La Mer is definitely more moisturizing than the Bobbi Brown, though I’d still say it was on the low to mid end on hydration levels. Scale of 1-5, a 2…possibly a 3?? I really expected this to be a moisturizing powerhouse since it is always featured in magazines as a makeup artist and celebrity favorite. I wore this nonstop for about 1 1/2 weeks I had to stop because it actually felt as though my lips were getting drier. After a couple of days I picked it up again…then had to stop after a few more days because they started to feel dry again. Weird. Since then I’ve been using it every other night or so, alternating it with one in my arsenal of favorite lip balms.
The consistency is slightly less thick than the Bobbi Brown, but still has great staying power that lasts all night and for a solid 3 hours during the day. Once applied, La Mer gives a natural finish to the lips and does not add any color. The texture is non-sticky, non-greasy and makes a really great base for layering other lip products.
I knew pretty quickly that I liked this lip balm, but I really struggled to figure out if I loved it. I had to force myself to say, ok take the name La Mer out of the equation!! I went so far as REALLY like, but just couldn’t bring myself to say I loved it. There was something missing that I couldn’t quite put my finger on. I loved the minty flavor, I loved the staying power, I loved that it made a great base for other lippies. I liked the hydration, but felt it could be better. But that wasn’t it. Of course the strange fact of feeling like it dried my lips out a bit over time I didn’t quite like, but that wasn’t it either.
Then it finally dawned on me when I applied Koh Gen Do Chiffon Lip Balm…La Mer isn’t soothing!! I don’t get the ‘aaaaaahhh’ feeling that I do when I apply my favorite balms. La Mer doesn’t baby my lips…doesn’t comfort them. I want my lips to feel swaddled and coddled, and La Mer doesn’t do that.
In the end, I find La Mer to be a really nice lip balm. But for $50 I don’t want nice – I want LOVE, adoration, devotion and not a shred of doubt. So…though I won’t be repurchasing, I am very glad to have tried La Mer The Lip Balm. I’ve seen it in magazines for ages, and unless I played with it I knew I would always be curious!!! Oh, well…next 🙂
Please see update to the La Mer The Lip Balm review HERE!!! I changed my mind ha ha 🙂
