DewscopeEyes, Lips & Cheeks3 min read
Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask Review: Is a $24 Jar Better Than Plain Balm?
A thick overnight lip treatment in a 20 g jar with a spatula and dozens of flavors. It works on dry lips, but so does a $3 tub of petroleum jelly, and the fragrance is the main reason to be careful.
Our verdict
It is a good overnight lip mask: thick, sticky enough to stay put, and pleasant to use, with a spatula that keeps the jar cleaner. But the job it does is occlusion, and a $3 pot of petroleum jelly does that nearly as well. You are paying for texture, scent and ritual, and the added fragrance can irritate lips that are already cracked.
Best forDry lips if you want a pleasant nightly ritual and scent
What we liked
- Thick, long-lasting overnight layer that stays off the pillow
- Included spatula makes the jar more hygienic to use
- Lots of flavors and a 3 g mini for trying one first
- Free of parabens, sulfates and mineral oil
What held it back
- $24 for 20 g is many times the price of Vaseline for similar occlusion
- Added fragrance and colorants can irritate very sensitive or cracked lips
- Can feel sticky and heavy, and coconut oil may bother some skin
- Jar format, so some people will find it fiddly
Here is the whole argument in one line: a tub of Vaseline costs about $3 and a jar of Laneige's Lip Sleeping Mask costs $24. Both seal moisture into your lips overnight. So the only honest question is what the extra $21 buys, and whether you would miss it.
What you actually get for $24
The jar holds 20 g, or 0.7 oz, and comes with a small spatula. The Berry original costs $24 on Laneige's US site, and some of the newer flavors such as Gingerbread are priced at $25. There are more than a dozen scents, from Berry and Strawberry Shortcake to Matcha Bubble Tea, plus a 3 g mini.
The maker lists a berry fruit complex, vitamin C, shea butter, murumuru seed butter and coconut oil. It says the mask delivers 12 hours of hydration in instrumental testing, and that flaky lips fell by 94% after two weeks. Those are Laneige's own studies, and the page does not publish how they were run.
