This super cute owl lip balm is Natural Products Ltd. and comes in an assortment of scents. This particular yellow owl is vanilla-scented; there’s also mint, strawberry, chocolate caramel orange, apple and cinnamon, and choccy orange versions available, each with different owl colours. The owl is a little figure about two inches high with a pot embed in the bottom of the figure; it’s a flip-top with a (kinda) flimsy flap sticker that’s not secured but opens up to show product information.
The scent is light and there’s no flavor. It’s vaseline-based but surprisingly very sticky; you know, the kind that forms little thick honey-like strands when you dip your finger into it? That kind. It’s sticky and has very, very light shimmer to it – so light you don’t really notice it on the lips, but substantial enough to add a little something more to an otherwise basic vaseline-y glisten. Oh, and the shine! This balm is considerably more shiny than your basic run-of-the-mill beeswax-based lip balm; however, it’s still pretty subdued and no where near sex-kitten latex lips.
It’s touted as being moisturizing and nourishing, and to my surprise it does live up to that claim. Although whenever I hear the word nourishing I think that something has good-for-you things like vitamins and antioxidants, this has few but still manages to leave my lips feeling much better than before (or even after using traditional wax-based balms, for that matter!)
Not too bad for a novelty balm, huh? The last novelty balm I tried was one of those soda-flavored twist-ups in the thick tube made to look like a soda bottle. It smelled very nice, but the balm itself was very thick and waxy, and did absolutely nothing for my lips except make them feel heavy and gross. You know the feeling! This has restored my faith in the dollar store cheap-os now. :D
And a final picture, because this is just too awesome:
Availability: This was a gift so I have no idea where you can get it or how much it costs, sorry! However, a quick Google of “owl lip balm” led to several online stores (including Amazon), as well as stores like Hot Topic.
