Oh, The Lip Cafe.. I’m almost positive that they knew what was coming for them in this review, and that would be why any time I went to retrieve pictures from the website, it would conveniently be down. But haha, I’m a bit too quick, and I was able to nab this picture. I couldn’t get pictures of the individual products, because the other pages on the site continue to remain broken. So, this will be somewhat of a combined review. I apologize for any confusion.
This is a company that I really, really, really want to love. The selection of flavors is incredibly impressive (and I wish you could look at them, but as I’ve mentioned twice already, the website is broken at this time), and I’ve heard some great things about them. Have I experienced any of these great things? Uh, no, but.. Whatever. Let’s continue with the review, shall we?
Just so you know, this is a review for the Twist & Pout (the tin in the middle), and the Butter Me Up (the tube to the left).
PRICE: The cute little tin is $6.00 each, and the tube (to the left) is $4.00 each at The Lip Cafe.
PACKAGING: Oh, where do I even begin.. Well, first of all, the tin for the Twist & Pout is a little difficult to open. It’s one of those tins that has a very snug-fitting cap, and requires a little fingernail action to pry the thing open. The label on top is cute, and the label on the bottom lists the ingredients, which I’d love to read to you but I think only Superman could read that font. Second of all, the tube for the Butter Me Up.. It’s your standard-sized tube. The ingredients are written in a much, much better font-size than on the tin, and the label itself is pretty cute. However, they don’t stay on. I’ve been struggling to keep the labels stuck to these tubes, and it just isn’t happening.
TEXTURE/GLIDE: The texture/glide of the Twist & Pout is frustrating. One of those ones that you need to warm up before even attempting to apply. Once warmed, though, it glides on pretty nicely. The texture/glide of the Butter Me Up is smooth, and pretty creamy. I definitely enjoy the texture and glide of the Butter Me Up more than the Twist & Pout.
SMELL/FLAVOR: Okay, this is my biggest, hugest, most gigantic beef with this company. Before I begin, I’ll just let you know that their flavors are available in both balms, as far as I know. And now that that’s out of the way.. I own Cannoli, Buttered Rum, Pancakes & Syrup, and Cream Soda. The Cannoli smells absolutely nothing like any cannoli I’ve ever eaten before in my life. The Buttered Rum smells only slightly like buttered rum but actually smells more like maple syrup. The Pancakes & Syrup smells remarkably like buttered rum (hmmm..). And the Cream Soda is closer to it’s actual flavor than the others, but that’s really not saying much. My guess is that when getting my order together, they mixed up a few labels on a few of them, while others just aren’t good flavors (uh, hi Cannoli), and the reason why I think this is because my sister also has a couple of these and hers smell almost exactly like the flavor they’re intended to be. I’m an understanding person, and I can tolerate a mix-up. People make mistakes. I get that. But the kicker? Mine were two separate orders! Unbelievable.
LASTING POWER: It’s all right. The lasting power of the Twist & Pout isn’t as great as the Butter Me Up, but overall, they’re comparable and last about an hour and a half, tops.
OVERALL: I really hate giving the smaller companies a bad review. I really do. I know how hard people work, and I know that giving them a bad review gives them a bad name amongst “my people”. So, to The Lip Cafe, I apologize, but messing up two orders when you charge that much for your lip balm is ridiculous.
(just because Butter Me Up feels so damn good going on)
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