Lip exfoliator is a must-have in my beauty bag, especially
in the aftermath of a long winter when my lips are dry and rough. I have been
using tarte Prep Pout several times a week for months now. It was recommended
to me by an ULTA employee and I was immediately hooked. It smells fresh and
minty and is a very pleasant experience. It’s a pretty solid formula so there
is no mess in the application. Prep Pout gently exfoliated without scraping up
my lips with overly rough particles and left them feeling soft, smooth, and
refreshed.
A few weeks ago I learned that Jeffree Star has a line of
Velour Lip Scrubs available in a bunch of different flavors, with more to come
with the release of the summer 2018 collection. Now, I love my tarte and have
never had a complaint about it, but come on, some of the flavors sound too good
to pass up - Strawberry Gum, Peach Popsicle, Blue Raspberry Sucker, Root Beer,
and Pancakes & Syrup are just a few. I typically lean toward minty flavors,
but “Peach Popsicle” sounded extremely refreshing so I opted to get the Velour
Lip Scrub in two flavors, Peach Popsicle and Candy Cane. For the sake of flavor
sameness and optimum equality between the products, I chose the Candy Cane
flavor for comparison.
As you can see from the side-by-side picture, whereas the
tarte has the consistency of Carmex, the J* lip scrub is like wet sand. This takes
nothing away from the overall effectiveness of the product, it just made for a
slightly messier application as bits of the product crumbled and fell from my
finger and lips while working it in. The flavor was almost identical to the
mint used in the Pout Prep so it was refreshing and left a clean feeling after
washing it off.
The final judgment: I think my tried-and-true tarte Prep
Pout remains my favorite lip scrub ONLY on the grounds of product consistency.
I didn’t like how the Velour Lip Scrub crumbled, almost like it’s too dry. Prep
Pout is wax-based (both beeswax and camauba wax are among the ingredients) so
it’s creamier and holds together better. I don’t know that I could choose
between the two simply on the basis of Jeffree Star’s fun selection of flavors.
I will say that both remain in my makeup bag and I do plan to try at least one
more flavor of Jeffree Star’s before I completely make up my mind about it.
If price is a factor, tarte Prep Pout comes in a 0.6 oz. jar
and retails for $16.00. J*’s Velour Lip Scrubs come in a whopping 1 oz. jar and
retail for $12.00. In my opinion, I believe you are paying for superior
ingredients with tarte’s exfoliator so it’s worth the higher price. I will
provide links to retailers where you can find these products below.
I would like to add that I have since also tried the Peach
Popsicle Velour Lip Scrub and found great disappointment. There are tons of
products with artificial peach smell and taste and they smell light,
refreshing, and delicious. I cannot say this for the peach Jeffree Star lip
scrub, though. As much as I love all things peach (I have the Too Faced peach
collection and peach Revlon Kiss balm smells in my mind for reference) this
flavor was pretty terrible. I did not enjoy the smell at all, which seemed
maybe too artificial and not exactly a peachy scent to me. I say this as a testament
to be mindful of the flavor you choose – some are difficult to duplicate.
For now I am going to name tarte the winner in this showdown.
Please feel free to share your thoughts and if you agree or disagree. Again, the
product links are right below.
tarte Prep Pout at ULTA: https://www.ulta.com/pout-prep-lip-exfoliant?productId=xlsImpprod16321390&sku=2511259&_requestid=2912361
Jeffree Star Cosmetics Velour Lip Scrub at JSC online: https://jeffreestarcosmetics.com/collections/velour-lip-scrub
Have a Beautiful Day!
Steph
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