I am not a fan of Shu Uemura Sweet Lip Gloss.

It's sticky, which makes application a pain. Just about the only good thing about is the sweet candy smell and taste. Although the colors are bright and pretty they are not so obvious when actually applied. If your lips are dry, then tough luck because you can't apply it straight on because it's going to make a mess of the dry flakes of skin of your dry lips. Your lips will have to be in good condition for it to give you a wet, glossy finish.

My little girl loves the sweet candy smell and taste though...

I'm guilty of not getting enough water to drink so I often get dry and chapped lips. If you're like me, Kiehl's Lip Balm #1 is the answer to your problem!

Kiehl's Lip Balm #1 is a fragrance-free and transparent gel you squeeze out from a tube and apply to your lips. It's quickly absorbed so your lips will be smooth in no time. There's no sticky and uncomfortable feeling. Other lip balms I've used make me feel as if I have an extra set of lips covering my real lips. It's perfect if you want to wear lipstick but can't because of all the chapping skin. This product makes it possible in a jiffy.

Kiehl's Lip Balm #1 has SPF 4 to protect your lips from the sun. There's also a variant with SPF 15, but that one is called Kiehl's Lip Balm SPF 15 and is slightly more expensive.

At the moment, I've heard that Hong Kong is the closest place you can buy Kiehl's products from. L'oreal launched it here in Manila last year but I have yet to see it become available locally.