My Favorite Lip Balm Picks!

Hello Beautiful!

I hope that you are having a happy spring!  Mine has been quite busy! Only a month and a half left of this semester (ugh).  

I have been slacking on posts (what's new?) and have been wanting to actually create a schedule of when I am going to put out a post.  I am still trying to figure out what day would be best.  Since I am taking a study break today, I wanted to share a short and sweet post for you all! 

Here is something a lot of people may or may not know about me...I'm always on a hunt for the best chapstick/lip balm.  My lips are extremely sensitive and nothing peeves me more than when they are dry and chapped.  It is gross and I love applying lipstick which does not always help them.

So I exfoliate frequently but a great, hefty lip balm is always helpful.

I cannot tell you how many I own.  But they are placed everywhere, on my desk, near the bed, in my backpack, and in my beauty bag!  I always have chapstick. Always.

So out of the (probably hundreds) of chapstick that I do own, here are my top three!

Here they are! I keep one near my facial products so that I remember to apply it in the morning.  I keep one on the bedside table.  I keep the third in my backpack!

Surprisingly, I think the two cheaper balms (vaseline and alba) do a better job with keeping my lips hydrated.  I still love lip service, but I always apply it before I apply my makeup and I think the lipstick dries out my lips regardless.  However, I've been testing out my Vaseline lip therapy for a few days and  I think it keeps my lips soft and hydrated for the longest amount of time.  This only sells for a little over $2 dollars at my nearest Target (but I live in San Francisco and I found that SF city targets are more expensive than suburban based Targets! You might find this product for a cheaper price if you're in the suburbs!)

I also think that my alba chapstick keeps my lips hydrated throughout the day for a longer amount of time than lush's Lip Service.  So sometimes you're better off with the cheaper product!

In conclusion, I love all three of them! The best time for me to use lip service is post lip exfoliation! I pair it up with my lush sugar scrub that I use! They work as a duo!  However, for the cheaper balms, I am more than confident when telling you that the Vaseline lip therapy and Alba balms are spectacular for your lips!  Just take it from a person who owns too many lip balms and always wants more.

So keep your lips hydrated, beautifuls!  Nobody is a fan of dry, cracked lips! 

Primer Vs. Primer

HELLO BEAUTIFUL

lets talk primers

Not too long ago, I went to Sephora (I always go to Sephora. Who am I kidding?) But on this particular trip, I took two samples of primers.  I tried out Smashbox's "Photo Finish" Foundation Primer and Benefit's the POREfessional.

In this picture, the primer to your left is Benefit's primer and to the right is Smashbox's primer.

What I love about Sephora is that their samples last a good amount of time.  You get the product long enough to really gain an opinion on how well it works for you.

The good news is that both primers work really well! They both have slightly different consistency and they both look different (as you can see in this photo).  But, both do work well! So if you have already purchased one of these, it was a good choice.  Both smooth over your pores without clogging them and your foundation will stick.  I can go almost all day without having to do any foundation touch ups.  If anything, I might have to re-touch up on my blush.

But this post is about which primer is better.  It was hard to figure out which primer was better when I first used them.  I bounced between them both during the first two uses of each.  In the end, I did find that I liked one more than the other.

In the battle of the primers, my favorite from these two is Benefit's Porefessional.  I feel that it covered my pores more than the "Photo Finish" primer.  Another reason why I think that Porefessional is the better primer in the long run is because there is a primer that looks exactly like Smashbox's "Photo Finish" and it's Tarte cosmetic's Clean Slate Poreless 12-Hr Perfecting Primer.  The primers look the same and their consistency is the same.  But there is a big difference!

Tarte claims that their clean slate poreless primer does not have any of the following:

- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Synthetic Fragrances
- Petrochemicals
- Phthalates
- GMOs
- Triclosan 

Smashbox cannot say the same for their primer.

In Conclusion:

Tarte's primer is the best of the three.  But I do find that Benefit may be the best product when it comes to smoothing over your pores and making them look non-existent!  But if you are more worried about your pores, the staying power, and the ingredients, your best bet is Tarte's primer.

Hopefully this post helps your future primer shopping decisions!

Thank you for reading!

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