Beauty Bite: Jordana Sweet N' Smooth Nourishing Lip Balms

Press Sample 

To kick off Milani/Jordana Week here on the blog, I thought I'd start with this fun new offering from Jordana. As we all know, tinted lip balms are a current drugstore trend, so let's take a closer look at Jordana's version.

 Jordana Sweet N' Smooth Nourishing Lip Balms

(retail: $1.99 each, 0.138 oz)

The stick full retracts into the case, but I twisted it up a little bit for the photo above.

 Juicy Raspberry (left)

Yummy Strawberry (right)

  Tasty Watermelon (left)

Sweet Mango (right)

  Delicious Tangerine (left)

Succulent Cherry (right)

  Vanilla Cake (left)

Tropical Punch (right)

PROS:

• Creamy formula that feels light, moist and hydrating on the lips
• The deeper shades are very nicely pigmented and can be built up for even stronger pigmentation
• Each lip balm is softly scented to match its name
• There is either no flavor or very little flavor to these lip balms (a "pro" if you're sensitive to flavored lip products)
• The stick retracts fully into the case, so you won't hit the stick with the cap when opening or closing
• Good staying power despite the light, creamy formula; I can get about 2-3 hours for most shades

CONS:

• The lighter shades, Yummy Strawberry and Tropical Punch, do not show up at all on my lips (obviously Vanilla Cake doesn't show up either but it's intentionally clear)
• There is either no flavor or very little flavor to these lip balms  (a "con" if you love flavored lip products)

THE LAST BITE: There are obvious similarities to Maybelline Baby Lips here, but I'd say the biggest difference to me is that the pigmentation of the deeper shades is better than any regular Baby Lips shade I own (I haven't tried the Baby Lips Electro line yet so I can't compare them to those). Also, the Jordana lip balms seem to keep my lips feeling hydrated a little bit longer than some of the Baby Lips shades I own--hours after wearing the Jordana lip balms, my lips still  feel quite moist and smooth. Another difference is that Baby Lips have a stronger fragrance (could be a plus or minus for you depending on your sensitivity to fragrance) and the flavor is either nonexistent or very, very subtle for all of the Jordana lip balms. All in all, I think if you're looking for a very budget-friendly tinted lip balm that can provide some very nice pigmentation, I'd suggest Juicy Raspberry, Tasty Watermelon, Sweet Mango, Delicious Tangerine and Succulent Cherry. I think you might enjoy them quite a bit (unless you prefer strongly flavored/fragranced tinted lip balms, of course).

Jordana Sweet N' Smooth Nourishing Lip Balms are available now and can be purchased on the Jordana website.

Do you own any of these new lip balms from Jordana? I would love to know which shades you own and what you think of them!

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