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Feb 23, 2009

Win a Set of Kiss My Face Organic Lip Sheers and Shines!

February 23, 2009 By Carleenp 260 Comments

UPDATE: THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. Congrats to Karissa who won the prize. Karissa, an email is on the way to get your shipping address!

Last week, I reviewed Kiss My Face’s collection of their matching Lip Shimmers and Shines. Now you can win each entire set (six sheers and six shines).

To enter, leave a comment by noon central time on Wednesday, March 4, 2009, stating why you like Kiss My Face products or why you would like to try the Kiss My Face Organic Shimmers and Shines. You don’t have to say much, but you must answer the question. Just saying “hi” or leaving a couple of irrelevant words won’t get you an entry!

On March 4, 2009, I will randomly draw a winner and will notify them by email. I will also post the winner here. The winner must respond to email within 3 days or the prize will be redrawn. One entry per household. Duplicate household entries will be deleted or disqualified. Good luck!

Kiss My Face products are available at Whole Foods Stores and other natural product stores.

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Filed Under: Balm, Color, Contests, Gloss, Lip Tint, Misc. Tagged With: Balm, Contests, Gloss, Kiss My Face, Lip Tint, Natural, Organic

Jan 5, 2009

Softlips Pure Pomegranate and Honeydew

January 5, 2009 By Carleenp 2 Comments

Softlips has a new 100% natural and 95% organic lip balm, Softlips Pure. It is comes in two wonderful flavors: Pomegranate and Honeydew.

Softlips balms are thin balms that are rather light in consistency. That means that they do not feel heavy on the lips and a generally quite smooth. Light balms, however, don’t tend to last quite as long as the heavier and waxier balms, so there is a trade off. I tend to like heavy balms at night and outdoors and light balms during the day.

Here are the ingredients in Softlips Pure (starred items are organic):

cocos nucifera (coconut) oil*, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil*, beeswax*, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil*, flavor, butyrospermum parkii (shea butter)*, punica granatum (pomegranate) extract*, tocopherol [vitamin E]

I like the addition of olive oil to the balm and sha butter is always a good choice. The balms feel quite nice and do a decent job of conditioning. Mostly though I love the new flavors. Pomegranate and melon are two of my favorites in lip products (my others being orange and grapefruit flavors). The scent/flavor is light—just enough to be enjoyable, without overwhelming.

Look for Softlips Pure at drugstores and big box retailers. Also watch here later this week for a contest to win a set of softlips balms!

Filed Under: Balm, Natural/Organic Tagged With: Balm, Flavored, Natural, Organic, Softlips

Aug 27, 2008

Kiss My Face Organic Lip Balm

August 27, 2008 By Carleenp 2 Comments

Kiss My Face makes a wide range of organic bath and body products, including one of my absolute favorite lip balms.

Kiss My Face Certified Organic Lip Balm, SPF 15, Cranberry Orange is perfect for me in several ways:

It has SPF 15, so I can use it outside. I’m a stickler for always having sunscreen on my lips!
It is organic, which while not essential to me, I certainly do not complain about.
It is medium in texture, so it isn’t too heavy/waxy but also not too light/oily.
It tastes and smells great!

Here are the ingredients. I find the addition of titanium dioxide as one of the sunscreens particularly nice because that one won’t degrade in sunlight and provides full spectrum protection:

Active Ingredients (sunscreens): Octyl Methoxycinnamate, Benzophenone 3, Titanium Dioxide

Inactive Ingredients: Canola Oil (Certified Organic), Bees Wax (Certified Organic), Lecithin, Coconut Oil (Certified Organic), Royal Jelly, Propolis, Aloe Vera (Certified Organic), L Lysine, Tocopherol (Natural Vitamin E), Fruit Flavors (100% Natural)

My only complaint is that it doesn’t last quite as long as I think it could, although without making it waxier, that might be difficult.

Kiss My Face products are often available at natural food markets and health food stores. I have also seen them in some larger cosmetic stores and aisles. You can also comparison shop for Kiss My Face products on Bizrate/Shopzilla.