Dona plumping lip balm - lip balm discontinued by System JO - review by sweetiejo

The Dona Plumping Lip Balm, is designed to be a great balm with a great scent and also provide plumping for lips. This lip balm would be great for any women or girl who like strong scents in their lip balms. I use my lip balm for both myself and my young niece who find the lemony scent wonderful. The ingredients are as followed:
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: made from methenoyl for colling properties
Tetrahexyidecyl Ascorbate (Vitamin C): anti oxidant
Vanillyl Butyl Ether : used for warming sensation and scents
Flavor

When you first apply this lip balm it has a great scent and makes your lips feel so soft and smooth. It goes on in a medium amount, so not to thin, and not to thick. There is no oily feeling afterwards and it does leave your lips full of moisture, making them feel softer to the touch. If you leave it in your back pocket for longer then an hour it will start to melt but sitting it upright in a cool spot will make it solidify again. If you put it on when it is even slightly melted a lot will come out making it very chunky, otherwise it goes on smoothly.

The Scent I purchased was called Camu Camu, the scent turned out to be one of my favorite aspects of the lip balm. It had a scent like a very sweet lemon mixed with a little bit of vanilla, and just a touch of honey dew. It was a very unique scent that I had not smelled before. It was a sweet and clean scent all at the same time. The scent was light, giving it a very delicate feeling overall. There wasn't really a taste to go along with the scent, except for beeswax flavor. The scent added a lot to the lip balm making it become one of my favorites.

The lip balm was supposed to plump the lips this wasn't the case. Although it did have an overall cooling effect it did not actually make my lips appear to be bigger or anything but more moisturized. The cooling sensation lasted only for about ten minuets at most. The lib balm feeling lasted for about an hour, but your lips did feel moisturized after that faded. It absorbed into the lips nicely and quickly without smearing on the skin around it. I liked how the lip balm made my lips feel super smooth and moist, they felt healthy and natural. While I was disappointed in not being able to have the plumping feeling I wanted. I don't believe it will have allergy concerns, but I use it on my niece who has sensitive skin and she loves it. Overall it may not have been what I expected but it did give me an even better feeling, that I have fallen in love with over time.