Wrangler's Monthly Wrap Up: August 2012

This month has flown by so quickly! So much has happened in this quick last month of summer; I ended summer school, settled into my new apartment in San Francisco, returned to Chicago to start my last semester of undergrad, and just flew back to San Francisco (2 days after being gone) for Labor Day weekend. My life basically consists of lip balm, flying, and school. As another month winds down, I like to reflect back on my reviews and pick the ones that really stuck out to me. This month my favorites have been:

Candle Lynn 

(review can be found here)

These balms were so surprisingly awesome. They were cheap, moisturizing, creamy and dead on in scents. One of the absolute best coconut lip balms I've ever used!

Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Lip Butters

(review can be found here)

These lip butters were just absolutely delicious! It was so exciting to finally find these two in store.

Orange Thyme

(review can be found here)

Orange Thyme balms are always a winner in my book! I can't stop raving about these balms, they're just wonderful! 

Softlips

(review can be found here)

These are glosses I actually use repeatedly, I normally don't use lip glosses but I really love the Coral one.

This month was also a big step for my blog, I got my first sponsor! For Goodness Grape sponsored the blog this month. To save 15% on your order at her shop, use code: LIPBALMWRANGLER

What balms have been your favorite this month? Have you tried any new shops this month that you absolutely loved?

--The Lip Balm Wrangler

Candle Lynn

A few weeks back I wrote about how these balms smelled so fabulous and that there was a special on them, $5 for 3 balms, which definitely isn't too shabby for a natural balm. I had always looked over these balms because they were a bit more plain looking than other balms, so they always ended up on the back burner. Today is the day I finally write about these balms!

Look at how ADORABLE these balms were packaged! Each
pouch's color matched the flavor of the balm, you gotta love
that, right? 

Company: Candle Lynn


Flavors: Lemonade, Coconut, and Tango Mango. These flavors are pretty dead on and scrumptious! The lemonade isn't a crazy lemony scent and not as sweet as other lemonade balms, but is still quite pleasant. There's something in it though that reminds me a bit of a candle. The coconut is dead on coconut! It is SO fabulous. When I held it out for my boyfriend to smell he quickly said, "Now THAT is what coconut is supposed to smell like!" If you are a coconut lover, you will love this balm! It smells so wonderful. The tango mango is very interesting. It's the strongest scent out of the bunch and is a wonderful blend of mango and perhaps peaches? It smells divine.


Wear: These balms cover beautifully! One swipe on top and bottom and you're good to go! My lips feel instantly nourished. These balms last about 2 hours which is great.


Packaging: These balms come in your average sized lip balm tube and the labels have a gingham pattern to them with the company name in big letters followed by the flavor of the lip balm on it and "moisturizing" below it. The labels are pretty simple and to the point, very easy to identify which balm you're using.


Price: $2.49 a piece which is a heck of a deal! And right now you can get 3 balms for $5, score!


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


Rating: 3.5 out of 5 twists, there's something about these balms that don't make them my absolute favorite but these are pretty darn good balms! Especially for the price!

Ingredients: Coconut oil, Bees Wax, Organic Shea Butter, Organic Cocoa Butter, Vitamin E, Flavor oil


Have you tried Candle Lynn balms before? Which flavors are your favorite?

Candle Lynn Has a Couple of Specials Going on Right Now

Hey all,

I stumbled over this company months ago but had never had a huge inclination to buy from them until recently. As I was doing research on which companies were having "Christmas in July" sales, I happened upon this company once again. Candle Lynn has a few specials going on right now such as: $5 for 3 lip balms, $16 for 7 lip balms tubes in a gift tin, and free US shipping on their 5 pack of balm (which retails at about $12). I thought that $5 for 3 balms was a crazy good deal so I hopped right on it and just received the package a few days ago. This isn't a full review (it'll come up in the next couple of weeks), but I didn't want anyone to miss out on these balms! They smell DEAD on and are pretty good balms. If you're looking to experiment with a new company, DEFINITELY check out Candle Lynn.

I don't know how long this promotion is going to run, but if you have any inkling to try these balms you should act sooner rather than later!

Happy shopping!

--The Lip Balm Wrangler