Vegan Beauty Review» Vegan Lip Balms

My Current Beauty Regimen

Sunny — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 23:18:58 +0000

Ooo child, it’s been many moons since I dished about my ever-changin’ beauty regimen, so here goes… Enjoy!

Face:

Earth Science Chamomile & Green Tea makeup remover – This is an oil-free formula that is gentle and gets every itty bitty teensy weensie bit of makeup off, including all the bits around my eyes—I’ve been using it for years!
L’uvalla Foaming Facial Cleanser – This organic, super pure facial cleanser which contains billberry, lotus flower and antioxidants like Vitamin C, is gentle, removes makeup and helps fight acne, too.
Infotone Face Mist – This is like the everlasting gobstopper of toners. This is a reusable facial mist that you can refill with purified water for up to a year. It has a special clay ball inside that transforms the water into an anti-aging, refreshing spritz.
Moisturizer: Dermadoctor’s Photodynamic Therapy Laser Lotion – It’s a cruelty-free laser lotion (you heard correctly) set out to fight wrinkles (with SPF for daytime), and I use Pai Macadamia & Rose Cream (rich dry-skin formula for nighttime)

Makeup:

Arbonne makeup primer – I received a sample of this from my FB friend, Maureen, and I fell in love with it (on par with UD’s Primer Potion, but actually vegan)… will have to order more soon!
Everyday Minerals Fair Neutral Matte Powder Foundation – This foundation is light but still provides excellent coverage. I’m obsessed with everything Everyday Minerals—I wish they had a physical store right outside my house… no wait, I’d be broke as a joke—but I’d be lookin’ foin!
LUSH Color Supplements (liquid foundation) – When I’m in the mood to switch it up from powder to liquid foundation, I use LUSH’s “light yellow” base and mix it with a bit of moisturizer. It looks good and provides even coverage but the downside is that it contains parabens. Wompers.
Urban Decay’s Midnight Cowboy Rides Again eyeshadow – This glittery goldie shade is a staple in my makeup box. It perfectly complements my olive-y skin tone, and it sparkles all day long. It’s works for day and night va-va-voominess!
Manic Panic’s Eye Wear Glossy Mascara – This has become my new favorite vegan mascara. It’s thick, it stays put, and it’s bee-free (which is rare for mascaras).
Zosimos Botanicals Apricot Nectar lip balm – I have 5-7 lip balms scattered throughout my house at any given time. This is the one that currently lives on my night stand for last lubes before beddies. It smells like fruity candy and the formula is perfect.

Hair:

Pravana Naturceuticals Karatin Fusion Shampoo & Conditioner – This vegan salon line is exquisite. It’s designed for heat styling, so if your hair’s in need of some TLC, I highly recommend you seek this out. It contains sunscreen and a mega-dose of keratin amino acids and botanical extracts to keep your hair looking silky-smooth and healthy.
Thermafuse Leave-in Conditioner – This works as a detangler and de-frizzifier—hallelujah! I swear up and down by leave-in conditioners, and this one (which is packed with amino acids) makes my hair stronger and adds the perfect amount of shine.

Which vegan beauty products are you currently diggin’?

Cute and Spunky Vegan Lip Balm!

Sunny — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 21:30:34 +0000

If I were trapped on a deserted island and could only have 3 things, I’d have my hubby (and my cats… ooh, I’m already at 5), a gigantor box of vegan peanut butter chocolate chip cookies and vegan lip balm. That’s pretty much me in a nutshell.

I feel lucky to live in an age where vegan lip balm is easily accessible and there are so many fabu brands and flavors to choose from. Today I wanna talk a bit about Amour Souille Beauty lip balms.

The first thing I read when I went to their website was “The Best Vegan Lip Balm Ever!” This obviously made me extremely curious and excited because I’ve tried some pretty amazing vegan lip balms in my life.

Amour Souille Beauty was kind enough to send me a couple samples of their Freaky Lippies Lip Balms. I got to try their original flavor and their orange lip balm (they also carry pink grapefruit, vanilla bean and spearmint—lip balms are $6 each).

I went flippy dippy for these lippies, especially the orange flavored one. First of all, they are cutely packaged—very emo/indie/über cool. The consistency (no random chunky bits), texture (not too oily or slimy; it’s soft and smooth) and scent (citrusy yum-yum) did indeed make this lip balm the bomb (bomb balm? Love it! Someone should market that!).

It’s also long lasting (which is a must for my thirsty puckers), and it’s made with pure organic ingredients: Organic Olive Oil, Candelilla Wax, Organic Coconut Oil, Organic Shea Butter, Organic Palm Oil, Organic Jojoba Oil, Rosehip Oil, Vitamin E, Rosemary Oleoresin, Neem Oil, stevia leaf extract, and Pure essential oils. Me and my lips say “YUM!”

Quench Your Lips with Soda Pop for Your Pout!

Sunny — Fri, 28 May 2010 03:39:22 +0000

Crazy Rumors, the makers of my favorite, natural, vegan lip balms, have created a brand new line of yummy lip scents – Soda Pop! These fun, fizzy flavors include: Cola, Root Beer, Ginger Ale and Black Cherry. After giving all these flavors a whirl, I have decided that Root Beer and Black Cherry are my faves (even though they are all deliciously amazing)! My hubs especially likes the Root Beer… when it’s on my lips. (*smoochie, smoochie*)

The peeps at Crazy Rumors are lip balm wizards! How they get these lil’ balms to pack such a flavorful, scenty punch is beyond me. Literally, these balms smell exactly like their soda counterparts. Next time you’re craving a root beer, go for the lip balm version instead and save yourself the calories, sugar and caffeine! Genius, right?

Crazy Rumors Soda Pop Lip Balms, $4 each

If you’re not familiar with Crazy Rumors (where have you been?), check out how awesomely pure their ingredients are…

Ingredients: Certified Organic Jojoba Oil, Certified Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Certified Organic Shea Butter, Candelilla Wax, Soy Wax, Natural & Organic Flavor Oils, Vitamin E, Certified Organic Carnauba Wax & Natural Stevia – All Natural, Cruelty Free & Vegan

My wonderful VBR readers are welcome to enjoy a 25% discount off everything on Crazy Rumors’ website. Simply use the promo code VBR when checking out! This code will expire June 28th, so make sure to use it soon! Enjoy!

Pucker up with HibisKiss by Crazy Rumors

Crazy Rumors vegan lip balm giveaway!

Vegan Beauty Review featured in Woman’s World Magazine

On snap! There’s a new vegan lip balm in town!

Sunny — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:55:25 +0000

Not only is this vegan lip balm I’ve recently discovered all-natural, organic and vegan but it’s also rawsome. It’s Hurraw! Balm. This is very exciting to me because I didn’t even know raw lip balm existed! For those of you who might not know what I’m talking about when I mention the word raw: It basically means that it contains organic, raw, cold-pressed and centrifuged extracted nut/seed oils and butters that have been processed below 118 degrees – that way all the essential nutrients in these ingredients stay in tact. This means your smackers are gonna feel super quenched and happily nourished!

I’m a huge lip balm fanatic. I’m also pretty picky when it comes to vegan lip balms that I like using consistently. I definitely know what I’m not a fan of – I especially don’t like balms that are oily, lumpy or sticky. The consistency of Hurraw! Balms is simply perfect… it’s smooth, not grainy and it lasts a long time. They are also very affordable ($3.79 each) and come in a variety of fun flavors to choose from: Vanilla Bean, Cinnamon, Coconut, Grapefruit, Orange, Mint, Almond, Licorice, Lime, Rootbeer, Chocolate and Lemon. Of the flavors I’ve tried, my favs so far are Cinnamon (it has a pretty, sheer red tint), Mint (it’s tingly and fresh) and Vanilla (it has real raw vanilla beans – you can see the little black bean speckles in this balm which give it an amazing flavor). I’m eager to eventually try Rootbeer and Chocolate – don’t those sound delish?

I also want to point out that these balms are ovaly shaped versus the traditional round tubed balms. The shape makes for an easy application and these balms are definitely more pocket friendly. Hurraw to that!

If you live in the Los Angeles area, you can purchase Hurraw! Balms at Erewhon. Otherwise, you can buy directly from Hurraw!’s website.

To order and for more info: Hurraw! Lip Balm

Crazy Rumors vegan lip balm giveaway!

Sunny — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:57:47 +0000

To celebrate Vegan Beauty Review being in Woman’s World Magazine this week, we’re going to have a Crazy Rumors vegan lip balm giveaway. Crazy Rumors lip balms really are the best! They come in a variety of fun flavors (i.e. coffee, tea, ice cream, gumball, etc. – fun, right?) and they are packed with moisturizing and nourishing ingredients to keep your sexy smackers ever so kissable.

One lucky VBR reader is going to win the following:

The A La Mode, Parlor Collection (Orange Creamsicle, Raspberry Sherbet & Mint Chocolate)

and the Gumball, Sweet Tooth Collection (Bubble Gum, Grape Bubble & Mint Bubble)

All you have to do to enter to win is leave a comment on this post (feel free to enter as many times as you like). A winner will be randomly selected and announced on January 26th. Good luck!

*UPDATE* Winner of the Crazy Rumors lip balms is Miss Alix! Congrats!

Winner was selected using random.org

For more info: Crazy Rumors

Help save animals while making your lips kissable!

Sunny — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 06:56:00 +0000

My Lip Stuff has a gazillion fun flavors of lip balms (i.e. Dingleberry, Cilantro, Jalapeno, etc.). While their vegan flavors are a wee bit limited, all of the Charitabalms are 100% vegan and $1.50 from each $3 balm goes toward a fabulous animal-loving charity. It’s a win-win, folks. I’ve tried many of My Lip Stuff’s vegan balms are they are uber glossy, tasty (sweetened with Stevia) and they are packed with loads of moisture and shine.

Charitabalms to choose from:

Born Free USA
-Fur Free Peach
-Banana Kisses

PETA
-Naturally Vegan Lip Balm (unflavored)

Leaping Bunny
-Vegan Carrot Cake

Rabbit Rescue CA
-Cottontail Candy
-Honey Bunny
-CinnaBunny

Animal Acres
-Snickerdoodle
-LeMOOmade
-Baa Baa Blackberry
-Peppermint Piggies

For more info: My Lip Stuff Charitabalms

Link to My Lip Stuff review

Kick it up a notch with fun and quirky vegan lip balm

Sunny — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:53:00 +0000

If you’re in the market for handmade, sustainable, organic, vegan, kosher lip balm, lemme draw your attention to Lips by Wong.
I’ve never met Kaia Wong, the mastermind behind these genius tubes of lip lube, in person but after having checked out her website and her myspace page, I’ve decided she’s one of the coolest people on the planet. She’s spunky and fun, quirky and cool and she makes vegan lip balms that are as unique as she is. All of her lip balms have artsy labels and bejeweled caps. They are quite fun to look at. I’m also all about promoting and supporting grassrootsy indie businesses and so should you. It feels good and it’s sort of like shopping at a boutique with such novel goodies.

Glittery lip stuffs that I highly recommend:

Bubble Gum Lip Balm ($4): This yummy lip balm is light pink, sparkly and smells exactly like bubble gum! The label features Kaia Wong blowing bubbles – it’s cute! Although her website says all lip balms contain beeswax, they don’t. In fact, here’s the list of ingredients for the 2 lip balms I’m reviewing: organic coconut oil, organic jojoba oil, organic olive oil, organic palm kernel oil, candelilla wax, castor seed oil, carnauba wax, Vitamin E, organic/vegan/kosher flavors, stevia and a touch of glitter.
Kaia is a lip balm wizard. I’m sure she would make any of her lip treats vegan upon request.

Sangria Sparkle Lip Balm ($4): Anything with ‘sparkle’ in its name immediately gets my attention. It’s a subtle sparkle but a sparkle all the same. I don’t know why but the scent of this balm reminds me of childhood… no, I didn’t drink Sangria as a tiny tot. It just smells so sweet. It definitely ignites my sense memory somehow. So, I have to say these lip balms have the perfect amount of moisturizing lip power. Some times vegan lip balms are a little dry and take some effort when applying but these are totally slick and glossy. They make my kissy lips that much more kissable. I am such a fan!

Kaia’s lip balms come in some other delicious flavors: Gummy Bear, Chocolate and Clockwork Orange Creamsicle.
You can also stock up on fun vegan homemade soaps while you are at it. Soaps include: Mocha Muffin, Green Tea Blossom, Coffee Cake and Clarity.

For more info check out Kaia’s quirky, fun website: Lips by Wong