Lanolips

I tend to be a lip gloss rather than lipstick kind of girl, so I was excited to try Lanolips’ Lip Ointment with Coulour (“Rose”) and SPF 15. I tend to be pretty good about using lotion with sunscreen on my face and body—and I am frequently reminded to protect myself from the sun due to the copious amounts I experience in Southern California—but I tend to forget about protecting my lips. This product is helpful without being medicinal despite containing “medical grade lanolin.” Plus it doesn’t have any sort of noxious smell…or any smell at all, really. The lanolin comes from wool, which is sheared from sheep in a cruelty-free manner. However, if you are vegan and/or avoiding all animal-derived products (honey, milk, beeswax, etc.), this is not for you.

The ointment is much thicker than a normal gloss, so the description of “ointment” seems somewhat appropriate. It hasn’t been especially cold here, but nonetheless, it still requires a little effort to squeeze the product out of the tube.  It’s soft, though, and not tacky at all upon the lips. After application, I generally forgot I had it on.  It claims it is “nature’s wonder moisturiser,” and moisturize it did.

The color is a nice, subtle pink, and is one probably more appropriate for daytime use—I see it as more of a daytime outing, cute, pick-up-a-man-at-the-farmers-market color rather than a going-out-at-night-to-pick-up-a-man-at-the-local-watering-hole color.  It’s a flat color without any sort of sparkle or flash. The only thing of which I’d recommend being careful is with regard to application. Initially I put it on in front of a mirror just to see the color of the product and how much the color showed up on my lips, but I noticed that due to its thickness the product did want to lump a bit upon my lips and leave small blobs of color, which wouldn’t have been so cute in a public setting—so consider asking a friend if the color’s even post-application if you’re lacking a mirror. Overall, though, I would definitely recommend Lanolips to a friend due to its smoothness, its offered protection, and its hint of my favorite color: girly pink.

Guest review by Morgan McCann, a lifelong girly-girl who was introduced to beauty products at an early age by her mother. Her hair was always done up right, whether it was crimped all over or just her bangs froofed with a curling iron and gobs of hair spray.  Over the years Morgan has grown more concerned with and interested in knowing from where her consumer products come, whether these things are food or beauty-related, and she loves discovering new cruelty-free products (particularly those with fun packaging). She also loves bright colors, music, and dogs, and is currently working in post-production while working toward an MBA.

I tried Tropical Traditions tea tree liquid and bar soaps, and they are both fantastic.  They are both made from non-refined, fresh, organic coconuts from the Philippines (shout out to my Pinoy friends!), and no chemical solvents are used in processing.

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I’ve always been a fan of toners, probably because of my oily skin, but I’ve been on the search for more moisturizing toners lately and I was happy to find Exuberance’s Believe Tangerine & Sugar Maple Balancing Facial Tonic.

This all-natural spray toner feels wonderful on my skin. It cleanses and soothes without any tightness. Like I’ve mentioned before, I prefer using a cotton pad with these spray toners, but my husband loves to just spray it on.

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I love the formula too. Most toners have just a few ingredients, mostly alcohol or witch hazel, but this toner has neither. Instead it has a variety of anti-aging and acne-fighting ingredients, including: Organic Aloe Leaf Juice, Organic Bilberry Extract, Organic Sugar Cane, Organic Sugar Maple, Organic Orange Fruit Extract, Organic Lemon Extract, Organic Cranberry Extract, Vitamin C, and Tea Tree Oil.

In addition to being cruelty-free and vegan, this tonic is free of parabens and artificial fragrances, which makes it even better.