I'll be honest, part of the reason I picked Space NK as the destination to part with a pretty penny for the new NARS foundation last month, was so I could pick up my birthday gift. I'd heard good things about the Ren Mask that was the current birthday gift, and I was excited to try it. So imagine my disappointment when they told me they were all out of the mask, and instead they had a lip balm. I was gutted. I've got so many lip balms.
Nevertheless, I tried it out, not expecting much, but I have to say, I was blown away.
The Eve Lom Kiss Mix Lipbalm comes in pretty crappy plastic packaging considering the eye watering £18 price tag. The product looks pretty unexciting too, a clear balm, with a slight minty smell. It feels quite thick, but it softens with your body heat, and glides onto the lips nicely.
When you put this on it feels like any other decent lip balm, it softens the lips slightly but that's about it. The real magic happens after about five minutes, when your lips begin to tingle. It's kinda weird, and probably lasts around 15 minutes, but once it stops, your lips are inexplicably, magically soft. Yes, I said magical.
Aside from the price, the only gripe I have is that it's no good for on the go, nobody wants to stick their fingers in a pot of lip balm on the tube. But for my dressing table, it's perfect!
Now I'm not suggesting you go out and buy an £18 lip balm, but should you end up with this as your birthday gift from Space NK, or you fancy a splurge, you won't be disappointed.
Have you ever fallen in love with a product you weren't expecting to?
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