Babo Botanicals SPF 15 Lip Tint Conditioner

I saw this product and I had to try it! A year or two back I found the Glow For A Cause lip balm which had a tiny and truthfully it was just a hint of color, however even just months after owning it, it tasted...spoiled, yech! I don't remember if it had an expiration date on the tube but the smell and more importantly the flavor literally left a bad taste in my mouth. I should have contacted them but being the insomnia that I am I think of ideas afterwards so into the Babo Botanicals: I have tried enough lip products but I will say that this and two other brands of lip care (Korres Rose Lip Butter, Hanalei Tinted Lip Treatment) are my favorites. With the Babo I will agree that it's thick which I will admit that even some of my lipsticks feel a bit thinner but it's just a nice and smooth and very velvety texture. Also, as one reviewer pointed out, it does have coloring but unfortunately for someone as pale as me I need a bit more pink. I saw it searched on the listing for this item and it's colorful enough for plenty of people out there, but I feel a bit washed out when I wear it. Although I will also say that I think at least for me part of my issue is that I haven't gotten into a regular lip care routine. I think part of it is drinking enough water, getting enough sleep, consuming more fruits/vegetables and natural foods along with using lip masks and most important of all regularly applying The lip treatment. Why am I a female and not used to regularly applying lip balm? It sounds weird, especially when you see me wear make-up but I have worked a lot of retail jobs and there are so many customers and so much talking that applying these lip treatments are not my first priority. Since I have gotten older though I realize that I haven't tended to my bodies needs as much so I value a really good lip treatment. And what I think is part of the problem with this lil treatment is that I haven't used it as regularly and I haven't really worked The treatment onto my lips. Once again there might be women out there who think that's odd but when I regularly use this product, multiple times a day, follow those other "beauty" routines and actually work that lip treatment into my lips than I think The color looks better, you know? If you don't work it into your lips and just swipe it across dry lips it's not going to look as good! The flavor is super pleasant, it tasted natural and it's a bit sweet and the smell is also intoxicating. I have worked at both Bath and Body Works and Lush and if you have never been to Lush before than you will not understand why this product is one of the better lip treatments out there. I compare BBW to Lush because Lush is all natural, handmade, and vegan/vegetarian ingredients and BBW has gotten more natural since I worked there but it just isn't the same as the all natural ingredients. So I do recommend this product, the taste, texture, and smell are fabulous and I have yet to try another color to see if I would like it more, but don't give up on the product because it is a beautiful mauve and I think it you have dry retail lips like mine then you might just have to work those lips and work the product into them, and I don't quite know how to contact the company through Amazon and I say this because I searched and went to their product page and I didn't see a way to contact them. I don't have Facebook and I'm no t going to start a Facebook account just to contact them. I don't have Twitter and I think I signed up for Pinterest at one point but truthfully I found it to be more obnoxious than handy. And yes, I think it's important to contact the company through Amazon because that's how I purchased it. In looking on the tube I do see a phone number, address and website but still, it would be better to contact them through Amazon so they can verify my purchase. I have never heard of this company before doing a search on Amazon for better lip treatments and have no clue as to whether or not they sell their products at other retail stores and I don't know if the address on the tube is just their business address or if there is an actual Babo Botanicals store where they sell their products. The reason why I mention this is the one thing I am a bit disappointed about. I ordered this product on February 3rd of 2021 and the expiration date was January of 2021. I realize that I am addressing this about half a year later, but like I said I am sleep deprived and I cannot remember if I looked at the date/saw the date when it arrives but it certainly didn 't register with me at the time that they sent me an expired product. I would like to try this brand when it's a fresh tube to compare my experience but as I said before it tasted yummy and thankfully it doesn't taste expired like the Glow For A Cause lip product that I tried. I didn't include a picture because I am using my Kindle Reader and I couldn't get a clear picture to show the expiration date. I would like to talk to somebody at Babo about this and would try taking a picture with my camera phone to show the expiration date if you need to see it. And like I said I apologize for not writing a review earlier and also not realizing at the time that the expiration was last the date that I ordered the product and to apologize to Babo, I like to try contacting companies before writing reviews. Honestly I have contacted many sellers on Amazon or other companies that I haven't purchased from Amazon and most of them have not responded. It 's interesting to me that the companies that do contact to make things right with their sale to me are the companies I haven't contacted. That's more so the case with Etsy, I find their sellers to be more communicative which is a shame because I look to Amazon for a lot of things first before even hitting the stores. Anyways, I am still going to use the Babo lip tint until it's gone and try another tube when my finances are better, but try a darker shade this time! And despite the date issue, I just appreciate that you at least have an expiration date on this product because nothing is worse than putting lip care that tastes off on your lips.I didn't include my thoughts on the lip protection on how well it works because I have been stuck inside because of Covid-19 so I couldn't truthfully give a review.Thanks for listening!

This is a must have if you spend a lot of time outside. It pairs nicely alone or under my lipstick, or gloss. It’s so important to use sunscreen everywhere & not forget your lips! I’ve known many a person who have gotten skin cancer on their lips and let me tell you, it isn’t pretty when it has to be removed! Do not delay in getting this and protecting your lips!

Good spf lip product! I feel like the negative reviews are from people who aren't used to zinc oxide spf, which is not clear (it does not absorb like chemical spf, thank god). Zinc oxide is so much safer... So I don't think it should even be compared to chemical spf products IMO. So even though this IS very sheer, it's not completely transparent like chemical spf lip products. It's not at all chalky or weird to me (or whatever it is people are saying...). I did remove one star because I don't love the taste... It's slightly perfumey (if that makes sense), but it's not like I can't tolerate it. It's definitely worth getting for a natural tinted spf lip product at this great price. Most natural spf lip products are much more expensive and the options are extremely limited. I'm planning on getting every color!

I received plum rose today. I am fair skinned with a bit of a neutral undertone and like a bit of color on my lips. This does the job! I also live in California where an SPF is a must, and I have autoimmune condition which means I need no potentially harmful chemicals. I've worn it for a few hours now, and while moisturizing, I would not use it as a sole moisturizer, rather put it on something with more umph.But the true annoyance is when I noticed the bottom of the tub's expiration is in 6 weeks! I was really bummed. If I put it on everyday, all day, maybe I'll get through more than half the tube? And if my lips get burnt and chapped, the SPF is for sure not working.Anyhow, they're sending me another. I'll update with pic then.

this stuff is awesome. I have the Wild Rose color. It is tinted the perfect summer shade. A subtle rosy color that would look super cute on just about any skin tone. I am on the paler side and i always have issues with tinted chap stick being too pink or too brown. this one is JUST RIGHT. and it makes your lips so soft and tender feeling. I can tell they really hydrate the skin. It lasts a long long long time too. even eating and drinking it stays on for a good while. It will come off so you will leave a slight lip imprint but its not like lipstick. this brand is awesome. Plus it smells super good. def worth the money.

La calificación que le pongo es considerando varios puntos yo compré el color WILD Rose y a mi parecer el tono es demasiado clarito para una persona latina de tez morena el color es más blanquesino y no muy natural quizá un tono más encendido ayudaría haré la prueba con otros tonos. En cuestión de textura es una textura algo cerosa ya he usado labiales orgánicos y está consistencia es como común por el aceite de rosas así que estoy acostumbrada a ello pero lo comento porque muchas personas lo toman a mal, así que al ponértelo sentirás un poco la sensación "grasosa" al principio como que pela un poco los labios pero después los hidrata bien es cuestión del uso quizá la disconformidad sea el tono que queda branquisco supongo que para las personas de tez clara es ideal.

Good quality but a little flaky. The color is more suitable for cool skin tone.

Los colores son mucho más claros de lo que vienen en el empaque. Incluso si compras colores encendidos, no se verá bien. Es sólo para gente de piel muy, muy pálida, y aún así no estoy segura de que a nadie se le vea bien el tono beach rose, ya que es más como una base de maquillaje muy pálido.