It's Valentine's Day and sure I'd love a huge bouquet of Roses, hand-delivered by a dashing gentleman but as that's not quite what is on the agenda for today, I'll settle for perfectly moisturised lips. Well as luck - and maybe even fate - would have it, Jo Malone have newly launched a fresh and deeply nourishing lip balm that will comfort your lips all Winter long and beyond. Let me be the one to tell you about Jo Malone English Mint & Ginger Lip Care.

Like 99.9% of the population (slight exaggeration of course), I adore Jo Malone packaging: its sleek, modern yet classic at the same time and the very epitome of luxury. The Jo Malone English Mint & Ginger Lip Care is no different, it is decked out in cream and black finery, looking every part the Jo Malone launch. If I'm being hypercritical, I would say that as sturdy as the plastic pot happens to be (great for travel and every day use), I would have preferred an option that allowed me to apply the balm directly to my lips. It's not that I'm grossed out about using my fingers to apply products (I'm clean and I know where my hands have been), it more an issue of practicality; on the go, I'll have to route around my bag for a tissue to remove the excess balm from my hands, and that may result in me leaving this particular launch on my bedside table for when I have more time on my hands.
Before we discuss the fragrance - which is heavenly - let me divulge a little about the actual formulation of this lip ...