Tracey Gurley Bath and Body

I'm really excited to share with you my balms from Tracey Gurley Bath and Body today. I had been meaning to try balms from Tracey's shop for such a long time and only recently did I finally do it! These are some pretty wonderful balms!

Company: Tracey Gurley Bath and Body

Flavors: White Chocolate Raspberry, Blueberry Cheesecake, and Raspberry Lemonade. The White Chocolate Raspberry is such a decadent balm! It's a rich scent of rich, creamy white chocolate with sweet, yet tart raspberries. It's just wonderful! The Blueberry Cheesecake is always a balm I'm iffy about, I don't know why but blueberry cheesecake balms don't sit well with me. Regardless, this balm has a lovely blueberry scent with just a hint of creaminess. The Raspberry Lemonade has got to be my absolute favorite balm from the bunch. A perfect sweet and sour lemonade scent combined with a sweet and slightly tart raspberry scent, it's just amazing! Absolutely perfect for summer!

Wear: These balms go on super smooth and a little thick, which I like! It really makes my lips smooth and fills in the cracks that form when my lips are too chapped. My lips are super soft and moisturized after wearing one of these balms!

Packaging: These balms come in oval tubes with really lovely labels. The labels each have a graphic image in the background that represents the flavor of the balm and the flavor of the balm is written clearly on front. The labels really make each balm unique and easy to identify.

Price: $4 per tube which is totally worth it!

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

Rating: 5 out of 5 twists. I'd definitely recommend trying some balms from Tracey's shop, if you haven't tried some already (or even if you have!). The flavors were executed so wonderfully and the consistency of each balm was just wonderful.

Ingredients: 
Raspberry Lemonade: shea butter, candelilla wax, aloe butter, avocado butter, essential oils of lemon and litsea cubeba, flavor oil, and vitamin e
White Chocolate Raspberry & Blueberry Cheesecake: shea butter, candelilla wax, aloe butter, avocado butter, flavor oil, and vitamin e

Have you tried balms from Tracey Gurley Bath and Body? What did you think of them?

Balms I've Got My Eye On 9.11.12

This day is always really hard for me and always a sensitive topic for me. A lot of my friends know that if something about 9/11 is on TV to either change the channel really quick so I don't notice or they brace themselves while I watch it. It's a little weird because I didn't lose anyone on 9/11, I don't live in New York, I wasn't near there, and I was only in the 5th grade so I didn't really understand completely what was going on. But still it means so much to me. Maybe it's because my dad flies a lot for work or because it could have been Chicago and my mom works downtown or maybe just because it could have happened anywhere to anyone. I'd really like for you to just give a minute for all of those who gave their lives for us on that fateful day. It's really hard for me to get the words right.

Despite the memories this day holds for me, here are the balms I'm eyeing this week:

Lee's Bee's Blueberry

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Puur Body's Apple Pie

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Tracey Gurley Bath and Body's Blueberry Cheesecake

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Since summer is pretty much gone, I've been trying to cling to the last remnants of it by eating tons and tons of blueberries (my favorite!) so it's not wonder that I've been craving blueberry lip balms this week. Also, because of this day I always feel really proud to be an American and to live in America which explains the Apple Pie lip balm (yes, stereotypical American things, but Apple Pie is delicious!).

What do you do on this day to remember those who gave their lives on 9/11/2001?

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