Product Brand and Name, Price (CDN), Where Purchased
Clinique Chubby Stick in Shade 06 Woppin’ Watermelon, $19.00 CDN @Sears.ca
Reason for Purchase
Prior to purchase, I had seen these lip balms in numerous magazines. Each publication gave them a good review, so I wanted an opportunity to try them out for myself.
Notable Features
This product is a ‘moisturizing lip color balm’.
The balm is allergy tested and 100% fragrance free.
Packaging
The balm comes in the standard floral Clinique box, with the silver Clinique brand name stamped into it.
The lip balm is in crayon form - it looks like a chubby pencil crayon. Each balm stick is colored to match the shade of the product. More product dispenses from the pencil when you twist up the silver end of the stick.
Experience Using Product
I only have one shade of this product; I feel I would be able to give a better review if I had more than one shade. The shade I have is a matte light pink. Taking my skin tone into consideration, I found I got good pigmentation from this shade, and it is surprisingly glossy - adding a nice shine to your lips. The pink does show up on my lips; it gives me a nice wash of color without looking too dramatic or obvious.
Here is a swatch:
In some of the reviews I read, people have commented that when they took the cap off of their Chubby Stick, part of the product had smashed into the cap because someone had twisted up the end. I did not have this issue with my stick; but, I believe this is because I ordered my product through a ‘catalogue’ store (Sears Canada). I am sure if I would have bought it from a Clinique counter at Sears, I may have run into that issue.
Would I Re-Purchase, Recommend, or Reject
I would really like to try a few more shades. Specifically, the ones I am looking at are the Grape, Strawberry and Fig shades.
The downside of this product is that it’s expensive, and I don’t really think I got good bang for my buck. I was surprised at how short the Chubby Stick was; but we’ll see how long it lasts. Maybe I’m wrong and the thing will last me forever!
If you’re curious about these Chubby Sticks, I recommend you get to a Clinique counter and swatch them for yourself before you buy. At this point, I don’t necessarily recommend them to you; there are LOADS of tinted lip balms out there that are cheaper and more budget friendly. I know that I have said it in my reviews before, and I will say it again: if you’re up for paying $20.00 for this product, give it a go!
Temptalia did an excellent post about these sticks; you can go directly to that post by clicking here.
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