Are you addicted to your lip balm??

Though this may seem like an odd question to most... it certainly is quite intriguing - don't you think?  I read a lot of different beauty blogs, posts, magazines and beauty sites and have never come across this information before today... so I thought that it would be something interesting to learn about.  

I am a TOTAL lip balm addict.  Over the years... I went from big, plump, juicy, soft and moisturized lips to what I am sporting now... "pretty nice lips" - not "hottie lips"... hehe!  I am a huge believer of Lip Balm and I LOVE EOS Lip balm in Lemon drop - yummers. :)  I am just about as addicted to this thing as I am to wearing a watch... and trust me, I love my watches... that I sleep with them on or else I am completely lost. :)

I was reading one of my beauty sites today, Beauty Riot and took a quiz that allowed me to see which Beauty Tips were fake and which were real.  The tips that they provided were taken from the book "Can You Get Hooked on Lip Balm?" by the creators of TheBeautyBrains.com.  Needless to say - I go 10 out of 12 right... not bad considering I didn't study.. .hehe! :)  One of the questions that were asked (that I go wrong) was:  Can you get hooked on lip balm?  I obviously answered no... thinking that the other one that they asked was the real Beauty Tip.  I was completely wrong.  Here's what they say:

"You can get hooked on lip balm.  Applying lip balm creates a barrier that prevents the evaporation of moisture from the inner layers of skin on your lips.  Once you stop using lip balm, those layers dry out again and force you to add more lip balm.  Your lips begin to rely on lip balm to help protect their moist skin cells, and that's why you feel addicted to putting it on."  

Wow - the fact that your lips start to rely on the lip balm to protect their moist skin cells is a big shocker to me.  Though I would have some difficulty just stopping cold turkey... I think I will need to try alternative ways to keep my lips moisturized and stick to applying lip balm once a day instead of 10 times a day.  On the brighter side, maybe I can use this as a bribe to get more kisses from my hunny bunny to keep my lips moist all day. :)  Well, not that I need to bribe him. lol.

So before you grab that favorite lip balm of yours... think about the benefits and the possible downfalls.  There are many other things you could use in its place to help moisturize your lips... I LOVE to use Extra Virgin Olive Oil.  

Honey's Tip:

Mix some EVOO with a few household pantry items and you'll even have an awesome lip exfoliator.  I will elaborate more on this in another post. :)  But - pick up a small bottle of EVOO and put a little of it in a small bottle you can find in the beauty section at your local drug store.  Dab a little of it on your lips for a nice soft moisturizing treatment. :)

If you would like to have some fun and take the same quiz...  You can check it out here. :)

QOTD - What is your favorite lip balm product and why?

This will be a new series on my blog and possibly on my youtube channel.  I get asked so many questions on Formspring and via private messages and emails on my Youtube, Twitter, Facebook and though Formspring has been a delight... a lot of times, others are not following this site.  So that I am answering all of your questions, I am going to start doing at QOTD (Question of the Day) and answer questions from my subscribers and followers here on my blog and on Youtube.  I hope to do one of these QOTD at least once a week. :)

Today's QOTD - 

What is your favorite lip balm product and why?

This is such a difficult question to answer because I have been fond of so many products over the years and still find myself picking them up and using each one from time to time.  But, about 6 months ago... I stumbled upon a fellow youtuber who talked about this particular Lip Balm and how much they loved it.  I was quite intrigued because the packaging was so odd and unique... so I went out on a search to find the product.  After looking for over 2 weeks, I actually found it at my local Walmart Store.  It sold for $3.49 and this was pretty pricey for a product that I had never tried before.  However, after using it... it has made it on my Top #20 list of favorite beauty products and I don't know how I survived without it all this time.

So what is this product you are asking???  It is the EOS (Evolution of Smooth) Lip Balm in Lemon Drop.  I haven't had the opportunity to try the others... because my local Walmart only had the Lemon and Summer Fruit flavors...  but I honestly don't think that I would choose any other flavor.  The lemon is a true lemony flavor... just like a lemon drop candy.  The packaging... which is quite weird at first glance, is absolutely perfect for applying this to your lips.  I can easily wrap my lips around the lip balm and apply it on effortlessly.  This specific one comes in spf 15 - the only one in the line of lip balms.  It also comes in a number of flavors:  lemon drop (spf 15, which I have), summer fruit, honeysuckle honeydew, medicated tangerine and sweet mint.

The lemon drop is naturally flavored and PABA free. It has a broad spectrum of UVA/UVB protection (which is especially ideal for the cold weather months and warm summer months as well.)  It has shea butter, jojoba oil & vitamin E and glides on smoothly leaving your lips feeling soft and conditioned.  It goes on clear which is great when you are using it to moisturize your lips prior to applying a lip color and as I mentioned above... it easily glides on to the lips effortlessly with the sphere shape.  The cap is a twist off cap and I throw the lip balm in my bag confidently... knowing that I will not lose the cap and ruin one of my purses because the cap falls off easily.  It is Petrolatum, paraben, gluten and phthalate free.  And, it is not tested on animals.

Did I mention that I absolutely LOVE this stuff.  EOS has a complete line of products along with these lip balms.  You can view their line at: http://www.evolutionofsmooth.com and you can find them at some of your favorite stores like CVS, Walmart, Target and even Safeway.  Check them out and see if you like it too. :)

I am not being paid or compensated in any way to discuss, blog about or review the product(s) mentioned in this post.  I purchased the product discussed with my own money.