So after using these for several days, I've decided that I like them a lot. My lips are often dry and if I don't pack lip balm on while I sleep, I wake up with cracked bloody lips. These seem to have improved the overall softness of my lips somewhat though. Before I go to sleep, I use the MAC lip scrub, I put on a layer of Tendertalk lip balm, sometimes a tiny bit of Crystal Glaze Gloss, then a coat of lip oil. Sometimes it would wear off during the night with just the first 2, but the lip oil stays on all night. And while it doesn't show much color on my lips when I wear it, it definitely stains them afterward, I now look like I've been eating cherry popsicles. I haven't decided if this part is good or bad yet.