Cute little tins of flavour (E.L.F Candy Shop Lip Tins)

Member Name: Tracy_1127

Product:	E.L.F Candy Shop Lip Tins
Date:	14/09/09 (75 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: see review

Disadvantages: small one about the tin

During my recent spending spree on www.eyeslipsface.co.uk I noticed these little tins called "Candy Shop Lip Gloss" and decided to try one. I love the name of these and how it rolls off the tongue! After I'd placed my order I flicked through the reviews here on Dooyoo and found conflicting opinions but one person who wrote a very negative review appeared to be under the impression this was a lip balm and I think the clue's in the name!

These lip gloss tins come in 6 different flavours: Coconut Craze, Frosting Fantastic, Mocha Maniac, Candy Fix, Berry Pop and Cherry Bomb. All except the Coconut Craze are coloured as well as flavoured but I wanted a clear gloss so the coconut one seemed ideal for me. They all taste as well as smell and the coconut one smells of coconut but tastes like vanilla.

The tins are really cute, they look really old fashioned and contain 11g of lip gloss. The lid slides across to open the tin which makes life easy, I got fed up of trying to prise the lid off my tin of vaseline lip therapy and threw it away because it got so difficult. No problems with these tins, just press lightly and slide to reveal the lip gloss.

The lip gloss is in a balm form but let's remember that these aren't sold as lip balm and there are no claims that they work as a lip balm either. On first inspection I found what looked like vaseline with bits of glitter in it. I'm not someone who wants chunks of glitter on my lips so I wasn't sure how this would look once applied. It smelt of coconut which was lovely after I previously bought a handcream claiming to smell of coconut and it didn't!

To use you just rub some onto your finger or a lip brush and apply to your lips. It does feel like lip balm and I find it moderately moisturising, not as much as a proper lip balm as it's not as thick but it does leave a balmy feel to the lips. This particular one tastes of vanilla but thankfully doesn't smell of it! I can't bear the smell of vanilla. I can't vouch for the other flavours but I suspect they taste of what they smell like.

Once on the glitter is less obvious, it does shine when it catches the light but doesn't look like big chunks of glitter on your lips. It's actually a very subtle effect which is what I was looking for. The balm feel to these moisturises the lips lightly and makes them feel soft and smooth at the same time as being a lip gloss but we must remember they aren't designed to be a lip balm so this is a bonus rather than to be expected and if you really badly need lip balm these aren't the right product.

I'm someone who doesn't lick flavoured lip products off so after a brief taste I left it alone but if you can't resist these aren't going to stay put on your lips!

Any gripes? A little one about the tin. I find if I put this tin in my bag it sometimes slides part way open without any help and this could lead to getting bits in the gloss or if it's hot the gloss leaking out so watch for that and if possible store it in a small zip compartment of your bag to minimise this.

Overall though I'm very pleased with this product, it gives me soft slightly shimmery lips that don't look over the top for day or night wear, the tin is easy to access and it looks so cute. They cost £1.50 as do most of E.L.F products and will last ages because you only need a smearing to get the glossy effect. I'm giving it 4 stars and will most likely try at least the cherry one in the future.

Summary: Recommended