It seems like everyone is having a sale in July, perhaps everyone got the same idea to do a Christmas in July kind of sale? I found another company who has a sale going on today: Whispering Willow.
All of Whispering Willow's products are 25% off right now, no code necessary, everything has just been reduced. I've been dying to try their balms and this may very well be the opportunity I was waiting for to try them out. Their Etsy page can be found here. I'm not sure when the sale ends so if you're planning to buy you should do so quickly! To stay up to date with everything going on with Whispering Willow, you should follow them on Facebook here.
I'm thinking about purchasing the 4 pack and get the Lemon, Mint, Vanilla, and Orange. It's usually $10 for the 4, but with the sale its $7.50.
Will you be taking advantage of this sale? What are some of your favorite products from Whispering Willow if you've tried them before? I'd love any advice or recommendations on this company!
Monday, July 9, 2012
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Balms of the Week 7.8.12
This week my go-to balms are:
(review can be found here)
I've been drinking tons of lemonade lately and when I'm not drinking it, this is the next best thing. It is the absolute best lemonade lip balm I've ever had.
H&M's Blood Orange
I don't want to give anything away about this balm until I review it, but I have been using it almost every night.
Burt's Bee's Refreshing
What balms are you into this week? Have you found a new favorite?
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Olimax Soap is Having a Sale!
Hi all!
Just found out today that Olimax Soap is having a MONTH LONG sale! To save 30% on your entire order for the month of July just enter the code julyjuly12 at check out but only at Etsy.com. You can find their Etsy page here. I've reviewed Olimax Soap before, in case you missed it you can find the review right here. I'm not the BIGGEST fan of Olimax, but their balms are pretty decent and if they're your kind of thing then this may be a good time to stock up! I may even try a couple of new flavors I was eyeing the other day like Coconut Pineapple and Ginger! Remember, Olimax Soap has 3 lip balms for $7.50 which is a heck of a deal! At 30% off that puts it at about $5.25! Awesome!
If you decide to buy let me know what flavors you try!
--The Lip Balm Wrangler
Just found out today that Olimax Soap is having a MONTH LONG sale! To save 30% on your entire order for the month of July just enter the code julyjuly12 at check out but only at Etsy.com. You can find their Etsy page here. I've reviewed Olimax Soap before, in case you missed it you can find the review right here. I'm not the BIGGEST fan of Olimax, but their balms are pretty decent and if they're your kind of thing then this may be a good time to stock up! I may even try a couple of new flavors I was eyeing the other day like Coconut Pineapple and Ginger! Remember, Olimax Soap has 3 lip balms for $7.50 which is a heck of a deal! At 30% off that puts it at about $5.25! Awesome!
If you decide to buy let me know what flavors you try!
--The Lip Balm Wrangler
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Switching to Lip Balm Wrangler Today!
Today is the day! I hate to leave the name "Chapstick Wrangler" behind and move onto "Lip Balm Wrangler" because it just doesn't roll off the tongue like "Chapstick Wrangler" does, but there are so many bigger and better things I want to do with this blog.
The banner will change to show the new name and hopefully no one will think they're on the wrong blog when it all switches!
I've got tons of new ideas whizzing in my mind lately and have been running them past my boyfriend and L and they are both backing me on the new things I want to bring to this blog. One of these new ideas is offering advertising on the blog! If you're interested, just click on the "Sponsors" tab at the top of the page or email me at lipbalmwrangler@gmail.com.
I hope you'll all continue to read and follow along with Lip Balm Wrangler! The new URL will be www.lipbalmwrangler.blogspot.com or www.lipbalmwrangler.com, but if you forget and type in www.chapstickwrangler.blogspot.com it should redirect you to the right place.
I hope you will like the new things that are still to come!
--The Lip Balm Wrangler
The banner will change to show the new name and hopefully no one will think they're on the wrong blog when it all switches!
I've got tons of new ideas whizzing in my mind lately and have been running them past my boyfriend and L and they are both backing me on the new things I want to bring to this blog. One of these new ideas is offering advertising on the blog! If you're interested, just click on the "Sponsors" tab at the top of the page or email me at lipbalmwrangler@gmail.com.
I hope you'll all continue to read and follow along with Lip Balm Wrangler! The new URL will be www.lipbalmwrangler.blogspot.com or www.lipbalmwrangler.com, but if you forget and type in www.chapstickwrangler.blogspot.com it should redirect you to the right place.
I hope you will like the new things that are still to come!
--The Lip Balm Wrangler
Burt's Bees
I had always wanted to try Burt's Bees balms but when I first tried them, I did not like them one bit. I felt they smelled like baby powder and just weren't that great. But everyone was using them like crazy and almost everywhere sells them now. A while ago a reader told me to write a review on Burt's Bee's and I was skeptical about doing it because I had only used one balm by them a couple years ago and I really didn't like it and I didn't want to write a review about how bad Burt's Bees was based on one tube of lip balm. After giving it some thought, I considered purchasing another type of Burt's Bees lip balm. I don't know why it's taken me so long to write about it but I'm finally getting around to it. Here we go!
Company: Burt's Bees
Ingredients:
For Burt's Bees Refreshing Lip Balm: helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, cera alba (beeswax, cire d’abeille), aroma (flavor)*, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, lanolin, citrus paradisi (grapefruit) seed oil, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, tocopherol, ammonium glycyrrhizate, canola oil (huile de colza), glycine soja (soybean) oil, limonene. *natural flavor
For Burt's Bees Nourishing Lip Balm with Mango Butter: helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, cera alba (beeswax, cire d'abeille), aroma (flavor)*, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, llanolin, ammonium glycyrrhizinate, tocopherol, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, glycine soja (soybean) oil, canola oil (huile de colza), limonene, linalool. *natural flavor
Flavors: Burt's Bees Nourishing Lip Balm with Mango Butter and Burt's Bees Refreshing lip balm. When I first purchased the mango butter one, I thought I'd love it. It was the first balm I had come across that had mango in it. Boy was I disappointed. It had little to no scent and the scent it did have wasn't pleasant at all! It actually kind of grossed me out. I used it once, thought about how much a disappointment and a waste it was, and never looked back. Fast forward 3 years to about a month and a half ago. I was doing my usual lip balm safari, checkin' out the cold and flu aisle. I was looking at Burt's Bees and I just love how the packaging is. I saw the Refreshing flavor and decided I'd give it a shot. Boy, am I glad I did! I LOVED the refreshing balm. It said it was supposed to be grapefruit and I was extremely weary because I've tried so many grapefruit balms in the past and none of them were ever really grapefruit; most of the time the scent was too light to detect anything. This is understandable since grapefruits are such delicately scented fruits, but man oh man did Burt's Bees get it right! It is distinctly grapefruit and it just blows my mind, it's SO wonderful. If you like grapefruit or citrus fruits, do not pass this one up!
Wear: These balms go on SO smooth! They also last at least two hours, fabulous! It goes on evenly and covers easily. I don't know what else to say about these balms but there are no complaints in this department.
Packaging: Everyone has probably seen a Burt's Bees tube. I think they're all gold/yellow tubes with different colored caps meant to match the flavor of the balm. The packaging always looks so neat and pleasing to the eye. Nothing too fancy in this department, but like I always say, you don't need a flashy package to make a great product.
Price: Around $3 a tube which is not bad at all. These balms are also natural so they're definitely worth it for the price.
Overall:
Pros: Grapefruit flavor, wear, packaging, price, natural
Cons: Mango butter
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 twists for the grapefruit flavor and a 2 out of 5 for the mango flavor. I know the balm isn't really supposed to be mango, just that it was made out of mango butter but it was just not pleasing at all to me. Maybe it was an older formula or something, but it just was not my cup of tea. The grapefruit one though, just amazing!
Ingredients:
For Burt's Bees Refreshing Lip Balm: helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, cera alba (beeswax, cire d’abeille), aroma (flavor)*, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, lanolin, citrus paradisi (grapefruit) seed oil, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, tocopherol, ammonium glycyrrhizate, canola oil (huile de colza), glycine soja (soybean) oil, limonene. *natural flavor
For Burt's Bees Nourishing Lip Balm with Mango Butter: helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, cera alba (beeswax, cire d'abeille), aroma (flavor)*, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, llanolin, ammonium glycyrrhizinate, tocopherol, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, glycine soja (soybean) oil, canola oil (huile de colza), limonene, linalool. *natural flavor
Have you tried either of these flavors? What did you think? What other flavors of Burt's Bees would you recommend?
Fresh and Natural Co. (Lush Lip Candy) Lip Scrubs!
One of my readers, after trying Lush Lip Candy (now Fresh and Natural Co), told me to try their lip scrubs. I had never used a lip scrub before (I know it's crazy), and was kinda unsure about them. I was interested in them because I love using bath scrubs and how well they exfoliate my skin and thought something similar for my lips would be great! I looked at one other company but they didn't have too much and I usually don't find lip scrubs from lip balm companies. I'm glad I was pushed to try one of Fresh and Natural Co.'s lip scrubs, my lips feel fabulous!
Company: Fresh and Natural Co. (previously Lush Lip Candy)
Flavors: Coconut Lemongrass and Mango & Papaya. The Coconut Lemongrass is phenomenal! It smells just like candy! It's so sweet and delicious, just like the balm (if you haven't tried it yet, get to it!). The Mango & Papaya is also so fruity and delicious, if you like tropical fruits this is definitely a flavor to try (if you're not into lip scrubs, perhaps try it in a lip balm). All of the flavors on their website can be done for balms or scrubs, you can get matching ones or try out a combination of two different ones!
Wear: Instead of doing my usual "wear" section, this will be more like how I applied it (I don't really know if it's correct or not because I've never used a lip scrub before, so bear with me and correct me if I'm doing something wrong!) First, I wet my lips a little, I had a little bit of lip balm left on my lips and wanted a clean surface. Then, I took a little bit of product and applied it to my bottom lip. I worked the scrub in small, gentle circular motions across my bottom lip and then my top lip. I was looking pretty ridiculous with all this sugar across my lips and trying not to eat it because it smelled so delicious! Once I thought I had exfoliated my lips enough, I rinsed them off with water. I then dried my lips and applied a lip balm. Remember to apply a lip balm right after so you're lips are extra smooth! I can't believe how soft my lips feel after using that balm. I regret not trying a lip scrub sooner! I think what would make this lip scrub even better is if it came with a tiny spatula to apply scrub to your lips. This is absolutely not a huge issue but since I have nails that are a bit on the long side, it isn't that easy to get scrub out without getting it underneath my nail.
Packaging: These scrubs come in tiny pots similar to lip balm pots. They're clear pots with black lids and a super cute label on top with the flavor on it. I can't get over how adorable these pots look! I definitely think these two pots will last me a while with how little product I use each time. I almost wish lip balm came in these pots, that's how cute they are! (For those of you who haven't been following along entirely, I am not a huge fan of lip balm pots.)
Price: One pot is $4 and if you do a lip balm and lip scrub set it is $6. $2 more for an extra lip balm? That's quite a deal! Everything is all natural too, this is a win in my book!
Overall:
Pros: Flavor, Application, Packaging, Price, Variety of flavors, softness of lips
Cons:
Rating: 5 out of 5 twists. These lip scrubs are AMAZING. If you're in the market for a lip scrub, do not hesitate to try these! I absolutely loved them! I may be biased because I've never tried another kind before (and I am more than willing to try any suggestion for other lip scrubs) but, these were just fabulous.
Ingredients: Pure Cane Sugar, Sweet Almond Oil, Beeswax, Avocado Butter, Cocoa Butter, Mango Butter, Chamomile Extract, Orchid Extract, Vitamin E, Flavor Oil and Natural Sweetener.
Have you tried these lip scrubs before? If not, what kind of lip scrub do you use, if you use one?
Company: Fresh and Natural Co. (previously Lush Lip Candy)
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| I'm still obsessed with the packaging these scrubs (and lip balms from last week) came in. So cute! |
Wear: Instead of doing my usual "wear" section, this will be more like how I applied it (I don't really know if it's correct or not because I've never used a lip scrub before, so bear with me and correct me if I'm doing something wrong!) First, I wet my lips a little, I had a little bit of lip balm left on my lips and wanted a clean surface. Then, I took a little bit of product and applied it to my bottom lip. I worked the scrub in small, gentle circular motions across my bottom lip and then my top lip. I was looking pretty ridiculous with all this sugar across my lips and trying not to eat it because it smelled so delicious! Once I thought I had exfoliated my lips enough, I rinsed them off with water. I then dried my lips and applied a lip balm. Remember to apply a lip balm right after so you're lips are extra smooth! I can't believe how soft my lips feel after using that balm. I regret not trying a lip scrub sooner! I think what would make this lip scrub even better is if it came with a tiny spatula to apply scrub to your lips. This is absolutely not a huge issue but since I have nails that are a bit on the long side, it isn't that easy to get scrub out without getting it underneath my nail.
Packaging: These scrubs come in tiny pots similar to lip balm pots. They're clear pots with black lids and a super cute label on top with the flavor on it. I can't get over how adorable these pots look! I definitely think these two pots will last me a while with how little product I use each time. I almost wish lip balm came in these pots, that's how cute they are! (For those of you who haven't been following along entirely, I am not a huge fan of lip balm pots.)
Price: One pot is $4 and if you do a lip balm and lip scrub set it is $6. $2 more for an extra lip balm? That's quite a deal! Everything is all natural too, this is a win in my book!
Overall:
Pros: Flavor, Application, Packaging, Price, Variety of flavors, softness of lips
Cons:
Rating: 5 out of 5 twists. These lip scrubs are AMAZING. If you're in the market for a lip scrub, do not hesitate to try these! I absolutely loved them! I may be biased because I've never tried another kind before (and I am more than willing to try any suggestion for other lip scrubs) but, these were just fabulous.
Ingredients: Pure Cane Sugar, Sweet Almond Oil, Beeswax, Avocado Butter, Cocoa Butter, Mango Butter, Chamomile Extract, Orchid Extract, Vitamin E, Flavor Oil and Natural Sweetener.
Have you tried these lip scrubs before? If not, what kind of lip scrub do you use, if you use one?
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