Bioderma Atoderm Moisturizing Lip Balm Stick

Confession: I’ve scattered several lipsticks all around the house. There’s one in the bathroom by the sink, one on my desk, and one on the coffee table in the living room. I did that, so that I could casually reach over and apply whenever the mood struck. These lipsticks are going to waste otherwise, and I may or may not have an acrylic drawer full of them that are collecting dust.

But even with this lipstick usage campaign, I never fail to have a lip balm resting nearby. The one that’s on my desk where I write is the Bioderma Atoderm Moisturizing Lip Balm Stick (USD 4.99 / 4g).

Bioderma Lip Balm

Quick Specs: made in France

Ingredients: Paraffinum Liquidum / Mineral Oil, Synthetic Wax, Cera Microcristallina / Microcrystalline Wax, Paraffin, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Cera Alba / Beeswax, BHT, Citric Acid, Fragrance. [BI 577]

Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask in Berry

From the humble lip balm stick, I have embraced lip butter and lip oil with ease. But the lip mask? It took me a moment to get to it. The Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask is arguably the most popular one in the market and has been for several years now. And I got the small 8g jar with minimal commitment as a discounted add-on while shopping at Hong Kong’s Sasa on Shopee.

Laneige Berry Lip Sleeping Mask

Quick Specs: around PHP 300+ for 8g and around PHP 600+ for 20g, though prices vary vastly according to the seller; made in Korea

Ingredients (Berry): DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE, PHYTOSTERYL / ISOSTEARYL / CETYL / STEARYL / BEHENYL DIMER DILINOLEATE, HYDROGENATED POLY(C6-14 OLEFIN), POLYBUTENE, MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX / CERA MICROCRISTALLINA / CIRE MICROCRISTALLINE, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER, SYNTHETIC WAX, EUPHORBIA CERIFERA (CANDELILLA) WAX / CANDELILLA CERA / CIRE DE CANDELILLA, SUCROSE TETRASTEARATE TRIACETATE, BUTYLENE / ETHYLENE / STYRENE COPOLYMER, ETHYLENE / PROPYLENE / STYRENE COPOLYMER, MICA (CI 77019), ASTROCARYUM MURUMURU SEED BUTTER, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), DIMETHICONE, FRAGRANCE / PARFUM, POLYGLYCERYL-2 DIISOSTEARATE, DEHYDROACETIC ACID, METHICONE, COPERNICIA CERIFERA (CARNAUBA) WAX / CERA CARNAUBA / CIRE DE CARNAUBA, POLYGLYCERYL-2 TRIISOSTEARATE, YELLOW 6 LAKE (CI 15985), RED 6 (CI 15850), POLYHYDROXYSTEARIC ACID, WATER / AQUA / EAU, POTASSIUM ALGINATE, PROPANEDIOL, GLYCERIN, ALCOHOL, LYCIUM CHINENSE FRUIT EXTRACT, VACCINIUM MACROCARPON (CRANBERRY) FRUIT EXTRACT, FRAGARIA CHILOENSIS (STRAWBERRY) FRUIT EXTRACT, RUBUS IDAEUS (RASPBERRY) FRUIT EXTRACT, SAPINDUS MUKOROSSI FRUIT EXTRACT, VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM (BLUEBERRY) FRUIT EXTRACT, RUBUS CHAMAEMORUS SEED EXTRACT, COFFEA ARABICA (COFFEE) SEED EXTRACT, CHENOPODIUM QUINOA SEED EXTRACT, MAGNESIUM SULFATE, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM HYALURONATE, BETA-GLUCAN, MANGANESE SULFATE, ZINC SULFATE, ASCORBYL GLUCOSIDE

Kahi Wrinkle Bounce Multi Balm

Okay, okay… This is one of those times when product placement actually got me. I saw the Kahi Multi Balm (prices vary, but some sellers offer at around USD 42, while I got mine at around PHP 1,275 for 9g) being used by Kim Go-eun on The King: Eternal Monarch all over her face, OVER her makeup, and on her lips. I was instantly curious.

Quick Specs:  made in Korea

Ingredients: Sunflower seed oil, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Candelilla wax, Shea butter sweet almond oil, Pyrus Malus (Apple) seed oil, Octyldodecanol, Microcrystalline Wax, Eclipta Prostrata Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Oil Soluble Licorice(Glycyrrhiza) Extract, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Candida/Garcinia Cambogia Ferment, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Germ Oil, Schizandra Chinensis Fruit Extract, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract, Lithospermum Erythrorhizon Root Extract, Canola Oil, Caesalpinia Spinosa Fruit Extract, Chlorella Vulgaris Extract, Kappaphycus Alvarezii Extract, Carrot Seed Oil, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Althaea Rosea Flower Extract, Daucus Carota Sativa (Carrot) Root Extract, Tocopherol, Adenosine, Purified Water, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, Beta-carotene, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Soluble Proteoglycan, Sodium DNA, BHT, Fragrance, Benzyl Salicylate, Benzyl Benzoate, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Hexyl Cinnamal, Hydroxycitronelal, Citronellol, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract

In Her Element Cocoa Lip Balm

My love for a good lip balm has not waned, even during the pandemic. I regularly put them on before bed, so my going-out habits haven’t affected my usage. (Next to moisturizer, this is probably the beauty product I use up the most these days…) And for all my years trying different formulas, this latest one I got has exceeded expectations. Say hello to the new version of the In Her Element Cocoa Lip Balm (PHP 185 / 5 g).

Quick Specs: made in the Philippines

Ingredients: Cocos nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Cera Alba (Beeswax), Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit (Vanilla) Oil, Choco Vanilla Oil

BLK Cosmetics Universal Collection Color Kit Bundle Review

Despite showing up only once on this blog since its 2017 launch, BLK Cosmetics has constantly been on my radar. The price point and quality are attractive to me, especially after having tried their Velvet Lip Cream. I guess I’ve just been waiting for the launch of something particularly inspiring, and it came in the form of the BLK Universal Color Kit Bundle in True Tan (PHP 1,499 on Lazada).

Quick Specs: made in Taiwan