We put Eos's lip balms to the test after receiving complimentary samples from the brand. Keep reading for our full product review.
You know how some things aren’t humorous until enough time has passed and the scars have faded? That’s how I like to think about earlier this year, when I attempted a brown sugar and honey exfoliant for my lips.
I have infamously dry, peeling lips and despite my daily use of Chapstick, they still resemble a broken iPhone screen by the end of the day (if not sooner). I’d read raving reviews about this at-home remedy and one quiet quarantine morning before my boyfriend woke up, I swiped a jar of honey and a box of brown sugar, swirled them together, and viciously scrubbed the concoction on my lips. At first it felt great. I could see those pesky flakes slivering off of my lips with ease. What happened next—not so cute. All over my bottom lip little droplets of blood started to emerge and as I pulled my head away from the mirror, I realized the pigment on my lips had become splotchy and much darker in certain bits than others. I went in hard, and I’ll never do it again.
The point of sharing this now-comical horror story? To illustrate why I am the perfect candidate for sharing the efficacy of a lip balm (particularly if you share my dry lips affliction), which is why I was more than ready to take the Eos portfolio of products for a spin.
Best for: All skin types
Uses: Moisturize lips
Potential allergens: Natural fruit flavors
Active ingredients: Sunflower seed oil, beeswax, coconut oil, shea butter, jojoba seed oil
Price: Around $5
About the brand: Eos is a 100% organic and natural beauty brand that’s well-known for its signature egg-shaped lip balm, as well as their array of tasty flavors.
About My Lips: Often dry and peeling
As you’re now graphically aware, my lips are more often than not on the dry side. I chalk this up to my overall skin sensitivity; my face isn’t dry but I have mild rosacea and it’s very finicky with diet and products. I also don’t have the best track record with drinking my full nine glasses of water each day, which might be a culprit. All this to say, it takes work for my lips to achieve a healthy moisturized sheen.
The Feel: Oh-so moisturizing
For this experiment, I test drove four lip balms from Eos: the original egg-shaped balm in a wild berry flavor, a mint-flavored balm in a tube shape, a tinted balm, and an extra-dry lips treatment. Each of the four offered varying textures, with the mint tube balm being my favorite.
The OG egg-shaped balm is the driest of the bunch and requires a few swipes across the lips to achieve full application. It’s good for someone who wants to lightly hydrate. Same goes for the tinted balm; it also comes in an egg-shape, and even though it provides enough moisture on its own, I preferred layering the mint balm on top to give the color a richer appearance.
As I mentioned, the mint balm was my favorite not only because the flavor is pleasant (especially underneath a face covering) but primarily because it allows the product to be applied more thickly onto the lips. The final balm, which has a thinner consistency and squirts out of a tube, is great for days when your lips are flying their SOS flag.
