Burt’s Bees Radiance Lip Shimmer

I bought this together with the honey lip balm. When I purchase this I wanted something that has a sheer shine on my lips. When you first apply the shimmer, it gives a cold minty feeling. This tingling sensation is caused by the peppermint oil which is part of the ingredients. It does not feel waxy nor does it feel sticky. After you apply, it might be a little whitish, but fear not, after a while it will look natural.

This is a lip shimmer but I think it works well as a lip balm too. It does keep my lips moisturized. They have a lot of other colors and all of them are colors from natural ingredients. The one that I bought is call radiance. It is colorless, but it gives a light shimmer the way I like it :)

The only problem I have with this is the twisting mechanism. Once you twist it up, it cannot come down. I have checked with Burt’s Bees if this is how it is supposed to be and YES it is supposed to be like this. Reason is because the lip shimmer is made of natural ingredient and it is soft, that is why the shimmer is non-retractable.

Verdict :This is great for women who are on the go because it is a works as a lip balm and gives you a nice shimmer. Down side is the non-retractable mechanism.

Price : Premium – RM 31.80 0.09 Oz/2.6 g

Where : Gardens at Mid Valley and The Curve

Burt’s Bees Honey Lip Balm

I was spending some time researching about ingredients that are in cosmetics and skin care. And there are substances that are speculated to be harmful. And like I mentioned on my article on SLS, it is a personal consumption choice on whether you purchase the product or not. If you are interested in that article, click here

Therefore, I have been going around checking out natural products. And I found out that Burt’s Bees have arrived in our shore. I saw the brand in Singapore and Taiwan but never tried before. So I decided to check out their branch in The Gardens. Here is a picture of their new outlet.

It was actually a pleasant experience getting to know their products. The sales person that attended to me was really helpful and patiently explaining the whole range that they have. They have Skin Care, Hand care, Baby care, Body care and Lip care. They have all sort of lip balm and lip shimmer. Some in the normal cylinder kind tube where you can twist up and down and some in a small aluminum tin.

I have decided to buy their honey lip balm and radiance lip shimmer (will review the lip shimmer soon).

The honey lip balm really smells like honey and it is 100% natural. It gives a layer of wax on my lips that keeps it moisturize. The smell feels so natural; it is a natural honey scent. Below is a picture of all the contents.

The only thing that I was doubtful is tocopherol and lanolin. So what I did was I google them up. And here is a summary of what are these 2 substances.


Tocopherol - a class of chemical compounds of which many have vitamin E activity.

Lanolin - A pure, natural product, lanolin is simply the wax taken from sheep's wool, after the sheep has been shorn.

I guess they are not harmful.

Verdict : It is a good buy though a bit pricey compare to those in the pharmacy. I like it that I am assured that the lip balm is made put of natural product and it is ok if I eat it :)

Price : Mid Range – RM 18 (0.15 oz)

Where : Gardens at Mid Valley (near cold storage) & The Curve (near Borders)