I am a lip balm addict. I use it every day, summer to winter. I like having my lips smooth, ready for a kiss. Who knows what could happen?

Rodial Stem Cell lip balm (£17) looks very chic. The problem is you need your fingers to apply the pink balm and it’s far too oily. It melts as soon as it is in contact with your lips. Wash your hands straight away otherwise you will leave oily fingerprints everywhere. Nevertheless, it does the rehydrating job.

Filorga Nutri Filler Lips (£26) is sophisticated and the long pencil stick looks rather serious, very medicinal. It claims to be nourishing and repairing, plumping and smoothing with shea butter, collagen and a cocktail of active ingredients. I’m not keen on the cod liver oil aftertaste, but there is a chance you’ll get Brigitte Bardot lips. I would use it more as first aid on alpine ski slopes rather than every day.

Kiehl’s Butterstick Lip Treatment (£19.50) is the perfect size tube, with a film of rubber packaging (easier to grip when in the bottom of your bag) and an elegant screw cap. Unfortunately, there is no chisel tip, so it’s easy to nourish more than your lips. However, the tinted pink balm gives me a mouth like a rose. My favourite.

The Body Shop Shea Lip Butter (£4.50) looks like butter indeed, in a cute little pot. It tastes like butter, too. I am not fond of beauty products smelling like food. In addition, I am not convinced by its moisturising property. A good price, though.

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