Friday 24 January 2014

Brand Focus #2 - Burt's Bees




Hello everyone! I know this post is a tiny bit late, but here's the second part to my 'Brand Focus' series, dedicated to Burt's Bees. This wonderful natural cosmetics company was founded in 1984 by Roxanne Quimby, and has grown from strength to strength since then. In 1994, Burt's Bees Beeswax Lip Balm was created, and remains as the company's #1 bestseller today.. (and one of my firm favourites!)

Not only are all of the products a lot more natural than your average drugstore finds, they also smell fantastic. I highly recommend you make your way to your local Boots or Holland & Barrett and give a couple a sniff, you'll instantly fall in love!


Firstly, I'll start with the lip balms. These tend to come in two different forms: a twisty stick, and a little metal tin. I personally prefer the sticks as I find them easier to use, but the tin is great to slip into your pocket, and feels a little more luxurious. (Not to mention it has an adorable bee illustration on the lid!)
The sticks (and sticks only, as far as I am aware) come in a number of different flavours/types. The original Beeswax with Vitamin E and Pepperment (a very tingly-type lip balm, and smells so good!), Beeswax with Mango Extract (my personal favourite),  Pomegranate Oil, Beeswax with Honey, and Beeswax with Pink Grapefruit. I believe there are a few others as well, as well as tinted balms, but these listed tend to be the most readily available. They can be found in most Boots stores for £3.69, and are occasionally on offer.

I'm only going to lightly touch on the rest of the Burt's Bees range, as there is such a variety of products available, from Cuticle Creams to Shampoos. I've only heard good things about all of these products, but am yet to try most of them. 
However, if you decide to try one thing, (aside from the lip balms) I would definitely recommend any one of their hand creams. They are ever so hydrating, and smell so fresh! They do retail for a little more than your average cream, but are worth it for the packaging alone (I can't get enough of those little bees!) Whatever you do decide to try, I can guarantee that you won't be disappointed.



Thanks for reading, and I'd love to hear what you think down below! :)

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20 comments:

  1. Love burt's bees lip balms and the hand cream sound great as well!

    Millie x
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    1. Especially good at this time of year, they really help to stop dryness in the cold weather! x

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  2. Really like burt's bees lip balm, use it every day! Great post :)

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    1. Thank you! :) Even my boyfriend uses it, so it must be good, haha! x

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  3. I love Burt's Bees, and it smells so nice. :) Nice post!

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    1. They do! Especially the ones with lots of natural oils in them :) x

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  4. I don't have a Burt's Bees but see them in so many stores! When I first saw them years ago I thought they were a local brand because of their cute homemade looking packaging haha definitely heard good things about them!

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    1. I think that's what I like about them! :) I hope you're more tempted to try them now! x

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  5. oh, what the hell!! i had no idea they made such a wide variety of products!!!!!! definitely going to try them out, thanks for sharing!

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    1. It took me a while to realise as well, haha! They're stocked in a really weird place in my local Boots, so I never really came across them until last year. :) x

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  7. Fantastic post! I love Burts Bees, I even like saying it haha!

    Sian
    xo

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    1. Hahaha, I get what you mean! It sounds like such a friendly name :) x

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  8. I've not used the burt's bee's lip balms before but i'd like to as they seem quite popular! Great post x

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    1. I've converted my whole family, they're great! :) x

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  9. I love burts bees! My favorite lip balm is the one with pomegranate oil!

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  10. Ooooh yes, I have that one in my coat pocket at the moment, so it's getting a lot of use! It smells delicious! :) x

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