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Tower 28 SOS Lip Softy.

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A lip balm with natural color and a built-in applicator, designed to hydrate and soften lips while providing subtle tint.

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Guru Score

78%

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3 experts · Moderate agreement

What the gurus are saying

This balm earns consistent praise for staying put without stickiness and delivering a natural color tint alongside hydration. It applies neatly with the built-in applicator and keeps lips from drying out, though some find it doesn't quite match overnight staying power of certain competitors. Those with easy Sephora access and lips that need both moisture and a hint of color have plenty of reason to reach for it.
Synthesized from 3 expert reviews · most recent take October 2026

What they liked

  • Non-sticky, stays put on lips
  • Hydrating and moisturizing formula
  • Natural color with good payoff

What they flagged

    Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.

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    What the gurus are saying.

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    "I like Tower 28's lip balm. I, as well as everybody else, am just baffled at why they went with this applicator. Have they updated this yet? This feels like the kind of thing that surely based on feedback, surely they've updated it."
    ✓Yay
    "It's actually a really good lip balm. [...] It stays put, it's not sticky, it smells nice, and I like the little applicator. For the most part it mostly stays on my lips. When I wear it overnight it's not quite as long lasting as Oric in my opinion, but I do wake up in the morning and my lips are not dry, which is what I'm looking for. If [...] you have more access to Sephora, the Tower 28 lip balm is so good. I'm really loving it."
    ✓Yay
    "I actually love the Tower 28 lip balms, with a really nice natural color payoff that is hydrating as well as moisturizing, so I am ranking them fourth."
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    "I also love Tower 28's lip products. I did get [...] their Lip Softies, which again, absolutely love. Very similar to the Rhode beauty ones, but there's just something juicier about these ones. [...] These are a lot more moisturizing. Like, I kind of want to use this for evening only now, these just feel more hydrating than anything. But yeah, so I know a lot of these lip balms are coming out, and I'm usually the first to be like, urgh, another lip balm, but they're not all the same."
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    "I actually love the Tower 28 lip balms, with a really nice natural color payoff that is hydrating as well as moisturizing, so I am ranking them fourth."

    Frequently asked.

    What is Tower 28 SOS Lip Softy?

    A lip balm with natural color and a built-in applicator, designed to hydrate and soften lips while providing subtle tint.

    Is Tower 28 SOS Lip Softy worth it?

    Mostly yes. 2 of the 3 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 78%.

    What is Tower 28 SOS Lip Softy's Guru Score?

    Tower 28 SOS Lip Softy holds a Guru Score of 78%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.

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