Lip Salved?

Today I read about a new product that seems too good to be true! Bliss has a new 'Problem Salved' balm that claims to have 20 unique beauty uses. Alas, no matter how I googled I could not find a complete list of all 20 but its uses include:

• soothe sunburn and windburn
• soothe just-waxed skin
• soothe stressed post-treatment skin
• soothe stinging and itching from insect bites
• moisturise chapped heels, elbows, knees
• moisturise chapped noses
• prevent runner's chafing
• prevent shoe blisters
• nourish cuticles
• tame hair flyaways
• groom eyebrows
• fix make-up mistakes

Sounds pretty amazing right? Or does it? I am a cynic, and cannot help wondering if these are actually qualities than any bog standard lip balm has; could you not use a chapstick on your cuticles and eyebrows, could not Carmex soothe windburn and sunburn?? At roughly £14 a stick it appears to be a nice smelling but overpriced lipbalm!

If I were going to fork out on this type of product I would rather buy a tube of Elizabeth Arden 8hr cream. Now this stuff really is magic! I bought one in duty free a few years ago, and not only does it last ages (I still have mine with a lot left) but it is perfect for any beauty woe. I use mine on winter flaky eyelids, chapped lips, burns, cuts everywhere for anything! It definitely can deal with the entire list above and is a cult product rather than perhaps a passing fad!



I am visiting my sister and (titchy) Gran in Cardiff over the weekend so may be absent from the internet and the blog! Hope everyone has a nice weekend! xxx