Rave review: Hurraw lip balms

So I've recently been on bit of an iherb.com splurge and found some new brands that I've been loving. To be more specific, I've fallen in love with the Hurraw! lip balm range. Their lip balms are organic and vegan and also just pretty damn awesome. They have so many different flavours and I'm on a mission to collect them all and spread the word. Here are the ones I've stocked up on so far...

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Moon Balm - blue chamomile vanilla

Green Tea

Coffee Bean

Grapefruit

Earl Grey

How awesome are these flavours? I've certainly never come across an earl grey scented lip balm before. The scents are quiet subtle but I really like them. Now, more about the balms. So I'm going to steal an excerpt off the Hurraw website because I think it explains them pretty well...

'Super smooth, not draggy, not sticky, not sweet, not too glossy, not too smelly, never grainy, long lasting'

Yep. They apply very smoothly; I'd say they are the smoothest balms I've tried. They're also not overly heavy or sticky and have a thinner consistency than other lip balms like Chapstick or the Nivea balms. Some say that this makes them disappear faster but I apply them overnight and I've still got a decent amount on my lips in the morning. 

Another thing to note about these balms is that they're oval shaped, as you might be able to tell from the lids. I actually think this is really cool, but not everyone may agree with me. 

Overall, I've really enjoyed these lip balms and seeing as they're only around the $4-5 mark on iherb, I'm planning on buying a few more!

Have you tried this brand of lip balm or would you be interested in giving them a go? If so, follow this link to have a look. 

Arbonne Makeup Primer

Primer is one of those items in a makeup routine that is easily overlooked, but it's something that is important in protecting your skin against makeup and also extending the longevity of your foundation! Until a few months ago, I did not really bother with it, but now I've been learning more and more about how it really is an important step.

The Arbonne Makeup Primer* is actually Arbonne's #1 selling product - so straight away that tells me its good! It contains some really good ingredients, which is a refreshing change from all the nasty things we are exposed to on a daily basis. These include things like green tea leaf extract and grape seed extract which are important in skin conditioning.

First impressions - it is a sleek bottle and this sounds strange but I like that its square! It is opaque, so I can't see how much is inside, this might be a little annoying later on, but otherwise, the packaging is quite practical. I got really excited about the pump, it makes everything so much quicker and allows for less waste! Yay for pumps!

With one pump, you get a decent amount of primer, just about enough to cover your face. I think this product is actually magical - it feels so smooth and velvety upon applying, like nothing I've ever experienced before, and it does not leave any greasy residue behind. It just melts into your skin! It does a great job at smoothing out my skin, not that I have too many lines on my face at this age, but its still appreciated.

It makes a wonderful base to apply foundation on. It just glides over the top and makes it easy to blend, also allowing to use less foundation than normal. This goes really well with the Arbonne foundation (review to come shortly). 

As for wear time, an average day for me is anywhere between 7-10 hours, and I found my makeup held up all day, despite the heat and my currently oily (PMS) face. 

I haven't really got anything bad to say about this at all, it really is a wonderful product to have in your collection. The price is a little steep, but it works out not so bad when you consider how little you need to use, so it will last quite a while!

Does this primer sound like something you'd like to try out for yourself? If you're interested, head over to Tammy's Arbonne consultant page where she'll be more than happy to chat with you about Arbonne!

*product was provided for consideration and has been reviewed in accordance with my disclosure policy.