LANEIGE

I got the 0.10 oz size as part of Sephora's Power of the Petal set, and it lasted over 6 months of near-nightly use. It was fine. Smells good, feels quite tacky, though I suppose that's why it's used only at night. I wouldn't go out of my way to buy this since any other basic balm like Vaseline or Aquaphor would probably do the trick.

I had been longing for this product since two Mother's Days ago, sigh. Finally bought it from amazon, apparently from a reputable seller. Disappointed by the over-hyped quality as this does not perform much better than Vaseline jelly. In fact I think I need to use a lip softening product more often since using the Laneige. So I bought a very low-priced NYX lip scrub at CVS and that, while surely not the best lip scrub in the world, has a base of petroleum as well with little scrubbies, sugar I believe, and does better as an overnight treatment. I still put the Laneige on but also the Vaseline Lip Therapy Balm in Rosy Lips works better than the Laneige! As to the price...well this one will last longer than the other two which are in tiny tins but I know I am still on the hunt for a better lip scrub and a better lip sleeping mask. If the next scrub I get is good enough I shouldn't have to use a sleeping mask nightly anyway (which is the upside now to the NYX lip scrub.) Of course this was a premier aka new idea product so it does get a lot of hype but other companies are doing better at the same thing for a much lower price. I definitely will not buy this again and after all that time of longing for it I feel kind of ripped off. Oh the packaging...yeah, it's pretty and class and there's quite a lot of product but for the price it should include a little plastic spoon, whatever that's called lol.

I loved this...for a month. The pros: I felt like it did help me wake up with smooth and soft lips. It was hydrating, didn't smell too strong and with the little spatula it came with, it was relatively sanitary to apply. The MAJOR con: After using this every night for about 30 days I started noticing really dry, flaky patches around my lips. My lips themselves were still hydrated and great. But the skin around them was red and suffering. I suspected the lip mask, so I quit using it for about a week and the dry patches went away. Used the lip mask again for ONE night to test my theory, and BOOM--dry and scaly patches came back literally overnight. Obviously, I'm reacting to something here. Too bad this popped up after the return period ended. Save yourself $20 and buy a good lip balm instead.