Pink Week Review 2: NYX Butter Glosses

It's Pink Week here on The Reasonable Blonde, where I'm celebrating beauty items in one of my favorite hues: PINK! Today's topic? NYX butter glosses. Let's go!

Great Kisser? A Lip Balm Review

I've written before about my search for a great lip balm. I need something that moisturizes, smoothes, and tastes/feels pleasant. I don't want anything too waxy or goopy. And these days, it seems like most products either do nothing, or are so thick and goopy that they make the situation worse.

I've searched high and low, and when I saw that Soap and Glory had a balm, I was excited to give it a go! Their scrub is fantastic, and I even like their Clean on Me body wash. So their balm should be good… right?

Glossy Baby

I love lip glosses, but I hate when they're sticky or drying.  My hair gets stuck against my lips and halfway through the morning, I'm noticing a gross discoloration situation... you know what I mean?  Most of the lip glosses I own are Bare Escentuals.  I like the scent and the color payoff, and they offer a very large range of shade, especially in their special edition kits.  However, they're very sticky and if your lips are dry (mine are), the discoloration can get really gross.

What are my favorites, you ask?  Interestingly enough, they're a much cheaper alternative: NYX Mega Shine Lip Gloss.

(Image from NYX Cosmetics.)

They're not sticky, they have great color payoff, and they smell divine (and not like vanilla!).  The doe-foot applicator works nicely, and they come with plenty of product appropriately packaged so it doesn't splatter upon opening.  My favorite shade is Golden Pink.  The best part?  At around 5 bucks a pop, they're accessible and guilt-free!  And who can resist their cute little bows?

(Image from NYX Cosmetics)

 

NYX Cosmetics are sold at Ulta and at some drugstores and grocery stores.  You can view their full line here.

Lush Sweet Lips Lip Scrub

I have dry lips.  I admit it.  They get chapped very easily, and I have spent a ton of money on balms and moisturizers, desperately trying to get them to stay hydrated and flake-free.  In warmer weather, my lips get that annoying layer of grossness that keeps me from using all my cute lip glosses and lipsticks because they only make it worse.  Fed up, I Googled until I couldn't Google any further, and determined that what I needed was some exfoliation!

My first trip to Lush, this product was top of my list (along with the Creamy Candy Bubble Bar and the Comforter bubble bar, as well as the Buffy Bar).  One jar costs $8.95, which sounds like it's a bit pricey for only 25 grams, but you only use a teeny bit each time, so one jar will last you a long time!  There are 3 flavors of lip scrub: Bubblegum, Mint Julip, and Sweet Lips (chocolate and vanilla).

 The way it works is this: You put a teeny bit on your finger (I use my ring finger), and lightly scrub your lips, moving back and forth.  I actually keep my mouth open and work the scrub all the way around, even in the inner corners.  You can choose to lick the sugar off (it's 100% edible!), but I actually rinse mine off with lukewarm water, then follow up with a nice soothing lip balm.  I like Lush's Ultrabalm, or sometimes use Nivea Milk & Honey lip care.  I find that my lips have a bit better color, are softer, and my problems with dryness or that gross film have greatly reduced.  I can even wear my cute lip glosses again without worrying about discoloration, etc!

As you can see, the ingredients are all natural and totally safe to lick off.  Treat yourself (and your lips) and enjoy!