Final Country Blossom Balm of the Month: September and October 2013

Hi everyone! Today I have for you the very last two parts of my year long lip balm subscription from Country Blossom. I'm sad that it's over, but I'm so glad I had the opportunity to try so many balms, many of which I wouldn't have picked out myself. I hope that these posts have helped you decide if you'd like to sign up for a lip balm subscription, I'd highly recommend signing up for one! It's so much fun to receive a little package every month.

Company: Country Blossom

Flavors: Bubble Gum (September) and Candy Corn (October). The Bubble Gum smells of pink bubble gum, but it's not crazy sweet like some other bubble gum balms I've used in the past. I received a tube of Candy Corn last year that I really loved, so I was excited to receive another tube of it. It smells super sugary sweet and really yummy! I can't say if it smells exactly like real candy corn because I still haven't tried it! I know a whole year and some odd number of candy corn lip balms later, and I still haven't tried candy corn.

Wear: These balms go on so smooth and creamy, the consistency really is amazing. My lips feel soft and slightly glossy after wearing one of these balms.

Packaging: These come in your average sized lip balm tubes with white labels. The flavor of the balm is printed right in front in large font, and right below the flavor is an image depicting the flavor of the balm (i.e. pictures of candy corn).

Price: $3 per tube which is a heck of a deal!

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

Rating: 5 out of 5 twists. I really enjoy the consistency of Country Blossom balms. There are also so many different flavors to choose from. I'd definitely recommend trying a few Country Blossom balms!

Ingredients: Beeswax, Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Vitamin E Oil, Flavoring Oil

Have you tried these Country Blossom balms before? Have you signed up for a lip balm subscription from Country Blossom or any other shop?

Country Blossom Balm of the Month: August 2013

I know, I know, it's not August anymore, but can you seriously believe we're almost at the end of September already? Where the heck did all the time go? I hope you're ready for this installment of my lip balm of the month from Country Blossom, there are only I think one or two left since Rob bought this for me for my birthday last year (my birthday is next month). Anyway, let's enjoy these last few lip balm of the month posts, shall we?

Company: Country Blossom

Flavor: Pineapple Tangerine. This balm smells of bright, tropical pineapple combined with sweet tangerines. This is definitely a delightfully fruity balm.

Wear: This balm, like all Country Blossom balms, goes on smooth and creamy. It glides right on your lips with a wonderful consistency. My lips are left feeling glossy and soft.

Packaging: This comes in your usual lip balm tube with a white label that has the shop's name in a bright yellow sunflower. Beneath the sunflower is the flavor of the balm followed by a little graphic of what the flavor of the balm is.

Price: $3 per balm which is a total steal for one of these!

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

Rating: 5 out of 5 twists. If you haven't tried Country Blossom balms yet, you should!

Ingredients: Beeswax, Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Vitamin E Oil, Flavoring Oil

Have you tried Country Blossom balms yet? Which one is your favorite?

Country Blossom Balm of the Month: July 2013

Happy Saturday, everyone! I hope you're going to have a fun-filled day today! Today we're packing up our apartment and moving it into storage, so today is going to be a lot more of work than play. Anyway, I know this balm is for July, but I had a lot happen in July unexpectedly and this just wasn't able to be reviewed in July. Oh well! I hope you enjoy =).

Company: Country Blossom

Flavors: Cotton Candy. This balm smells just like the sugary, sweet treat! It reminds me of summers when my sisters would get cotton candy ice cream from TCBY, they were obsessed with that stuff! This is definitely a dead on cotton candy scent.

Wear: This balm goes on so smooth and easily glides across my lips. I really love the creamy texture of Country Blossom balms, the consistency is just wonderful!

Packaging: This balm comes in your average sized lip balm tube with a white label. The flavor of the balm is stated right on front and has an image depicting the flavor right below it. The shop's name is in the center of a bright yellow sunflower. The design is very simple and to the point, without being too plain. The balm is also blue instead of no color and matches the flavor of the balm.

Price: $3 per tube which is totally worth it for one of these super creamy balms!

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

Rating: 5 out of 5 twists. I really like this balm, it definitely reminds me of summers past and makes me wonder when the next time is that I'll be enjoying some sweet cotton candy.

Ingredients: Beeswax, Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Vitamin E Oil, Flavoring Oil

Have you tried this balm from Country Blossom before? What did you think of it?

**Don't forget to enter my giveaway for the new MixStix from ChapStick!**

Country Blossom's Balm of the Month: June 2013

Alright, alright, I know that it's not June anymore, but I just never got around to it at the end of last month. I honestly can't say enough how much I love having these lip balm of the month or season because it's just so neat getting to try balms I normally never would. Sometimes even if I think a balm sounds good and sounds like something I'd like, if it's not similar to the usual balms I get, I tend not to venture out of my comfort zone and try it. I don't know why, I guess I'm just not brave enough haha!

Company: Country Blossom

Flavor: Sangria. Okay, seriously, this balm smells wonderful! It smells just like a glass of sangria., which happens to be one of my favorite drinks. It smells of red wine and fresh fruit, like an adult fruit punch! It's sooo lovely and will probably be one of my go-to balms this summer.

Wear: I really love the consistency of all my Country Blossom balms. They're so creamy and smooth, and just go on so wonderfully. They go on a little thicker without being too thick and provide a wonderful protective barrier on my lips. I feel like this balm automatically fills in all the cracks and makes my lips instantly smooth.

Packaging: This balm comes in your average sized lip balm tube with a white label. The label has a sunflower with the shop's name in it and below that the flavor of the balm is printed nice and clear. Below the name of the balm is a picture depicting the flavor of the balm, this one has an image of a glass of sangria.

Price: $3 per tube which is a heck of a deal for how wonderful this balm is!

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

Rating: 5 out of 5 twists. This balm is seriously wonderful! I'd definitely recommend this as a balm to use this summer (or all year round!).

Ingredients: Beeswax, Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Vitamin E Oil, Flavoring Oil

Have you tried this balm from Country Blossom yet? What did you think of it? What are some of your favorite summer drinks you wish you had in lip balm form?

Country Blossom Balm of the Month: May 2013

Happy Saturday, everyone! It's about that time again, the middle of the month is always when I get my two lip balms of the month. It was so nice to get back from Chicago to find this balm waiting for me in my mailbox. Also, right now Country Blossom is having a sale for 15% off everything in the shop; everything is already marked down so there's no need for a coupon code!

Company: Country Blossom

Flavor: Pink Frosting. My goodness this balm smells so good!! It's so sweet and sugary and exactly what you'd expect from a pink frosting balm. I feel like I just smeared frosting on my lips! Pink Frosting is not a balm I'd usually choose myself, so again, yet another lip balm I'm grateful I was able to try through this lip balm subscription!

Wear: I love the consistency of Country Blossom balms, they're so silky and creamy and smooth and just a little bit glossy. I love the way it feels on my lips! It's like frosting for your lips (ha!).

Packaging: This balm comes in your average sized lip balm tube with a white label. On the label is a large sunflower with the shop name in the middle of it and below that is the flavor of the balm as well as a depiction of what the flavor of the balm is.

Price: $3 per tube which is definitely worth it for a Country Blossom balm.

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

Rating: 5 out of 5 twists. Another balm I love from Country Blossom! I've tried so many balms through this lip balm subscription that I would never have tried on my own and I love it!

Ingredients: Beeswax, Olive OIl, Coconut Oil, Vitmin E Oil, Flavoring Oil

Have you tried this balm from Country Blossom before? What did you think of it?

Country Blossom's Balm of the Month: April 2013

It's time for the next balm of my lip balm of the month subscription from Country Blossom! This month I totally forgot about it and was shocked one day when Rob came in with three packages when I only expected two. I love these lip balm subscriptions! It's such a nice little surprise each month.

Company: Country Blossom

Flavor: Lemon Pound Cake. This balm has a light lemon baked good scent. It smells of lemon and buttery goodness that you expect from a slice of pound cake. I wish it was a little bit more lemony, but that may be because I'm a huge fan of lemon and I think the more lemony a balm is, the better!

Wear: This balm goes on smooth and creamy like all my other Country Blossom balms and you definitely only need one or two swipes on top and bottom to get great coverage!

Packaging: This balm comes in your average sized lip balm tube. The label has the flavor of the balm written nice and clear right on the front, below it is a picture of lemon pound cake. Above the flavor of the balm is a sunflower with the shop name in it.

Price: $3 per tube which is definitely a great deal!

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

Rating: 4 out of 5 twists. Another wonderful balm from my balm of the month subscription! I'm still totally happy with this gift that keeps on giving!

Ingredients: Beeswax, Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Vitamin E Oil, Flavoring Oil

Have you tried this Country Blossom balm before? What did you think of it?

Country Blossom Balm of the Month: March 2013

I'm always so excited whenever I get this little package each month. I really love both of my lip balm subscriptions and I think they really are a great way to try balms I may have never tried if not for these lip balm of the month clubs. This is another flavor I probably wouldn't have tried on my own.

Company: Country Blossom

Flavor: Marshmallow Peep. I have to be honest here, I've never had a Marshmallow Peep, ever. They always just look so strange and toy-like that I just never thought it was something you could actually eat. Even when I was a little kid, I stayed away from peeps. I don't even think my mom ever bought any. So I really didn't know what to expect of this balm. I thought maybe sugary sweetness, like uh...a marshmallow? But what I really smell in this balm is a chocolate scent. The balm has a subtle sweetness, but I definitely smell chocolate. And I really like it! I think this balm smells fantastic. Maybe I'm just not smelling the right thing?

Wear: Okay, I love the way this balm feels. Seriously, Country Blossom balms always make me want to continuously smear this stuff on my face...er..lips. It goes on soooo smooth and creamy, and makes my lips feel luscious and moisturized! Seriously, my lips feel so soft and I just love the consistency of this balm.

Packaging: This balm comes in your average sized lip balm tube with a white label. The label has a giant yellow flower with the name of the shop on it and right below that is the flavor of the balm with a picture of a yellow marshmallow peep right next to it! How festive!

Price: $3 a tube which is a great deal for one of Megan's balms!

Overall
Pros: Flavor (although maybe that's not what a peep smells like?), Wear, Packaging, Price
Cons:

Rating: 5 out of 5 twists, this is probably one of my favorite balms from Country Blossom. I'm not sure if it smells exactly like a Marshmallow Peep since I've never had one, but I think this chocolate scent I'm pickin' up is so good! I like it a lot!

Ingredients: Beeswax, Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Vitamin E Oil, Flavoring Oil

Have you tried this balm before? Or any Country Blossom balms? Which ones are your favorites?

**Don't forget to enter my giveaway for the new Spring flavors from Softlips here!**

Country Blossom

By now, I'm sure you're all familiar with my lip balm subscription for Country Blossom. If not, you can get caught up on some of the balms I've received each month here, here, here, here, and here. I've really been enjoying my lip balms of the month, it's such a neat way to try out flavors I may have never tried. I'd highly recommend a lip balm of the month club if you're curious, it's a nice surprise to find a new lip balm each month waiting for me in my mailbox. Of course, I was a little impatient one month when I was waiting for the next lip balm of the month because I wanted to try more Country Blossom balms, which is where these little guys come in. I caved and had to try a couple that I knew weren't going to be sent as one of the lip balm of the month balms.

Company: Country Blossom

Flavors: Pina Colada, Apple Pie, Pineapple, and Strawberry Banana. The Pina Colada is a perfect blend of pineapple and coconut, it's very tropical and lovely! Apple Pie is a lip balm flavor I've been trying to get myself to try out more. I mean, I really love apple pies, so why shouldn't I try it in lip balm form? The Apple Pie smells incredible! I smell sweet baked apples, with cinnamon, and a little bit of crust. I didn't think I'd be a fan of this one, but I am! The Pineapple smells lightly of tropical pineapple. Strawberry Banana has always been an iffy flavor combination for me. I don't know why, but ever since I was a child I did not like Strawberry Banana flavored things. Strawberry Banana yogurt? Strawberry Banana smoothie? Forget it. It's odd because I love strawberries and bananas, in fact I often have strawberries and bananas with breakfast. But, just like the apple pie, I'm trying to branch out in flavors I usually wouldn't try. The Strawberry Banana smells mostly of sweet strawberry with just a little bit of banana. The strawberry scent reminds me of some type of candy, perhaps Strawberry Sour Punch Straws (which are my favorite), which I love! Also something that's really unique about this balm is that the center of the balm and the balm around the center are two different colors! The center of the balm is pink!

Wear: These balms, like all of my other Country Blossom balms, go on super creamy and smooth. They cover beautifully and just feel super great on my lips. I've found that even if I'm not a fan of one of the flavors, the consistency of these balms keeps me coming back for more!

Packaging: These come in your average sized lip balm tubes with white labels. The labels have a bright, big,  yellow sunflower on them where the shop's name is placed on. The flavor of the balm is written below and below that is an image that depicts the flavor of the balm . Pretty simple and not cluttered which is really nice.

Price: $3 per tube which is definitely worth it for one of these balms!

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

Rating: 4 out of 5 twists. I really enjoy my Country Blossom balms, they're just so creamy and wonderful! Megan has so many flavors to choose from, so why not try a couple?

Ingredients: Beeswax, Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Vitamin E Oil, Flavoring Oil

Have you tried Country Blossom balms before? What did you think of them?

Country Blossom's Balm of the Month: February

I love these lip balm of the month subscriptions I have; I often forget about them and then when that little package arrives in my mailbox I suddenly remember and am filled with excitement! It's a great way to treat yourself or a fellow lip balm addict to some new balms and to try out some new flavors that you may never have tried before. I'm so lucky that my boyfriend surprised me (sort of) with this lip balm subscription for my birthday! It's the gift that keeps on giving all year 'round! Wow, okay I'll stop being super cheesy.

Company: Country Blossom

Flavor: Caramel. This balm has a very syrupy and kind of smokey scent. At first it smells a lot like warm caramel and then it kind of shifts to a little bit of a burnt scent. This isn't a balm I would usually try, so I'm glad to have had the opportunity to try it!

Wear: This balm goes on SO smooth and melts right into my lips. It makes my lips feel super soft and moist. I really like the creamy texture of this balm.

Packaging: This balm comes in your average sized lip balm tube. The label has a large sunflower on the front of it with the shop's name displayed in the center. Below the sunflower is the flavor of the balm and below the flavor of the balm is a picture depicting the flavor of the balm. For this balm, it's a picture of a caramel. This packaging is very simple and to the point!

Price: $3 per tube which is definitely more than reasonable for one of these balms!

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

Rating: 4 out of 5 twists, I really love the texture of these balms they feel really amazing! Although this wasn't my favorite scent, it may be your's! This balm for the texture alone is totally worth it!

Ingredients: Beeswax, Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Vitamin E Oil, Flavoring Oil

Have you tried Country Blossom balms before? Which flavor is your favorite?

***Don't forget to enter my Little Batch giveaway here!***

Country Blossom Balm of the Month: November

I'm SO sorry for the delay but, I can finally share with you all the balm I received this month from Country Blossom! I get my monthly balms delivered to my San Francisco apartment so I won't have to keep changing my address and bugging Megan about it, so I had to wait for my boyfriend to visit before I could try it!

Company: Country Blossom

Flavor: Pumpkin Cheesecake. This balm is definitely pumpkin-y and you can smell the spices and creaminess in it. It's exactly as I had expected! It smells incredible! I had a couple of my cousins and my sister smell this and they were drooling!

Wear: These balms go on so smooth and creamy, I love it! I could put these on all day. My lips feel coated in protective balm in just one or two swipes on top and on bottom. Fabulous!

Packaging: The balm comes in your average sized lip balm tube with a white label with the flavor of the balm stated clearly on the front. The label also has a bright yellow sunflower on the front  and a picture of pumpkin cheesecake.

Price: $3.00 which is a heck of a deal for one of these balms!

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

Rating: 5 out of 5 twists. This balm is wonderful! I wouldn't change a thing about it!

Ingredients: Beeswax, Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Vitamin E Oil, Flavoring Oil

Have you tried balms from Country Blossom before? What did you think of them?

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

Balms I've Got My Eye On 11.9.12

Hi all!

I hope you've had a fabulous first week of November! I've just been easing back into a less stressful week, free of exams. I've also been trying to figure out the schedule for the next three months for this blog, I've bought from way too many shops in too short of a time! I may have to double up some weeks on reviews, just so you guys can take advantage of sales and holiday flavors and what not. You guys don't have a problem with that...right? I didn't think so!

The Simple Siren's Orange Creme

(via)

After I started using my Simple Siren lip balms, I couldn't get enough of them! I really would love to try this Orange Creme flavor!

Country Blossom's Pina Colada

(via)

Ever since I received my Candy Corn lip balm, I've been dying to try another flavor from Megan's shop!

Epically Epic's Gingerbread House

(via)

Ever since I got my hands on some of Allison's holiday balms, I can't stop drooling over them. I wish I had ordered all of them! **Remember to use code: CELEBRATE to save 15% off your order from Epically Epic until November 12th!**

What balms are you chasing after this week?

--Christina

Wrangler's Monthly Wrap Up: October 2012

Happy Halloween, everyone!

Can you believe it's Halloween already? This month has just flown by! Does it feel like that to anyone else? We're quickly progressing further into my favorite season ever, fall! But I don't want winter to come too quickly!

I have found so many new lip balms and lip balm companies this month, it's been amazing! This was definitely a great month for lip balms and I'm hoping next month (where I'm anticipating tons of sales because of Black Friday and Cyber Monday) will also be a great month for lip balms!

Here are some of my favorite parts of October and some other interesting things!

Blue Q's Lip Shit

(review)

Epically Epic

(review)

Lippincott Soap

(review)

My Surprise Birthday Present

This month I found my new favorite lip balm Winter Frost by Little Batch Apothecary

The most popular posts (determined by views) were:

1. eos Alice in Wonderland Giveaway

2. eos (evolution of smooth)
3. Blue Q's Lip Shit

4. Trader Johann's Virtuoso 
(This one surprised me! Someone included it in their post on reddit.com and it got tons of hits in 24 hours that shot it up to the top 5 for this month!)

5. H&M Lip Balm

What were your favorite parts of October? Let's brace ourselves as we enter my next absolute favorite month of the year...November!

--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 on November 3rd!***

Country Blossom Balm of the Month: October

So as you saw a little over a week ago, my boyfriend semi-surprised me with a lip balm of the month subscription from Country Blossom! (If you didn't see it, you can find the post here.) I plan on doing a post once a month to review the balm I receive! These posts will most likely post on Saturdays, just FYI!

Company: Country Blossom

Flavor: Candy Corn. I've never had candy corn before, never in my life! I've always seen it, but never cared for it so I had no idea what to expect of this. Everyone just always told me candy corn was really sweet. Boy, this balm is sweet! It's very much like a sugary confection. Just like candy. I didn't think I'd like this that much, but I actually did! It's just very sweet and sugary. Yum!

Wear: I love the consistency of this balm; it goes on smooth and a little thicker than my usual lip balms, but it feels so good! It also lasts about 2 or so hours which is great!

Packaging: This balm comes in your average sized lip balm tube and has a white label and a clear cap. There is a very cute font that says the flavor of the balm and cute little pictures of candy corn beneath the flavor name. It's very simple, yet really adorable. The name of the shop is also written inside a large sun flower which is very unique and stands out.

Price: An individual tube will run you $3 which is definitely not bad!

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

Rating: 4 out of 5 twists, this balm is pretty great! I'd definitely recommend this shop! I'm really eager to buy a couple more flavors just to try for myself because let's be serious, waiting a month to try another one of these balms (and only one!) is a hard thing to do (at least for me)!

Have you ever tried Country Blossom balms before? What is your favorite flavor?

***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.***

Balms of the Week 10.21.12

Hi all!

I'm having a blast this weekend in Vegas with my parents and my boyfriend, but since I love you guys so much, I'm making some time to share with you what balms I'm using this week!

LUSH's Whipstick

I'm still totally in love with this lip balm! Cannot stop using it!

Long Winter Farm's Peppermint Hot Cocoa

Might just be my new favorite lip balm from LWF or new favorite above everything else! It's THAT good!

Country Blossom's Candy Corn

Yes, I've actually been using the balm my boyfriend got me for my birthday a lot this week!

ForGoodnessGrape's Pineapple

This is a great pineapple lip balm!

What balms are you using this week? Have you picked up anything new?

Have a great weekend!

--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.***

My Surprise Birthday Present!

Hi all!

I just wanted to show you what I was surprised (kinda) with this weekend!

My boyfriend, the fantastic man he is, bought me a subscription to Country Blossom's Lip Balm of the Month! I had a hunch he was going to be doing that for me, but I didn't know if he'd remember the shop since he hears about SO many Etsy shops and isn't a huge lip balm person (he actually really dislikes lip balm). He kind of slipped up last week too when we were going over PayPal charges and he said something along the lines of "The only charge I made was to Megan...." and I said "Megan who?" MEGAN OF COUNTRY BLOSSOM?! He tried to play it off, but when I received this package on Saturday, I knew I had been right all along!

I really like this Candy Corn lip balm! I will do a special post for the monthly balm each month. I've never, ever had Candy Corn before because tons of people tell me it's kinda gross. My dad told me all he could remember was that it was really sweet but he hadn't had it in 20 or 30 years. This balm is definitely super sweet.

I'll do a much more thorough review of this balm within the next week or two, I just wanted to share this with you all!

I love you, Robert! Thank you for a wonderful and very thoughtful birthday present!

Stay tuned for my haul this week on Wednesday!

--Christina

Country Blossom is Having a Sale!

Hey all!

I was just informed that Country Blossom on Etsy is having a Christmas in July sale. I know this is a little last minute seeing as the month is just about over but if you're interested in purchasing from there I'd do it quick! You can save 15% off your order using the coupon code CIJ15 at check out. I haven't purchased from this shop yet but I do plan to as there are a couple balms that are lookin' mighty scrumptious and worth trying. You can find her shop here. I'm tempted to try the Sangria, Pineapple Tangerine, and Coconut Peach; they all sound so lovely!

I'd love to know what you decide to purchase, if you decide to give these balms a shot!

Happy shopping!

--The Lip Balm Wrangler