Summer and I are both lip balm addicts. The harsh Florida sun dries us out and we both always have lip balm in our pocket or purse. When we went to Disney World the other week we each took a tin of Silly Lips lip balm along for the trip.
Silly Lips introduced its new line of natural lip balms perfect for when you want to add flare to your beauty routine in April 2012. Deepened with enriched ingredients like Shea butter and the purest essential oils, these universal lip balms leave lips feeling soft and smooth. Their lush texture and silky consistency adds serious moisture and shine to thirsty lips. Use it alone or with your favorite lip color!
Modeled after Silly Lips creator and founder Leila Larsen’s closest friends, Tracy, Bekah and Katie, the three lip balms embody the unique personalities of the different women. Use all three balms as a moisturizing base or shinny topcoat to your favorite lipstick or gloss. A number of professional makeup artists use Silly Lips(tm) lip balms to perk up models’ dry lips for national photo shoots. “We love that you can get to know the ‘silly girls’ through their quirky stories located on the back of each box,” Larsen said. “Each girl is unique in her own way and that’s what makes her so beautiful.
Although the company lives by the word ‘silly,’ we do stand by each and every product we create for you by using serious ingredients with the highest of qualities.” Silly Lips(tm) was created in Larsen’s kitchen 6 years ago. Her obsession with lip balm and lip gloss led her to formulating her own recipes and finally ending with the perfect combination of enriched, hydrating ingredients for ultra nourishing moisture and shine in three fun flavors. “The best part is that anyone can relate to these three different and unique girls,” Larsen said. “Or maybe you have a little of each girl inside of you?”
We both love how smooth and moisturized our lips are when we use Silly Lips. The lip balm is great and does exactly what it said it would do, leave our lips soft, smooth and moisturized. Neither of us are fans of lip balm in a tin-it means you have to wash your hands before applying-or have a lip brush available neither of which work well for on-the-go gals. Also, personally, neither of us were comfortable with the pin-up pictures on the tins. Summer said she would never bring it to school or share it with her friends because she was embarrassed by the immodest images and suggestive names (and I totally agree with her). Also, the lip balm melted in our bags. Silly Lips may be made in Florida but its consistency can’t handle the Florida heat. As I said earlier, we both always carry some sort of lip balm in our pocket or purse and we’ve never had a problem like this before with other products.
In the end, the lip balm works great and if you don’t mind the graphics, suggestive names or the tin, it might be a great product for you. We work hard to promote wholesome, modest, teen appropriate products in our home and on our blog and as good as Silly Lips is, it doesn’t fit our standards and IF I had looked at the website instead of just agreeing to review the product based on the email I received, I would have turned down the offer, lesson learned.
Disclosure, we received 3 tins of Silly Lips lip balm for the basis of the review. All opinions are 100% those of this writer and her family.
I absolutely love this product!!! I have NEVER had an issue with it melting, I am in sales in Florida which means I am in and out of my car on a daily basis. Most of the time I leave it in my car in my purse and have never had an issue with it melting or making a mess. I never leave my purse in my car ALL day because it would ruin not just my Silly Lip balms but every other lipstick or balm I have in my purse, regardless of the price or product. Heat + anything wax based = potentially melting. As far as the “immodest images and suggestive names”, I don’t think they were meant to be taken so literally. Unless your teens live under a rock I bet they are exposed to racier images and terms every day. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions of course. It isn’t for everyone but I can assure you it is for ME! Love you Silly Lips. (edited by blog owner)
Kathlene, Thanks for you comment. After writing this review Summer told me she pulled out her Silly Lips at school (public high school) and she got in trouble when a teacher saw the “racy” container. The teacher confiscated her Silly Lips and she had to go back after school to get it back and she was told not to bring it to school again.
I’ll have to try this!
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Yes, from the initial description it sounds perfectly fine for young girls. However, the image does appear to be a bit more racy than your typical product posts. I personally wouldn’t carry this around since I hope to be a teacher come fall. However, it might not be bad for around the house use.
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oh well, you cant like everything. i appreciate your honest opinion. not sure i would want to use that either.
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Good to know! I’m surprised that they would make something in Florida that melts! lol
Thanks for the review.
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I appreciate an honest review. That’s what bloggers should be writing. Even if you didn’t write about it, my first thought when seeing the picture is that this wasn’t for me. I don’t like pin up girls and the names are degrading to women and are disgusting.
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