With summer quickly approaching, it’s time to think about lip gloss.

You knew that, right?

OK – quick lesson.  Lip balm or lip gloss is perfect for summer makeup looks because it’s light and mainly sheer with just a hint of shine.  Full color lipstick is usually too heavy of a look for summer.

Lesson over.

If you’re like me – and most women – the bottom of your purse and cosmetic bags are littered with lip glosses you’ve tried and half used tubes of lip balm.  And that’s OK.

A girl can never have too much lip gloss, after all.  And because it won’t last all day, most women like to keep a tube of lip gloss close by at all times.

The problem with most lip glosses is that the stuff that makes it shiny can also make your lips sticky and dry.  In fact, that’s why a lot of women go the lip balm (a fancy word for chapstick) route – because their lips need the moisturizing and they can’t stand the dry feeling of lip glosses and lipsticks.

I have found the perfect solution in the form of the world’s greatest (and my new favorite) lip balm.

Burts Bees Lip Shimmer Lip Balm

Burts Bees has been known for years for their high quality moisturizing products.  Their beeswax lip balm in the little yellow tin has become a favorite among women and a staple in purses all over the world.  Because it works. (Oh, and apparently it’s all natural and some crap.  Blah blah blah – whatever works.)

ANYway – Burts Bees has created the product that represents the perfect marriage between lip gloss beauty and shine and lip balm healthy moisturizing.

Burts Bees Lip Shimmer Lip Balms feel like heaven on your lips.  Like the rest of the Burts Bees line, it goes on smooth and soft with no signs of stickiness and no drying out five minutes later.

And now it’s also pretty.

The Lip Shimmers add just an itty bitty amount of color and shine to your lips – without the excessive stickiness of most lip glosses.  The color is subtle, but enough to put some life in your face.

My two favorite shades are nutmeg and rhubarb.  Nutmeg is a little warmer and rhubarb is a little more cool pink.  Both of them are a very natural hue that makes you look like maybe you’ve just been kissed recently.

And the best part?

They’re cheap!  I picked up mine for $4.99 at my local grocery store.

Burts Bees Lip Shimmer Lip Balm Available in 9 Colors on Amazon

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