This installment of Deep Reviews, like all others, took weeks to complete. Not only do we take our time to research the best products on the market, but we put our top contenders through rigorous testing, which is conducted by our very own editors.
Here’s the 411. We started by looking at other publications—Allure, Byrdie, Glamour, and many others. We created a master list of all the lip balms that were recommended. From there, we compared and color-coordinated the lists, looking at how often each lip balm was mentioned as well as its overall ratings and reviews on major beauty retailer sites.
After all of this, we had our list narrowed down to a mere 10 lip balms. All that was left was to do our own testing, and we did. Each editor received the lip balms and was asked to test, rate, and review them. Once we had everyone’s responses, we assembled them into a document and ranked each lip balm according to the feedback. By the end, we had crowned the best one.
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If you take a peek at my holiday shopping list, you’ll notice it’s missing one very important but often overlooked item: stocking stuffers. If I’m being honest, stocking stuffers are my least favorite part about holiday shopping, but I realize it’s actually a great opportunity to get creative. What’s affordable and tiny enough to slip into a stocking? Burt’s Bees gift sets, of course!
Gift sets come in all different shapes and sizes, but I’ve found ones that are tailor-made for stockings and won’t break the bank (none of our picks exceed $13). Burt’s Bees, the creator of everyone’s O.G. favorite chapsticks, has really outdone itself with its holiday gift set offerings.
Exhibit A is this four-pack of chapsticks
, which houses the most festive and delicious flavors: Vanilla Maple, Chai, Pumpkin Spice, and Pomegranate. If they’re not about super sugary flavors, there are plenty of other options. Go for a set of the brand’s signature yellow tube chapstick
or stock up on this adorable lip trio that would look great hanging from their tree.
They’ll love emptying their stocking to find any of these trusty Burt’s Bees products. Keep reading for the best Burt’s Bee’s gift sets to drop in their socks.
The Soap Bark and Chamomile Deep Cleansing Cream, Hand Salve, Milk & Honey Body Lotion, Coconut Foot Cream, and Beeswax Lip Balm all for just $10? This Burt’s Bees gift set
is such a steal.
Burt’s Bees.
This trio of hand creams
will keep their skin from getting dry and cracked. Don’t Lavender & Honey, Wild Rose & Berry, and Watermelon & Mint sound like the most refreshing scents they could put on their hands?
Burt’s Bees.
Help them get their nails all sorted out by getting them this Tips & Toes Kit
. Leave it to the Honey & Grapeseed Oil Hand Cream, Coconut Foot Cream, Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream, Almond & Milk Hand Cream, Hand Salve, and Pomegranate Lip Balm to combat winter dryness.
Photo: Burt’s Bees.
Whether you gift the Mistletoe Kiss Gift Set as a stocking stuffer or tree decoration, they’ll be so happy to have these three lip products in their collection. It comes with the Peony Lip Shimmer, Hibiscus Tinted Lip Balm, and Pomegranate Moisturizing Lip Balm (a.k.a. everything they need to prep for a holiday season full of smooches).
Photo: Burt’s Bees.
If they’re the type to stick to classics only, there’s nothing better than Burt’s Bees’ signature chapstick that comes in the yellow tube we all know and love. Four tubes will have them set for a long, long time.
Photo: Burt’s Bees.
Your Starbucks-obsessed friend will fall in love with this chapstick set of Vanilla Maple, Chai, Pumpkin Spice, and Pomegranate.
Photo: Burt’s Bees.
Calling all fruit lovers, this four-pack features Sweet Mandarin, Watermelon, Dragonfruit, and Pomegranate.
