So I’ve been seeing people raving about Augustinus Bader’s lip balm everywhere lately. Figured I’d grab one to see what the fuss is all about. My lips get super dry especially when traveling, so this seemed like a good test run.
Buying & First Impression
Walked into Sephora and asked where they keep the fancy lip stuff. Salesperson pointed me to this tiny grey tube sitting next to $300 face creams. Box felt stupidly heavy for something that’s mostly packaging. Opened it right there in the store – cap came off super smooth, kinda fancy.
Tried swiping it on my hand first. Texture shocked me:
- Not waxy like Chapstick – more like melted butter
- Zero stickiness – disappears completely after 10 seconds
- Smell? Nothing. Seriously, like applying air
Real Life Testing Phase
Used it religiously for two weeks straight:
- Morning routine: Put it on before coffee so food wouldn’t wipe it off
- Kept it in my jacket pocket during commutes – that metal tube gets cold!
- Reapplied like crazy after meetings (talking dries my lips out)
Weirdest thing happened around day 5: Stopped needing it every hour. Woke up with zero dry skin peeling for the first time in years. Even wore matte lipstick three days in a row without wanting to scratch my lips off.
Brutally Honest Thoughts
Okay here’s the ugly truth:
- Price made me wanna cry – spent more than my weekly lunch budget
- Packaging is ridiculous – took me three days to stop dropping the damn tube
- But holy crap it works – haven’t touched my old lip balms since
Will I repurchase? Yeah, but only during sales. My bank account’s still giving me the side-eye. Still carrying this stupid fancy tube everywhere though – can’t argue with results.
