Balms I've Got My Eye On 6.7.13

Finally! It's Friday! I hope you're all having a wonderful day. I'm sure at least some of you are watching the clock, waiting for the weekend to start. I've been waiting for the weekend since Rob and I have so much to do in so little time. We need to pack for 8 days of traveling, clean up our apartment and get the second bedroom ready for when his parents come to watch the cats while we're gone, go buy a wedding present for our friend who is getting married next week, and find some comfortable dress shoes for me to wear at the convention next week and to the wedding! We also need to find some time to get in a few runs and a couple hours at the gym! Why do I feel like we're always so busy on weekends?! Anyway! I hope that these balms that I'm eyeing this week will help distract you from counting down the minutes until the weekend:

Aqua Blossom's Rainbow Love

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Uh, more new flavors from Aqua Blossom? Yes, please! I can't get enough of these new flavors!

Live Beautifully's Cherry Pepper Jelly

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This balm sounds so interesting! Since they're having a Buy 3, Get 1 Free sale, I'm really tempted to pick this one up!

Ripe Shop's Tangerine Currant

Adriana keeps comin' up with new and interesting flavors! I must have them all! (No, I don't have a problem =).)

What balms are you eyeing this week?

Happy Friday!

ForGoodnessGrape Part VIII

I hope you're all ready for another long ForGoodnessGrape review! I went a little crazy a few months ago on FGG balms. I mean, I placed a bunch of orders and all of them had about seven balms or more. I think I was just a little crazy about ForGoodnessGrape lip balms. I mean come on, have you guys seen how many flavors Lisa has in her shop? I mean, I know I don't have to have them all, but I'd sure like to!

Company: ForGoodnessGrape

Flavors: Banana Coconut, Cake Batter, Coconut Cream, Long Island Iced Tea, Cherry Limeade, Horchata, Banana Split, Mango Lassi, and Rootbeer Float. The Banana Coconut has the banana scent of those Popsicles I love so much and the tropical, warm scent of coconut. It's seriously the epitome of hot summer days! After I found the Chapstick Cake Batter balm, I quickly started my hunt to find a natural alternative to it. The Cake Batter was close, but not quite there. It smells of delicious cake and sugary frosting, but then there's a slight burnt scent to it. But, if you're looking for a natural cake batter balm, this is one for you to try! The Coconut Cream smells of tropical coconut and warm vanilla cream, it's a very mellow balm, but it is lovely! The Long Island Iced Tea smells very much like iced tea and lemonade with a little kick! The Cherry Limeade smells of delicious, sweet, ripe cherries and tangy, sour lime. It's a little candy-like to me too which I really enjoy! Ever since I fell in love with Ballyhoo Bath's Horchata balm, I wanted to find another one (because I'm crazy and have to have the same flavor from at least two shops), and FGG's Horchata was definitely it! It seriously smells incredible! I've never had Horchata before, but now I really, really want to! It smells of rice milk, vanilla, and cinnamon. It's warm and a little spicy, but just so amazing. The Banana Split is a wonderful combination of scents, it smells of banana, chocolate , and strawberry. Sometimes when I smell this balm though, it has kind of a medicine-like scnet to it. Kind of like Flintstones vitamins? The Mango Lassii is one of my favorite FGG balms! It's a wonderful scent of ripe mangoes, yogurt, and spices. It's seriously just amazing. The Rootbeer Float smells just like root beer and vanilla ice cream! I don't even like root beer, but man do I love this balm!

Wear: These balms go on sooo smooth and creamy! They go on without being too thick or cloying, the consistency is just wonderful. Two swipes on top and bottom and you're good to go! I really do go overboard when I'm putting on balm though so going around three or four times is not unusual. Having a balm that glides on smooth makes it even easier to get carried away!

Packaging: These balms come in your average sized lip balm tubes that have brightly colored labels. The labels are designed individually for each tube, each label is different yet have a similar and uniform style to them.

Price: $3.75 per tube which is definitely worth it for one of these balms!

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

Rating: 5 out of 5 twists. I always love my FGG balms! There are just so many flavors to choose from, you're bound to find one, two, or ten that will fit your tastes.

Ingredients: Shea Butter, Cocoa Butter, Mango Butter, Sweet Almond Oil, Beeswax, Jojoba Oil, Coconut Oil, Castor Oil, Vitamin E, Fragrance

Have you tried any of these ForGoodnessGrape balms? What did you think of them?

Epically Epic Limited Editions Round Two!

I hope you guys are ready for some more Epically Epic limited edition balms! I seriously cannot get enough of any of Allison's balms, but especially her limited edition flavors! They're just so amazing! I also just bought six of the new ones she posted earlier this week and I'm super excited to try those!

Company: Epically Epic

Flavors: Blackberry Lemonade, Orange Mango, Strawberry Pineapple, Blueberry Peach, Yellow Cake, and Mint Chocolate Espresso. The Blackberry Lemonade has been somewhat my "dirty little secret", I turn to this balm a lot! It's ALWAYS on my nightstand and I use it at least a couple times a week, but I don't really talk about it that much and I don't know why. It's a really, really wonderful balm! I love lemonade balms and this one was definitely no exception! It smells of ripe blackberries and sweet yet sour lemonade. This balm just screams summer to me for some reason. Definitely one of my most favorite Epically Epic balms! The Orange Mango is definitely another one of my staple lip balms. I love this balm! It smells of ripe, tropical mango combined with sweet, orange citrus. It's another balm that's so perfect for summer. I had this with me everywhere we went when we went to Hawaii in April. The Strawberry Pineapple smells just like sweet strawberries and fresh, tangy pineapple. Really, any of these flavors would be great for summer! As you should know by now, the Blueberry Peach is probably my most favorite EE balm, ever. It's just so wonderful, a beautiful and unique combination of ripe blueberries and peaches. It's sweet and tangy and fresh, it's just lovely! The Yellow Cake is another favorite of mine (okay, anyone keeping track of how many EE balms I've said are my favorite? Oops =). They're all just so good!); even Rob likes the Yellow Cake balm (his favorite cake in the world is yellow cake with chocolate frosting). This balm is so light and wonderful, it smells of light citrus, a little bit of lemon and a whole lot of vanilla cake. It's really wonderful (I also highly recommend the solid lotion in Yellow Cake!). The Mint Chocolate Espresso isn't so much a summery balm, but it is definitely a balm you could use all year round! It smells of delicious milk chocolate and refreshing mint with just a hint of coffee. Seriously, I want to eat this!

Wear: These balms glide on so soft and creamy, and super smooth! There's honestly no fight at all in these balms, they're great to go right from the start. I only need one swipe on top and one on bottom to get amazing coverage, however I do tend to go a little overboard and go round and round my lips because they're just so smooth!

Packaging: These balms come in your average sized lip balm tubes with really, really cute labels! The labels are all colored differently and each one is slightly different from the others. The label is colored to match the flavor of the balm and some of them have different designs on them (like polka dots). The flavor of the balm is put right on front as well as the shop name.

Price: $3.75 per tube which is totally acceptable for one of these amazing balms!

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

Rating: 5 out of 5 twists. Seriously you guys, if you're ever considering an EE balm, especially if it's a limited edition flavor, just get it! I've never, ever been disappointed with an Epically Epic balm!

Ingredients: Pistachio Butter, Jojoba, Sweet Almond Oil, Castor Oil, Vitamin E, Candelilla Wax, Flavor, Natural Sweetener

Also, did you know this is my 10th Epically Epic review? Holy cow! That's a lot of balm! What are your favorite Epically Epic balms? Have you tried any of the ones in this review before?

Haul of the Week 6.5.13

Happy Wednesday, everyone! I hope you're having a great week so far! This week my haul is pretty small, but oh my gosh is it full of wonderful lip balms. I honestly can't get enough of any of these balms! I use them just about every minute I can. If you've been eyeing any of these, just get them, they're seriously amazing!

Long Winter Farm

Seriously, they're amazing! Each one is different and unique and just wonderful.

Told you my haul was small!

What did you receive this week? Did you get any of the same balms I did? If so, what do you think of them?

Have a wonderful day!

Hawaiian Bath & Body

I have for you another batch of balms I picked up while I was in Hawaii in April. I actually had a balm from this company from my best friend's trip to Hawaii a year or so ago, but can't seem to find it at the moment. It was the Sugar Cane flavor and probably one of my most favorite balms ever. It was sweet without being too sweet and had a little bit of a burnt scent to it too. It was wonderful! Anyway, I managed to find two other balms from this company while on my trip. Enjoy!


Company: Hawaiian Bath & Body

Flavors: Coconut Cream and Pineapple. The Coconut is warm and tropical, but different from my other coconut balms. It has a much richer scent and kind of reminds me of chocolate. The Pineapple isn't as tangy or fruity as my usual pineapple balms, but it's wonderful in it's own way. It's a more mellow pineapple scent and also has a richer scent to it.

Wear: These balms go on very smooth! They almost melt into your lips right on contact. These balms really sink into your lips and start to work their magic! One swipe on top and one swipe on bottom is more than enough coverage and balm. The consistency is just wonderful!

Packaging: These balms come in your average sized lip balm tubes. The tubes are white with white labels which have green leaves on them that give it a tropical feel. These balms have a very sophisticated and clean look to them.

Price: $3.25 per tube which is totally worth it for one of these balms!

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

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 twists. These balms are phenomenal! I really, really love the consistency of these balms. The scents are also really rich and wonderful!

Ingredients: Cocoa butter, coconut oil, sweet almond oil, beeswax, Hawaiian macadamia and kukui nut oils, vitamin E, rosemary oleoresin extract; Hawaiian Bath & Body coconut scent and flavor blend

Have you tried balms from Hawaiian Bath & Body before? What did you think of them?

Forever Florals

I know a few of you were asking me to review my new Forever Florals balms I picked up while I was in Hawaii, so I thought I'd bump it up a few reviews and do it today! I hope you enjoy!

Company: Forever Florals

Flavors: Coco Papaya, Passion Plumeria, Mangolicious, and Ginger Guava. The Coco Papaya smells wonderfully tropical! It's a wonderful scent of warm coconut and tropical papaya, really lovely! The Passion Plumeria has a lighter scent to it, but oh wow is it wonderful. It's more fruity than floral, it's just such a lovely combination of scents. It's hard to describe it, but it's fruity and floral and tropical and just really great. The Mangolicious is probably my favorite (of course, because I'm a sucker for anything--and I mean ANYTHING--mango). It smells fruity, but not too strong and not too sweet, it's probably the closest to real mango I've ever found. But still not exactly 100% real mango. The Ginger Guava is one of the most unique scents I've ever come across. It smells pretty delicious, bright and tropical guava with a little bit of a warm and spicy scent because of the ginger.

Wear: These balms feel like they should be really firm, which is really misleading and causes me to push a lot harder than necessary. These balms also seem like they go on a little thinner, but they're super creamy and actually feel a little thicker. It's so weird! Also when you first get the balm going, a lot of chunks come off until you get it really flat. Anyway, these balms and creamy and soft and glide on with ease. They also feel a little thicker than my usual balms.

Packaging: These balms come in your average sized lip balm tubes with caps colored to match the flavor of the balm. The labels are white with pictures of the fruits/flowers that make up the scent of the balm, pretty simple and easy to identify which balm you're reaching for.

Price: I think these four cost me about $12 so $3 per tube which is not bad. On their website you can get all 4 balms for $14 or each balm for $4 a tube which isn't too bad.

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

Rating: 4 out of 5 twists. These balms were pretty great and super tropical! Definitely a great reminder of my trip to Hawaii.

Ingredients: Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Cetearyl Alcohol, Lauryl Laurate, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Beeswax, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Hawaiian Flavors

Have you tried Forever Florals balms yet? What did you think of them?