It's about time for another post, and it's about time for me to give a shout-out to local heroes, Burt's Bees. Growing up in Raleigh, I was always familar with Burt's Bees because they are based in Durham. My mom knew someone who worked at the factory and we always ended up getting little travel sizes of everything. We got some make-up too. Now you can find Burt's Bees at Target and Wal*Mart, amazing! They were bought by Clorox, and I think some unfortunate crap went down before and after that.
Everyone loves the beeswax lip balm. Its so smooth, smells great, and has the menthol that tricks you into thinking its "working its magic". But I'm in love with the Lip Shimmers. They feel great on your lips and improve your lip's condition at the same time. Unfortunately, most of the shades look horrible on me (and sad to say, probably on other people too). But there are two that I love: Rhubarb and Merlot. Burt's Bees, if you're listening, why not get rid of that ugly white "Champagne" and try something new like a deep coral-red? And really, they're less expensive than buying a tube of lipstick.
But this is news: they just came out with a system of products for acne. If you're interested. I'm skeptical, (as always with acne products), but I signed up to get the free samples mailed to me anyway. We all want to think something natural will work better than the chemicals that irritate your face. They get the salicylic acid from willow tree bark rather than synthetically. Perhaps I will let you know how it worked out in a later post.
P.S. that's Burt.
2 comments:
You know, I have to say, I recently felt like an addict when I was at home and realized that all my Burt's Bees were lost/finished/in storage and I NEEDED THEM. Coming back to Ohio from NYC, I realized that I couldn't just purchase them on the way home from work anymore, so it might actually be days before my Burt's Bees treatment. It was rough. I went through some painful withdrawal, because I'm pretty sure I have the condition now where your lips don't produce natural oils anymore because you've been using Bonne Belle since 1st grade.
But that said, that menthol is really soothing when you have really dry lips. I appreciate that the lip gloss has this built-in. My only problem with it is the size. The actual product itself is too thin for me, which makes application a little difficult. Would you agree?
wow. burt looks rougher than he does on the packaging. also, i agree about their color choices. i don't know who those shades are supposed to look good on. it's almost like their target audience for those colors are grandmothers.
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