lisaffire's Full Review: Burt's Bees Lip Shimmers Watermelon 0975 oz
I'm not a big makeup person. Frankly, as a kid I ALWAYS wanted to wear it but when I grew old enough (according to my mom) I found it a pain in the butt and generally, chose not to wear it with a few exceptions. As a teenager, that exception was the occasional eyeshadow and liner. As an adult, there are times when a good lip color will help me feel... put together.
I've acquired some mineral type makeup for things like when I'm working and the occasional dress up event so to compliment that light, natural look, I wanted a lip gloss that would look great with or without makeup. I also wanted it to be more than simply paint - if it offered something healthy for my lips, all the better.
I'd often looked at Burt's Bees products but something kept me from trying their lip glosses. I'm not sure what, now. Perhaps it was price, though honestly, they're not much more than a decent lip gloss and well, after I got burned by what I thought would be a good gloss (which wore off without even eating or drinking a thing) I finally gave Burt's Bees Lip Shimmers a try and just grabbed what I thought might be a neutral enough color, watermelon.
As with most Burt's Bees products the packaging is simple and understated. The tube is yellow with the company's info printed and the ends note, approximately, the color of the gloss. Keep in mind when you buy one of these that it's not a precise coloration of what will show up on your lips. It's a suggestion, more than anything and can at least help you choose the right color for your skin tone. I'm a dirty, graying dark blonde with mousy brown highlights and mostly fair skin that tans easily during the summer if I'm outside much at all. Most of the year though, I'm pretty pale. I thought watermelon might be just dark enough without looking like I'm wearing lipstick which is NOT a look I was going for.
The tube is actually made from 92% post-consumer recycled materials, is noted as being 100% natural and not tested on animals. The one ingredient most folks notice when they first put it on their lips is the peppermint oil. No, you don't taste peppermint, in fact when you smear Burt's Bees Lip Shimmers on your lips you don't taste a thing (the watermelon notes color NOT flavoring) but you feel a slight tingle that is the peppermint oil. All those oils and lanolin (which is an animal by-product) work well for keeping your lips soft and supple. The color looks great on me and is just enough coverage. It doesn't look thick like a lipstick. It has a nice slight shimmer to it so it's shimmery without looking like I've got glitter on my lips. I do tend to apply it like a lipstick, lightly then a few lip smacks for full coverage, though I don't blot (you could if you found it took dark for your liking).
The nicest part, after the skin care this gloss provides is how long it lasts. The other lip gloss I noted above wore off with simply wearing. Within minutes, my lips were bare (where'd it go, is anyone's guess) and when I did put it on, it felt thick and greasy and often created a notable grease crease on my lips. Burt's Bees Lip Shimmers is light and I quickly forget I'm wearing it. It lasts hours though you will find traces of it on a cup or straw when you take a drink. I find it necessary to reapply every other hour or so, which is way more than I expect out of a lip gloss. Thanks to the tingly peppermint oil, I know precisely where I'm applying this product so overshooting past my lip line isn't usually an issue so I can avoid a clown look even when I *horror of horrors* apply it while driving (don't worry, my eyes never leave the road).
So next time you're in the market for a good lip gloss, give Burt's Bees Lip Shimmers a try. I find the watermelon a nice mature color (perhaps not for a younger woman) with a youthful shimmer that allows me to not grow up (or old) quite so fast.
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