Farmacy Lip Bloom is the new balm in my life. I apparently have a thing for lip balms. There are many that are pretty great. For years I was a Softlips devote. Back when the tube was skinny and cherry was the only one worth buying. Then I graduated high school.
I received this Farmacy lip bloom as a gift at Christmas. I hadn’t tried any Farmacy products yet. The balm sounded pretty all natural. I have the Citrus Lemongrass one. Love me some lemongrass. This balm feels nice. Not sticky or greasy. The smell helps wake you up. Not overpowering but you definitely notice it. Slight sweet circus taste. I licked it for you people. The things I’ll do for you! With normal wear, you don’t notice a flavor. I keep my lip bloom by my desk at work to help perk me up at the lunch coma time. There is no SPF so this is not for use when you’re going to be in the sunshine.
Lip Bloom does contain an ingredient they have formulated from Echinacea that is supposed to support the collagen in your lips. I have thin lips so not sure this helps. They have other scents but I haven’t gone that far yet. Strawberry basil is in my future once it’s summer. I hate lavender so that is right out. Honey ginger might get a shot.
The balm feels soothing if you are chapped. Even though it is lemon it doesn’t sting or anything. And I have used it on pretty chapped lips. My lips always feel better right away and leaves a nice shine. Not too glossy looking. Work appropriate. Seems to disappear fast. Lips don’t go back to feeling dry like I need to reapply but the feel of the balm is gone fairly fast.
This is great for day time while you are at work. Not something to use before bed. The aromatherapy element will wake you up and the balm wouldn’t stay put all night to seriously hydrate. Bite Beauty does that job very nicely. You can read me singing it’s praises here.
I definitely recommend this as a spring/summer lip balm. It just isn’t thick enough to heal winter lips. And the scents are lovely, reminiscent of warmer days. It feels like a wonderful maintenance balm not like a recovery deep healing balm.
This isn’t cheap. $16.00 for a pot of it. Lasted me a few months. It is an all natural farm to laboratory brand made in the USA so it won’t be as cheap as ChapStick. Or that Carmex stuff people swear by. I can’t get into it and I have tried. People love their Carmex.
I will purchase as my office lip balm. One day I will tell you of my purse lip balm. You also have like 5 different lips balms right? Tell me I am not alone in this. The bedtime balm, desk balm, purse balm, around the house balm, pre-lipstick balm, winter balm, summer balm. How many lip balms do you use? It’s okay, no judgment here 😉
Julia