I personally hate the standard Baby Lips balms, I find them drying and irritating so when I purchased this I was hesitant, but in need of a good tinted balm for casual wear (which is most the time for me) and the price point was great. I was not disappointed - I purchased Rose Addict and despite looking quite a bright pink shade as indicated by the plastic tube this is actually a beautiful pale muted pink with a hint of pearlescent sheen. Great worn alone or over a nude liner it looks great both ways.
Texture - this is creamy and smooth to apply and despite the pearliness there is no grittiness.
Scent - to me this smells like delicious raspberries which I love
Lasting power - stay's on for quite a reasonable time for a balm, not too glossy or greasy which helps this factor.
Overall, a great balm and I would happily purchase again (I have lost my one somehow) so next time I see this shade I would pick it up again. The only issue I have is finding this shade - I often see 'Pink Lolita' in the local shops but none of the rose ones. I purchased mine at Farmers.
Also I would love if this could have an SPF added, then it would be perfect!
I brought this, not realizing it was different from the original baby lips, so it was a welcomed surprised when i realized it had a slight tint to it.
As for the pacakging. It is the exact same as the original baby lips, coming in a plastic cylinder container with a lid that pop on and off. The only slight difference in packaging is that this range has the word 'colour' on the packaging, but this wasn't something id noticed initially, so it clearly doesn't have much impact.
The lip balm is solid, and twists up out of the cylnder tube. It is pinky-red in colour, and its quite hydrating, without being greasy, of waxy so that's awesome. It not only adds a hint of colour to my lips, but also adds a slight shine so this is a balm i can wear when im wearing a low maintenance look, no makeup at all, or even when im all dolled up and want a simple lip. Really versatile, and is small so its easy to take with you everywhere.
Great little lip balm, affordable, and easy to find!