The color is great, but it's dry
I bought this after reading on a website that this matched very closely to the discontinued Cocoa color that used to be made by Burt's Bees. I was excited and bought a three-pack, not wanting to be caught without my favorite color again. The color is great, but it is extremely dry and almost gritty when I put it on. I've noticed that pieces of it seem to gather and turn into dark specs after wearing it for more than a few minutes- kind of like it's chunking or clotting (I don't know how else to explain it). I still try to wear it, but I've taken to putting Carmex or Vaseline over my lips before and after, to make it more moist and to protect from the air's dryness in the cold weather. Big disappointment! If you've never tried Burt's Bees and gotten used to how smoothly that applies/wears, maybe it won't bother you as much. To me, using this on my lips without anything else feels almost like sandpaper.
Rating: 3 stars