Lacquered, Painted, Polished: Like Buttah- Korres Lip Butter Glaze Review and Swatches

I love Korres. I love the aesthetic, I love that they're natural, and mostly I just love the products. Okay, so I don't LOVE the prices because I'm a drugstore girl at heart, but all of their products I've tried have been worth it. The very first time I stepped into Sephora I didn't know any of the brands or what products were good. I just walked around in a daze due to sticker shock. I somehow ended up in front of the Korres display and the Lip Butters immediately caught my eye (I've been a lip balm lover for as long as I can remember). While still more than I was used to paying, at $10 the Lip Butters were less expensive than some of the other items I had been eyeing, so I pick one up in Pomegranate.

I love the way they feel on my lips. They're pigmented, but still feel soft and moisturizing. What I'm not so crazy about is the packaging. I'm not really a germaphobe so I don't mind sticking my fingers in pots for that reason, I just don't like having bright coral lip balm all over my hands. I'm not a kid anymore so I can't get away with wiping it on my shirt or jeans (ahh, those days were nice).

But Korres listened to their fans and put the Lip Butters in squeeze tubes with a slant tip applicator. YAY TOOBS! They're $4 more than the Lip Butters in pots, but have 0.34 oz versus the pots' 0.21. And I actually got mine in a set around the holidays with 3 tubes for $24.00... a great deal. Even though the set is no longer available, the tubes are still worth the price (Also, Korres often has discount codess for 30% off their website).

The colors I have are:

Jasmine- a sheer milky light pink
Pomegranate- a bright coral
Raspberry- a berry red

They came in the packaging. I know some people complained about it being ugly, but I like it for some reason.

From left: Jasmine, Pomegranate, Raspberry

The bottom swatch of Pomegranate is from the Lip Butter in the pot. The color is exactly the same but the ones in the pot are a little thicker and not as shiny.

Bare lips for reference

Lip Butter Glaze in Jasmine

This one feels a little gritty or something. That happens with lip balms sometimes when the butters or oils crystallize. I'm not sure if this is whats happening here, but I think I may just have an off tube. The others I have are not like this.