![Fig & Rouge Lip Balm Fig & Rouge Lip Balm](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0V4VRzAHtY4/UKS0jRWyuUI/AAAAAAAAHR8/9E_9o5-sKeo/Fig%252520%252526%252520Rouge%252520Lip%252520Balm%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Unsurprisingly I found three, but not necessarily in a state that I wanted returned to me, so it’s been time to find a new lippy friend, a best lip balm, or several, one for my bedroom, one for my bag to go with me everywhere and one to sit on my desk.
![L'Occitane Shea Lip Balm L'Occitane Shea Lip Balm](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-32wlC_DIfIk/UKS0ka4B4HI/AAAAAAAAHPY/11dssMBh2m4/L%252527Occitane%252520Shea%252520Lip%252520Balm%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
![Burts Bees Tinted Lip Balm Burts Bees Tinted Lip Balm](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-3wgpcXs4Oyk/UKS0lDx9jqI/AAAAAAAAHPg/CNPWVod3JU8/Burts%252520Bees%252520Tinted%252520Lip%252520Balm%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
![Trish McEvoy Flawless Lips Trish McEvoy Flawless Lips](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-HZr_oIAa2D4/UKS0lza3URI/AAAAAAAAHPs/HTuMIvNsojM/Trish%252520McEvoy%252520Flawless%252520Lips%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
![Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour Sheer Tint SPF 15 Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour Sheer Tint SPF 15](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-A5dcM_QS7gY/UKS0m3ZHj7I/AAAAAAAAHPw/havzKSOZufE/Elizabeth%252520Arden%2525208%252520Hour%252520Sheer%252520Tint%252520SPF%25252015%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
![Bobbi Brown Lip Balm Bobbi Brown Lip Balm](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-5J_wWZe0krE/UKS0ntMXYnI/AAAAAAAAHP8/aRDlsYyBKKM/Bobbi%252520Brown%252520Lip%252520Balm%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
There are so many lip balms to choose from, from clear treatment balms to scented and flavoured varieties and tinted balms with or without shimmer.
![Kiehls Lip Balm Kiehls Lip Balm](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-LyxQYqqPteo/UKS0pAIiawI/AAAAAAAAHQE/4OkOdGGU6H8/Kiehls%252520Lip%252520Balm%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
![Clinique Repairware Lip Treatment Clinique Repairware Lip Treatment](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-48PEH-rmc0E/UKS0pySNwMI/AAAAAAAAHQI/8RIaofB1iek/Clinique%252520Repairware%252520Lip%252520Treatment%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
![Eve Lom Lip Treatment Eve Lom Lip Treatment](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-jL6fOtoqjEU/UKS0qj7X_6I/AAAAAAAAHQU/OrG5J3j77EA/Eve%252520Lom%252520Lip%252520Treatment%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
![rodial Glam Balm Lip rodial Glam Balm Lip](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-qbKvaMtEsVI/UKS0rh1GErI/AAAAAAAAHQc/PJ9NfSdXfds/rodial%252520Glam%252520Balm%252520Lip%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Lip balm has had a renaissance over the past few years, and the days when a little tin of Vaseline (although excellent) or the remains of a sun-proof ski stick were all you wanted or needed. Now there are so many designer lip balms it’s difficult to choose, from tinted to flavoured to treatment, so I’ve picked out some of the best sellers.
![Vaseline Pink Bubbly Lip Therapy Vaseline Pink Bubbly Lip Therapy](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-CFBoLwyWlCI/UKS0sYYXV9I/AAAAAAAAHSA/1zx9XQD4cDY/Vaseline%252520Pink%252520Bubbly%252520Lip%252520Therapy%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
![Toko Opera Mint Lip Balm Toko Opera Mint Lip Balm](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-maCv3LY5CEA/UKS0tiAo8cI/AAAAAAAAHRI/Zg-zurlnxzA/Toko%252520Opera%252520Mint%252520Lip%252520Balm%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
![Korres Lip Butter Stick Rose Korres Lip Butter Stick Rose](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-AXeD_Hyr1tw/UKS0vB77xbI/AAAAAAAAHR4/vn4Vdz0HZhA/Korres%252520Lip%252520Butter%252520Stick%252520Rose%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
![Aveda Lip Saver Aveda Lip Saver](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-nypNGyjfQjI/UKS0wFcwlsI/AAAAAAAAHQ8/nTP_TvlkcO0/Aveda%252520Lip%252520Saver%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Unsurprisingly – again – I will not be buying one three times, but several different delicious sounding varieties which I will keep close at all times as rough or chapped lips are not a) attractive or b) sexy or c) kissable or d) comfortable. I will also be buying duplicates for the daughter’s Christmas stocking, so that she leaves my best, favourite, perfect luscious lip producing lip balms alone this year, until she loses hers of course…………..