Grease Monkey (Vaseline Lip Therapy)

Member Name: pbfhpunk

Product:	Vaseline Lip Therapy
Date:	20/06/03 (162 review reads)
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Advantages: many uses, cheap, long lasting

Disadvantages: can be too greasy, melts!

I love this stuff, ever since a friend told me about it a couple of years ago.

I love the design of the pot a small blue and white tub, to me, it look?s very sixties/seventies style.

It says on the tin that it soothes dry skin and lips and it does, and the wonderful thing is a little goes a long way. I use my index finger to dab some lightly on my lips and there?s always excess, so I just rub my finger over my eyelids and it gives a lovely sheen effect. Although if you?re wearing mascara and/or eyeliner, sometimes the greasiness of the Vaseline will cause this to smear, but then this shows you another one of it?s uses, as make up remover. It?s good coz it moisturises the skin, rather than seeming harsh and abrasive like some cleansers.

What I love about this is all the different uses, I've used it on my eyelashes and it makes them gorgeous and shiny, I use it just on my cheekbones as a highlighter.

I also found two really good uses for it, if you get hayfever just but it around and just inside your nostrils this will stop most of the pollen getting up your nose, it's a good tip for pregnant women as medication might not be available. Also if your gardening and don?t want to get mud down your nails, just claw out some Vaseline and pack it down into you nails then when you finish just scoop it out and lovely clean nails.

But back to using it on your lips as, after all, it is called lip therapy, I like to use my finger to just rub it along my lips and then smoosh my lips together. I feel my lips softer almost instantly, and as long as you don?t apply too much it's not greasy at all. As it?s a barrier you cant apply lipstick over the top as it will just slide straight off, and that's not a good look for anyone. But it does absorb into your lips nicely and you can feel the benefit almost pretty instantly. It's also good to smoother your lips in and then gently rub with an old soft toothbrush this will help
remove and rough skin if you tend to bite your lips. It doesnt require frequent applications either, as it soaks in gradually. I also like that it's not as gloopy as proper lip gloss so you dont get the glass lip look, just a nice sheen, that you can control by how much you apply.

To get a slight colour on your lips I sometimes use a brush to apply it that I've used for lipstick before, so there's just a slight colour tint.

It?s also good if you?re lips are chapping as it keeps them from drying out in the cold, I used it when I went to Austria a couple of years ago and it really really helped.

Also if you're trying to quit smoking this is an excellent product, the amount of times I've just smoosh then gone to light a cigarette and it's slipped straight out of my lips onto the floor coz I've over applied!!

Buy perhaps the best thing is that this little pot will last you for years and at around 99p is excellent value.

But a word of warning, it melts so try not to keep it anywhere warm!! But even if you did the tin is secure when shut and just a few minutes in the fridge sorts it out.

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