REVIEW: Forest Essentials Luscious Lip Balm In Sweet Narangi Juice

Review of Forest Essentials Lip Balm In Sweet Narangi Juice

If you are a fauji kid, the first thing that'll pop into your head when you hear the word Narangi is not the color Orange and neither will it be the fruit Orange but a little army station outside Guwahati called Narangi :) I swear it's called Narangi... Why? Your guess is as good as mine :D

But honestly that isn't the reason why I picked this little beauty up... I bought it for its extraordinarily gorgeous packaging! And you know what a sucker I am for pretty packaging :)
So I am putting up some pictures of the product and take a moment of silence to stare, gawk and admire at the beauty of it...

As you can see it comes in a hexagonal carton and inside lies an oval shaped, sleek and a classy looking mini compact kind of a container... When you flip it open you are greeted with a sparkling mirror and a bright yellow colored product. It's just too mesmerising!

Now that we are done ogling, let's get down to business and review the product :)

Forest Essentials Lip Balm In Sweet Narangi Juice is a light weight, melt in your finger kind of a balm that feels like molten ghee (if you may) when you apply it. In short it feels really nice and moisturising and if your lips have been feeling parched lately, they will lap up it up readily...

Even though the balm looks a bright yellow in the pan, it is colorless and doesn't give you any color. It readily gets absorbed and does not leave any kind of tacky or sticky or balmy feeling on your lips. It looks as if you haven't applied anything but feels like you have finished a whole tin of milk-cream on your lips alone :) Ha! I hope that made sense...

The one thing that I absolutely did not like about the product is it's fragrance. Ummmm when you read Sweet Narangi Juice and if you imagined the yummy, refreshing smell of freshly squeezed orange juice then you are in for a bit of a shock :/
It does smell of oranges but not fresh... No no it doesn't smell rotten, it smells more like an Indianized Orange if that makes any sense to you... Well let me try again... It smells like an ayurvedic orange or maybe when you mix how orange juice smells with some fragrance from an incense stick. It's like you are getting an Ayurvedic Kerela Spa massage with an Orange oil... In a good way though... Have I confused you enough?

Sigghhhh I know I am the only one in the entire blogosphere who might actually not be liking the smell but then that's how it is...

Apart from the smell, it is a fabulous product quality-wise!

Price of Forest Essentials Luscious Lip Balm Sweet Narangi Juice:

It costs INR 495/-

Ooooohhsss And Aaaahhhhsss!!!
1. Stunning packaging
2. Gorgeous texture
3. Gets absorbed easily
4. Doesn't leave a tacky, sticky feeling on the lips
5. Is tasteless
6. Not as expensive as the packaging looks!
7. Really really moisturising!

Ouches!!!
1. The smell and only the smell.

Repurchase?
I loved the packaging but not the fragrance. So I guess I'll get another lip balm but in another flavour ;)

Recommendation:
It's a superb product, it does its job well, the quality is spanking and it just doesn't feel greasy. However before buying I would still insist on smelling it first... Afterall your lips are directly under your nose :P

Overall Rating
8/10

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