MyChelle Love Your Lips Raspberry Cherry Pineapple $9.92
I found this product when I was browsing Vitacost a couple of months ago. Actually it was their facial mask which caught my attention and I couldn't resist trying out some of the products from this brand called MyChelle. MyChelle is an American brand which uses naturally-derived ingredients as much as possible. Their products are not the cheapest of the world but many people left positive feedback about them. As I love lip balm, I wanted to try this one out just because who wouldn't want to try a lip balm which claims to smell of raspberry, cherry and pineapple?
First of all, this lip balm is huge. You can see that this lip balm is twice the size of a normal lip balm like Burt's Bees one. Whenever I use it in front of co-workers or friends, they ask "What is that, a glue stick?" and I cannot blame them. It DOES look like a glue stick.
But trust me, this is one of the best lip balms I've ever used. And I've used so many lip balms that I don't even remember how many. My lips are very dry and sensitive, and some lip balms make them even dryer, and the skin peels off and it starts bleeding. But with this lip balm that would never happen. It's such a gentle lip balm which I guess is suitable for anyone.
It doesn't make my lips too shiny which is good when I want to apply a lipstick on top. I found it a perfect base for a lipstick.
And it smells so good like a bubblegum. I don't smell raspberry but it does smell of cherry and pineapple. Another good thing about this product is that it doesn't taste horrible when it comes into my mouth. I hate it when a lip balm or lipstick tastes so bad even if it smells nice.
If you've got very dry / sensitive lips, you should try it out. Also for those who are looking for a good-smelling lip balm, I would recommend this one! Have you heard of MyChelle? Are you a fan of the brand?
Bodycology Shower Gel Toasted Vanilla Sugar $4.99
Hi there! I'm so happy to be able to update my blog finally after being sick for a few days.It was really hard having an almost-39-degree fever! Although I have gotten a flu for almost 10 times in my life, still I found it really hard. I'm still sick -although I'm working as I'm in this silly Japanese society- but feeling much better.
Anyway, back to the beauty product! The product I talk about today is something I'm really really loving at the moment. It's Bodycology Shower Gel in Toasted Vanilla Sugar. If you haven't heard of Bodycology, it's an American beauty brand which offers "A range of affordable, luxurious bath & body products in a range of diverse scents". Indeed their products are very affordable, for example this shower gel is only $5 for this 473ml big bottle.
Doesn't this shower gel remind you of another brand starts from B? Especially the name "Toasted Vanilla Sugar"? Yes, most of their products are very similar to Bath and Body Works. And it's much cheaper. Although they don't have as many variety as B&BW but the scents are very similar.
This particular product is very similar to B&BW Warm Vanilla Sugar. I had no idea if they smelled similar but I couldn't resist trying out. And the result is; YES THEY SMELL VERY SIMILAR!!!
I googled afterwords and found so many bloggers saying "This is a very good dupe for B&BW Warm Vanilla Sugar" and I 100% agree with them. I don't have Warm Vanilla Sugar with me now so I cannot compare but Toasted Vanilla Sugar by Bodycology smells exactly the same as B&BW one in my memory.
I am totally in love with the scent as it's not overpowering and not sickly sweet at all. It smells of very luxurious vanilla if that makes sense, I just love this scent so much. It foams well and a tiny bit goes a long way. I've been using it every day for a month now but i still have 90% left. It laves my skin smelling so so good like I want to eat it! It doesn't dry out my skin at all and my S&G Smoothie Star Body Milk goes well with it after the bath. It's cheaper than Warm Vanilla Sugar considering how big the bottle is, and I recommend this product for those who cannot get hold of B&BW products in their own countries.
It also has Body Lotion and Body Cream in the same scent.
The only problem with Bodycology is that they don't have a wide range in regard to the scents. Especially on Vitacost there are only three other scents. I'm interested in "Coconut Lime Twist" which I might try out next time.
Badger Lip Tint And Shimmer Opal And Copper $5.39
This is the first Badger product I've picked up. I always knew about the brand but never wanted to try any product particularly. When I saw this prodcut at Vitacost.com, I thought it would be nice to carry around in my bag because it's tiny but works in two different ways. Basically this tinted lip balm has got two ends, one with a normal tinted lip balm which you can choose a colour, and another end has this shimmery lip balm which you can add on top of the tinted lip balm on the other end.
I chose this colour called Copper, hoping it to be sheer.
I was kind of surprised to see how coppery it looked! I know it's called Copper but it really does look like the colour of a coin. And it stinks of weird almond mixed with some oils.
In this photo, I applied it just a bit and blended it out with my fingertip otherwise it would make my lips look like a statue or something. It's that strong! Yes that means it's pigmented which is a good thing, but not so much with this product. It doesn't apply smoothly and when your lips aren't in the best condition it makes them look much worse.
This colour is not the one you can wear by itself because it makes you look like a zombie.
It actually looks pretty nice when I add it on top of the other one. It makes the lips look plumpy and adds some shine. As long as you can apply the copper one well, this product wouldn't make your lips look horrible.
But for me the biggest problem is the taste and smell. I see some people absolutely love this product but I don't recommend it at all. This is absolutely a disappointing product. Have you ever tried this particular product? Also what's your favourite product from Badger?
