I feel like it is worth it”14:35–14:42
- Source: Ranking viral lip products brutally honest - Sep 22, 2024
- “This guy is $38 and it's definitely high-end lip balm”22:18–22:31
- “This is pretty good”22:40–22:43
- “This is pretty perfect”
- “I wish I didn't like it, but I really do”22:43–22:50
- “It is a high gloss, high shine lip balm”22:46–22:53
- “It comes in 20 different shades”22:58–23:04
- “It's lightweight”
- “It slides onto the lips”23:01–23:06
- Source: Ranking my best lip balms: viral, k-beauty & high-end - Jul 20, 2025
MIXED / NEGATIVE
No negative reviews yet — creators have only had good things to say.
WHAT CREATORS SAY
- Consensus
- 4.8 / 5 from 6 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- Features
- Blurring (3) · Hydrating (2) · Summer (2)
- Value
- Value for money (2)
Product details
Details
- Type
- lip balm
- Finish
- glossy
- Shade
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- Key ingredients
- Diisostearyl Malate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Menthyl Lactate, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Tocopherol, Iron Oxides, Titanium Dioxide
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