Nivea Raspberry Rose Lip Butter Review

During thw inter, my lips get so dry and nasty so I'm always on the hunt for a good lip balm or butter, and I think I may have found something special in the Nivea Raspberry Rose Lip Butter.

There are others in the range, including caramel cream, vanilla macadamia and the plain original but it was the smell that really drew me to this scent. As you would expect from the cute pink packaging it has a light raspberry aroma to it, which to me smells just like raspberry yoghurt, yum! The tin holds a very generous 16.9g/19ml and because its a fairly large round it's nice and shallow so there's no annoying nail-in-butter situation which really grosses me out.

The butter is lovely and soft and actually buttery unlike some balms that call themselves butters. I find that buttery balms sink in a lot better because they really melt in to the lips. This is the case with the raspberry rose lip butter, it is really fast acting and leaves my lips feeling relieved and nourished. The swatch on my finger looks rather light and white in colour but it applies perfectly clear on the lips and doesn't make them look washed out.

My one slight niggle with this product is the ingredients. In my opinion there is no need to have paraffinum liquidum (mineral oil) which is a byproduct of crude oil in there however the combination of butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter and ricinus communis (castor) seed oil makes the butter incredibly nousishing, and the glycerin is humectant, locking moisture in to the lips.

Over all, I really like this lip butter; it gives the high level of hydration that you would expect from a Nivea product, has a yummy smell and taste, is generously sized yet still perfect for dropping into a handbag. It also has a pretty fab price tag at just £1.49 in Superdrug. I'll definitely be picking up the caramel scented one!

Have you tried any of the Nivea Lip Butters? What do you think of them? What flavour would you most like to try?
Annie xx

Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub Review

Hello,
Isn't the weather awful today?! And to top it all off I'm feeling pretty manky too. Oh well, positive thoughts people!
I really love Lush products at the moment. They smell and feel sooo indulgent and I love the company's ethics too.

A couple of weeks ago Daniel was sweet enough to pick me up a pot of the bubblegum lip scrub because he knew I was fascinated and it has now become one of my daily essentials.
The texture of the lip scrub is exactly as it looks really, just like caster sugar. There are very few ingredients so no worrying about plastering your lips with nasty chemicals.

A little goes a long way with this scrub so be careful not to put too much on. The tub comes filled up to the brim and I've been using it daily for a couple of weeks and there's hardly a dent made yet so this will last a nice long time. At £4.95 the price tag may seem initially high for something that you don't really need but I assure you, it is sooo worth the money. Every morning I use this before putting on lip products and it makes a huge difference to the look and the longevity of lipstick.

To use the scrub, all you do is dab a little sugar onto your finger and transfer onto lips. Gently, using a clean finger, buff in little circles all over the lips until they feel silky smooth and any dead skin has been removed. When you're done you just lick the yummy tasting sugar off for an extra little treat before carrying on with your normal routine.

I honestly love this lip scrub and I can't thank Daniel enough for picking me up a pot.
Have you tried any of the Lush scrubs? What do you think of them? When this pot eventually runs out, I will definitely be replacing it, maybe in a different flavour :)

Annie x
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