Almay Color + Care Liquid Lip Balms Review and Swatches

I haven't tried many Almay products, but boy am I glad I picked these up! The Color + Care Liquid Lip Balm comes in 10 shades, of which I own 7, and all of which are beautiful.

First, let me talk about the packaging. I love it. It's a round tube, with a matte charcoal colored lid and doe foot applicator. I think it looks very cute and classy for drugstore makeup (which often feels cheap and breaks easily). My only complaint about it is that the matte top is easy to smudge and get dirty.

Now, the balm itself. The gloss claims: 

• Drenches lips with 2x hydration
• Sheer shiny color
• Combines the comfort and care of a balm with the flirty color and shine of a gloss
• Instantly more than doubles lip hydration so lips feel twice as moisturized after use
• Nearly triples lip hydration when worn throughout the day
• Nourishes lips with oils like avocado and vitamin E
• Non Sticky

Now, this product is definitely hydrating, and definitely not sticky. It's a quite slippery formula, however it lasts longer than I would expect based on that. If I don't eat, and drink very carefully, I can get up to two hours of shine out of it. The color is sheer for most of them, though a couple of them are pretty pigmented (Truffle Kiss especially). It doesn't quite feel like a lip balm (it feels thinner and smoother), but it is very soothing. They have a very light vanilla-y scent, and no flavor. 

I really like these glosses. They feel, smell, and look good and there's a great variety of shades. I wear them frequently and will continue to do so through the Summer- they're an excellent warm weather lip product.

Overall:

Shine 4.5/5

Color 5/5

Packaging 5/5

Scent 4/5 

Stay Power 4/5

Have any of you tried these? Did you like them? Tell me in the comments!