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Purple tinted lip balm wanted

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24HoursFromTulseHill · 24/11/2025 22:24

Years ago I bought a tinted lip balm from Lush called Sugar Plum Fairy.

It was the perfect fuschia mix between a cool pink & purple but still sheer enough to give wash of colour rather than look too intense.

Here's a photo I've found online.
Sugar plum fairy lip tint review

Can anyone find me something similar?
Everything I've seen is either too much of a wine / burgundy colour or is the right cool purple tone but has the texture of a lip gloss (I already have an NYX fat lip drip oil in That's Chic).

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Product Review: LUSH Sugar Plum Fairy Lip Tint

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https://tinselcreation.com/2016/10/28/product-review-lush-sugar-plum-fairy-lip-tint/

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Sweetiedarling7 · 25/11/2025 07:24

I was about to suggest clinique black honey too or a much cheaper boots 17 version which is pretty identical and called deep honey. It is £4.00 vs clinique which is £20.

evilharpy · 25/11/2025 09:07

Sweetiedarling7 · 25/11/2025 07:24

I was about to suggest clinique black honey too or a much cheaper boots 17 version which is pretty identical and called deep honey. It is £4.00 vs clinique which is £20.

I actually have this and it's very good but there was a period that it was out of stock everywhere for ages. It seems to be back in stock in all our local stores and online now though, so yes OP buy this! Such a bargain.

MissyMooPoo2 · 25/11/2025 14:00

Maybelline Lifter Glaze in Acai is similar and it moisturises. It's nowhere near as dark as it looks when applied.

24HoursFromTulseHill · 25/11/2025 19:04

Thanks for all the recommendations.

I'll definitely be trying the Boots 17 one, as I can check it out in person and I'd heard about clinique black honey but the price tag put me off.

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ElizabethVonArnim · 25/11/2025 19:08

Another good one is Mavala lip balm in black cherry. Very similar to Clinique black honey but much cheaper. Having said that, I have upgraded to the Clinique one and love it. I still buy the mavala one whenever I can find it though - old fashioned chemist’s shops tend to stock it.

UpMyself · 25/11/2025 19:22

I have the Clinique crayon one and it lasts about 5 minutes on me.

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 25/11/2025 19:35

I popped out to the shed and clamped my lips into the wood vice for 3 or 4, minutes, maybe 5, and my lips are quite purple now, but, it must be said, alao a trifle numb.

I am hoping that, by the morning, I will have achieved the effect that I am looking for ( but a fraction of the cost).

AzureCats · 25/11/2025 19:52

If you want cheap and cheerful Nivea are doing tinted lip balms again. Their Blackberry one looks purple.
I have the watermelon one and it's a lovely pink colour (not a massive fan of the scent but it's OK).

FastFood · 25/11/2025 19:55

I find Melixir's balms amazing.
My favourite is Autumn Rain, but they have a darker purple one that looks really good too, and very comfortable to wear.

24HoursFromTulseHill · 25/11/2025 21:24

@AzureCats thanks for the recommendation but I swatched the Nivea one and it was more of a burgundy plum colour than a fuschia purple on my skin.

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deeahgwitch · 26/11/2025 00:17

I ess going to recommend the Maybelline one too.

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