The Truth AND LIES About The Inkey List’s Latest Launch
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- Опубликовано: 25 июн 2024
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00:00 Intro
00:32 The Inkey List
01:38 About The Inkey List Tripeptide Plumping Lip Balm
05:51 Legitimacy Of The Tripeptide Plumping Lip Balm Claims
07:04 Consumer Experience Of The Tripeptide Plumping Lip Balm
10:14 The Taste Of Tripeptide Plumping Lip Balm
11:39 Does The Tripeptide Plumping Lip Balm Give You Whiteheads?
12:05 Is The Tripeptide Plumping Lip Balm Sticky?
12:24 The Tripeptide Plumping Lip Balm Applicator
13:33 Does The Tripeptide Plumping Lip Balm Plump Your Lips?
15:38 Was There A Difference When Using The Tripeptide Plumping Lip Balm?
17:33 Do Consumers Recommend The Tripeptide Plumping Lip Balm?
18:33 Is The Online Skincare Community Interested In The Tripeptide Plumping Lip Balm?
19:19 Michelle Lab Muffin’s Take On The Tripeptide Plumping Lip Balm
22:25 Final Thoughts On The Tripeptide Plumping Lip Balm
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Also, I'm obviously not a dermatologist or a doctor, so all opinions on products and anything else I'm presenting, are results and findings from my own experience and research.
And that's why I'm here, to share my research and my findings that go further than what is said on the bottle or Google!
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Thank you so much for having me on your channel! 😊💜
🩷 you!! It's always so brilliant to hear the truth and the facts of ingredients!!
Love you both so much! Such a Delightful combo! 💜
Love you on IG and love it when u collab with other RUclipsrs❤❤
@labMuffinBeautyScience
Please what is that yellow and white book on your table that says “skincare” ?
I appreciate what you do so much ❤
Got to say I absolutely loved Kelly’s contribution. Would be here for more of her reviews she was great
I hope she’ll come back! 🙏🏼🙏🏼💜
I’d REALLY Like to know about what she uses on her hair!! It’s absolutely GORGEOUS!!
I am SUCH a smell-oriented person, if a product smells bad, or if it's a lippie and it tastes horrendous (more than it should) when it gets in your mouth, I immediately return it, lol
Exactly same, to some point I can tolerate such smells but main reason I will never buy Biossance moisturisers due to how bad they smell. They work fine but smells puts me off every time I try to like them. Their cleansing oil is superb though!!
Yeah I mean if it smells bad and it gets in your mouth too might as well return it lol
I have it and it's great but I'm worried if I kiss someone they'll wonder why I taste like plastic
Heavy on the taste thing, personally I feel like it tastes like castor oil
I got used to it but yeah it's definitely weird
i just got this as a birthday gift i does smell weird but it’s very hydrating and i recommend
Inkey Lists' biggest problem is the packaging. I really don't feel they put enough into getting the right packaging for the right product. Worst one is the oat cleanser, it's so hard to use the last quarter of the product without cutting the bloody tube open.
My tube of the oat cleanser is just permanently leaking and sticky on the outside so I ended up keeping it in the shower. I don't even like the formula of it.
I also find it quite annoying that all of their packaging is the exact same, I own the retinol serum and a moisturizer and am constantly accidentally putting the retinol on my face instead of the moisturizer, makes it kinda annoying especially when you're in a rush to get to work
For me it was the opposite 😭 the oil or whatever it was in it separated and made everything come out too easy , it was so grim
@@Grace-pd5lu mine immediately separated as well, that's probably why it's constantly leaking. I should just throw it out if it's still in my shower. It's possible I already got rid of it in a blind rage.
@@juliaswistara fr as soon as it happened as well I was like is this okay to put on my face and when I washed it off it felt like it still was on my face , like idk how to explain it but my face felt oily ish after 🤡 I won’t buy again , but I did really like the salicylic acid cleanser but if you have dry skin it might be a bit stripping
I've been using this since it launched and yes it works for me. I had almost no lips and now I have lips lol. Of course it's a subtle difference, but a definite difference. I also like it as a moisturiser. It does not leave my lips dry when it wears off like Vaseline and other lip balms do. The trick to not getting a mouthful of petroleum flavour is to use just enough without slathering it on. And of course don't lick your lips.
Exactly! I love this lip balm
Vaseline seals moisture, doesn't add moisture.
@@ambermitchell5838Petrolatum stops trans epidermal water loss, increasing skin hydration as a result. It also helps restore barrier function so the skin can rehydrate itself.
Exactly yessssss and I found that putting some on my finger tip and really messaging it into my lips is great !
@@skinsciencebymirathat’s exactly what they said lol
Michelle and James in the same video - what a match made in heaven 😉
I've been using this lip balm for well over a month now and I like it. The taste doesn't bother me at all.
But these before and after pics look more dramatic than my actual lip filler 😂
I saw this at boots and i wanted to wait for someone credible to cover this product before i made an impulse purchase 😂
LOL I've finally learn to exercise this level of control and its glorious
This in my cart for Sephora sale. Good thing I have not checkout yet. 😂 Sitting down to this with popcorn.
Same! Almost bought this yesterday! I need self control and need to research more before parting with my hard earned money 😂
My peptide serum has the same peptides that are in this lip product. I put it on my lips when I put it on my face. It has taken maybe 5 to 6 months but I definitely see & feel a difference in the plumpness of my lips. It's not like getting lip filler though. They're slightly more plump than they were before. Almost like I ate too much salt the night before and my lips feel a bit puffy n the morning lol.
What peptide serum do you use? 🩷
@@whateverokei Advanced Clinicals
I do the same with my Stratia Interface!
I figure that my lips are skin so not only do I take skincare down my neck and chest and hands, but also pat some of them on my lips. I’m glad I’m not the only one.
We achieved, within 2-3 months, not using a tripeptide, but using volufiline [and then Adifill], a really nice, visible effect of... filled, fleshy, plump lips. And it works because it affects fat cells. We know that people with good results also use these ingredients on their breasts.
@@AndromedaApokalipsy Is it topical? If not, no thanks.
It's like James knows when I'm brewing my morning cup of coffee but I need a little bit of tea to go with it 💜😉
I actually bought this because I like The Inkey List and I’m always in need of a good lip balm since my lips are dry. Especially nnow when it’s gerting cold outside. I was sceptical at the alleged effect but I thought it might be good anyway. Well, it didn’t work at all for my. My upper lip is super dry again. And another things is that it taste aweful. I don’t mind it being unscented but it tastes like plastic.
Oh, the only lip product that actually makes a difference for me is the lip serum from the Swedish brand Verso. It is expensive but it makes my lips smoother.
Thank you for sharing, I was hoping it would help with dry lips, so you saved me money
La roshe posay has good lip balms! I love thr cicaplast one but it runs out sooo fast so I use the nutritic lip balm which works very well and I kind of switch between that one and aquaphor I usually have both on me and I also use lanolin as a lip mask and night and I use it as lip balm in the winter and they get dryer. Idk I'd you've tried that bur ir definitely works for me bur they aren't dry that often anymore and I lightly exfoliate them with my toothbrush sometimes (with no toothpaste on tho)
if i drink enough water my lips are plumper, if i am dehydrated they become a thin line. so alleged results might be due to other circumstances.
“It came pouring out” omg like in Cabinet of Curiosities The Outside episode with the Alo Glow 😮 lol. A good creepy episode watch for those who love beauty and skin care and don’t mind a little blood. Some blood. It was a great episode!
I tried it without seeing all the hype/controversy and every time I use it I feel my lips are softer, lines filled in, and definitely appear more plump than usual so works well for me 😅
But the same could be done with other good lip products that cost much less.
Yeah same here, I’ve been using it for around 2 months as my regular lip balm and I’ve seen so much more difference than when I was using my really loved La Roche Posay lip balm.
@@mariaelhosry1279did you lips become bigger?
The job I assigned to this product was to add plumpness/fullness, if possible. I enjoy others, such as, Burt’s Bees, La Neige, Tatcha, et al for moisture products.
The taste is off-putting and a bit gritty. I’m a natural girl so have never done fillers or the like. My lips have filled out and my Cupid’s bow is more defined. I now have a more refined lip and have been happy with the outcome.
The smell is a deterrent in that I wouldn’t use it during the day or when in close quarters.
This lip balm actually worked for me, not a huge difference but you know like when you see someone at work one day and think they look really nice but can't tell anything different, its like that. And haven't had any dead skin on my lips since I started using it, it's now my favorite lip balm
Labmuffin beauty is amazing!!! Learned sooooo much about sunscreen and conditioner from her that has helped me immensely
A dynamic duo! I appreciate you both so much!! 💜😊
What a great video, James! Loved the format, the research, the different opinions, and how undramatic it was (as always). 👏
👏 woo James! Love it when it’s a detailed review and special guests! Woohoo!
23:45 THIS MOMENT BRINGS ME SO MUCH JOY
I love Michelle at Lab Muffin Beauty Science. She's one of my favorite things that I have learned about watching your channel.
The collab we didn’t know we needed !!! James Welsh and Michelle aka Lab Muffin !!! So here for it !!!
Niod also has a lip serum that claims to Improve the look of lip color, volume, and texture.
I tried that a few years ago and saw no difference in my lips and it was over 50 euros for a 15ml bottle 🤯
I'm so over any lip product, I feel like putting my hydrating face products on the contour of my lips is enough for me, also I don't have dry lips since I've stopped using lip balms, so that is my take. 😅
so i bought this after seeing a tiktok about it (not the ad) - because it was cheap, it seemed worth a shot. i have had fillers but not recently, and after about a week of wearing it a colleague of mine asked if i’d got more filler! to be honest, i don’t see that much of a difference, but i like the texture and don’t mind the (lack of) taste.
however, i do have a dry patch / flat blister on my lip right now (not a cold sore) and since someone else in the comments has mentioned something similar… i wonder if it’s connected!
Amazing video, James!
Thanks for featuring Michelle, I follow her IG and YT channels and she is the best!
Love love love this video! One of your best!
Michelle!!!!!! What a fabulous collaboration 🥰
What a great video! Loved the input from a consumer & science perspective, well done. 😊 Don’t think I’ll be buying this lipbalm now, I was intrigued but will just keep using my regulars.
Omg this explains so much! I tried this for 2 days and I had the worst dry and cracked lips. This is a great explanation as to why it is very irritating for someone with sensitive skin.
Hello James! 🎉 I just bought this product before yesterday. 😊 I have very dry lips and I love the feeling of oil on my lips, but I still need more fat, so I am covering my lips with Vaseline as well. The smell or taste doesn't bother me somehow. I have a sensitive and dry skinn and I hope that it will not irritate my lips with the time. 💋
Can I just say that Sally Beauty as a retailer is underrated? As Ulta has expanded, I feel like people who used to check in there stopped doing so. You're the only person I've heard mention it in videos in _years._ However, before many towns had an Ulta, they first had a Sally (and probably still do) and I've always had a wonderful experience at every location I've visited.
Rimmel is less prominent in the US than it used to be. It was everywhere when I first started with makeup; you'd find it just as often as brands like CoverGirl, Revlon, Maybelline and L'Oreal. I feel as though it has left many retailers it used to be in or has downsized its presence in the ones it still works with (so, it's found in fewer locations or their display in store is smaller than it was).
Revlon used to have _wonderful_ chubby stick lip stains (in the Just Bitten line). I wish they'd bring them back. 😢 Emily Noel will still sometimes mention the Neutrogena chubby sticks; she calls them the sweat pants of lip sticks. 😆
I love the Rimmel eyebrow pencils, but i cannot find them anymore and it kills me
Do you mean the crayon Just Bitten Kissable lip stains? They still exist! My mom got one off Amazon recently and there’s a whole new range of colours.
@@jartecus I do! It's so weird that they're on Amazon, though. They're not on the Revlon website at all.
I still frequent Sally Beauty. It’s where I get my hair products. Ulta is expensive and Sally’s sells the brands I use (and they have really good sales).
I’ve stopped using all lip products except Vaseline 😭 nothing seems to actually really work like it should, I’m hoping one day there is like a miracle lip product lol
It’s kind of spendy but I love the Rhode lip treatment
I use either Vaseline or DCT (the OG peach tub only)
Try a nipple cream. Either pure lanolin nipple cream, or a blend like Weleda nipple cream. You’ll get huge tube. I’ve just started applying Clinique’s moisture surge 100hr on my lips as well as my face to hydrate them, and then nipple cream on top.
I bought a little pot of Neutrogena's hydro boost hydrating lip treatment last winter when my lips where getting super dry and cracked and it did a great job at keeping them from getting chapped, and I still have plenty left over for this winter. No tint or plumping or anything though
Edit: I also get crazy bad hangnails during the winter too! Highly reccomend Sally Hansen's cuticle cream or some other cutle butter if you struggle with hangnails, way less messy than cuticle oil so much more convenient to apply on the go
@@Mrskess I have actually heard of this, the lanolin or whatever seems to be a great ingredient! I’ll give it a shot :))
As usual, excellent video concept. Though I agree, wholeheartedly, about the taste and smell, it's been the only lip product to help my lips in the dry, mountainous New Mexico climate. Thanks, James.♥️
Kellie is amazing! She needs to be on more of your reviews
Love Michelle with James 😍❤
I have *almost* added this to my Sephora cart a few times, but something stopped me everytime...
I think I was just subconsciously waiting for James's review/opinion!
I'm glad I waited because if a lip product tastes offensive, I don't want it anywhere near my mouth.
Congrats on working with Michelle; we all know how much you've wanted the honour. And we get it, she's fantastic. :)
I recently bought the Ole Henriksen peptide lip treatment in citrus sunshine. And it's soo nice. It stays put on your lips for ages. I use it over night and it's still there in the morning and I can see my lips look fuller, not anything extreme but definitely plumper, hydrated. I've used a lot of different types of lip masks, laniege, grande pout etc and nothing has ever worked as well as this product. It isn't advertised as a plumper or anything though but I think because it hydrates so well that it helps the lips to fill out a little. It's more expensive than the inky list but I'll be repurchasing for ever. They've just come out with a tinted version called lingenberry. It looks really nice too. 😊🌻
I thought I was the only one who felt like this! I bought it because I love the Inkey List and I am addicted to trying lip products 😅but the taste i just can’t use it regularly, and I agree it does get very watery sometimes. On the flip side, I am obsessed with the Summer Fridays lip balms BECAUSE of the taste! (And they just work)
Looove the summer fridays too. Viral for a reason.
@@thejulietocean right? I got a backup today during the Sephora sale 🤭🫣
I’ve been using Stratia Interface in my skincare routine and I like to tap a bit on my lips for added peptide benefits. I feel like that plus a nice gloss would pretty much be the same (maybe better bc of the encapsulated peptides?) than this? But also, I kind of still want to try this!
Hello. Good Afternoon James 💜 Happy Thursday 💜
this is perfect timing because i was literally about to buy this
this is such a fun deep dive, i love hearing more about the science of things!
I’ve got lip filler disclaimer 2mls and I thought I needed to have them redone, so I picked this up to try it and I love it after 6-7 weeks I’d say I was really happy with how my lips looked I’m on my third tube the only thing I’d say is the smell but not enough to bother me x
I got it sent to me before it launched! I wouldn’t say I had a visible difference but I could definitely feel a major difference. But I stopped using it and all the effects went away. Definitely been meaning to go back to it. I wish it smelled better
i just purchased this, i intend to use it as a lip serum? basically. i have a pretty rigorous routine to keep my lips moisturized and protected so it will be added in before my spf balm earlier and through out the day and before my vaseline/ lip mask at night.
im not expecting miracles but id be happy to see the lines in my lips fill in a bit more!
I was disappointed when I heard about the misleading aspects of their spot treatment, cause I do think it's a really good product that works well, but I don't want to keep buying it just on principle of not wanting to reward the misleading marketing choices. It's a good salicylic acid spot treatment they did not need to be weird about it, and it has lead to me not trusting them the same as I used to.
Shea butter gives me contact allergy so I can’t try this, but it did pique my interest when I first saw it. I can’t live without Decubal lips & dry spots balm however, so I’m not that sad about it. My lips may not be plumped but at least they’re soft and hydrated.
Loved the format of the video. You need more of these. Especially with @labmuffinbeauty
To give an honest review plus experience too: I’ve been using it for a few weeks as well although sometimes 3 times a day and sometimes only once. I noticed a difference - not in photos but actually very noticeable in real life - after only 1-2 weeks. BUT as soon as I forgot to use it more than 2 times per day, the effect slowly faded again. It’s interesting because my lips are the fullest in the morning when they’re still plump and hydrated from the moisturizers etc. - I put my hydrating balm over the inkey list one because I don’t find that hydrating, rather peeling even!! With the balm, I was able to keep the plumpness much longer…but again, you’ll have to use it consequently and it really tasted awful. Plus: they answer questions on their insta quite often, also answered one of mine, but when I asked how that works chemically/scientifically - no answer.
Love to see a Michelle featured!
👋thanks Kelly!
I am using this and feel it is really helping with my dry lips. I think it tastes terrible though which will make me NOT repurchase. I found a way to get through that though by using it like a serum treatment and placing a thicker balm over it to mask the taste.
The way they get photos that make it look like the lips are way bigger in the after is by taking them from different angles and distances.
When you take a photo from a lower angle and closer up, the lips will appear larger. When you take a photo from further away (and then zoom or crop in so that the apparent size matches the other photo) and from a more straight on or from above angle, the lips look smaller.
Trust me, as someone who has spent a lot of time drawing and painting faces, this is how it's done.
Your voice is so smooth it puts me to sleep after 5-10 minutes. Works better den asmr for me which is amazing but unfortunately I never finished one of your videos due falling asleep so fast😅
I got this lip balm around 2 months so, but I did buy it thinking the b/a were a little over-blown. The taste doesn't bother me now, but it did at first. I am so used to a lip balm with flavor. I DO like it as a lip mask for night. It does a better job than my normal chapstick.
Good evening James 😊
Hello 👋 to everyone. Feeling blessed
22:48 just watched Michelle’s segment and I knew this had to have something with a slight “sting” very very mild but I’m very sensitive to the sting of lip plumpers, so sensitive that I’ve had the really extreme lip plumpers actually trigger a panic attack, crazy I know! But I applied a very strong lip plumper once a couple of years ago and it stung so much it made my heart race and I had a panic attack which is why I gave up on the lip plumpers altogether! I’m just very sensitive to the ingredients that cause that stinging sensation so when I first applied this Inkey List balm I did feel a very very mild, very short sting, just for a few seconds and it stopped so it wasn’t bad at all. I could see how someone who isn’t as sensitive as I am wouldn’t feel a sting at all! But overall I like the shine and moisture this gives my lips (I’ve only used it one day so far) so I’m curious to see if it actually plumps my lips at all as my top lip is basically nonexistent. I did take a before pic and I ordered a couple more tubes during the Sephora sale to make sure I have enough to see if there’s an actual difference after a month or two! 💕
I'm absolutely the same! I'm not brave enough to use them now.
I LOATHE the taste/smell. But I have seen a difference. I did notice my lips felt dry when it wore off and checked the inky list post that suggested using a lip treatment on top of it and that has worked. I have noticed a difference when I use as directed.
Love your videeos!!
I was chosen to test out the lip balm for the first 2 weeks of its release, and to then after send before and after pictures. Throughout the experience, not only the taste was weird, but the texture also felt grainy… it did make my lips feel and look more fuller though, which was very satisfying, however, as for the applicator, I just couldn’t use it so had to put it on my fingers first before application.
I’ve used two other lip products that don’t advertise as plumping at all, but have permanently changed my lip shape to be plumper. I think most of it is that before then, I used much less hydrating products. they were the milani fruit fetish oils and the tonymoly lip melts
Can you please let us know what are these other products? 😊
@@lawsonia-inermisshe says it in her comment
@@mmmmmmmmaria thanks dear, i think I was still sleeping 😅
Off topic but the Destiny’s Child reference is what I live for 🤣 You’re a Beyoncé to all of us ❤
That was wondrous 😂
Michelle of Lab muffin beauty science: the best!!!!
I bought this when it came out and used it multiple times a day for about five weeks and there is zero difference in my lips. Also mine leaked everywhere and got super runny as well.
I'm always looking for a non-sticky gloss and bought this last week on a whim, and the taste is definitely weird xD it tasted like the product was.. old? Like drinking water thats been in a bottle too long and it tastes like the bottle :P i do like how it feels tho!
Yesss!!
I’ve so waited for this, thank you so much 🥰
Edit:
Thank you for this thorough analysis, it helped a lot understanding this - in my opinion - awful and untrue marketing.
I bought it immediately as well since I’ve dealt with chronically dry lips since I was a little child - it did nothing for my lips. Actually, it had a similar effect of typical chap sticks: oily/greasy when fresh on the lips, and leaving the lips when it rubbed off dryer and a little irritated. You’d have to pile this on non-stop to fake actual moisture in the lips.
I do a lot better with blistex intensive care lip balm in the morning and afternoon and a thick layer of Bepanthen over night as a lip mask.
If I only used the inkey List lip balm, my lips would be dry, bleeding and cracking open after a week. It just doesn’t do enough when you struggle with something like chronically dry lips. :/
I’m very sad that it’s not some magic item because I’ve been suffering from my dry lips forever and nothing seems to help. I’ve gotten in a good routine but missing literally one day of it and they’re back to flaking and bloody. A magic lip balm is really what I’m still looking for 🥲
Oh and also: didn’t realize any taste, but it does smell kinda gross. But I don’t taste it, unless licking my lips!
Hey you might want to stop using Blistex. A while ago a reputable testing group here in Germany tested it (I think it was Stiftung Warentest) and it failed HORRIBLY. It actually got the grade 6/ F (while all other tested Chapsticks had As or Bs as grades) because it has ingredients in it that are highly linked to cause cancer. My mom actually brought it to my attention bc I also loved Blistex the most, used religiously and then had to search for a good alternative 😢 now I use the generic drug store brand. While it's not the same it's at least doing its job and won't cause me cancer
I’ve never shopped Inkey list. They’ve had so many recalls and incidents of deceptive marketing. More than any skincare brand in recent history…
Ok before I even watch the video I have to say I LOVE THIS LIP BALM.. because it feels so hydrating.. I feel like the texture of my lips has improved but idk about “plumping”. I think it just improves the hydration of your lips and therefore makes them look more “plumped” over time.
Love Kelly ❤and of course Michelle ❤
10:29 I agree wholeheartedly the taste of the Inkey list balm is awful! And the smell! I just got it yesterday and started using it today! I do like how shiny and moisturizing it is so far. Ok going to finish the video now. As of now I do like the shine and the moisturizing aspect so I may repurchase just for that even if it doesn’t actually plump (not that far yet to know the verdict lol) 💕
This is a fantastic video, well done
I did repurchase because it helps plump my natural thin lips. It also made my lips pinkier since I smoke a lot.
My cat scatched my lip about a year ago 😬 😼 and after the antibiotic ointment, I used the O'Keeffe lip repair and it helped the remaining swelling go away really fast.
I've used it and it works wonders for me. With no stinging this product plumps my lips up where parts of my lips that don't normally touch are touching slightly so it feels kinda weird. It does suck if some gets in your mouth where you can taste it tho lol
James, this video is absolutely brilliant. I really appreciate the depth you've gone to, to give us a fair and unbiased review of this product. It's really impressive and shows your commitment to your viewers and love for skincare. I have this balm myself, I do like it but I can't imagine it's made any huge changes to my lips. I did buy it more for the little lines I have and am yet to see anything of real magnitude, but it's quite a nice balm so not all bad. THANKS AGAIN BEBEESSS ❤❤
Would you do a video about your opinion on Facetheory and their best and worst products? 🙏🙏🤩
Great video as usual James! I got this at Sephora as I’d tried the TooFaced plumper (a sample from Mecca) and hated that irritated feeling. I’ve been using this now for over two weeks, three times a day (in the AM with skincare application, top up in the PM and then before bed at night with skincare). I’ve been pleasantly surprised as I wasn’t expecting much after reading the reviews. I applied a bright red lip yesterday (Maybeline Matte Ink) for the first time in ages (between applications) and definitely noticed better application and a plumper, more defined top lip (I’m like your guest and hate my thin top lip 😭)
I’ve not noticed much around the taste or smell - but I wonder if it’s like coriander/cilantro and there’s an ingredient that some people just pick up on more strongly? (I think in the case of coriander it’s a genetic thing) 🤔💭
This is the first product that ive ever bought due to TikTok. Im constantly trying to plump my lips without actually getting filler. I have been using it for exactly a month tomorrow and i honestly can't tell a difference. The taste is horrendous. The forst time i used it, it actually made me nauseous. I think i used too much. I will continue to use it to see if i get any results
Oof the feeling of dry lips is about the worst!! I am so with her on that! I've always hated my thin lips, but 1. I can't afford fillers rn and 2. I am SOOO paranoid of ending up with a bad or over the top result! I do use a thicker lip gloss line that has a bunch of skin/lip loving oils and ingredients because thin products seem to vanish way too fast, but being in animal care they can be hair magnets... grooming would be a nightmare! 😂
Love their Salicylic Cleanser. Loathe everything else. Fabulous video.
Honestly, I still think the “after” video of the founder is a Botox lip flip 🙈 or something similar lol. The vermilion border on her top lip is higher and there’s so much more lip show, her smile is less gummy too. Yes, she is positioning her lips differently too, but this just not look like something a lip product could do imo! 🤷🏼♀️ who knows
I thought that too. I don't know why brands think we're that stupid, I never trust before and after pictures.
I'm extremely happy with this lip balm personally, it actually worked for me, I can definitely see a difference in my lips being more plumped, hydrated and defined, I love it! I even like the taste 😊
If you have a smaller top lip then getting filler just in the top lip will make them more symmetrical, that's the entire point! I wouldn't let them talk me into getting filler in my bottom lip as well when I like that as it is!
This is exactly how I felt with this lip balm. Too oily for me, I don't like the taste and I noticed no difference.
I bought this knowing the plumping effect would be negligible, but I was hopeful it would be a decent lip balm. I was right on both counts, but what I wasn't expecting was the smell of burnt plastic and hospital wards, it tastes like vaseline and ear medicine too. Honestly it's gross, but I have a tube of it to get through so I'll persevere....
I bought this products weeks ago, simply for the plumping claims. I hated the smell and taste from the get go, I thought my balm was in bad condition until I read the reviews on their website. They claim all their products are fragance free, therefore it smells “natural”. I could not get used to the smell and taste so I haven’t been able to try it and see a difference in my lips. Such a shame. I feel I’ve wasted my money😭
On the other hand, I really enjoyed this video and the segments with Kelly and Michelle!! 🩷
I haven't used it, but you know what I use? The Ordinary's Buffet, and then a dab of Inkey List's ceramide night treatment, followed by any preferred balm. And you know what? I get the same proposed results and THEN some.
I’ve instantly noticed the results (not like getting the filler, ofc, but I could see the difference), but the taste and the oily feeling in my mouth were too much for me 😅
Will you do a review of Beautyact skincare ? I’m testing out their 1,0% retinol overnight mask 🫶🏻I’ve emptied a tube of 1,0% retinol from inkylist and I like it. I like the cleanser to and very practical to have in the shower ❤
tried it for 5 weeks and it didn`t do anything for me but making my lips kind of dry. good thing I did not notice any weird smell :D
I used this for about two weeks and had to stop. In my case it was because it was working really well and I discovered that I actually didn't like how big my lips looked! I didn't get the gravy taste but it was a weird taste that I only noticed about the fifth day of using it.
I'd love to see a video on serums explaining how much is too much. If my toner has niacinamide can I skip my niacinamide serum? Can I overdose on serum?
Great vid,James 💕✌️
🤔 That triple-split photo @1.39 of the founder lady ,it very much looks(possibly/maybe/in my humble opinion,only 😊 ) like she's had 'gummy smile' tøx . It's a pretty typical before & after for people with disappeared upper lip.
Regardless of that, you've got to at least have comparable photo construction in before and after set-ups (not gurning in one and pouty-pouty in another,for starters) otherwise they're pretty worthless.
I find it nicely hydrating and smoothing (which is why i bought it for myself, since i did see good things about it in that regard); I'm always suuuper skeptical anytime something is labelled as "plumping" though so i dont usually buy things for that purpose. But it was definitely hydrating which i desperately need when its dry
I wasn’t really impressed but I’d planned to stick with it until the tube ran out. Well, I lost the tube and I can’t say I’m upset about it lol 😅 The smell and taste are like straight up plastic but somehow also a little bit… off? If I found it at the bottom of an old handbag unopened and tried it, I’d be thinking “oh no this has definitely gone off”. It also didn’t leave my lips feeling hydrated. They were okay with it on, but as soon as it started wearing off, my lips felt as bad as before, if not worse. It just added to the plasticky feeling, like rubbing liquid plastic all over your lips with no benefits.
I’ve happily returned to my go-to, the Cerave healing ointment. I don’t usually use Cerave but this stuff works so well as a lip balm and as a top layer a couple times a week at bedtime if my skin is feeling really dry. I bought a pack of cute little pots around the size of the Laneige sleeping mask minis for under £1 and I just transfer it into there and I’m good to go, I have multiple so I can keep one at home, one in my bag, etc, and the tub has lasted me SO SO SO long meaning it’s very economical! And it doesn’t leave you immediately reaching for more once it wears off, I put it on twice a day (day and with my bedtime skincare) and don’t even notice the lack of it in between. Doesn’t plump my lips, but neither did the Inkey one lol. Best lip thing I’ve tried so far 🎉💖
Ooh around 11:40 your friend mentions the white dot on her lip. Interesting. I just used the rhode balm a few times (not impressed as there’s some grit in two of the colors - other two are fine) which is peptide based as well and I got a white dot just like that one! Never before
I bought it and I agree that it’s nothing special. I feel a little stupid for believing a new product would be so amazing and fill the lines around my mouth. Thank you for giving the information I needed to know it’s just another gloss, no magic in a tube.
This made my lips super peely and dry. Ended up needing to use a different product for the next few days to moisturize and get them back to normal. Do not recommend.
Same thing happened to me!
I am a lip product junkie...bought it 4 weeks ago and wanted to love it. After a few days, my lips were soooo dry. Really disappointing, not impressed!
I went back to using a peptide serum with cerave healing ointment on top...back to soft plump lips.
Mine have never been so dry since trying this 😢
Great video! I’d love to know your opinion on the products called Herbal Face Foods. The cost is so expensive to me. Is it worth it?