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Recent Examples of balm
After a rinse-off mask and a day and night serum (which won a PEOPLE beauty award in 2025) it's added a balm which repairs split ends by relinking broken bonds for visibly healthier hair.
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Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
This mini set covers the basics with a hand cream packed with almond oil and shea butter, plus a moisture lip balm to keep your skin from feeling tight halfway through your layover.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
If needed, use a damp cloth to exfoliate your lips before applying your preparatory balm.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 29 Jan. 2026
Thanks to its gentle formula, cleansing balms are a perfect match for all skin types.
—Tatayana Yomary, Essence, 28 Jan. 2026
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Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
This mini set covers the basics with a hand cream packed with almond oil and shea butter, plus a moisture lip balm to keep your skin from feeling tight halfway through your layover.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
If needed, use a damp cloth to exfoliate your lips before applying your preparatory balm.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 29 Jan. 2026
Thanks to its gentle formula, cleansing balms are a perfect match for all skin types.
—Tatayana Yomary, Essence, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for balm
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The one thing worth noting, however, is that the lotion has medicinal-like scent.—
Alyssa Morin,
InStyle,
8 Feb. 2026
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But flowers also evoke our senses, especially when captured in scent.—
Gretta Monahan,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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Dior transformed a local events space into a sweet shop on Tuesday night, a soft pink, candy-coated world where makeup and fragrance collided.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
4 Feb. 2026
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In the age of TikTok and endless scroll, fragrance is designed to trend briefly and vanish.—
Sudhir Gupta,
Rolling Stone,
4 Feb. 2026
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Alongside the artifacts that inspired this project, the team recreated the aromas of mummification in ancient Egypt.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
5 Feb. 2026
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The buns get their faint green color and grassy, coconut-leaning aroma from the addition of pandan.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Because of its lower perfume concentration, body mists work beautifully as light, everyday scents, for fragrance layering, or even quick hair touch-ups, per Nordstrom beauty director Autumne West.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
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Wine exports fell by 39 percent; perfumes and cosmetics by 25 percent, and leather goods by 15 percent, according to the data published by the External Trade Statistics and Analyses Division.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Balm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balm. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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