Showing posts with label Aubrey E Apothecary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Aubrey E Apothecary. Show all posts

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Aubrey E. Apothecary Fall Set

I had eyed this set of balms for what felt like forever. I kept going back and forth on whether or not I wanted to try them. I had always eyed Aubrey E. Apothecary's balms in general, but had never tried them so I kept trying to decide if I would try a couple of her balms first and then buy the set or just go for it and buy the set. I wasn't sure about all the flavors in the set, but I figured that I would just go for it!

Company: Aubrey E. Apothecary

Flavors: Orange Clove, Pumpkin Cheesecake, Smores, Apple Cider, Wild Berry Preserves. The Orange Clove is very citrus-y and clove-y. It is definitely a very distinct scent. Both scents are represented equally, I can't really detect that one is stronger than the other. The Pumpkin Cheesecake is your traditional pumpkin scent with a hint of spice and creaminess. It's really pleasant! It's not an overpowering scent by any means. I didn't know what to expect of the Smores lip balm because I've never had one before, but man was I blown away! The Smores balm is dead on smores! It smells like I just fire roasted a marshmallow, added chocolate to it, and it put between two graham crackers. I didn't think you could get that scent of fire roasted marshmallow into a lip balm! It's awesome and definitely not a balm I would have tried if it hadn't been included in this set! The Apple Cider is a blend of apple juice and some spices? I've never had apple cider so I can't really compare it to anything. It's nice, not my favorite but, if you like apple cider, you would probably like this balm! The Wild Berry Preserves is AMAZING! It is an amazing blend of berries and so warm in scent. I'm not usually a huge fan of berry scented lip balms, but this one I was completely blown away by.

Wear: These balms go on really smooth and in about two swipes on top and bottom, your lips are coated! They last almost two hours which is also good. My lips feel really great after wearing one of these balms.

Packaging: These balms come in clear oval tubes that have the same weight as your average lip balm. The labels are clear that have the shop's name and flavor of the balm right on the front. The font color of the flavor of the balm matches the flavor of the balm which is a nice, subtle touch to the label. What I saw on some of the labels on some of the balms is that the font is printed very light and looks like it'll fade easily. Also the font makes it really hard to read the ingredients of the balm.

Price: This set of 5 is $17.95 which is not too bad, that brings each balm to about $3.59 a piece. Plus if you're giving this as a gift, it comes in a really cute package!

Overall:
Pros: Flavors, Wear, Packaging, Price
Cons:

Rating: 4 out of 5 twists, these balms are pretty darn great and I'd definitely recommend them!

Ingredients: Beeswax, Sweet Almond Oil ,Coconut Oil, Avocado Oil & Flavor oil

**Don't forget to enter my giveaway here for your chance to win 2 custom Epically Epic lip balms!**

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Haul of the Week 11.7.12

Hi everyone!

I hope you're having a wonderful day! I can't believe we're already a week into November! I was slowing down on lip balm buying, until I went to San Francisco this past weekend! I definitely did not expect to find as many lip balms as I did. Eventually these posts will start to slow down, but let's enjoy them while they last! Here's what I have to share with you this week:



When I went to San Francisco last weekend I definitely did not expect to find SO many limited edition and special lip balms! These are what I found in three days in San Francisco:

Softlips' Marshmallow Ghost 

Softlips' Jack Frosting

Softlips' Sugar and Spice

evolution of smooth's Pomegranate Raspberry

Maybelline's Pink Wink

Chapstick's Apple Cider

Chapstick's Candy Cane

What have you received this week? Anything completely surpass your expectations?

--Christina

Friday, November 2, 2012

Balms I've Got My Eye On 11.2.12

Happy Friday, everyone!

I've finally gotten through this hectic week (had two exams in a row yesterday, so studying was basically all I did this week) and get to relax in San Francisco for the weekend. It's been a while since I've been back to my apartment, so I've got tons of things I need to get done around this place today (leaving my boyfriend in charge of maintaining the apartment is not always the best idea, haha). Here's what balms I'm eyeing this week:

Lip Melts' Vanilla Lemon
Vanilla Lemon Organic Whipped Lip Butter - 100% Organic, Vegan and Natural - Lip Melts Lip Butter
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Have you guys seen Lisa's (from ForGoodnessGrape) new shop? She has a line of 100% organic and aromatherapy lip pots! I think this flavor sounds lovely!

Aqua Blossom's Butterbeer
Butterbeer lip butter, natural vegan gluten-free lip balm, butterscotch vanilla wizardry
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Okay I know haven't said too much about this shop yet, but oh my gosh are these balms FANTASTIC. I put one of these balms on one night and when I woke up the next morning I was craving it (how weird!)! I am really interested to see what her Butterbeer lip balm is like.

Aubrey E Apothecary's Winter Lip Balm Set
Christmas Winter Lip Balm Gift Set  - 5 pack of Lip Butters - White Chocolate Mint, Cranberry Orange, Gingerbread Vanilla and more
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I'm always tempted to buy her sets! Since you can't get the flavors individually, you have to buy the whole set which I'm totally okay with! This one really drew me in because of the White Chocolate Mint (since I'm obsessed with the Winter Frost by Little Batch).

What balms are you eyeing this week? Anything from a new shop?

--Christina

***Don't forget to enter my giveaway to win your own set of Alice in Wonderland eos Limited Edition Smooth Spheres! Giveaway can be found here and ends tomorrow!***

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Balms I've Got My Eye On 8.14.12

Today is my five year anniversary with my boyfriend, hooray! Thank you, Robert, for always supporting me in my lip balm endeavors! You fuel my addiction and have supported me every step of the way with this blog. It wouldn't even exist today without you. <3.

And thank you for setting up my balms so beautifully behind my back every time we bought one this week. You are so cute and just the absolute best part of my life!

This is how he set up my lip balm in our bathroom. It was adorable to find.
P.S. If you guys have Instagram and you take pictures of your lip balm,
use #lipbalmwrangler so I can see! You can also see my photos that way.
Even though today's our anniversary, I'm still eyeing some balms. Perhaps as an anniversary present to myself? Here's what looks good to me this week:

Aubrey E. Apothecary's Blueberry Lemonade
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I'm a sucker for anything Blueberry and Lemon pretty much.

Bathing In Luxury's Lemon Basil
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The other lip balms actually come in cooler looking tubes than these plain white ones, not sure why this one looks different. I totally love the lemon basil in my garden and think this balm would be really interesting to try!

Bubbles with Lub's Mango Lime
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This flavor combination sounds amazing! I really want to try this one and a couple others from this shop but since it's from Australia it would cost me an arm and a leg to purchase because of shipping. =( Bummer. Perhaps when I win the lottery? Har har.


What balms have you been eyeing this week? Have you acquired anything new? 

--The Lip Balm Wrangler
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