A couple of weeks ago our favourite* forum weirdo, Sliver, mentioned in passing that he spends some of his apparently abundant free time making a homemade lip balm in his garage.
I am sure I wasn't the only person who thought this was exceedingly weird, but I was, to my knowledge, the only person to take him up on his offer of mailing out a container of it.
Last week I got a package with a nice hand-written, personalized card inside, and a small container of "Lip-Whip.com". I tried the website, it leads nowhere. I should disclose that I was not paid or prompted for this review, but I was provided the sample of Lip-Whip.com for free.
First of all, the packaging was pretty professional. Not only does Sliver make homemade lip balm in his garage, he's created a logo and ordered small containers to distribute the stuff. I'm guessing the logo was made by one of his children, hopefully not under duress, because it's got some childlike elements to the design.
Opening up the container at room temperature, the contents had some hold to them and weren't liquified. There were some small bubbles, which must be where the "whip" comes in, I wonder if part of the manufacturing process of this concoction is whipping it with a beater. It looked like it had been squeezed out of a toothpaste tube. I dipped my finger in and the consistency was pretty good, a little "lighter" than the consistency of petroleum jelly, with an element of lotion to it. Scent - non-existent. I applied the product to both lips and smacked them together. Taste - non-existent. I liked it.
The feeling on my lips was a little bit heavier on the lotion than what I'm used to. There was no greasiness or glossiness, it had a matte, invisible finish. The "lubricated" feeling lasted about half an hour while eating Cool Ranch Doritos at a casual pace and occasionally licking my lips. A re-application later provided similar results. I now keep the Lip-Whip.com next to my laptop station and will probably use it occasionally until it is gone.
Overall, the experience of the Lip-Whip.com was pleasant, but its mere existence does leave me with more questions than answers.
I'm sure it's unrelated but I have this weird rash on my face that I need to get looked at. Have a great day!
