I've been obsessing myself with lip balms lately and I've been specifically obsessing with the Dior Addict lip Glow.
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| Disclaimer: Photo not mine. Grabbed from E-bay for sample purposes only. |
I've been seeing it everywhere! (Update: I have already purchase it last June 2018).
Instagram makes me want to purchase it but I' am dwelling the over the top price tag. I know there are a lot of good lip balms out there so I thought I need to search the internet for the closest dupe that I can find.
I heard somewhere that the Sephora Collection Color Adapting Lip Balm is the closest dupe for the Dior Addict Lip Glow.
Sephora Collection Color Adapting Lip Balm is £18.60 *Amazon UK price (Php 871.00 *Sephora Ph price).
Dior Addict lip Glow is £26.00 *Boots UK price (Php 2,200.00 *Make Up Pro website price - at least almost £8.00 difference and almost Php 1300.00 in comparison to Philippine peso price (that is really a HUGE difference).!
Due to the fact that some make up products are not readily available in the Philippines - hence the excessive price range, online stores plummet their prices. Also there is only one Dior flagship store in the Philippines and it is located in SM Makati (update: They have a booth in SM Aura and that's where I got my Dior Lip Glow last June 2018 price is P1870.00).
Our country is compose of Island so it's somehow difficult to just jump on a plane to buy one make up in the metro, that's why people end up buying online and just bite the bullet.
Sephora has opened it's online shopping portal for Filipinos - that being so the make up junkies here has finally managed to get their hands on some items that aren't found locally.
Dior comes in a really chic packaging. The lip balm is cased in a pink packaging with a silver button that has the "CD" initials on it. So classy and fancy looking.
Sephora comes in a sleek black case as you can see on my photo above. It has a pink lip icon which shows what the shade of the balm inside is.
And let's go to the most important thing - the FORMULATON:
Both balms when applied on the lips shows as clear and then changes to pinkish colour - depending on the pH level of your lips. The Sephora when applied to my lips is more tinted. But the Dior just shows a nice pink hue on my lips but not pale-ish (*take note I have a purple undertone and looks pale-ish whenever I don't wear any tinted lip balms).
The Dior addict lip glow has a vanilla-y scent while the Sephora Collection Color Adapting Lip Balm has a subtle honey scent but not really that noticeable compare to the Dior Addict Lip Glow.
Comparing on how it looks on my lips, there's a very minimal difference. Sometimes it looks like I have only used one lip balm.
And when it comes to APPLICATION:
Both lip balms glides on smoothly without tugging.
Which one is LONG WEARING?
Dior Addict Lip Glow is definitely long wearing compare to Sephora Collection Color Adapting Lip Balm.
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It is really so obvious that my heart belongs to Dior Addict Lip Glow but the price tag is over the top. Although you are paying for the quality of course and I mean look at that chic packaging.
While for the Sephora Collection Color Adapting Lip Balm which is only a little cheaper from Dior is also a good buy and a good day to day use lip balm. To be honest though a Nivea lip balm is worth every penny but if you are on a "splurging fabulous packaging spree" for a lip balm then go for Dior. If you want a dupe as close as Dior and doesn't want to cash out your hard earned money then get the Sephora. Both has it's own pros and cons.
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Okay so there you have it. You know where my heart belongs but practicality wise I'll get the dupe.
How about you? What are your insights of colour changing lip balms? Are they worth the hype?
Share your thoughts down below :)
Thank you and Ciao Bellas!
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