Evolution of Smooth: Alice in Wonderland Limited Edition!

When e.o.s. announced in early September that they were going to be launching a few new limited edition flavors, I nearly fell over. I love e.o.s. balms! (In case you missed my previous post on eos, you can find it here.) Every time they release some new limited editions, I go crazy on the hunt to find them (the last time I found their limited edition pack, I had to travel from Chicago to San Francisco to find it). I was scared I wouldn't be able to find these balms for a long while and that I'd have to wait until they were offered online, but to my surprise, I found them just a week or two later after they were announced!

Company: evolution of smooth (e.o.s.)

Flavors: Blueberry Potion, Sweet Vanilla Nonsense, and Watermelon Wonderland. These balms smell wonderful! The Blueberry Potion is dead on blueberry, no messing around here! It's not crazy sweet, which it shouldn't be because blueberries aren't really all that sweet. The Sweet Vanilla Nonsense is a nice light vanilla, not crazy overpowering. Just light and sweet, it's very nice. The Watermelon Wonderland is soooo wonderful! I find that when lip balms are watermelon flavored, they seem way too artificial and I usually don't like them at all. But this one is very, very much a traditional watermelon scent. It is so delicious! If you've been looking for a good watermelon balm, you've come to the right place!

Wear: These balms go on so smooth! Traditional to eos spheres, these spheres glide gracefully over your lips. They are so fun to put on! I could go around and around my lips all day. They don't go on creamy like my usual balms, but that's okay!

Packaging: You have to have seen an eos sphere at some point, am I right? These cute little spheres are hard to miss! They fit so nicely in your hand, although not so much in your pocket. These spheres are extra cute because since these are Disney's Alice in Wonderland inspired, the usual indentation for your fingers is shaped like Mickey Mouse! Such a cute, subtle touch to the packaging! Also, when you remove the balms from their box, there's a cute little insert on the inside of the box! It has a cute quote on the inside and it was just a nice touch to see on the packaging.

Price: This trio was $7.99 which is totally worth it for three eos balms! That put's them at less than $3 a piece and since these spheres hold more than your usual tube of lip balm, it's a steal!

Overall:
Pros: Flavor, Wear, Packaging, Price!
Cons:

Rating: 5 out of 5 twists. I love eos spheres and will always stand by them! If you haven't tried one of these spheres yet, I'd suggest you do so! This specific trio is available at Target now (I found mine at the end of the shaving cream aisle) and they'll be at Walgreens, Ulta, Target.com, Walmart.com, and Drugstore.com in November.

Ingredients: 
Blueberry Potion: Olive Fruit Oil*, Beeswax*, Coconut Oil*, Jojoba Seed Oil*, Natural Flavor, Shea Butter*, Stevia Rebaudiana Leaf/Stem Extract*, Sunflower Seed Oil*, Tocopherol, Blueberry Fruit Extract *, Limonene, Linalool.

Sweet Vanilla Nonsense: Olive Fruit Oil*, Beeswax*, Coconut Oil*, Jojoba Seed Oil*, Natural Flavor, Shea Butter*, Stevia Rebaudiana Leaf/Stem Extract*, Sunflower Seed Oil*, Tocopherol, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract*. 

Watermelon Wonderland: Olive Fruit Oil*, Beeswax*, Coconut Oil*, Jojoba Seed Oil*, Natural Flavor, Shea Butter*, Stevia Rebaudiana Leaf/Stem Extract*, Sunflower Seed Oil*, Tocopherol, Watermelon Seed Extract *, Limonene, Linalool.

The * indicated an organic ingredient.

Have you tried this trio of eos balms yet? What's your favorite eos flavor out of all of them?

**Look for a special post on Saturday about these balms**

Softlips: "Best of" Classics 5-pack + Raspberry

It seems just about time to do another post about one of my favorite lip balm brands, Softlips! I've decided to break up the sections according to their "Best of" packs on their website and then do their other special balms that don't fit into those categories in their own post. Of course I will also have to do a separate post on the Canadian flavors and lines of lip balm that I've got mixed into my collection. It's probably a little unhealthy to have as many Softlips tubes as I do, but I can't help it! With so many flavors and options, it's hard not to acquire so many! I suppose we should get right to it:

Company:Softlips

Flavors: Cherry, Mint with a Hint of Vanilla, Vanilla, Strawberry, and Wildberry. True to the majority of their flavors, these balms smell absolutely delicious! My personal favorite from this bunch is Mint with a Hint of Vanilla, it's a pleasant mint (by now you should all know I love mint balms) with a refreshing splash of Vanilla. It is such a lovely and interesting combination, perfect for any day. Next would probably be Strawberry, it's got a great scent and has a little different spin on Strawberry. It feels a little tingly on my lips after application but I like it. The Vanilla (another one of my favorite flavors) is also a light vanilla flavor and scent and great on it's own or mixed with another flavor. Wildberry I feel like has the best scent out of any of the others in this 5-pack, it smells just like fresh berries! The Cherry is probably my least favorite just because I am not a huge fan of Cherry flavored lip balms, but I've had many friends who actually think of it as their favorite. Another flavor I'm going to include in here, although it's not part of the "Best of" Classics 5-pack, is Raspberry with Green Tea Extract because I feel like it's another one of those "everyday" flavors that they carry. This one is probably the second best smelling out of the six flavors listed here and it is definitely my boyfriend's favorite Softlips flavor. All in all, every balm listed here is a winner. You can't really go wrong with any of these.

Wear: Like every tube of Softlips, every one glides on with ease right from the start. The smaller diameter allows for precise application onto your lips without fear that it will spread over around your mouth (unless that's how you want to put it on, by all means, please go ahead). The smaller diameter does mean that extra swipes are necessary to get full coverage but the scents are so delightful and they go on so smoothly, I doubt anyone would truly consider this a downfall to the application. Each tube also has an SPF of 20 which is always a fabulous bonus.

Packaging: Thin, long white tubes with colors of the company name and flavor matching the flavor of the balm. The tubes look very pleasant and are cute to carry around.

Price: Around $3 for a pack of two which is great for getting two balms, sometimes you can also find packs with two different flavors. However the tubes are about half the size of a usual tube so in comparison you're paying about the same amount for two tubes of Softlips as you pay for one tube of your average lip balm. I don't see any downside to this since I'm not paying any more money for them than I usually would.

Overall:
Pros: Flavors, Price, Packaging, Smooth Application
Cons:More swipes for proper coverage(?)

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 twists