ColourPop

ColourPop Fresh Kiss Glossy Lip Balm in Caramel Latte.

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About this product

A flavored and scented lip balm that delivers sheer color and hydration in a balm format, available in multiple taste-inspired shades.

Full ingredients

Bis-Behenyl/Isostearyl/Phytosteryl Dimer Dilinoleyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Diisostearyl Malate, Polyisobutene, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Octyldodecanol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Paraffin, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Microcrystalline Wax, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Flavor, Propylene Carbonate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Isohexadecane, Aspartame, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Tocopherol, Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Xanthan Gum, Tripeptide-1, Aluminum Hydroxide, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499)

Guru Score

75%

Yay

Early verdict · Few reviews so far

What the gurus are saying

Hydration and comfort win across the board, with gurus praising how moisturizing and easy-to-wear these balms are. The flavor and scent profiles split opinion: some find them genuinely delicious (coconut cake, caramel latte notes), while others taste off-target (the taro reads burnt, the tapioca overly heavy). Sheer color is the trade-off for the balm format, which disappointed one reviewer who expected more payoff based on the website swatches.

Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take August 2026

What they liked

Very hydrating
Pleasant scent and flavor
Sheer wash of color

What they flagged

Flavors taste inconsistent across shades
Minimal color payoff

Type

LipBalm & ointment

Key actives

Hyaluronic acidVitamin EPeptides

Formula notes

Contains fragranceNo drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

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Robert Welsh

1.11M subs

✓Mixed

"The Espeon taro milk tea one is okay, but it tastes burnt, I love the taste of taro milk tea and this isn't that, though the color is nice. The Umbreon brown sugar boba one tastes very tapioca heavy, which is usually a taste I like, but not the way ColourPop has done it. These are just lip balms so we're not going to get full color, which is a little bit disappointing because on their website the shades look incredible."

HotandFlashy

1.23M subs

✓Yay

"The last makeup product [...] is the ColourPop Fresh Kiss lip balm. It's so comfortable on the lips, they're so hydrating. If you're not a lipstick lip combo girly and you just like a plain balm that's easy to put on, these are so great. [...] It just smells so good."

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"I like this so much better than this, and especially the flavors and scents this comes in. This is so good. So hydrating. It's just like a sheer little wash of color. [...] This one [...] is like a caramel latte, but it just smells so so good."

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"This is from ColourPop, it's their glossy lip balm Fresh Kiss and the flavor on this one is Caramel Latte and oh my gosh if this doesn't smell just like a Caramel Latte. [...] I'd say it's a pretty good little dupe for the Tower 28 one that I absolutely love."

Faves + Fails March 2025

"Another lippy from that video that I really really loved was this one. It's just a lip gloss from Colourpop, it's called their Fresh Kiss Glossy Lip Balm, and these come in like edible type flavors. This one is Caramel Latte, so good. It's got like that tiny hint of coffee smell to it, but mainly that warm caramelly goodness. It's just like a sheer lip balm with a little bit of color to it."

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What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Sunscreen filters

Sun protection is the best evidenced way to slow visible ageing, and the filters are what does the work. Mineral and chemical filters both protect when a product is applied thickly enough and often enough, which is where most people fall short rather than on the choice of filter.

Source: DermNet

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Peptides

Peptides are short protein fragments meant to signal repair. The evidence for them is thinner than for retinoids or vitamin C, and it varies a lot by the specific peptide, so the category is more promising than proven.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is ColourPop Fresh Kiss Glossy Lip Balm in Caramel Latte?

A flavored and scented lip balm that delivers sheer color and hydration in a balm format, available in multiple taste-inspired shades.

Is ColourPop Fresh Kiss Glossy Lip Balm in Caramel Latte worth it?

Mostly yes. 1 of the 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 75%.

What is ColourPop Fresh Kiss Glossy Lip Balm in Caramel Latte's Guru Score?

ColourPop Fresh Kiss Glossy Lip Balm in Caramel Latte holds a Guru Score of 75%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.