NIVEA Lip Care Strawberry Shine Review

This is an awesome lipbalm, just basic but oh so good!

Love the hydration it gives to my dry lips and always have one on hand. I love the hint of a colour it gives and it's just always great to pop in my bag,

I have repurchased this so many times. Just a staple in my makeup bag. A fantastic product

I have very dry, sensitive lips, so need something super hydrating. This works really well at the moment, although I may need something more hydrating for the middle of winter. The smell and taste are very nice. The tint is very sheer, so I find I can apply it without needing a mirror, and it still looks fine.

It's great for just a hint of colour on weekends and days working from home. I also have the Watermelon one, which is similar in terms of pigmentation, and the Blackberry, which is a lot more pigmented, more like a sheer lipstick.

I think everyone likes the strawberry lip care. Works very well smells great and unfortunately it tastes ok too. Just ask my kid who once ate mine.

The NIVEA Strawberry Lip Care and I have a long and complex history together! I initially started using this product during high school, and I loved the shimmery red tones which it would subtly add to your lips. It was super moisturising and generally amazing. However, I suspect that sometime between then and now the formula has been changed, and I definitely don't like this product as much as I used to.

It comes in a cute wee tube, which I definitely prefer over pots because they feel more hygienic somehow and are less messy to apply. The lip product applies smoothly and easily, with a lovely strawberry scent and a subtle gloss. The ingredients are awesome, and I love knowing I'm protecting my lips from harmful UVA and UVB rays.

However, while this product used to make your lips significantly redder, it now only gives them a gloss with very little colour. Although it feels moisturising upon application, I found this doesn't really last long and has me reaching for it again not too long afterwards. Not a huge fan, and probably won't go out of my way to repurchase.

I've been putting off this review for a while trying to change my opinion on this lip balm. But alas, the truth cannot be changed. This felt weird and not balmy enough on my lips. It was moire oil than wax, leaving a shiny layer on my lips. This is like the polar opposite to how EOS lip balms feel in terms of texture. It rubbed off too easily and I had to reapply really often. The color of the balm is actually alright, a sheer red that looks very cute and natural. The smell is the kind of fake paracetamol strawberry that I just didn't like. Would not buy again sadly. This is the only nivea lipbalm that's turned out so useless which is somewhat disappointing.