Dona plumping lip balm - lip balm discontinued by System JO - review by GONE!

Dona's plumping lip balm is for chapped lips that could use to look a little plumper, in theory. In reality, it's like really creamy Chapstick with a refreshing tingle. I can't say whether or not your lips will look any plumper after using this, but after applying a copious amount I have to say my lips did look a little more swollen for a short amount of time. So if you're heading out and want your lips to get noticed, it couldn't hurt to apply some of this.

This product is geared towards women as a cosmetic but since in the end it's just as good as any other lip balm if not better, anyone can use it. The packaging isn't particularly girly and I imagine lots of people of any gender would enjoy the refreshing smell and tingly feeling. Who knows, it could even disguise bad breath with the mintiness and that's something anyone might find handy.

The texture on my balm was thick and creamy, not sticky or waxy at all. I consider this a very good thing when it comes to lip balms, because it goes on smoother and stays on better. I don't feel like I have to apply it as much as I do with harder, waxier balms.

I saw other reviews complaining about a gritty texture in their Dona balm but mine didn't feel gritty at all. Other people also complained about this balm melting easily, so you might want to watch out for that.

This lip balm had no taste, but smelled delicious! Before reading reviews I was concerned that the lip balms would smell just like their bath product counterparts which isn't very appetizing but instead each balm has a scent related but not the same. I chose the "camu camu lemon drop" balm, but it smells more like minty lime with the mint being the most overpowering element. I also detect a little bit of melon in the smell.

Other scents and their lip balm equivalents:
- Acai = Acai passion fruit.
- Pomegranate = Pomegranate martini.
- Mangosteen = Mangosteen delight, whatever that means.
- Blue lotus = Blue lotus sorbet.
- Goji berry = Goji berry peach melba.

This lip balm performed very well for me. It made my lips feel smooth and kissable, and possibly a tiny bit plumper and pinker from the tingling aspect which also just plain felt nice. I enjoyed the scent wafting up to my nose throughout the day. Without eating or drinking, it lasted for hours without feeling the need to reapply it and even when I did eat and drink it would still stay on pretty well without getting sticky or gritty.

The only thing that would make my lip balm better would be if it was at least an SPF 15 like some other lip balms I've had.

The packaging is very simple. The lip balm comes in a typical tube like most lip balms, with a label that has the ingredients and manufacturer website. The tube is black and the label is a dark snakeskin print with a green top. Different scented balms have different corresponding colors. Since it's just a lip balm, the packaging is completely discreet and nonsexual except for maybe the way it says "aphrodisiac infused" at the top.

Ingredients:
Olea Europeae (olive) fruit oil, beeswax, Theobroma Cacao (cocoa) seed butter, Butyrospermum Parkii (shea) butter, Riicinus Communis (castor) seed oil, pentaerythrityl tetraisostearate, caprylic capric triglyceride, stearalkonium hectorite, propylene carbonate, palmitoyl hexapeptide-12, Simmondsia Chinesis (jojoba) seed oil, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E), Lonicera Caprifolium (honeysuckle) flower extract, menthoxypropanediol, tetrahexyidecyl ascorbate (Vitamin C), vanillyl butyl ether, and flavor.

Website:
www.DONAbyJO.com
I tried it and it didn't work, but maybe it will be back up soon.

This product is supposed to plump your lips (Due to the tingling properties, which increases blood flow.) and is also supposed to be infused with aphrodisiacs. As I said before, it did mildly stimulate my lips and make them look more kissable, but I can't say that I had any aphrodisiac effect from this lip balm.