100% Beautiful, Mānuka-packed, nourishing lip balm  / 0.13 oz 

Activist Mānuka Honey Lip Balm — part of Activist’s new skincare collection, A.M.S. — is not only a nourishing treat packed with Mānuka Honey and Oil, but also one of the most gorgeous lip balms we’ve ever laid eyes on. The picture’s nice, but like the best things, it’s even better in real life.

But let’s start with how it feels: light and healing, with a texture that glides easily and works well under any lip color you might want to top it with. And how it smells: elegantly, very subtly medicinal, thanks to Mānuka branch and leaf oil, spearmint, and pomegranate. Activist’s lip balm formula contains prodigious amounts of their famed Mānuka honey, too — one of our favorite, naturally antibacterial skin soothers — along with a powerful pomegranate extract that’s clinically proven to hydrate and increase lip volume (named, appropriately, “Plump Oléoactif”). And if you’re looking for your usual lip-balm favorites, like castor seed, calendula, avocado, borage seed, carnauba, shea, sunflower, or cocoa seed, guess what? They’re all here, and all organic.

And an important plus is that the packaging is, quite simply, perfect: beautiful and luxe without being precious or overdone. You’ll will want this on your desk, in your bag, or anywhere you can apply it as frequently as possible, because it feels and looks just lovely.

It’s the perfect little luxury, either for yourself or anyone you might want to give it to.