Tuesday, 7 June 2011

New Love! Burt's Bees Lip Balm

So about a year ago I tried the Burt's Bees original beeswax lip balm for the first time! I think it costed me around £3 - £4 which is a good price in my books. So when I got this I really didn't like it because of the texture, which meant I wasn't really thinking about whether it moisturized my lips or not. But as with most new products I try, I kept using it for a few days hoping it would grow on me. However, no matter how much I used it I just really disliked it! 
About a week ago I saw akaydoll's review on her favourite lip balms! She mentioned the Burt's Bees lip balm being one of her favourites so I just had to give it another try! I really liked it!!! For some reason it doesn't feel as waxy as it used to be. So I kept using it and I have to say it really is one of my favourites at the moment! It goes on pretty thick and waxy but in a really smooth way which makes it feel very moisturizing straight away. It leaves behind the smooth almost film (in a good kind of way:P) and makes your lips feel just so unbelievably soft, smooth and hydrated! It lasts a good hour or so and it feels really moisturizing even once the product has worn off. This is my new HG lip balm and I much prefer it to my EOS's. I rate this product 5 out of 5 as it is just the best! I recommend this so much! Oh, and not to mention the amazing tingly feeling it gives when applied to the lips! I have also got 2 of the lip shimmers from Burt's Bees in Rhubarb and Watermelon and I love these as well and they go on even smoother and creamier than the original beeswax lip balm! I like to apply these over the beeswax lip balm when I get ready in the morning for school! I really want to try the Burt's Bees pomegranate lip balm as I have heard that it is even better than the original beeswax one which means it must be AMAZING! I also smelt the acai berry one when I was it boots (smelt wonderful) and was very tempted but didn't pick it up seeing as when I last tried Burt's Bees lip balm I hated it! But now I love it! Wooo :D 


(sorry about the google image but I didn't have time to take my own)

EOS Lip Balms


So, as you guys know, I LOVE lip balms! I tried these EOS lip balms quite a while ago when I purchased summer fruit (review on my youtube channel). When I first got it I absolutely loved it! However, when I first got it, I thought it smelled like plastic although I just thought it was because it was new! I have now only got a very small amount left and I do still think it smells like plastic and I don't find it very moisturizing any more; at least not as much as it used to! I recently picked up the two limited edition Strawberry Sorbet and Passion Fruit lip balms off of eBay (we don't have EOS over here in England unfortunately) and I loved these so much! They smell so good and taste surprisingly nice too, in case you accidently lick your lips with this product applied. They are pretty moisturizing, but as I was soon to realise (when I tried the Burt's Bees lip balm again) the moisture just wasn't lasting long enough on my lips! But these lip balms do go on very smoothly and last a decent amount of time, around 1 hour, which I don't mind as I quite enjoy applying lip balms (especially these cute little things!) as weird as that may seem :P So overall I would give these a 4 out of 5 as they are pretty good! Price wise I'm not sure but for me when I bought them off eBay the single ones around £7 and the limited edition duo was around £12 pounds (including postage)! Pretty pricey if you ask me! Especially seeing as though in the US the are about $3 and usually British pounds are around half of that! 


Left: Strawberry Sorbet   Right: Passion Fruit


Left: Strawbe