Review (3/5): Ehhh
Is it weird that I'm happy I finally found a Sol de Janeiro product that I don't absolutely love? I've been loving the bum bum cream and the body wash, and just FINALLY ran out of my Chapstick. I decided to splurge (to say the least) and try this stuff, because I love everything else by them. First thing when I opened it was that I saw this thing is HUGE. Definitely way bigger than my lips. It's really awkward applying it. That, and the scent/taste... ugh, I hate it. I don't think it's universally awful, but to me, the first thing I thought of was buttered popcorn. That's what it smells like to me, and I hate that smell. I was hoping it would smell like their other products, but it doesn't. As far as the product itself is concerned, it goes on more like an oil than a balm. And it feels like an oil. I don't like the feeling of it for the first 10 minutes or so after applying it. Once you give it time to dry and soak in, it's not bad, but I'm also not like "wow, this stuff is incredible!" I mean I can achieve the same results with my $2 Chapstick. I'm torn. I really want to like the product, and since I have it now I will continue using it, however I just don't think it's worth spending $18 on. Plain and simple.