Fresh Sugar Plum Tinted Lip Treatment

Fresh Sugar Rosé Tinted Lip Treatment has been my holy grail lip balm since I picked it up in Hawaii back in March. When I received an email from Sephora a few weeks announcing the arrival of the Plum version exclusively available in advance to Beauty Insiders, the lemming started immediately. During my recent trip to New York, I was elated to discover the Plum Tinted Lip Treatment was already available at the Sephora stores, usually displayed right next to the check-out lines.

In the tube, Plum looks like a scary dark blackberry whereas Rosé is a cheerful bright pink.

Like Rosé, the Plum version keeps my lips well moist without feeling sticky or heavy and adds a lovely tint of red. Rosé gives my lips more of a pink tint. It has SPF15 and is formulated without parabens, sulfates, phthalates, GMOs or triclosan.

At US$22.50, it is definitely the most pricey lip balm that I've purchased but as it also performs like a lipstick for me, I think it is well worth the price. I also adore the sturdy burnished metal tube that it comes in, which is so much classier and elegant than the usual cheap plastic tube of most lip balms.

For this look, I am wearing Lunasol Nature Color Eyes EX01 Nature Sumemr Blue with Dior X4 Control Compact Powder Foundation over RMK Face Protector SPF31 PA+. The RMK Face Protector is a water-based sunscreen that works well with my oily skintype as it has a very light, non-greasy texture and applies with a cooling feeling. It also performs well as a makeup base, allowing the powder foundation to apply very smoothly without any cakiness.