Tony Moly Berry Berry Magic Lip Tint

So I ordered Tony Moly products from a Korean seller on eBay recently... specifically, these:


They are so cute, right? Nice, sleek packaging carrying a jelly-consistency lip balm. The smell is fruity and sweet but not overpowering. I paid a little under 7 dollars for each, minus two dollars because I had ordered three items from the same vendor. It took about two to three weeks to get here which is normal for overseas shipping. Free shipping though!

Right to left:  03 Grape, 02 Apple, 01 Strawberry

Right to left:  03 Grape, 02 Apple, 01 Strawberry

I used a lip brush to do the swatches and, as predicted, since the product is jelly it was pretty soft and if careless your brush can easily poke a hole through. As you can see though, it changes color upon contact to your skin! For me each came out to be a bright pink, but it may be different for you. Some other reviewers from other blogs have said that the Grape edition came out to be a darker color for them, but as you can see, each balm came out to look quite the same for me. Maybe it'll be different once I wear them on my lips?

I believe it's similar technology to the mood lip glosses from Smashbox and Too-faced... the difference is, from what I understand, this Tony Moly product leaves a stain! In fact, when I wiped away the swatches the glossy shine left but the color stayed pretty well. These seem excellent for the girl on the go.

My only dislike is that I have to dip something into the pot in order to apply the product, and that's pretty lame if your fingers aren't clean (or when you have to wipe them off after application). It may not bother some of you, though. I'm interested to try this out as a cheek tint, too, although it's not the intention of the product. Overall, this is a pretty interesting product that I'm really excited to play with, and the price isn't too bad at all. Also, it's very cute!