I was skeptical at first, there are A LOT of chap stick/lip balms in the market that claim to do wondrous things for your lips, but really just moisturize them for 15 minutes and have no long term effect whatsoever. The really evil ones make it, so that the day you forget your chap stick, your lips feel like they're going to bleed. But this one is different in all the right ways. The tube isn't round, it's flattened, so it fits snugly into my wallet, which I love. It's actually tinted, I got the darkest one, fresh plum, because usually I get tinted balms and they turn out being clear, but this one does give a nice rosy glow. I swim, so the SPF was a definite PLUS for me. Over all, it's good, it's not too glossy, it feels like a lip balm and does what a good lip balm should. $8 is not too much unless you plan on getting a new one every couple weeks.