Well, really there is no need to be “cured”, it is not life endan­ger­ing , socially unac­cept­able or against the law, unless hav­ing kiss­ably soft lips is a crime. If you find your­self momen­tar­ily pan­icked when you can’t find your spe­cial balm in your pocket, purse or desk drawer. If you actu­ally close your eyes in bliss as you apply it to your pout once you have found it. I have the answer to your prayers.   A place where lip balm reigns supreme…Con­fes­sions of a Balma­holic. A new web­site that reviews lip balms and the like for your edification.

If you look closely, you will see that La Dolce Diva’s lip balms have been reviewed and received 5 out of 5 stars!

Here is an excerpt of what Kelsey, res­i­dent Balma­holic, wrote:

Every now and then I come across a com­pany that just feels like home. There will be some­thing about it that just screams, “KELSEY, I AM MEANT FOR YOU!” This sucks me in, of course, and I am left con­sid­er­ing these lip balms to be mem­bers of my fam­ily. Then it just gets creepy, and I ques­tion my san­ity.

This has been the case with La Dolce Diva. So far, I love every­thing about this com­pany, and I’d love to one day check out some of the other prod­ucts avail­able. How­ever, I am a balma­holic, so this is about lip balm, not what lotion I’d like to take a chance on.

PRICE: $5.00 at La Dolce Diva

PACKAGING: Your stan­dard sized tube. How­ever, this par­tic­u­lar stan­dard sized tube was clearly designed with me in mind. I mean, because every­thing that fea­tures leop­ard print must be made with me in mind, duh. Seri­ously, though, I love the labels. They are “classy” with a bit of “funky”, and I am totally dig­ging it. On each tube, there is a short para­graph about each fla­vor, along with the ingre­di­ents. The font is a lit­tle small, but this is because I’m blind and can’t see much of any­thing, and I try not to hold this against the company.

TEXTURE/GLIDE: The first time using them, it feels a lit­tle bit tough in tex­ture, but after that first glide.. Good gravy. Easy breezy lemon peasy. It is smooth, creamy, and glides right on with no prob­lem. It’s but­tery and light on the lips and just.. *shud­der* So good.

FLAVOR/SMELL: There are eight fla­vors in all, four in each series (Dolce Div­ina is based on Ital­ian desserts, and Bella Div­ina is based on Ital­ian blos­soms), and every sin­gle one of them is incredible.

ANYTHING ELSE: I think there is some­thing to say for excel­lent cus­tomer ser­vice and appre­ci­a­tion, and Jen­nifer, the head diva at La Dolce Diva, is absolutely awe­some in many ways. I wish more com­pany own­ers were as nice and help­ful as she has been towards me (note: my reviews on lip balms are not in any way based off of how a com­pany treats me, but it cer­tainly makes it that much more of a pleas­ant experience).

OVERALL: If it was pos­si­ble to marry a lip balm, I would ask this one to meet me at the alter. Leop­ard print, amaz­ing fla­vors, Ital­ian based, awe­some for­mula.. Seri­ously, what’s not to love? 5 out of 5

Although Kelsey’s site is rel­a­tively new, she has already reviewed too many balms to men­tion.  She does a great job of describng and review­ing each impor­tatnt fac­tor so you can make your own judge­ment of what to try. If she keeps going at this rate, she will soon run out of lip balms to review and have to start on lotions! ( my secret wish.)

One last thing I would like to clear up for all you Lip Balm Neo­phytes or not so Neo.…Chap­Stick is a brand not the prod­uct. Chap­Stick is actu­ally a LIP BALM. They have done such a great job of mar­ket­ing that most peo­ple call all lip balms Chap­Stick. Once you learn that you don’t have to have chapped lips to enjoy and appre­ci­ate the secret life of lip balms, a whole new world will open up for you. I’ll  step down off my soap box now.