Hi all!
Shortly after I wrote my last review on some BBW's Liplicious lip glosses, I purchased some new lip glosses I had had my eyes on for a while. But so many more lip balms popped up after that that I kind of forgot about my precious glosses. That is....until today. This is kind of why I wanted to start doing a special day for lip glosses and lipsticks so that my lip glosses just wouldn't go forgotten about in my collection. By doing these posts, it forces myself to have to look through all my lip glosses and lipsticks which I think is actually a good thing so they get some more use. These lip glosses are probably hard to find by now since I think they were summer flavors, but if you're super interested there's always a company somewhere on the Internet who has a few discontinued glosses.
Company: Bath and Body Works
Flavors: Wild Passionfruit, Coconut Guava, and Strawberry Mango. The Wild Passionfruit is AMAZING! It is crazy fruity and tropical. It's such a lovely gloss. It doesn't smell like my usual Passionfruit products, but I think I kind of like that about it. It also smells like there's a bit of citrus in there but I think that's just me. If you like super fruity and tropical glosses, this may be one for you to look for. In the Coconut Guava, you can definitely smell the coconut. It's much stronger than I remember, but it's nice. And there's a lighter, sweet fruit underneath which I'm assuming is the guava as this is a side by side lip gloss with one side with coconut and the other with guava. If you're a fan of coconut, this is one for you to try. The Strawberry Mango is my absolute FAVORITE lip gloss I've ever had! (Minus the old Mango Mai Tai that BBW used to make that I used to buy in hoards.) I went to FIVE different stores looking for this lip gloss, five stores in TWO states and ended up having to order it online. It is wonderful! Sweet, sweet strawberry combined with ripe, juicy mango. The scent is light and fruity and just all around amazing. It's honestly the best gloss I've ever bought. I could go on and on and on about it.
Wear: These glosses go on smooth across my lips since they're liquidy (because they're glosses) and go on thick enough that I only need one swipe on each lip to get pretty good coverage. These glosses make my lips shiny and have little bits of glitter in them that aren't obnoxious or super obvious. The glitters are pink, orange, and white in these glosses which basically blend into the color of my lips and aren't noticeable. They last for about an hour or so before I have to put more on, since they kind of get on everything I eat or drink.
Packaging: These glosses come in squeeze tubes with slanted tips for easy application. They're .47 fl oz. The Coconut Guava and Strawberry Mango are side by side glosses so each flavor is on one side of the tube so when you squeeze it out you get a mixture of both flavors. The tubes also have graphics ot match the flavor of the balm. I love the way these glosses look.
Price: $7.50-$8 a tube which is a bit out of my price range. They're usually buy 2, get 1 free which brings it down to about $5 a piece which isn't too bad since glosses usually cost more than lip balms. But sometimes I just want one and hate to shell out that much for just one tube of gloss that I won't use on a daily or weekly basis.
Overall:
Pros: Flavors, Wear, Packaging
Cons: Price
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 squeezes. I was way beyond satisfied with the flavors of these lip glosses. Usually the flavors don't "wow" me and completely blow me away, but these three definitely do that! If you can find these online somewhere, I'd definitely recommend them!
Have you tried these glosses before? What are you favorite flavors?
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Thursday, June 21, 2012
C.O. Bigelow Apothecaries Part II
Hi all!
I can finally let go of some of the stress that's been following me night and day for the last couple of months. Woohoo! Last week my boyfriend and I went to go check out the Bath and Body Works Semi Annual Sale (I can't help but go every time they have one). Most of the stuff I had on my "must-buy" list was not found in the store because they had already sold out (I went on the second day of the sale!). So as I was wandering throughout the store I found where they were getting rid of a ton of Liplicious Lip Glosses, I looked at the lip glosses and didn't really care for them. That's when I realized that they were also getting rid of a ton of lip balm! I never wanted to buy these lip balms before because they were SO expensive for a single tube, but for $3 I couldn't pass them up! I bought two different brands of lip balm, one of which will be in this review for this week.
Company: C.O. Bigelow Apothecaries
Flavors: Vanilla Mint and Cinnamint. The Vanilla Mint is an AMAZING blend of vanilla and mint. They're both pretty subtle as flavors but they're definitely there. There's really not much else to say about that one except that if you like mint and vanilla, this is definitely a balm you should try. I didn't know how I would feel about the Cinnamint because I've never had a lip balm that had cinnamon in it. I do like cinnamon though! It was a very light cinnamon scent mixed with mint, I thought it would be a little unusual but I actually find it quite pleasant. Neither flavor is super strong which is great because I couldn't imagine putting a ton of cinnamon on my lips.
Wear: They go on pretty smooth and REALLY thick. You only need about one or one and a half swipes per lip to get good coverage. I think the balm is bigger in diameter than a usual stick of lip balm so it covers really well. Also, I didn't know this until I had gotten home and looked up the lip balm, these balms go on with a matte finish. There's no shine at all! It really blows my mind! I don't know why I think it's so amazing (it's probably because all my balms go on shiny). This would probably be great for any male readers out there! Also, they last about two hours or more even with me biting and licking my lips.
Packaging: The tubes are a little thicker than average balms I think. Also both tubes have black caps and labels that pertain to the flavor of the tube. I think this tubes look a little more classy compared to usual balms. It may be just me but there's something fancy about the packaging of these balms.
Price: These balms are usually $7.50 a piece and there's NO WAY I'd pay that much for a tube of balm. Usually these balms qualify for the buy two get one free lip care at Bath and Body Works. However, since the Semi Annual Sale is underway, you can find these balms for $3 a piece! That is TOTALLY worth it for these balms.
Overall:
Pros: Flavors, Wear, Packaging, Price, Unisex (packaging and matte finish)
Cons: Not enough flavors!
Rating: 5 out of 5 twists. These balms are PHENOMENAL. I'd definitely head to a Bath and Body Works near you to grab one of these babies before they're gone.
Ingredients:
For Vanilla Mint: Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Beeswax (Cera Alba, Cire d'abeille), Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina, Cire Microcristalline), Polyethylene, Myristyl Myristate, Ozokerite, C18-70 Isoparaffin, Flavor (Aroma), Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Echinacea Purpurea Root Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Sodium Saccharin, Menthyl Lactate. (taken from here)
For Cinnamint: Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Beeswax (Cera Alba, Cire d'abeille), Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina, Cire Microcristalline), Polyethylene, Myristyl Myristate, Ozokerite, C18-70 Isoparaffin, Flavor (Aroma), Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Leaf Oil, Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Bark Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Echinacea Purpurea Root Extract, Menthyl Lactate, Sodium Saccharin, Benzyl Benzoate, Cinnamal, Eugenol, Limonene, Linalool. (taken from here)
I can finally let go of some of the stress that's been following me night and day for the last couple of months. Woohoo! Last week my boyfriend and I went to go check out the Bath and Body Works Semi Annual Sale (I can't help but go every time they have one). Most of the stuff I had on my "must-buy" list was not found in the store because they had already sold out (I went on the second day of the sale!). So as I was wandering throughout the store I found where they were getting rid of a ton of Liplicious Lip Glosses, I looked at the lip glosses and didn't really care for them. That's when I realized that they were also getting rid of a ton of lip balm! I never wanted to buy these lip balms before because they were SO expensive for a single tube, but for $3 I couldn't pass them up! I bought two different brands of lip balm, one of which will be in this review for this week.
| I apologize for the poor quality in these photos, the sun is long gone as I am writing this way too late in the day. |
Flavors: Vanilla Mint and Cinnamint. The Vanilla Mint is an AMAZING blend of vanilla and mint. They're both pretty subtle as flavors but they're definitely there. There's really not much else to say about that one except that if you like mint and vanilla, this is definitely a balm you should try. I didn't know how I would feel about the Cinnamint because I've never had a lip balm that had cinnamon in it. I do like cinnamon though! It was a very light cinnamon scent mixed with mint, I thought it would be a little unusual but I actually find it quite pleasant. Neither flavor is super strong which is great because I couldn't imagine putting a ton of cinnamon on my lips.
Wear: They go on pretty smooth and REALLY thick. You only need about one or one and a half swipes per lip to get good coverage. I think the balm is bigger in diameter than a usual stick of lip balm so it covers really well. Also, I didn't know this until I had gotten home and looked up the lip balm, these balms go on with a matte finish. There's no shine at all! It really blows my mind! I don't know why I think it's so amazing (it's probably because all my balms go on shiny). This would probably be great for any male readers out there! Also, they last about two hours or more even with me biting and licking my lips.
Packaging: The tubes are a little thicker than average balms I think. Also both tubes have black caps and labels that pertain to the flavor of the tube. I think this tubes look a little more classy compared to usual balms. It may be just me but there's something fancy about the packaging of these balms.
Price: These balms are usually $7.50 a piece and there's NO WAY I'd pay that much for a tube of balm. Usually these balms qualify for the buy two get one free lip care at Bath and Body Works. However, since the Semi Annual Sale is underway, you can find these balms for $3 a piece! That is TOTALLY worth it for these balms.
Overall:
Pros: Flavors, Wear, Packaging, Price, Unisex (packaging and matte finish)
| These lip balms are even kitty approved! |
Rating: 5 out of 5 twists. These balms are PHENOMENAL. I'd definitely head to a Bath and Body Works near you to grab one of these babies before they're gone.
Ingredients:
For Vanilla Mint: Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Beeswax (Cera Alba, Cire d'abeille), Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina, Cire Microcristalline), Polyethylene, Myristyl Myristate, Ozokerite, C18-70 Isoparaffin, Flavor (Aroma), Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Echinacea Purpurea Root Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Sodium Saccharin, Menthyl Lactate. (taken from here)
For Cinnamint: Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Beeswax (Cera Alba, Cire d'abeille), Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina, Cire Microcristalline), Polyethylene, Myristyl Myristate, Ozokerite, C18-70 Isoparaffin, Flavor (Aroma), Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Leaf Oil, Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Bark Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Echinacea Purpurea Root Extract, Menthyl Lactate, Sodium Saccharin, Benzyl Benzoate, Cinnamal, Eugenol, Limonene, Linalool. (taken from here)
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