3 Stars*
What is it?
Lush Lip Scrubs are a new take on lip balms, pots of scented sugar mixtures designed to exofoliate the lips. The idea is it rub them over your lips, in the same way you would Vaseline or any other potted lip balm, and then lick - yep, you read that right - lick - the excess sugar off. There are three scents/flavours available to try: sweet bubblegum, minty chocolate, and cocoa with a hint of vanilla. There was also a lemon/cranberry concoction containing sherbet, which was created especially for Christmas, but this will soon disappear off the shelves and is now on sale. But does this product do exactly what it says on the tin? I decide to find out...
The smell and taste of the product are lovely (the pink one was, however, a bit sickly) and the whole idea is innovative. However, whilst it was fun to apply, I remain unclear as to whether the lip scrub was actually achieving its purpose - was it my imagination, or did my lips seem drier and more tender after the second application? However, I admit this spot of dryness didn't last for long, although I still don’t think it is worthy of its £4.50 price tag, especially when one looks at the ingredients, most of which can be found in the home.
* After about two weeks of using this product, I can safely say I will not be using it again. When a product does not do what it says, it is bad enough, but having an adverse effect is even worse - my lips are the driest they've been in five years, and have even started bleeding. I am hereby stripping Lush Lip Scrubs of two of its three stars.
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