Review L'Oreal HIP Jelly Balm

I had been hearing a lot about L'Oreal HIP Jelly Balm among some of the beauty gurus. They were saying that it is a much cheaper dupe of Mac's tinted lip moisturizers. I haven't tried Mac's tinted lip moisturizers but I certainly wanted to. I don't have a Mac near me and considering the Jelly Balm's were much cheaper I decided to go for it.

I picked them up at my local Rite Aid for 9 dollars (which isn't super cheap in terms of drugstores) in number 320 Delectable and number 120 Plush. Plush is a true barbie pink. Delectable is a pinky deep red. The smell really good, I'm not sure how to describe the smell besides yummy. They taste pretty good too (not suggesting you eat them but you know how sometimes you end up ingesting them).

They are really sheer but that's the point of them. If you are thinking that you are going to get that color, you just aren't. They are really quite buildable. You aren't going to get the exact color you see in the jar but you can build it up to a pretty color. They are really moisturizing, I don't find myself reaching for my tried and true Nivea chapsticks that I love. These are pretty much my new favorite.

I'm not a huge lipstick so these are perfect for me. I'm not a huge fan of my natural lip color so these are nice to provide a little color and a lot of moisture. They are also pretty glossy but not at all sticky, which is great.

I heard somewhere they were discontinuing these. Is that true? Because if so I need to stock up. I believe there are five colors and maybe I should go back and get them. The supply at my Rite Aid was slim and at CVS it was nonexistent. How do you guys like these?

*In link below - Pictures delectable is on the left or the first one and plush is on the right of the second one. Sorry for the lack of cropping, it wouldn't let me upload the cropped versions*