Nuxe Rêve de Miel Lip Balm Review & Comparison

Hey everyone, sorry I haven't posted anything for a while but I'm hoping now that Christmas and the New Year is over I can get into a regular posting routine. Also I hope you all had wonderful Christmases and New Years! 

Today's post is going to be a review and comparison of the Nuxe Rêve de Miel lip balms which come in either a pot version or a stick version. They have rather long, difficult to spell names so forgive me if I shorten them for the purposes of typing them repeatedly! 

Firstly I'm going to talk about my favourite out of the two which is the pot version, or the Nuxe Rêve de Miel Baume Levres Ultra-Nourrissant Ultra-Nourishing Lip Balm (told you it's a long name!). 

As I've probably mentioned on here before I have a slight addiction to lip balms because my lips can get very dry especially in the winter, which is never a good look on anyone! It never seemed to matter what lip balm I tried, the effects would always wear off and I'd be back to square one and I just never found a lip balm that I loved enough to keep using (which also added to the problem). I first heard about this product in the summer after reading about it on Zoe's blog Zoella (here's the post where she mentions it) and even though she said it was amazing, I was a tad skeptical and a bit unsure whether it would be worth the whopping £9.50 price tag, although there is 15g of product which softens that blow! Finally I gave in and splashed out and I am so glad that I did! It's definitely one of the best purchases I've ever made and worth the cost for sure. 

It's a lot thicker than any lip balm I'd tried before and is a sort of yellowy colour with a really nice citrussy sort of scent. A little goes a long way but I usually apply quite a lot especially when I wear it at night and by the time I wake up in the morning it's still there which is great. I've only recently started to cause a dent in the top which is pretty good going since I've been using it since the middle of June last year. 

My main problem with the potted version is that it can be very messy and so isn't very practical for using when you're out and about and also that you have to apply it with your fingers. I've never been a fan of applying products with my fingers but I've solved that problem for myself by using a hand sanitising gel beforehand. 

The problems I have with the pot version seem to be sorted in the stick version so I was really excited to try this out to see if it was just as good as the pot version. The stick version's long name NUXE Reve de Miel Stick Levres Hydratant Lip Moisturizing Stick 
which £5.50 for 4g (although it's currently in the Feel Unique Sale at 20% off so it's £4.40 at the 
moment!) so it is cheaper but that's for a lot less product. 

 This is much more like the usual lip balms that I've used in the past and has a more shiny finish on 
the lips than the potted version which looks quite matte, so it's good for using on it's own without 
worrying that it looks odd. It's a much paler creamy colour than the potted version and also has a 
much subtler scent to it which is nice. 

My main problem with the stick version is that I feel like I have to apply it much more than the potted 
version. That might just be me being weird and just thinking that I need to apply it more when really 
it could be fine the way it is but I really like the feeling of having something on my lips so I'm always 
reapplying whatever lip balm I'm wearing more than I probably need to. The stick has (and this will 
sound odd) but a thinner formula and texture than the pot which I feel is less moisturising, but is still a
really good lip balm. 

So, in conclusion before I ramble anymore than I need to and start repeating myself, I think that the 
potted version is a better product for me and is worth the cost for the ammount of product and how 
long it lasts both on the lips and in terms of using it up. The stick is still one of my favourite lip balms 
but I don't feel that it's any better than The Body Shop Born Lippy Stick Lip Balms which I also love 
but which are cheaper and come in different scents and tints. Having said that, I would still 
recommend both of these Nuxe lip balms depending on how dry your lips are. 

I know I got a bit rambley there but when can I ever write a post without doing that hehe. Thanks for
sticking through to the end and like I said at the start, I'm hoping that the start of this year will be the 
start of a regular posting routine!

EDIT: None of the links I had embedded in this post seem to be working so here they are just in 
case!-

Potted Version on Feel Unique- http://goo.gl/vXJVP
Stick Version on Feel Unique- http://goo.gl/8sght
Zoe's Post featuring the pot version- http://goo.gl/u5JRn

Lauren
xx

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