One of those “Beauty Products You NEED” Buzzfeed articles convinced me to buy this. It was winter. My lips were too dry for lipstick. I had been considering buying the Laneige overnight lip mask, then Buzzfeed showed up with this alternative for $9.99.
The product page (not an affiliate link) touts that it contains shea butter, beeswax, and murumuru butter. Sounds moisturizing. Great. The main ingredient is polybutene, which from my limited research seems a lot like petroleum jelly. I think the goal here is that the main ingredient is locking in the moisture that the rest of the ingredients provide. It, uh, kind of works.
The product has a very light ginger scent. I’m not sure if I’m supposed to smell the sugar, or if there is supposed to be a flavor here. I have no idea where the sugar comes in. It’s not textured. It doesn’t taste like much of anything. 0/10 do not recommend eating.
I had been using this nightly for five months when this picture was taken. You can see that I haven’t hit the bottom yet. One container could easily last a year. It’s very thick, so you don’t need much. It also stays all night. I’ll wake up in the morning and have to wipe it off to avoid getting it all over cups.
It definitely helped over the winter. My lips didn’t crack once. But it’s not a miracle worker. I expected more moisturizing properties. It is a mask, after all. I don’t feel that my lips have any added moisture from using this mask, just that it prevents moisture loss. I wasn’t able to wear lipstick every day, which I understand is asking a lot during blizzard season. The heart wants what the heart wants, okay?
I’ve tried layering with Glossier’s Balm Dotcom, but I haven’t noticed a difference in moisture.
I’ll use this up, then probably buy the Laneige mask for fun, and then settle on using Vaseline at night. The Amazon reviews are still all screaming about how this is Holy Grail status, so you may have better luck. I think it’s good enough to use up, but not good enough for a repurchase.
Grumpy Skin 
Aritaum is a fairly new company on the K-beauty scene. I haven’t tried anything from them yet, but based on your experience, it looks like I probably won’t be buying this.
I do love the Laneige lip sleeping mask, though. It smells like strawberries and cream, and leaves my lips feeling soft and hydrated. It’s another of those products where a little goes a long way, so the jar will last practically forever, even with nightly use.
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I feel like with lip masks you either need to have a crazy secret formula that works better than anything else, or a gimmick or smell. This has nothing.
I’d try their other stuff, though.
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This seems interesting but I just love the Laneige lip mask so much that I would probably just buy a different flavor of it in the future! I now have the strawberry one and it smells divine and really helps keep my lips hydrated in the winter. 🙂
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