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January 09, 2012

Figs & Rouge 100% Organic Natural Balms


Figs & Rouge had an idea - to create a balm that would be completely free from any harmful chemicals & synthetic ingredients - voila! - a 100% organic, 100% pure, 100% natural skincare product! Vitamin enriched organic essential oils, pure nourishing shea butters and nature's best organic bees wax. This is our award winning formulation made to deliver the best & most effective moisturising & natural balm for all skin types!

I was offered to try out a new product that Hip Apotheca are launching called Figs & Rouge. I've heard of these balms and as you know I'm addicted to lipbalms, of course I couldn't pass up on this opportunity!

This balm is actually a little hard to describe. You may remember that I previously reviewed Antipodes Saviour Skin Balm? Well it's not that sort of balm, it's much smaller and purse friendly but I would say it's more like Rosebud Salve but with different scents and not as oily and more on the creamy side. It's a 100% vegan multi purpose balm and it comes in a variety of scents.


At first sight, I thought the tin was so small, but don't let this fool you - when you open it, you can see that the lid is pretty large and you actually get a pretty decent quantity of product!

I decided to use Figs & Rouge only on my lips because of its texture, I don't feel it's the kind of balm that you can apply all over your body (just like the Saviour Balm). Speaking of texture, I don't think I've used anything similar before!


When you open the cap, the balm looks solid, but once you dip your finger in it, you can notice a grainy looking texture - but it's actually not grainy! It's creamy and it melts to the touch, leaving just a hint of shine to the lips as I find it's super quickly absorbed, leaving your lips smoothed and moisturized. Even though it's absorbed very fast, I didn't feel the need to reapply more product through the day - in the morning and at night was enough.

I think the tin is incredibly cute and the size is great for just throwing it in your purse or in your pocket. Of course, a tin is always less hygienic than a tube, but I think these tins are way cuter and I'll be sure to re-use them when I use them up!

Even though I only used these on my lips as of yet, the possibilities are endless when it comes to these amazing balms. Besides moisturizing lips, Figs & Rouge can be used in a multitude of ways: - Having a bad hair day? Use it to tame stubborn flyaways. - Lightly dab on dry patches around eyes, lips and nose without disturbing your make up - Moisturize dry cuticles - Mix a bit of pigment to create a sheer tinted lip balm

Figs & Rouge 100% Organic Natural Balms are available at Hip Apotheca in a variety of scents and in two different sizes: $5.60 for 8 ml / .26 oz and $7.70 for 17 ml / .60 oz.

Disclaimer: One or more products were sent to me for consideration to review. I am not affiliated with this company and the fact that the products were free absolutely does not influence my opinion.

19 comments:

  1. J'adore cette marque :)
    J'en achete parfois chez winners

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  2. This looks cool! Too bad they don't do It'l shipping :(

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  3. Wow enfin un produit complètement naturel ! Avant j'utilisais un beurre de karité pur. Je n'ai jamais eu les lèvres aussi bien hydratée, mais l'odeur tombe vite sur le coeur... Alors ceux-ci m'intéressent beaucoup :P merci !


    http://redlipsandbeauty.blogspot.com/

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  4. @ PtiteMeve : Ahhhh bin oui, maintenant que tu le dis, il me semble bien en avoir déjà vu chez Winners!

    @ Za's : Oh pourtant en ce moment j'utilise un beurre corporel du Body Shop au beurre de karité et j'adore l'odeur mais c'est sûr que ce n'est pas 100% pur. Dommage! Mais oui, ces baumes ont bien fonctionnés pour moi (:

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  5. I love the packaging for this balm, those tins are absolutely adorable! The texture sounds really nice, too; I'll definitely be on the lookout for these.

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  6. I'd buy one for the packaging alone!<3 So pretty :)

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  7. Well then I'm glad you found the Revlon one =) Ufortunately Revlon is not available here in Sweden =( So sad!

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  8. never heard of these but they look really interesting,any way love all lip balms !Thank for the review hunni!!

    xxxx

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  9. I got one in my GLossy Box last month and I really like it. The little pot is so pretty and it keeps my lips moisturized a lot longer than vasaline. It's also Emma Watson's fav aparently!
    http://www.daniellesdiscerningeye.blogspot.com

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  10. So cute!! And they sound awesome!! I think I might order them!

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  11. @Sari : I'll be sure to re-use the tins as they are just too cute! And yes, I don't think I've seen a similar texture in another product before but I relaly like it!

    @Danielle : Oh yes I remember seeing it on blogs in last month's GlossyBox! I'm glad you like it and yes you are right, Emma seems to be a big fan!

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  12. They look so so wonderful! I want to try them out :)

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  13. These look great and I love the cute tins too. Im super obsessed with lip balms and glosses. I usually have 2 in every purse haha

    Xo

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  14. wow they do look lovely! i'm confused whether they are lip balms or body balms especially with your photo but thanks for sharing your experience. i have yet tried a "grainy" balm that melts on the lips. :)

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  15. I've never tried a balm with this sort of texture.. it looks so interesting! I really love the packaging, too!

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  16. Just curious: How did you find the tastes/smells of these?

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  17. @Sara : I personally think the smell is very subtle yet natural - for the rose one, it smells the real thing, not that cheap chemical rose smell! It didn't really taste anything to me. Hope it helps!

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