Lip balms - my stash

I always have a lip balm around me. It is one of those products I'm never without. I usually use one until it is finished and then I get a new one. Last summer I ended up with bunch of new lip balms so now I have nice stash. I planed this post few months ago so I already used up one of these lip balms and got one new because somehow I always left this post for later. I know it will sound strange when I say that I don't buy lip balms often. I like to stick with the rule - finish with one and buy a new one...Actually I only bought Balea Sweet Wonderland and the rest I got from other people or with some other purchase. Some beauty product just find a way to come to me :) So there...I'm glad to say that I can stick with my plans sometimes:D

I always loved lip balms, for most of us lip balm was the first "beauty" product. I remember I used to love those pink, sweet and shimmery balms :) Now I tried to avoid them as much as I can. What I love about lip balms is that they make my lips soft and moisturized. But I have to say that nowadays there are so much different product out there and sometimes lip balms just dry out your lips and you need to use them even more. However when you use them all the time like I do, you do get really nice soft lips. I find that is better to apply them in thin layer, that is the way I get the best result.

Now let's look at what I have and I will say few words about each.

I'll start with cute little lip balm pots. I have p2 Appletini which was one of my favorite products for a while. You can see that I hit the bottom of the pot and there is good amount of product in there ( 9 ml ). I just love the smell, the texture and the quality itself. Plus it looks nice and glossy on my lips. I didn't use it for a while now because it was only lip balm I was using for a very long time so I got little bit tired of it. Another p2 lip balm that I have is Warm Cacao. Very similar to Appletini, only different smell. I love this one too. Moisturizing, creamy and most important p2 lip balms don't dry out my lips and they give me that comfortable feeling on my lips.

MUA Great Lips lip balm is the one that I got as a gift with my MUA order. It smells nice and it is tinted so it is a nice replacement for lip gloss but if you look for quality lip balm you better skip it. It doesn't last long and it dries out my lips a little bit. I usually avoid this one.

Essence Servus! has fine shimmer inside and it is a really nice lip balm that looks shiny on my lips and it is also nourishing. I didn't use it many times because for some reason I always forget about it.

Alverde sun protect with SPF 20 is something I would only use on the beach. It is very thick and leaves white mark after I use it so I'm not a fan of it for everyday use.

Rosal So Natural is one of those classic lip balms. One of my favorites. It has neutral smell and it doesn't dry out my lips. I would say that is all you need when it comes to lip balms.

Balea Sweet Wonderland is the one I bought because it has gorgeous chocolate smell. This is the only one I bought myself and the one I used up since I took these photos. I bought it long time ago and even though I used it up I doubt I will buy Balea lip balm anytime soon. This one does dry out my lips and I could reapply it every few minutes. It works little bit better when I apply thin layer but still isn't something I would go back to.

The rest of my lip balms are Essence. I don't know why but for a long time I thought they are no good. After I tried them I can say that they are really good and worth buying. Four that I have are limited edition. Essence Master Of Magic is the one I use the most right now. It doesn't dry out my lips and it is moisturizing. It is also tinted so lately I like to use it instead of lip gloss / lip stick and I love the result! I apply few layers and color is there for hours. I don't need to worry about reapplying all the time. 

Essence Ben & Cherries, Essence Icylcious and Essence Ice Ice Baby are lip balms from Me&My Ice Cream trend edition and I love all of them! They don't last that long but they don't dry out my lips so I like to use them. Plus they look cute and smell really nice.

The last one is Lush Honey Trap and even though I got this one last it is my absolute favorite. I recently mentioned it here, so click to see a bit more.

Do you use lip balms? What is your must have?

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Balea Fiji shower gel - I wish this is in their regular line.

Balea Dark Glamour hand lotion

Balea gel hand soap

Schwarzkopf Gliss Kur - I don't even know how many of these I had. Great product!

Rosal Corona nail polish remover - I'm definitely going back to Rosal removers in future, I love this one.

Catrice Infinite Matt make up

Avon Advance Tehniques dry ends serum

Avon Naturals Herbal Dog Rose & Aloe face cream - very nice, I always loved Avon face creams. I will probably use them more in future but I think I won't buy this one again because there are other I want to try.

Essence lip gloss Don't Bite Me - Kiss Me

Balea Young Sweet Wonderland lip balm - Balea products always look pretty, most of the time the quality of product is really good but this one is definitely exception. This balm is the reason why I will try to skip Balea lip balms in the future ( no matter how pretty they look ).

Essence Berlin Story

Nicole By Opi One Less Lonely Glitter - :-(

Essence sealing top coat

Did you tried any of these products?

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Avon Advance Techniques anti-dandruff 2 in 1 shampoo - My go to anti-dandruff shampoo for years. I don't have a big dandruff problem so I only need this shampoo occasionally and after 2-3 times I wash my hair with this dandruff is completely gone for month or two. I would recommend this shampoo for everyone to try it but I know for a fact that it doesn't work for a lot of people but it is definitely worth to give it a try if you have dandruff because for me it is perfect!

Schwarzkopf Got2b Rocking It! dry shampoo - I love this thing. It is so much better then Balea dry shampoo I was using before I tried this one. I already have new bottle and I think I will stick to this product for a long time!

Dove Go Fresh deo-spray - One of few deo-sprays that I like beside Dove Original which is my all time favorite. This is a very good product and I repurchased it!

Avon Advance Techniques Protect It! heath protection spray - Very nice product, I believe that I will go back to it in the future. For now I will try few heath protections from other brands.

Essence nail polish remover - My go to remover for few years, very good but not the best out there. I think I will stick to it in future.

Avon Advance Techniques Dry Ends Serum - I'm finally back to this product, I adore and I don't even know why I stopped using it! Great product for dry ends!

 Rosal Hot Chocolate lip balm - Rosal lip balms are one of my favorites, I love this one. The quality is great and I love the smell. I told you that this year I was into chocolate scent so this was perfect for me :D

p2 Perfect Face makeup base Illuminate Me! - Great product! I use it as a base for liquid foundation but it looks great on its own too. I repurchased it when I was in Germany few months ago and it is such a shame it is not available everywhere.

Avon  Planet Spa Japanese Sake And Rice illuminating body spry - another Avon product :) I love the quality, the smell and the shimmer! I also have a full size bottle of the same product!

Ebelin cotton pads - the best cotton pads I tried!

Balea face wipes - I don't even know how many times I repurchased this product! Love it!

Just like in my last Empty post I cleaned my nail polish stash. All these did their time in my service and now I have to get rid of them. They are too thick and difficult to apply, they also take too long to dry. In my book they are done. 

S-he 393, Essence Mellow Yellow, Deborah Milano Love At First Sight, Essence Silver Surfer, tip painter and Silver Sparkle

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Balea Glanz Tonic - I believe that this product is discontinued because I can't find it any more. When I first realized that it is discontinued I bought few backup bottles because I really love this product. Now this is the last one I have and it is gone, I hope that Balea will come up something similar in the future. This was a great product, it gave my hair really nice glow and I used it a lot. It is a shame they discontinued it.

Dove Natural Touch deo-spray  - I usually use Dove Orginal because it is the only deo-spray I like. Last time I decided to try Natural Touch and it was pretty good so I might repurchase this again.

Essence 24 hand protection balm Gingerbread Chai Latte and Caramel Hot Chocolate - In the winter I use hand balms / creams like crazy so I have two empty tubes. I love those Essence limited edition, I still have the third scent form this year's collection but not for long. 

Balea face wipes - I don't know how many of these I finished, Balea is definitely my favorite for removing makeup. Great quality and price!

Essence 24/7 nail base - My favorite nail base, I already have a new bottle!

Rosal oil based nail polish remover - I tried Rosal nail polish remover for the first time and I really like it. It has only 85 ml in the bottle but it lasted for a long time, probably because it has tiny hole so you can easily take right amount of remover and you don't waste product unnecessarily.