I already tried a Kiss My Face product, and I practically swore never to give them another chance, simply because the one I had tried was absolutely terrible. But here we are again, giving them another shot. I really don’t know how, or why, I put myself through this type of oral torture, but I do and I think it needs to stop.
PRICE: $2.62 at Drugstore.com
PACKAGING: Your standard sized tube with the top-dial. In my last review of a Kiss My Face product, I mentioned that I find the labels to be too cramped, and I stick by that. It’s not so much that it’s confusing to read. Just kind of crowded and poorly designed, in my opinion.
TEXTURE/GLIDE: Compared to the Vanilla Honey kind that I had tried last time, this one glides on a lot better, so I’ll give them kudos for that. The texture isn’t terrible. Like your plain ol’ ChapStick. Nothing that really amazes me, but I’m not going to complain either. Definitely an improvement over that last piece of crud I tried from this company.
SMELL/FLAVOR: MINT. Mint, mint, mint. Good gravy, lots of mint. And I mean this in the worst possible way. I don’t mind mint lip balms. Hell, let’s get crazy and say that I like mint-flavored lip balms. But it must be a pleasant mint. Not the type of mint that makes my sinuses sting. This is one of those mints. It’s painful smelling this stuff, and don’t even get me started on how it feels on. My lips feel like they’re on fire. Help?
LASTING POWER: About two hours or so. It’s not a good thing, trust me.
ANYTHING ELSE: It is said that menthol is drying on the lips. This product proves this to be true in my case. After wearing this stuff until it wore off, my lips were DRY. People, I run a lip balm blog. Think about how much lip balm I use in a day to keep this blog truckin’. My lips never get dry, and this crap made the impossible happen. By the time this stuff wore off, my lips were cracked and bleeding, for crying out loud. But! It’s organic!
OVERALL: There is no place for this lip balm in my heart, my purse, my box o’ balm, or my garbage can. Perhaps I’ll sacrifice this to the Gods Of Lip Balm, in hopes that I am never made to give something so crappy a shot again.
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