Ranking my BEST LIP BALMS! 👀🏅 *viral, k-beauty & high-end!*
Dr. Althea$13.00- “This is my favorite of the lip balm in the stick category”
- “It glides on effortlessly”
- “The finish is that it gives you almost a glossy look, but without the stickiness, the tackiness, because it still feels nice and light and thin on the lips, but it just gives you high shine”▶ 1:58
- “I've never tried a balm that was able to deliver that shine”▶ 2:10
- “It's fragrance-free, so it's also really great for if you have sensitive lips”▶ 2:15
- “You can apply it over your lip color as well”▶ 2:25
- “It instantly transforms it into a gloss without the stickiness”▶ 2:29
- “The Korean brands have revolutionized this whole category”▶ 2:37
- “The only gripe I have with it is because it's so melting and soft in the stick, it started kind of like toppling over”▶ 2:53
- “This one when you apply it, it also is so smooth”▶ 3:24
- “It glides on”▶ 3:26
- “It is a thin application but still leaves your lips perfectly nourished and for a long time as well”▶ 3:29
- “It's not like those old school waxy draggy like dry lip balms”▶ 3:36
- “The scent is so good”
- “It's like a caramel frappuccino on your lips”
- “It's not as glossy as the soft melting lip balm”▶ 4:25
Rohto Mentholatum$8.99Melty Cream Lip Balmshade · Honey- “I have the one in honey”
- “The scent is so good”
rom&nd$14.00- “It's also a K beauty favorite”▶ 4:40
- “It's like a cult favorite at this point”▶ 4:42
- “It starts giving you color payoff”▶ 4:44
- “It's not only high shine and gives you that beautiful glossy look, but the color pigment and the color payoff is almost like medium to high”▶ 4:47
- “It's almost like a lipstick, which is insane, but still in the balm form”▶ 4:54
- “It softens any flaky areas”▶ 5:04
- “The color is amazing”▶ 5:07
- “Later on, I'm going to talk about a really high-end lip product and this is the dupe for it”▶ 5:11
- “If you have dry lips and you want color and gloss, this is the one for you”▶ 5:23
Nature Republic$10.90- “I discovered recently and it has completely just blown my mind”▶ 5:35
- “How beautifully perfect this texture is”
- “If you apply this over a really bright lipstick or a really bright lip tint, it changes the color to be more neutral”▶ 5:56
- “It actually mutes the shade of a really pigmented bright color”▶ 6:01
- “It's giving glass lips”▶ 6:18
- “It's instantly plumping those little fine lines, glossy pout”▶ 6:20
- “It leaves a really luxurious like fresh minty kind of feeling that kind of stays on your lips for a while”▶ 6:26
- “It's so comfortable”▶ 6:34
- “It's not like the plumping capsum, you know? It's not uncomfortable”▶ 6:34
- “It's beautiful and it's what high-end lip products feel like”▶ 6:41
Nature Republic$10.90Honey Melting Lipshade · Gray- “I got this a couple of months ago in this really unique gray shade”▶ 5:42
- “Why is it gray? Which might sound weird”▶ 5:52
- “What it does is if you apply this over a really bright lipstick or a really bright lip tint, it changes the color to be more neutral”▶ 5:56
- “It actually mutes the shade of a really pigmented bright color”▶ 5:59
rom&nd$14.00Glasting Melting Balmshade · Fresh Luchi
rom&nd$14.00Glasting Melting Balmshade · Aurora Glitter
Parnell$15.00- “What makes this clear one really interesting is that it's slightly iridescent”▶ 8:00
- “It's got these little reflective like micro glitters which will just kind of enhance the look of that shine”▶ 8:05
- “It's like a thicker version of the Dr. Althia”▶ 8:15
- “At the beginning when you apply it, there is a little bit more of a drag”▶ 8:22
- “It does have that thicker consistency when you put it on”▶ 8:26
- “If you just like, you know, when you warm it up after you first get it, the formula will really melt to be a beautiful texture”▶ 8:31
- “I just wouldn't use these gray ones alone”▶ 8:37
Parnell$15.00LUMMIR Melting Fit Shine Balmshade · Clear
Parnell$15.00LUMMIR Melting Fit Shine Balmshade · Gray
NARS$28.00- “This is probably the most different of all lip balms within this category because it goes against traditionally what you would expect as a lip balm because it's actually matte”▶ 8:55
- “This is giving soft focus lipstick vibes with a very sheer coverage with neutral shades”▶ 9:10
- “It says it's a lip balm, but it just doesn't nourish my lips”▶ 9:45
- “It gives just like ever so slightly a little bit of like nourishment, but it's not long-lasting”▶ 9:47
- “It's not shiny”
- “It's not moisturizing”
- “For the price point of $38, I do have a little bit of regret”▶ 10:07
Dior$40.00- “I've used the whole thing”▶ 10:35
- “It's moisturizing”
- “It's subtle”▶ 10:37
- “It's not overly shiny”
- “It's not overly glossy”
- “I loved the tint that it left my lips”▶ 10:42
- “I think that was really pretty and like flushed and girly”▶ 10:46
- “I always had to reapply this”▶ 10:51
- “It's moisturizing but not overly moisturizing”
- “It's balmy but not that balmy”
- “It's comfortable but I have to reapply”▶ 11:05
- “It's good but it's not like crazy $42 good”▶ 11:08
Naturium$10- “They are $10”
- “They come in 13 different shades, which is awesome”▶ 12:01
- “I love these”
- “They have a sheer wash of color”▶ 12:07
- “It glides on beautifully”▶ 12:10
- “It's not sticky”
- “It's nourishing, but nothing too heavy”▶ 12:13
- “It actually has a decent color payoff”▶ 12:16
- “They had a metal tip applicator, which is actually perfect for the summer because it feels beautiful”▶ 12:23
- “It feels luxurious”
- “In the winter, you will have a very hard time using metal tip lip balms because it freezes the formula over”▶ 12:37
- “In the summer, oh my goodness, is this beautiful”▶ 12:50
- “I love the wideness of it and applying it”▶ 12:52
- “It's plush”
- “It sits comfortably”
Naturium$10Phyto-Glow Lip Balmshade · SPF 45- “Naturium also recently came out with this version, but with SPF”▶ 13:12
- “It has SPF 45”
cocokind$12Ceramide Lip Blur Balmshade · Be Kind- “You might have seen this because of the oh so cute little charms that you can get alongside with it”▶ 13:36
- “I have it in the shade Be Kind”
- “It only comes in five different shades”▶ 13:49
- “The name says it's a lip blur balm, and I think I was expecting something of a blurring function, but it wasn't”▶ 13:51
- “It's got a really sheer payoff”
- “It does what a glossy balm does”▶ 14:01
- “It does give you that gloss look, but it's a little bit thicker and more rigid on my lips”▶ 14:05
- “It doesn't feel effortless and elegant like the other balms”▶ 14:10
- “It's actually a little gritty”▶ 14:16
- “There's like little bumps to it”▶ 14:20
- “I just found that I didn't quite enjoy it as much as the other balms which are competing in this category”▶ 14:32
- “It's more like a thicker like lip mask”▶ 14:55
- “I don't really like that feeling personally during the day”▶ 14:58
- “It is also fragrance free”
Rare Beauty$24- “It's coming out at $18 and it's been everywhere”
- “This peptide lip treatment was just not it for me”
- “Some of them actually have a grittiness and a graininess”▶ 15:48
- “Mine was that where you put it on and it feels like there's little like tiny little chunks of stuff”▶ 15:53
- “This is actually crystallized shea butter”▶ 16:01
- “I was in the camp of grittiness formula”▶ 16:15
- “This is the smallest little applicator of all the lip balm tubes that I've actually reviewed today”▶ 16:21
- “I just had to apply more of it”▶ 16:31
- “I feel like there's less in here compared to the standard tube”▶ 16:36
- “I felt like when I used this, I had to consistently reapply”▶ 16:51
- “It just didn't have much staying power at all”▶ 16:56
- “It's a little bit overpriced for what it is”
Glow Recipe$22- “The color payoff of these is fantastic”
- “When you just layer one on, like a sheer layer, it's just a little sheer tint”▶ 17:52
- “This one actually gives my lip this really pretty baby pink flush”▶ 18:10
- “This one has the signature watermelon scent or fragrance”▶ 18:17
- “It's sweet”▶ 18:26
- “It's delicious”
- “It's juicy”▶ 18:28
- “It's actually everything that I would want for a everyday balm that gives me a little bit of color”▶ 18:28
- “It doesn't feel sticky”▶ 18:50
- “It doesn't leave those like lines between my lips that stretch”▶ 18:52
- “None of these tints that I'm talking about is actually tinting”▶ 18:57
- “It's just a sheer wash of color on the lips”▶ 19:01
- “It's like neck and neck with the summer Fridays feeling”▶ 19:09
- “I would love kind of that cooling effect”▶ 19:27
Glow Recipe$22.00Glass Balm Lip Treatmentshade · Strawberry Bingsoo
Glow Recipe$22.00Glass Balm Lip Treatmentshade · Blackberry Bingsoo
Lip Butter Balmshade · Brown Sugar- “This one comes in at $24 and it comes in nine different shades”▶ 19:55
- “I got this one. It's brown sugar because I love brown sugar”▶ 20:01
- “If you've ever smelt brown sugar, you can never go back to your basic birthday cakes and vanilla”▶ 20:04
- “I can see why people love this one”▶ 20:15
- “It glides on”▶ 20:18
- “It's smooth”
- “The feeling it leaves your lips is really like melted butter”▶ 20:21
- “It's goopy and it's shiny and it's glazed, but it's not sticky and it doesn't run”▶ 20:28
- “It settles really nicely into your lips and the lines so that it doesn't look crusty”▶ 20:34
- “The tint is sheer”
- “It leaves your lips feeling soft”
- “You can layer it”
- “This is kind of everything you would want”▶ 20:54
- “The scent of these are like next level”▶ 21:31
- “They are so yummy”
Hourglass$41.00- “This guy is $38 and it's definitely high-end lip balm”▶ 22:18
- “This is pretty good”▶ 22:40
- “This is pretty perfect”
- “I wish I didn't like it, but I really do”▶ 22:43
- “It is a high gloss, high shine lip balm”▶ 22:46
- “It comes in 20 different shades”▶ 22:58
- “It's lightweight”
- “It slides onto the lips”▶ 23:01
- “It has really good color payoff”▶ 23:05
- “This shade is beautiful”
- “It's kind of like my lip but better”▶ 22:53
- “It shows up on my lips”
- “It's got pigment”
- “It's got lacquer”
- “It's got moisturization”
Westman Atelier$38.00- “This is actually one of two in this balm category that comes with the doe foot applicator”▶ 24:22
- “The formula is this lightweight kind of gel oil texture, but it's very lightweight”▶ 24:46
- “I just don't get a lot of payoff with each dip”▶ 24:56
- “I have to keep dipping it in there to reapply”▶ 24:59
- “What comes out onto the applicator is not a lot”▶ 25:01
- “I have to put it in at least like three times to get kind of a decent nourished effect”▶ 25:09
- “That to me is kind of red flags”▶ 25:15
- “Each swipe really just gives like a very light balm texture”▶ 25:26
- “That is a little bit misleading for what this can do”▶ 25:35
- “I'm also a little bit confused about the name”▶ 25:41
- “Squeaky clean makes me think that it's dry”▶ 25:45
- “This one, I'm not excited about it”▶ 25:56
Extra Plump Lip Oil Serumshade · Bare Rose- “I put it on my lips and I was floored”
- “This comes in a doe foot applicator, but the doe foot applicator is flexible”▶ 26:56
- “It's like the most beautiful gel lip oil consistency”▶ 27:04
- “It makes your lip look glossy, a little bit plush”▶ 27:10
- “It is nourishing”
- “It's not sticky whatsoever”
- “The color payoff of this kind of pigment”
- “All you need is one application”
- “It's even lighter than like all the other balms, but gives you the same effect”▶ 27:26
- “It's just doing it all”
- “Fragrance-free”
- “It perfectly delivers according to the name”
- “It says it's a plump lip serum. 150%. That's what it is”▶ 27:53
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