Penn Soap Co. Lip Conditioners {review}

*UPDATE* This shop is now called Penn Soap Co.. I have changed the title of this post for those looking for reviews for the shop under it's new name. The previous name of the shop (through which I purchased) was Mountain Mama Chic.

I was super excited to find these lip balms! They looked simple, but good. And there were lots of choices for flavors! This has truly been a GREAT discovery!

WHERE TO FIND: 

These lip conditioners can be found in the shop called Mountain Mama Chic. Aside from lip balms, the seller has a variety of other bath & beauty products. The seller actually sent me a soap sample from her shop. It had a very manly scent and my brother really likes it.

PRICE: 

So here's the awesome part! For one tube of balm, it's $3. About normal. BUT. If you buy more, the more you can save! If you buy a 2 lip balm set, it's $5, saving you $1. And if you buy a set of 4 balms, it's $9! That's like buying 3, and getting one for free! Or, you can think of it as each balm being $2.25 each. Isn't that a great deal?!

SHIPPING & PACKAGING: 

Shipping was reasonable at $1.99, but also a bit slow. My package wasn't shipped out until 5 days after I ordered it. But once it was, I received it within a few days. The slow shipping didn't bother me too much though. Living in Alaska, one has to expect slow shipping for everything! Oh, and everything was packed in a bubble mailer. Safe arrival!


APPEARANCE:
These balms come in standard .15oz white tubes. The color of the labels correspond to the flavor of the balm. On one side of the label, the flavor is listed in big font. On the other side is the shop logo for Mountain Mama Chic. And inbetween, on its own little sticker, the ingredients are listed. I'm not sure if the label is waterproof. It might be -- I can't tell! 

INGREDIENTS: 

Coconut oil, beeswax, organic shea butter, organic cocoa butter, vitamin E, and flavor oil. One of the balms I got (Cran Grape) had different ingredients listed: sesame oil, beeswax, coconut oil, sunflower oil, mango butter, vitamin E, and flavor oil.

TEXTURE & GLIDE: 

O-M-G! These balms are amaaazing! They glide on oh so smooth. And they feel like liquid silk on my lips. Seriously. I can't think of another way to describe them other than being so silky that it must be liquid silk. And then the liquid silk sinks into my lips and then my lips feel like silk. It's not something everyone would enjoy I'm thinking, but I LOVE IT!

MOISTURIZING ABILITIES: 

This balm just keeps on amazing me. My lips feel sooo soft! Seriously, after the balm sinks in, I just keep on touching my lips because they feel so soft and silky. They condition!

WEAR: 

The balm isn't the longest lasting ever. It lasts for about an hour, I'd say. But, like I said before, it sinks into your lips and leaves them soft and silk. I don't really need to reapply after it's gone, but I do anyway because it just feels heavenly!

SCENT & FLAVOR: 

I bought the four pack of balms from Mountain Mama Chic (of course!):

• Aloha Mango: Smells just like a juicy mango! It's fruity and delicious!
• Cran Grape: To me, this one smells like Welch's grape juice. I'm not very into grape lip balm flavors, but I really enjoy this one. It's not a too sweet medicine like grape scent. 
• Vanilla Bean: I'm still on the hunt for the perfect vanilla bean scent! This is a really nice one. Nice, sweet vanilla.
• White Chocolate Truffle: This scent might be my favorite of the ones I got! It's a light, sweet chocolate scent with a hint of coconut (at least it smells a bit coconut-y to me). It reminds me of an Almond Joy candy bar -- which is one of my favorites!

BUY AGAIN? 

Ohhh yeahhh! I would definitely buy balms from Mountain Mama Chic again! They are just amazing and there's so many good flavors! AND, they have awesome prices! TOTALLY WORTH IT! I really wanna buy some more flavors, like Fudgecycle, Lemon Squeeze, Tuscan Biscotti... I need more!

Bohemian Beetnik Honey Bee Balm {review}

I discovered this product when I went through my "I love honey!" phase (until I realized I actually don't). I had purchased from Bohemian Beetnik previously, so I had some high hopes for this balm.

WHERE TO FIND: 

The Raw Honey Butter Lip Balm can be found in the shop called Bohemian Beetnik. Apart from this balm, the seller has a variety of products in her shop, including lip & cheek stains, lip plumpers, and a honey lip gloss.

PRICE: 

The price of this balm is $4.99 for a .25oz glass jar of balm. (I lucked out and bought it on sale!)

SHIPPING & PACKAGING: 

Shipping was $2. Not too bad for it is a bit heavy (glass jar and all), and it was packaged very well. 


APPEARANCE:
This balm comes in a .25oz glass jar with a white plastic lid. It's a cute little jar! There's a round sticker on the bottom with all of the info for the balm (name, shop, ingredients).

INGREDIENTS: 

This balm has only TWO ingredients! Raw honey and organic palm shortening.

TEXTURE & GLIDE: 

Since this is in a mini jar, you have to apply this with your finger. Mine always seems kind of hard on the top whenever I use it. Maybe because it gets cold? The texture is kind of grainy, but that wasn't unexpected (you can see the texture in the photo). It goes on fine, but then it feels a bit sticky and well, kind of liquid-y. Perhaps I tend to put too much, but it always feels way too glossy on my lips.

MOISTURIZING ABILITIES: 

I'm not sure how well this moisturizes. Supposedly honey is supposed to have some healing powers, but I am never able to leave the balm on long enough to see how well it moisturizes.

WEAR: 

I find the feel of the balm too uncomfortable on my lips, so I tend to take it off in about 10 minutes. So I'm sorry, but I don't know how long this would last, but I'd assume that it wouldn't be too long anyway. It's too liquid-y (to use that word again...) to stay on the lips for an extended period of time. 

SCENT & FLAVOR: 

Well, it smells like honey. And it tastes like honey. On the plus side, when you're done applying the balm, you can just lick your finger to get the rest of the balm and you're basically just eating honey. Ha! Don't judge me...

BUY AGAIN?

No, I would not buy this balm again. I just don't like the texture and I realized I don't like honey that much. However, I would probably purchase other items from this shop! Previously, I bought an organic Vaseline substitute called NOT Petroleum Jelly from Bohemian Beetnik. It's a fantastic, versatile product that I sometimes use on my lips at night for extra moisturization. And it lasts ALL night! So Bohemian Beetnik does make some good products, but the Raw Honey Butter Lip Balm is not for me.

Epically Epic Soap Co. Lip Balm {review}

Who hasn't heard of Epically Epic Soap Co., right? We all know that Allison, the owner, makes amazing products! And the lip balms are just all around phenomalness in a tube. Ohhh yes.

And if you don't know, then continue reading my friend...

{the balm}

Epically Epic lip balms have the perfect consistency. They are soft and oh so creamy. Seriously, such a lovely creaminess they possess. Sometimes I layer it on THICK and just rub my lips together. Is that weird?

However, the balm is not too thick, although it is at the low end of the thickness scale. If you can image so. They glide on smoothly and leave a gentle gloss on your lips. I also find the non-vegan balms with honey to have a bit more smoothness to them.

As for the wear, it's pretty stellar. I can go for hours and hours without needing to apply more balm. Although, I usually don't wait that long. The applying part is just too much fun!

{flavors + ingredients}

This is not a full list of the balm flavors I have. Be on the look out for update posts!

• Marshmallow: This smells just like marshmallow fluff! It's a very creamy scent, if ya know what I mean! Also, it's not too sweet smelling, which I really enjoy.    
• Mimosa: I don't know what a mimosa smells like, but to me, this balm smells like a light, sweet orange juice. Orange flavored/scented lip balms have never appealed to me, so this is perfect for me! It's more sweet than tangy. Also, it has a slightly sweet flavor. Mmmm! 
• Pistachio: In the scent description, it says this is supposed to smell like pistachio ice cream. I have no idea what pistachio ice cream smells like. I expected this to smell more nutty than it does, but I can only detect a hint of nuttiness when it's on my lips. However, it still smells really awesome! Kind of sweet and fruity. It's actually one of my favorites! :) 
•  Pumpkin Pie: You know, I actually don't like pumpkin pie. But surprisingly, I DO like pumpkin pie scented things! Weird? Well, this balm smells like a sweeter version of pumpkin pie.

Ingredients include pistachio butter, castor oil, vitamin e, sweet almond oil, and honey in the non-vegan balms.

{conclusion}

Epically Epic Soap Co. balms are amongst the best. And quite possibly my favorite lip balms ever. If Allison ever stops selling these balms, I just might cry. If you like luxuriously creamy balms, it doesn't get much better than this. And if you haven't tried them yet, you are truly missing out, so go check out Epically Epic Soap Co. right now!

Also check out my review of Epically Epic Lip Tints!