Burt's Bees Lip Shimmers Review

I love Burt's Bees Lip Balm.  It is my favorite, and I use it daily...or hourly.  It took me awhile to fall in love with the Lip Shimmers version.  I thought I would fall in love immediately.  The packaging is cute, the color names looked cute.  One day, having left the without my Lip Balm I was going crazy.  So I took the opportunity to grab a Watermelon Lip Shimmer while I was at the bookstore.  The first thing I noticed was that the color was not the same as what you would expect from the packaging.  The cap was a deep mauvey color...which isn't what you expect from Watermelon...and yet with different colored caps, that's what I referred to.  The actual color was much more pink...like Watermelon! :)  The second thing I noticed was that on my dry lips, the color would deposit strangely making my lips look strange.  I felt like I was back in the 80s with bright pink lipstick.  I threw the Lip Shimmer aside and stopped using it for months.

Recently, I received three more Lip Shimmers as a gift.  I decided to try them out again.  They are fabulous if your lips are not overly dry.  They give you a subtle shimmery shine.  So, if your lips are super dry or chapped stick to the original Lip Balm.  If they aren't too dry or chapped and you'd like a hint of color, then go for the Shimmer.

The Lip Shimmer smells just like the original lip balm.