Sun Bum Tinted Lip Balm Nude Beach | SPF 15 | UVA / UVB Broad Spectrum Protection | Sensitive Skin Safe | Hypoallergenic, Paraben Free | Ozybenzone Free | 0.15 Oz

Very hydrating, but different texture
So this shade is great. I love the way it looks on me as I have trouble finding shades that look good and neutral on me (I’m like a caramel brown kinda skin tone). I don’t like things too bright so this is perfect for me personally.I have noticed it does protect my lips well. (I live in Arizona where it gets up to 115+ degrees Fahrenheit with UV indexes up to 12 which is extreme. It’s also super dryyyy and my skin is super opposed to the dryness. My lips usually get dark and dry but these have been pretty good at preventing that.TextureIt does have that like… cheap lipstick from those make up kits from when you were little type of texture to it. (I think that’s what people are trying to say when they say it is sandy). So yeah don’t expect like burts bees or chapstick texture. This is like… thats the best I can describe it. It doesn’t bother me to be honest as I do dab my lips after application and it doesn’t feel grainy or anything after that to me.HydrationIt is nice and hydrating, but i like to lather my lips in chapstick and because this has color it definitely layers the color. It’s also very like moist and oily like chapstick… So I just dab a paper towel and it’s perfect as I usually prefer matte stuff but this is actually really nice. I dont typically like things that shine but this is just like a great in between and I know it’s protecting my lips so it’s just a plus!ColorLove the color! Might go for a darker or more brownish color next time as I do like to keep my lips as neutral as possible and I like things a bit darker than me. This one is like rustic orange mixed with a hint of pinkish/maroon so it makes you look lively but also more on the neutral brown area idk.Worth a shot buying it tbh. I love it! It’s a nice pop of color and chapstick in one with SPF! Just don’t leave it in the sun or anything! I keep mine in my pockets and it definitely looks at me like it’s threatening to melt, but it hasn’t yet so I can’t speak on that really.FlavorI didnt notice a flavor but my tastebuds are also super off since the pandemic sooooo I’m not sure. This doesn’t taste like anything to me.SmellThis has convinced me to buy the actual bottle sunscreen because I love that coconut cologne type of smell!! Idk how to describe it but it smells sooooo good to me. If I had it in a perfume form I would wear this! Smells so natural but like sweet coconut.Hope this helped yall!!

Good buy for the money
I have purchased a few of these over the last few years. I love everything about it, except for the tube. I have to make sure and only twist it up slightly, because it cannot be twisted back down once you are done using it. I really like the sheer color and the fact that it has sun protection. I just wish they would improve the tube. I will likely continue buying it, because for the price point, I haven’t found anything comparable yet.

Overall it’s good
This does have a nice color but the taste is like what I’d imagine eating sunscreen would be like. I know it’s sunscreen, and it works well, just hate that taste. I always wear mineral sunscreen so just not used to such chemical smells but I like the color. It’s very gritty and chunky, but appears smooth on the lips. Don’t love the texture but again, it serves the purpose.

Works but dries out and gets chunky
I love Sun Bum products and use everything from their sunscreens to hand sanitizers. This is my first Sun Bum tinted chapstick. The SPF works, I wore it on a cruise to Mexico and my lips never got chapped, the color looked great and stayed put for a while, even while drinking and eating. That said it arrived dry and just got worse and worse. It’s now basically a lip balm paste with chunks in it, something that often happens with other SPF lip products. I have to rub aggressively with my finger to get the chapstick on, then rub it aggressively on my lips for it to transfer. Still looking for a tinted balm with SPF that isn’t super dry and chunky. I’m not sure if the product was old and just sitting in the warehouse a while, but was hoping for something better.***UPDATE*** I have discovered this chapstick gets chunky and kind of gritty when it’s cold, but becomes buttery again once it heats up a bit. I like to use it both in the summer and during the winter time in sunny snow conditions, so I’ve taken to shoving it in a pocket with a handwarmer before use in colder weather. Now that I have found a solution it works great 😉

As soon as I tried opening the balm the lower part got unattached and broken from the mechanism to make the balm go up. And the color on the lips is lighter than it appears.

The lip balm comes up easily but doesn’t go down upon rotating it anti clockwise. This is too expensive a product to not function correctly. I had to manually press it down which distorted the shape of the product. Huge disappointment!!

Product is original but expiry date is only for 6 months.