THE LIP BALM CHRONICLES-WHICH LIP BALM SURVIVES THE KISS READY LIPS TEST?

Pouty pink & kiss ready lips need your favorite Lip balms for company. So which lip balms stand up to the grueling Kiss-Ready-Lips-Test, read on to find out more

 NEUTROGENA LIP MOISTURIZER with SPF 15

It has no discernible taste or smell and is a great uni-sex lip balm (you know how men make those funny faces, if you pile them with strawberry lip balm!)

It contains Ethylexyl Methoxycinnamate & Benzophenone (If that sounded like Greek & Latin to you, well tough luck Charlie,I don't remember my Organic chemistry to be of much help here)

Priced at INR 80/- for 4 gram, its tube packaging makes for easy application. Its great for protecting lips but won't hydrate the lips much.

NIVEA FRUITY SHINE-PINK GUAVA & DRAGON FRUIT

Who can argue with exotic fruit flavored lip balms in ultra cute packaging great price & Nivea pedigree?

Pink Guava is peachy pink and Dragon fruit is mauvey pink.Both these contain light shimmer and leave a light tint and offer SPF 10 protection.

The fruit fragrance in both is pretty strong, which I loved for initial few weeks of using them. However I find the fragrance too overpowering now so I'm giving these some time off.

These are priced at INR 129/- for 4.8 grams & highly recommended for those looking for pocket friendly fruity lip balms.

FAB INDIA LIP BUTTER PLUM PASSION &  FRUITY VANILLA

Fruity Vanilla lip butter smells lovely and has a nice subtle fruity smell contains Sunflower oil,Glycerin & Beeswax.This one has a nice texture and great for overnight application when you want luscious kissable lips in the morning.

Plum Passion doesn't smell like plums,I can't really place what this smell reminds me of-Kokum perhaps..It contains wheatgerm oil, cocoa butter,Til Tel,Kokum butter,Olive butter & Bees wax. It has a thicker texture than Fruity Vanilla lip butter.Not much of a fan of Plum Passion

Both are priced at INR 75/- for 10gm tub available at FabIndia counters or online from Fabindia website.

APOLLO PHARMACY STRAWBERRY LIP BALM

CAUTION! Ladies please don't touch this even with a barge pole. Its probably the worst lip balm ever,it smells to awful like burnt plastic.. I wouldn't dare apply this on my heels,forget lips!

HERBAL TREE BLACK CURRANT LIP BALM 

I bought this from one of handmade cosmetics store (can't remember the name though) it has a nice subtle smell and leaves a glossy finish,though its greasier in texture & doesn't hold up well on warmer days. Bought it for INR 100/-

MARKS & SPENCER COCONUT LP BUTTER Click here to read detailed review

BLISTEX MEDICATED LIP OINTMENT

If sweet smelling lip balms won't soothe our chapped lips, you need Blistex medicated lip ointment. This is a white colored ointment which is water & oil emulsion so absorbs well into the lips & leaves lips feel full and plumped.Nothing heals chapped sore lips faster than this one.Its deeply hydrating and has a slight minty taste to it.Its not available in India and I usually get it from USA. Else you can order these from Ebay.I have run out of my cache of Blistex but this on is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED by me.

 THE BODY SHOP BORN LIPPY LIPBALMS click here to read detailed review

Love Love Love these babies, you can see from the pics below how I stockpile them ;)

 Love the glossy finish & mouth watering flavors

IRAYA VANILLA & WHOLE MILK LIP BALM click here to read detailed post

My bed time friend ;)

AND THE WINNER IS -BLISTEX DAILY CONDITIONING TREATMENT

Oh How I loved my Blistex DCT?! Blistex launched DCT in India few year back, since then it has done a disappearing act.Though Elder pharma retails this in India I can't seem to find it in any chemist store.

It has a nice minty vanilla flavor, tingles slightly on application and then sinks in your skin and gives that perfect pout. Its got SPF 20 and great for wear under or over lipstick, has a beautiful glossy finish and the balm looks like honey & molten butter. This is my HG lip balm & I sorely miss it. If any of you spot it in any chemist store in India please give me a holler.

So which is you favorite lip balms? Do leave a comment & share your HG Lip Balm with us :)