I was going through my bathroom cabinet tonight, tossing old stuff, tossing stuff I don't use, and getting amidst the thick of it. And also wondering why I have not one, but three almost full tubes of fake tan (my favourite one is Ella Bache) - since I gave up fake-tanning when I fell pregnant the very first time (application just took too long, and it's when I first started taking notice of what is in the products I use - oh and who wants to fake tan when they're breastfeed? It's just too much hard work not getting a half-Tandoori'd baby).
I love beauty products. LOVE them. I've enjoyed a number of jobs where one of the perks was free cosmetics. It was always fun to try the new colours, new trends, oh man, I loved it!
I love to dabble. I love to learn new tricks. In short, I love make-up and all that it can do and say about a person.
But one of my favourite un-make-up things is Burt's Bees Replenishing Lip Balm with Pomegranate. I much prefer it over the original which is a bit too minty for my liking. But this one? It is lush and a joy to apply (it also happens to be one of the things my bowerbird loves to steal).
If you've read PMM for a while, you know I am a dedicated Lansinoh fan - it might be a nipple cream but it is positively dreamy on dry and chapped lips (and if you put it on before you go to bed - et voila - soft and supple lips by the morning). But the Burt's Bees is a little better when out and about in public - easy to apply, a very subtle pink-ish tone, and smells terrific.
I don't even remember where I bought mine (maybe a health food shop?) but I know it's available online too for around $6.95.
Anyway, this brings me to a real beauty blog - bellaMUMMA. Like beauty tips and tricks? Check it out!
i also had a job where i used to get samples of all sorts of potions and lotions so my mission this year is to use up as many of these little tubes/sachets etc and to not buy anything new until i've used up all other possible options.
ReplyDeleteI just finished reading the book Living Oprah and one of the recommendations she followed was using Burt's Bees. If you haven't read it I can lend it to you
ReplyDeleteim more of a pawpaw ointment kinda gal. Have red tubes of it lying about allover the place
ReplyDeleteI keep a tube of that very stuff in my car cause I got so sick of being in the middle of driving somewhere and thinking, "My lips are really dry!!" It would happen ALL the time! And you are right - it smells divine!
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