Maybelline Baby Lips Review

Even before I became interested in makeup, I have always loved lip balms. When my best friend and I were 11 (eight years on we're still besties!), we collected the Chap Stick lip balms. It was so exciting finding the latest flavours, the 'Flava-Craze' line being my favourite.

Anywaaaaaay, getting to the point: Seeing as I have always been a sucker for lip balms, I picked up one of the Maybelline Baby Lips lip balms about six months ago when Priceline had half price off Maybelline, making it only $1.98. I got the 'coloured' one in Pink Lolita. Since then I have bought a few more, and thought I would share what I think of them.

From left to right: Smoothing Cherry, Anti-Oxidant Berry, Pink Lolita, Mixed Berry & Berry Crush

As shown above, I own five of the Baby Lips. They vary between what line they are from, but I will go into detail about that down below. I got all of these when they were half price, either from Chemist Warehouse or Priceline. These normally retail for $3.95, which I think is very reasonable.

Lids off: The balms very in formula and colour

Packaging

The lip balm above is my most recent out of the five. I purchased this at Chemist Warehouse and to be honest, it was the gorgeous coloured packaging that sucked me in. I'm obsessed with oranges and greens!

Cellular Repair Lip Balm in 'Smoothing Cherry'

These 'Cellular Repair' lip balms claim to be SPF20+ and renew damaged lips in 4 weeks. To be honest I probably won't wear it for 4 weeks straight so I most likely will not see true results from this but so far I love it. I have only had this for literally two days and I think it is my favourite. I LOVE anything with a cherry scent and this one is quite sweet but is subtle and not overpowering. This is transparent and does not add any colour to the lips. It definitely is smoothing like the title suggests. It is not sticky and is very easy to wear. However it does not last 8 hours like the packaging claims. 

Baby Lips Loves Colour in 'Pink Lolita'

This was the first Baby Lips product that I bought. Unfortunately, I am not the biggest fan of this one in particular. The Baby Lips Loves Colour range is different than the 'Cellular Repair' one mentioned above. This range claims to last for 6 hours and add a vibrant pop of colour. It does not do that at all.
Pink Lolita is a medium pink colour that smells absolutely gorgeous, like berries. However, once applied to the lips the colour is uneven and patchy, and clings to dry patches. It works okay if I exfoliate my lips before hand, but who wants to exfoliate for a lip balm?! I mean, isn't the whole point of a lip balm to be a smoothing, low maintenance product? From a distance this balm adds a slight pop of colour to my lips, but up close this balm is really not nice. It looks chunky and uneven. I sometimes wear this at home when noone sees my lips or on top of a lipstick to add some depth but apart from that, it's high maintenance and I don't like it. 

Baby Lips Loves Colour in 'Berry Crush'

This was the second one that I purchased. Although it is from the same range as the crappy 'Pink Lolita', I have had more success with this one. This one also has that gorgeous berry smell. It is a sheer red colour that actually looks okay once applied and doesn't have the same patchy effect as Pink Lolita. It is still very sheer and definitely not vibrant like Maybelline advertises, but I do like this one. I often wear this with red lipstick to moisturise my lips and the combination is great.

Baby Lips Pink Glow in 'Mixed Berry'

Apparently the theme with my Baby Lips' is Berry! I didn't even realise. This one is from a different range again, the 'Pink Glow' selection. This is the only Pink Glow one that I own. These ones are supposed to glow with a healthy blush that is 'you'. To be honest, I don't really notice any 'glow' about it. It's just like a regular lip balm. That's not necessarily a bad thing though. It still has the smoothing and moisturising properties of a good lip balm and I like it. It has a tangy berry smell and has a similar longevity to the others; around 1-2 hours. I haven't noticed any colour to this one but my lips are quite pigmented so maybe it works on other people.

Baby Lips Cellular Repair in 'Anti-oxidant Berry'

This is another of the transparent balms. Surprise surprise, it's another berry flavour and smells just like all the others. I think this basic 'Cellular Repair' transparent SPF, no colour no frills line is my favourite. Apart from the moisture lasting 8 hours, it does what I need it to, which is moisturise and hydrate my lips without being high-maintenance or annoying.

Pros

-Inexpensive

-Hydrating and moisturising

-Cute packaging

-Large variety available

-Smell amazing

Cons

-Not as long-wearing as they claim

-Although there is a large range, they are quite repetitive

-Colour and pink glow ranges are a disappointment

-Coloured ones can cling to dry oatches

-They all smell basically the same (even though it's a nice smell!)

Overall, I would probably not repurchase another one of these as the five that I have basically all do the same thing. However, they are definitely worth the money and I would recommend trying one out.