The tinting balms: choose the shade, the finish moistening effect

What do you represent at a phrase "tinting lip balm"? Probably, color hygienic lipstick? This association was right a few years ago. And now in the market a huge range of means which it is possible to call the ottenochny or tinting lip balm.

Classical as from the childhood

It is hygienic lipstick with bright fruit or berry tastes and transparent shades. They are so appetizing that sometimes they want to be eaten. The best-seller in this group popular Maybelline Baby Lips is considered. Do you know that each 15 seconds in the world one such lipstick is on sale? The choice of a product – of course, a matter of taste. Appetizing flow down to eat similar at Nivea, Body Shop, other brands. And a variety of tastes impresses: from strawberry and raspberry to currant and watermelon. At the price - the most available of all ottenochny balms.


Color, by the way, at these stacks – quite conditional. The main thing – comfortable feelings on lips and moistening. Sometimes fruit balms have a thin shimmer. But all the same, it is better not to hope for strong decorative effect, it is rather a means for moistening and still it can be used as a basis under resistant lipstick (resistant means often dry, and balm will help to correct a problem). Hygienic Maybelline Baby Lips lipstick is frequent attribute on Fashion weeks, makeup artists use this balm as a basic covering under lipstick.

Strong color

This new generation of ottenochny balms which already slowly forces out lipstick. As a rule, is issued in the form of convenient pencils, and has the color comparable with the moisturizing lipstick. It is possible to take for a standard flow down Clinique Chubby Stick Baby Tint.


The structure of these pencils – as at good hygienic lipstick, in a formula is oils, vitamins. Color, as a rule, more sated with what at "sweet" stacks. These tinting balms pencils leave good moistening and bright color on lips, look on lips naturally. And already became full-fledged means of a make-up.


Ottenochny products with bright color have one more advantage: you can safely use them as blush. They are well shaded and give to the face a bright fresh look.

Medical effect

If lips in very bad condition if they are exposed to the wind and need treatment and a continuous power – that is not enough usual tinting balm. You need oil for lips (lip butter) or balm with medical functions.


By the way, such thing is done sometimes independently. You will be able to add vitamin E, the favourite oils to this product and to shade means a subtle pink or brown shade. On the Internet and on our website there are a lot of recipes of the balm for lips. Take any pleasant to you, add powder of cocoa or beet powder for color – and you receive the medical tinting balm.


If there are no time and desire to experiment – look for purchased structures. Only you learn that ottenochny balms with medicinal properties are more expensive than usual hygienic lipstick of.

Additional protection

Relevant during the summer period are formulas which can provide protection against ultraviolet rays. Existence of SPF becomes nearly main requirement to balm if you go to have a rest to the warm countries. And such balms with strong protection against the sun are. You need formulas with SPF not lower than 30. And, as a rule, they are saturated with antioxidants, have in structure vitamin C – an important element, so far as concerns restoration of skin from influence of ultraviolet. Existence of reflecting parts will be good addition and quite good protection.



As a rule, ottenochny balms with SPF 30 are achievements of high brands, such as Dior Beauty, Bobbi Brown, other above. The price is corresponding.

Strong luminescence

Balms with function of lip gloss are novelties of the last years. And if usual gloss, as a rule, dries skin and demands the moistening basis, then in the sparkling balms hydration and a luminescence are connected together. Very conveniently!


The sparkling balms more often happen in tubas to the applicator and tubes. Resemble lip gloss more, than hygienic lipstick.

Season novelty

Spring collections presented an innovation – the tinting lip oil. It is a mix of cosmetic oil, gloss and lipstick. Perfect leaving at the luxury price. And, it seems, behind these formulas the future. Therefore look narrowly at novelties, very soon analogs will appear also at the budgetary brands.




The tinting balm – means of must-have for our cosmetics bags. Do not forget about it this spring!