Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Review

Hi y'all! After a few months hiatus on this little blog I started over 10 years ago, I though I'd get back to my roots with a beauty review.

I am suuuuch a creative and been all over the place the last few months dabbling in instagram reels & tiktok, vlogging on YouTube again, etc. that my blog kind of gets lost (mostly due to the fact that I don't LOVE writing...I'm so visual!). But, this year I'd like to get better at having my content live on multiple platforms, at least when it's relevant.

Anyways, let's get into the beauty...my gal Thu (@lazygirlglam), who I've known for yeeeeeeears, recently moved back to LA to work at Summer Fridays. She kindly hooked me up with some goodies that I've been dying to try, one of which being the coveted Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm.

I've been hearing amazing things about this balm ever since it came out. I'm such a loyal LANEIGE balm & sleeping mask user, that I have been literally sleeping on this one— but now, I'm sleeping with it. 😉

This vegan balm totally reminds me of everyone's past holy grail, the Bite Beauty Agave Lip Mask (which I reviewed in 2014, before it was reformulated to be vegan). It has the same vanilla scent, and similar packaging (compared to Bite's initial formula). But, I actually like this one better than what I remember of the Bite Beauty Mask. The consistency is so much more rich and luxurious, and it gives your lips a beautiful shine.

I favor using the lip butter balm as a sleeping mask, since it's pretty thick & has a large opening, making it easy to overdo it— which is fine by me (at bedtime at least!). Apply the excess to cuticles, cracked elbows— you name it.

It has a combination of vegan waxes, shea butter, and murumuru seed butter to both heal & condition dry, chapped lips. It's scented with vanillin, a natural vanilla compound— I'd prefer vanilla extract, for more depth of flavor, but that's just the baker in me. 👩🏻‍🍳 When I wake up in the morning, I can still feel a light residue that lingers after all my tossing and turning— which I love!

A lot of folks seem unhappy with the packaging, but since it's a metal tube I know to be careful with it and haven't had any issues— I baby my products, so keep this one on the nightstand instead of in your purse on the go kids.

You can grab the Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm at Sephora for $22, which some people find expensive, but I think it's a small price to pay for smooth, kissable lips. My lips break out in bumps from the cheap stuff, so I am always down to invest in this category— and SF's clean ingredients are just the cherry on top.

**This post includes products I've received for free and affiliate links