There has been so much hype surrounding these balms both on YouTube and the celebrity world. There is also a lot of mixed reviews on how great of a balm this actually is which did put me off for a while. I read a little while ago that the striped container balms had a much more moisturizing product so when I saw one on a website that I was already purchasing from, I thought why not and clicked buy.
I picked up the coconut milk flavor. The packaging on these is really cute. It's a small egg shape and mine is light pink and a darker pink in a stripe pattern. It's a very secure screw lid, it's easy to undo but it's not going to undo itself in your purse. When you open this, you are greeted with a, well i dont know what else to call it, mound of balm.
This has an amazing smell, it's sweet and slightly tropical. I really enjoy the scent. The actual balm feels really nice and moisturizing on my lips and lasts for an hour or two as long as I don't eat or drink. Basically just what I would expect from a normal lip balm.
A con for me Is the actual size of the balm. It's a lot bigger than lip size so it can be a little annoying to apply without getting it on the skin around my mouth. Also, it is pricey for a lip balm.
Overall, I'm not 100% decided on whether I would buy this again. I like it enough to use it all up but I'm not super in love with it. I did find a brand called kiss in farmers that does similar shaped balms. I purchased one for $8 but haven't tried it out yet.
EOS lip balms are my favourite lip balms overall. The best thing is you don't have to get your fingers sticky and dip them in the balm to apply. My favourite is the one in sweet mint, mint lip balms are my favourite, they taste so good! I have been using eos for ages now, they never let me down, and I always have one with me in my bag. For the price of £6.00 ,which is very expensive for just a lip balm, I think they work wonders. Also they are not sticky at all. They come out matte on the lips so they only have a small sheen to them. Will be repurchasing EOS again and totally recommend to any lip balm lovers.