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Okay, folks. I slid out of my K-beauty phase right into a French Pharmacy obsession.
First, there was the Embryolisse cream for my face. Then I tried the Ebryolisse lip balm (I sent that back), and now there is this - and I will not be sending it back!
I love, love, love this lip balm (or "blam", as my fingers keep typing...). It's the NUXE brand Rêve de Miel Ultra Nourishing Lip Balm.
Now, here's the thing, this is not the cheapest balm. It was $19 but went on discount for $15 (still not cheap - not for, hehheh moi) but I used some of my Amazon Shopper Panel (ASP) funds and ordered one. I loved it so much that I used some more of my precious ASP rewards to immediately order another - just in case it sells out or the price goes back up. (And I usually try to keep my ASP rewards balance at a certain level before I spend more.) This was too good to pass up though.
Most balms soothe or moisturize my lips for up to an hour before I am having to reapply them. I did have one lip treatment that worked really well and was cheaper than this one but I ran through one jar in less than a few weeks. With this one, an itsy-bitsy dab is all it takes to keep my lips soft and chap-free for at least 6 hours (yes, I went ahead and timed it).
Not only does this one keep my lips moisturized but it is seeming to heal them. I think that it's one of my medications that causes my skin and lips to be so dry. I handle the skin problem easily enough but my lips get to the point of scaling up, cracking, and feeling like something that slithered out of the desert. And I've had many basic balms that help - short-term. Other than the one lip treatment I was running through too quickly, this is the first one that works this well.
Never mind that I had to look up how the heck to pronounce the name (shut up!), I fell in love with this the first time I applied it. (BTW, it's pronounced as nooxa rev da- mel, and "reve de miel" means "honey dream" in English.)
Again, I'm impressed by the ingredients. I could actually pronounce most of them. LOL!
Another thing I like about this is that it's invisible. I don't see it or feel it until I rub my lips together. Doing that, I just feel a sort of light and creamy texture. There is very little smell but what I do smell is really pleasant and reminds me of warm sugar donuts (?) or maybe cinnamon cereal milk. Weird, right?
As I mentioned, I tried the Embryolisse blam (good heavens!!!) balm and it was okay. But just okay. That surprised me because I like the face cream so much. The balm wore off really quickly and, honestly, was no better than (and maybe not as good as) the Nivea I've used ($8.35 for a pack of 4)
Since I got this balm, I won't be buying any more of my previous beloved favorite (Jack Black) as this one is a hundred times better and is, per ounce, actually a bit cheaper.
I think that other than how well this works, the main thing that's won me over is that I don't have to take it out to use and reuse it all throughout the day. The other day, I went to an appointment and didn't even notice that I'd forgotten to put it in my purse. It didn't matter because my lips remained moisturized the entire time.
Now I won't be rushing to buy and try some of the other NUXE products I've noticed. I learned my lesson with the Ebryolisse balm. I might put the NUXE skin butter balm on my Camel price-watch list though.
By the way, I've mentioned that I use the money I get from the Amazon Shopper Panel app to buy little goodies like this balm and some of the other beauty products I can't normally afford since I can't use the rewards anywhere else. I do not know if I've ever linked to the app (as I did earlier in this post). I use ASP on Android and here is how much I've earned - $10 at a time - over a couple of years:
You might have to get on a waiting list because it's a really popular app, but it is worth the wait. You are sharing information by uploading receipts (I don't care because I have no privacy left!) from anywhere but Amazon. You can accumulate as rewards as you want before spending. I choose to get mine paid into an Amazon gift card balance and parcel the amounts out for certain purchases. You can also choose to donate your earned rewards to certain charitable organizations. I selfishly keep mine and between this and a couple of other rewards apps, I rarely spend my own money to buy the "wanna try it" beauty products I review here. You're welcome.
Peace
--Free
