More Honey House Naturals Lip Balm

One of the last weekends my boyfriend's parents were in town visiting us, we decided to visit Sonoma County and do a bit of wine tasting. This ended up being more of a cheese tasting since his mom and I are absolutely crazy about cheese. And true to my nature, I was continuously on the lookout for lip balm (as was my boyfriend and his mom because they know I'm absolutely crazy over lip balm). Within seconds of walking in the door of one of the wineries we went to, Sebastiani, I had already found lip balm. It wasn't a special one from the winery or anything, but it was one of my favorite lip balm companies and one of the harder ones for me to find in store. (The only other time I had found Honey House Naturals in store was in a hospital gift shop when my grandpa had a stroke last summer. The review for those can be found here.)

Company: Honey House Naturals 

Flavors: Vanilla Berry and Tangerine. Let me start off by saying that the flavors of these balms are just SO phenomenal. I love them. They're completely dead on and exactly what I expected. The Vanilla Berry is a wonderful blend of sweet berries and creamy vanilla. You get more berries in a whiff of balm than vanilla, but it's just a perfect touch of vanilla to calm down the berry scent. The Tangerine is even better. If you love citrus balms, this is definitely one you do NOT want to pass up. When I smell this one it's just like I just cut up an orange and the little citrus mist that comes with cutting into the peel has been released into the air. It's exactly like that. I picture ripe orange peels and the little mist that escapes into the air every time I smell it. It is the epitome of a tangerine balm. Just wonderful.

Wear: These balms go on amazingly. There's no other balm that goes on quite as well. It goes on thicker than most of my balms without being way too thick. It goes on so smooth and creamy. It's just wonderful, I love applying these! Sometimes I wish it didn't go on so thick just so I can keep applying it. It melts right into your lips, it's just wonderful! In one swipe you get great, proper coverage that lasts for hours. There's nothing more I could ask for.

Packaging: These balms come in your average sized lip balm tube which is black and covered in a gold, shiny label. The label reads in a black font the name of the company and 'Lip Butter' in big letters. Towards the cap on each tube is a colored band that indicates the balm's flavor. It's a very distinct looking balm.

Price: I think these were $4 where I picked them up, but from their website they retail for about $5. It's a bit higher at $5, but if you can find it at $4 a tube I think that's quite a steal. They're just that amazing!

Overall:
Pros: Flavors, Wear, Coverage, Application, Packaging, Price ($4), Natural
Cons: Price ($5)

Rating: 5 out of 5 Twists; these balms are just absolutely phenomenal! Seriously, if you haven't tried these balms yet, you really need to!

Ingredients: Shea Butter, Jojoba Oil, Beeswax, Kukui Nut Oil, mango butter, ABS Pomegranate Sterols, Lipocire (Palm Kernal Oil), Compritol (natural thickener), Vitamin E, Essential Oil.

Have you used Honey House Naturals balms before? What did you think of them?

Dr. Hess Udder Stick

As you all may know by now, I went to Wisconsin a few weeks back and came home with TONS of new lip balms. When we stopped at Mars' Cheese Castle I wondered if I would be able to find a lip balm there (I often wonder if I will be able to find lip balm in the odd places I go to). I was losing hope until I got to the cashier and saw a bucket overflowing with lip balm! I was so excited, I had once again been able to find lip balm in such an obscure place!

Company: Dr. Hess Udder Ointment

Flavors: Original (Vanilla). When I saw that there was only original flavor I was hesitant thinking that it may be unflavored/unscented. To my surprise, when I opened it a rich scent filled my nose. It was such a wonderful vanilla scented balm. It's just fabulous! If you like vanilla balms, DEFINITELY try this one out. They also have Pomegranate, Mango, and Vanilla Mint. I'm so tempted to buy them all online. Especially the Mango one!

Wear: These go on so smooth! And thick! One swipe on top and bottom is more than enough to give you great coverage. It's very creamy and makes my lips feel very soft.

Packaging: It's so cute! It's a light yellow label on a white average sized lip balm tube. The label has "Udder Stick" in big letters as well as a picture of a cow! It definitely sticks out in my collection!

Price: $3 a tube which is definitely not bad. I just had to have it!

Overall:
Pros: Flavor, Wear, Packaging, Price
Cons: Not natural, lots of chemicals

Rating: 4 out of 5 twists, I love this lip balm! It's very ' cheesy'and totally fits in with my cheese and lip balm obsessions. I didn't expect much out of this balm but it definitely exceeded my expectations. I got a nice souvenir and a great balm, all in one!

Ingredients: Polybutene, Jojoba seed oil, EthylHexyl Methoxycinnamate, Beeswax, Parafin, Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, Castor Seed Oil, Water, Shea Butter, Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate, Propylene Glycol Dibenzoate, Tribehenin, Benzophenone-3, Flavor, Jojoba Butter, Sorbitol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Chlorphenesin. 

Have you tried Dr. Hess's Udder Sticks before? What did you think of them?