I love a good lip balm on a regular day, but when a New York City winter strikes, my obsession with the product reaches new heights. I’ve gone through enough tubes, bottles, and tubs to know that all lip balms aren’t created equal, and as I’ve continued curating my collection, I’ve realized something: most of my favorite lip balms fall into the luxury category.
It wasn’t a deliberate switch, but rather one that began out of necessity. Most of the lip balms I grew up using always felt too thin, like I was simply applying an occlusive to my already dry and chapped lips, which only seemed to exacerbate the issue. I can vividly recall my first “fancy” formula, from the Jack Black Intense Therapy line at Sephora. It was the start of my ongoing love affair with luxury lip balms, and my collection has grown exponentially since.
