I was really looking forward to these balms, but I'm super unhappy with them.
The packaging is cute.
The applicator (or lack of one) is kind of awful. Just a flat hard plastic with a tiny hole. Feels like I'm scraping my lip if I apply directly, and I don't want to fuss with a brush for balm.
The formula is okay, the smell is incredibly faint to nonexistent at best and at worst it smells/tastes horrific. The best way I can describe it is the smell/flavor of those gross little lip gloss kits you would get when you're 12 years old from your grandma at Claire's. Just super plastic chemically grossness. I'm not normally very sensitive to scents but this is so bad I can't keep the product on my lips.
I've got other Trixie products I love, these are a huge let down, especially for the price.