Maybelline Baby Lips Glow Balm Review

Maybelline Baby Lips Glow Balm ($3.49 at Target) is brand new for Summer 2016 and it's the Baby Lips you know and love...with a twist. The formula reacts with your pH to create a perfect pink glow that's unique to your body chemistry. This concept isn't new (remember the "mood lipsticks" in the 80's and 90's?) but over the years the technology has definitely improved. Back then, you'd get this crazy bright, neon pink shade on your lips, but have no fear, this one isn't like that at all.

The packaging is just like the Original Baby Lips except the cap is opaque instead of see-through and it has a pretty pink ombre effect.

When I swatch it, you can see how light the color is on me. I'm not sure how it looks on other people (it may be deeper or it may not show up much at all), but I really like the color it becomes on my skin. To me, it doesn't feel any different than the original Baby Lips...it's lightweight yet hydrating and has a very subtle vanilla scent.

Here, you can see what it looks like on me (but again, your result might be a little different). My lips are naturally pretty pale but this balm gives them a subtle pink boost.

Overall, I really like this color and will definitely add it to my lip balm rotation but is it worth all the hype? I don't know...I can't to sit here and say it's a whole lot different from the rest of the Baby Lips family because it's really not. They already have several pink shades out on the market that will probably look similar to this once it's on your lips, plus the formula feels the same to me. So unless you're a Baby Lips collector and need to have every single shade, you probably don't need to run right out and buy this.

Baby Lips Glow is available now at drugstores and Target.com

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