I am always buying sets of Bare Escentuals (also known as bare minerals) make up because I love their foundation and find it better value to buy the sets which come with around 5-6 items rather than spending around £20 just to get the foundation. I had a tube of this lipstick in the shade 'Baby' in one of these introductory sets. You also get brushes with the sets which are handy as they cost a fortune to buy individually and I do find that they need replacing a while after daily use.

Packaging
The first thing I noticed about the lipstick was the cute packaging, OK, so it is a traditional twist up tube but the outer material is really rubbery and has lots of grip on it whether you are rooting about for it in the bottom of your handbag or just holding on to it when applying the lipstick. The lipstick should also come shrink wrapped with a rip-off zipwire for hygiene purposes so be suspicious if yours isn't sealed!

Colour
The 'Baby' colour is a darkish neutral pink. I suppose in the sets they try to find a shade which will suit most people so it will never be an 'out there' colour. The colour suits me just fine.

In use
I just twist up the tube and apply and it has the right amount of moisture to just slick on to lips without feeling wet or sticky. I find it lasts 2-3 hours but shorter if you eat or drink obviously.

Price and availability
As I got mine in a set, it was probably cheaper by unit price but you can pick up these and other shades on Amazon or ebay for around £8-£10 for a brand new lipstick. The shade Baby seems popular in the USA so it may have been an import kit that I originally got hold of.

My thoughts
I am not a big fan of lipstick and prefer lipgloss but on windy days and when I want to look "sensible" I do opt for lipstick. I think this is a great neutral shade but it definitely looked nicer in the tube than it does on my lips. I don't love it as much as my Mac lipstick but it is certainly one of the better quality lipsticks I have tried and it does get a tick in the box for lasting a long time on the lips compared to others I have tried. It has the right amount of moisturising properties in it without it feeling greasy and it also doesn't dry out the lips when it wears off.

Final word
Packaging-wise I love the shapely tube and rubberised feel of the outer material and am also a big fan of the Bare Escentuals brand and have many of their range in my make up bag / boxes / stash. I do like to try all their products but can find them expensive to buy individually so buying the sets which start at around £36 onwards is a great way to discover new products without making too much of an expensive mistake, plus you get a new change of brushes which is always a bonus. This lipstick will literally last me ages as I don't wear it daily or even weekly but when I do wear it, it is a nice change and it does make me feel nice and 'properly' made up.