Review: Burt's Bees Super Shiny Lipgloss in Juicy Peach

Price: $7.00 (get it here)

What they say: Drench your lips in moisture and beautiful sheer color gloss. These hydrating natural lip glosses are flavored with citrus oils for a kiss of fresh-squeezed flavor. Choose from six juicy shades.

What to do: Apply gloss to your lips as often as needed for extra shine and hydration.

Featured Ingredient:
Sweet Almond Oil -- Prunus amygdalus. Cold pressed from the dried kernels of the almond tree, this medium-weight oil is rich in olein glyceride oleic and linoleic acid, proteins and vitamin D, and is excellent for the skin and nails. It is an outstanding emollient known for its ability to soften and re-condition skin and help balance skin's moisture loss and absorption. It soothes dry skin and irritated areas and is extremely nourishing, particularly when used regularly.

What's in it: Ricinus communis (castor) seed oil,, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, acacia decurrens flower wax, phytosteryl canola glycerides, silica, flavor, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, tocopherol, glycine soja (soybean oil)., May contain: mica, iron oxides, titanium dioxide, carmine

The good-stuff:

• Affordable
• Natural ingredients
• Smells/tastes good
• NOT sticky
• Moisturizing

The low-down:

• Not what I'd call "Super Shiny"

My take: I'd been wanting to try this lipgloss for awhile now, but every time I would take a look at the display in stores, the testers would be all gross and sticky and disgusting, which led me to think that these lipglosses would be the same. And I cannot stress how much I HATE sticky glosses. But after reading several reviews saying that they were in fact, not sticky, I decided I'd give it a try!

I opted for the shade "Juicy Peach" since the name was so alluring ;) It's more or less a MLBB shade, on my lips, it shows up a tad darker than my natural lip color. I really like the formulation of this gloss. It's like a cross between a gloss and a balm. It's very moisturizing and feels comfy on lips without drying them out, and it's not sticky AT ALL. It also has a nice citrusy smell/taste to it that's not at all overwhelming or sickly sweet.

The only thing I don't care for about this lipgloss is that it is definitely not what I would consider "Super Shiny." Maybe it's this particular shade? The tube I got? I don't know. But When I think of "Super Shiny," I think of YSL Gloss Pur. This gloss is nowhere near THAT patent-leather shiny. It adds glossiness, yes, but it's being distinctly advertised as SUPER SHINY, which I just don't think it is. It looks nice and glossy when it's first applied, after a few layers. But it seems to quickly dull down to just a subtle glossy sheen. But maybe that's just me :P

Overall, I think this is a good everyday wear gloss since the formulation is so nice and moisturizing and it adds a hint of color and glossiness. And of course, the natural good-for-you ingredients are a plus!

Would I repurchase/recommend?
I don't think I'd repurchase this particular shade, I think I'd like to try Sweet Pink or Nectar Nude. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone looking for a SUPER SHINY lipgloss though. It's a great gloss with a nice formulation, but it doesn't have that patent-leather shine to it that I was expecting.

NOTE - If you are ordering the shade Juicy Peach from Apothica.com, if you click on the link "More details," it will take you to a page that tells you the product cannot be found. So instead, just click "Add to cart" and it will show up in your cart.

The Rundown:

Packaging: 5/5
Standard squeeze-tube. Doesn't get messy.

Product:4/5
Feels good on lips, not sticky at all. Smells/tastes good. Moisturizing. Just not SUPER shiny!

Price: 5/5
Wallet-friendly.

Overall:

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Burt's Bees review

I love Burt's Bees. I love them for their availability, reasonable prices, great specials, quality, and natural ingredients. Well, I love MOST of their products, atleast. So I figured it's about time a do a quick review of the products I've purchased from them last year (:

LIP SHIMMER in CHAMPAGNE
Ok, this was a little splurge. I bought it at Border's and this is the only product I don't quite adore. The only nice color they had was Champagne; it's a frosty pink color. When applied, it's really minty and tingly. It smells nice, but the color just didn't work for me :P Plus, it kind of chapped my lips, but that might have just been the day I used it. I love the cute slim packaging and all, but it's definately not one of my favorites.


STRAWBERRY LIP GLOSS
They're not selling this atm! :O This is mos def my favorite lipgloss (ahem, WAS. I used a lipgloss brush I mixed with another gloss and now it tastes funny). Well anyway, when I first got it, it was great. This gloss smells super yummy (there's a bunch of other flavors too), is super smooth to apply, and gives just the right amount of shine and moisture. I hope they put it up again so I can buy another :(

RADIANCE EXFOLIATING BODY BAR
So this was another one of those products I was not crazy about. It was supposed to exfoliate and make your skin radiant and glowing. It didn't do that lol. It smelled nice and natural and lathered and all, but it didn't seem that it had any exfoliant in it nor did it make me especially glowy. In general, it is a good shower soap though.


WILD LETTUCE COMPLEXION SOAP
On the other hand, this is one of those products I cannot stop raving about. I bought this soap because I was having breakouts here and there and my complexion was not at its greatest. Amazingly, after a week of using this consistently, my skin cleared, toned, and evend up. It was GREAT! I highly reccomened this soap for people with different kinds of skin (there is tomato and carrot soap also for oily and dry skin). It worked so great for me, so I use it religiously and have been virtually breakout-free since.

There's still a couple products I want to try, but I'll blog about that later.
Here's their website: http://www.burtsbees.com/