Every teenage girl needs
lip gloss. Its a fact! Lip Smackers are one of the most widely used lip glosses in the world, which is probably due to the fact that they're available in such a huge range of
forms and
flavours.
Although Bonne Bell has been around since 1927, the company only started manufacturing flavoured Lip Smackers in 1973, when they released the Strawberry flavour. Before then, Bonne Bell had made non-flavoured lip gloss which they targetted towards the 'outdoor person'.
For those who don't know, Lip Smackers add shine to lips, give them a yummy flavour that you just cant get enough of and add moisture to prevent dry, chapped lips. The ingredients of your typical lip smacker usually include: Castor oil, beeswax, cetyl acetate, candelilla wax, flavouring, polybutene, sesame oil, ozokerite, carnauba, mineral oil, acetylated lanolin alcohol and hydrogenated soy glycerides. It's the beeswax that gives the lip smacker its structure. However, in forms like the 'sponge-on sparkler', which is more of a liquid, I don't believe you would find it contains much (if any) beeswax. Bonne Bell do not test any of their products on animals.
Lip smackers are made in Ohio, USA, and can also be found in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Finland, Nigeria, Guatemala, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Taiwan, Norway, Panama, Puerto Rico, Qatar, United Kingdom, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates.
The following is a list of Lip Smackers available:
Original Lip Smackers: Your ordinary lip smacker. These come in a cylindrical form and have some pretty nice flavours.
2000 Cookies
Apple
Banana
Berry Jelly Donut
Blueberry
Bubble Gum*
Candy Confetti
Cherry
Cotton Candy
Dr Pepper
Grape Jelly
Guava
Gooey Fruit
Kiwi
Mango
Nilla Mint Frost
Orange Pop
Passion Fruit
Peach
Peppermint
Pina Colada
Pink Lemonade
Raspberry Chocolate
Red Raspberry
Root Beer Float
Starfruit
Strawberry*
Strawberry Banana
Strawberry Cheesecake
Tropical Punch
Vanilla*
Watermelon
Wild Raspberry
Sour Smackers: Would you suck on a lemon before you went to kiss someone? These aren't such a great idea for everyday use, IMHO.
Sowa Blue Raspberry
Sowa Grape
Oooo La Lemon
Cha Cha Cherry
Wa Wa Melon
Supa Sowa Strawberry
Cosmic Lip Smackers: Some of these flavours are really nice! They're like your typical original lip smacker, with specks of glitter within and more creative flavours.
Berry Heavenly
Gum Ball Galaxy*
Lunar Lime
Martian Mallow*
Mint Choco Ship
Mocha Nova
Moon Rock Candy*
Orange Sh-orbit**
Planetary Berry
Red Licorice Launch
Stellar Strawberry
Strawberry Kiwi Comet
Jewel Lip Smackers: Similar to the Comic range, however the lid features a little jewel.
Strawberry Garnet Glaze ~
Aquamarine Freeze
Dreamy Creamy Pearl
Peach Pearidot
Butterscotch Topaz
Turquoise Sprinkle Cake
Amethyst Sour Grape ~
Diamond Icing
Emerald Butter Mint
Boysenberry Ruby ~
Sapphire Berry
Opal Watermelon
Sun Smackers: These yet again come in the form of your original lip smacker, but also contain SPF 24 for sun protection.
Cherry Cola Freeze
Melon Patch
Bubble Gum Ice Cream
Mountain Berry
Sports Cooler
Calypso Punch
Strawberry Icicle
Surf-N-Slush
All-Star Lime Up
Lip Lix Flavors: The names of the flavours make them sound a bit better than they smell.
Puddin' U On
Berry Glitzy
Ro-busted
Punch-u-ation
Choc-it-up
Rantin 'n Raisin ~
Espress-yo-self
Glazed & Confused
I Scream
Rhythm & Bluesberry
Go Berry Wild
The Last Strawberry
Mocha Joke
Shimmy & Shake
Hot Fudge Sundaze
Lip Frost Nice. Come in a strange sort of packaging, like a smaller size of sunscreen packaging. Plastic, but very cute.
Buttercream
Berry Surprise
Pink Lemon
Birthday
Milk Chocolate Mint
Strawberry
Sparkle Colorglaze for Lips Just like the lip frost, but it adds a sheer colour to your lips.
Hot Pink Melon
Lavender Berry Blast
Pink Strawberry Sparx
Red Raspberry Rave (I'm not completely sure on this one)
Sponge-on-Sparklers: Definately my favourite range! They're about twice the length of your average smacker, and the gloss inside is liquidy. A good choice if you just want a gloss that will add moisture to your lips.
Vanilla Frosting** (My all time favourite. This flavour smells like melted vanilla ice cream -- I've been using this for almost a year now)
Pink Lemonade Moon
Way-Out Watermelon
Celestial Strawberry
Bubble Gum Blow-Out
Cotton Candy Clouds
Mystic Malt
Mocha Jolt
Pear-A-Dise
Peach Stardust
Grape Gravity
Raspberry Orbit
Sponge-on Layered CakeThese are multi-coloured versions of the Sponge-on Sparkler. Pretty cute, but I haven't tried one myself.
Birthday Cake
Berry Sponge Cake
Wedding Cake
Marshmallow Yum Cake
Confetti Surprise
Brownie Cheesecake
Lip Burst: Yet to try this range
Juicy Watermelon
Berry Punchy
Pink Grapefruit Squeeze
Grape Gulp
Strawberry Splash
Lemon Twist
Smashini Passion Fruit
Fresh Peach
Flip Gloss: The cute container this comes in is more appealling than the gloss itself, but it's fun to fiddle around with in maths class.
Green Apple Spritz
Strawberry Breeze*
Triple Berry Cocktail
Caribbean Cooler
Vanilla Frost*
Blueberry Splash
Black Raspberry Ripple
Pacific Pineapple-Kiwi
Swirl Gloss: Some flavours are pretty nice. Like your original lip smacker, but two flavours that swirl around each other inside.
Bubblegum Vanilla*
Strawberries 'n Cream*
Raspberry Peach
Triple Berry
Cherry Vanilla
Pineapple Kiwi
Strawberry Watermelon
Blueberries 'n Cream
Lip Shake
Green Apple Spritz
Strawberry Breeze
Triple Berry Cocktail
Caribbean Cooler
Vanilla Frost
Blueberry Splash
Black Raspberry Ripple
Pacific Pineapple-Kiwi* - Tried the flavour and liked it
** - A damn good flavour
~ - I don't recommend you buy this flavour. Definate shudder material.
Being a teenager myself, I always carry a lip smacker on me. Alot of my female friends use them too. But more interestingly, it's not just the girls that love the flavours. So many teenage boys I know treat the stuff like cocaine -- they sniff the flavours and decide what they like. And if they're lucky, their favourite flavour just might be on the lips of the next girl they kiss!
Written with the help of the Bonne Bell website, http://www.bonnebell.com