Vintage Spotlight: Strawberry Lip Smacker

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Strawberry Lip Smacker Family

Strawberry Lip Smacker Family

Strawberry is the original Lip Smacker, going all the way back to 1973.  Everyone loves this iconic flavor, and Bonne Bell knows it! If you’re a super Strawberry fan, they have you covered – you can find it in countless variations such as: Strawberry Kiwi, Strawberry Vanilla, Strawberry Cupcake, Strawberry Banana, Strawberry Watermelon, Strawberry Cheesecake, Strawberry Starfruit, and on and on 🙂

 

For those of us who can’t get enough, there have been lots of Strawberry biggys over the years. At 4x the normal size, these jumbo smackers should sustain your addiction for awhile. Check out how cool the vintage Strawberry Lip Smacker looked in the 70’s and 80’s! I am still holding out hope that BB will bring back the rope necklaces someday.

Vintage Lip Smacker - Strawberry 1970s

Vintage Lip Smacker – Strawberry 1970s

Vintage Lip Smacker - Strawberry 1980s

Vintage Lip Smacker – Strawberry 1980s

Limited Edition Vintage Dr. Pepper Biggy 2012

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Lip Smacker - Limited Edition Dr. Pepper Vintage Biggy 2012

Lip Smacker - Limited Edition Dr. Pepper Vintage Biggy 2012

To get us even more excited for the 40th anniversary, Bonne Bell is releasing a hint of the awesome things to come… starting with a limited edition vintage style Dr. Pepper biggy!

There’s no exact date, but keep an eye out because it’ll be hitting stores this summer.

Barbie Lip Smackers

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For the completionists out there, all of the Barbie Lip Smackers are pretty hard to track down…

There’s the set of 5 Barbie smackers from 2008 that are still easy to find online (not so much in stores though)…

Lip Smacker - Barbie

Lip Smacker – Barbie #1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lip Smacker - Barbie #2

Lip Smacker – Barbie #2

 

 

 

 

 

 

From left to right:

*Barbie Berry
*Barbie Sugar
*Barbie Pink
*Barbie Sweet
*Barbie Treat

…the very elusive Barbie Biggy from Holiday in Frosty Sweet

Lip Smacker - Barbie Biggy - Frosty Sweet #1

Lip Smacker – Barbie Biggy – Frosty Sweet #1

 

 

 

 

Lip Smacker - Barbie Biggy - Frosty Sweet #2

Lip Smacker – Barbie Biggy – Frosty Sweet #2

 

 

 

 

…the Sugar Celebration Lip Smacker from the Frosty Wishes Holiday Collection

Lip Smacker - Barbie Sugar Celebration

Lip Smacker – Barbie Sugar Celebration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

…and of course, the individual flavors that came with the actual Barbie & Teresa Birthday dolls in 2007. Everything smells vaguely minty to me, except for Berry and Sugar Celebration, which remind me of yogurt 🙂 My favorite is the biggy, it’s too cute.

I wouldn’t be surprised if there were several that I missed, so please leave a comment if you know of any!

 

Girl Scout Cookie Lip Smackers

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It has been a good year for Bonne Bell (and in turn, us!). They’ve released a lot of popular sets, the most popular of which is probably the Girl Scout Cookies Lip Smackers. There’s a total of 5 flavored lip balms, and they are a great supplement to those of us who miss the unique flavors of the 90’s.

Lip Smacker - Girl Scout Cookies

Lip Smacker - Girl Scout Cookies

I’ve seen them sold in every way imaginable: party packs, singles, duos (with a liquid lip gloss), trios, pencil bags, and cute sets with a potted tin gloss. Lots of choice for the Girl Scout cookie fans 🙂 They’re widely available everywhere, so check the usual places if you’ve somehow missed this fantastic set!

 

 

 

From left to right:

*Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie
*Coconut Caramel Stripes
*Peanut Butter
*Thin Mints
*Trefoils

Lip Smacker Brights Duo

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Bonne Bell released the four Brights Duos earlier this year; they have a cute fireworks design with carnival themed scents, making it perfect for the upcoming 4th of July. The balms have the neat transparency that I love (like the Jell-o Lip Smackers) with clear caps, and each one comes paired with a matching mini nail polish that smells like candy when it dries 🙂 The nail polish is surprisingly good too!

Lip Smacker - Brights Duo

Lip Smacker - Brights Duo

From left to right:

*Kaleidoscope Collection – Confetti Lip Smacker
*Carnival Collection – Funnel Cake Lip Smacker
*Ferris Wheel Collection – Snow Cone Lip Smacker
*Fireworks Collection – Lollipop Lip Smacker

 

The scents smell exactly like their namesake, though I suppose Confetti is up for interpretation 🙂 My favorite is probably Lollipop or Snow Cone. I’m sad there wasn’t a party pack!