Ana Aya & Co. Vegan Lip Balm

Ana Aya & Co. Vegan Lip Balm in Manic Mango
$3.50 (Free shipping)

[Cocoa butter, candelilla wax, coconut oil, jojoba oil, sweet almond oil, vitamin E; stevia flavor oils]

Ana Aya & Co. is a nifty little company (found em on Etsy) that specializes in natural mineral makeup.

This lip balm seemed dreamy and I was pumped about it. It's Vegan!

Well... it smells divinely mango-licious.

When you put it on... not so divine. Cocoa butter is one of the toughest lip balm ingredients to use because you have to be so exact with melting and cooling. The times and temps and critical. This balm has some parts that are smooth but has some serious crystallization of the cocoa butter. When I first went to put it on I actually cut my lip. Uncool. I pushed the balm up and cut off the top to try and get down to where the balm might be less harsh. To little avail, I have managed to put it on a few times without bleeding or hurting my lips.

When I have been able to put it on, it is greasy. And when I went outside it melted off my lips. That is not good.

It tastes a lot like Cocoa butter too. The mango is there and it is not as disgusting as that Lucias Lip Love, yet it is not super.

When I got this lip balm I also got some rad make up samples. While this lip balm is not great, the mineral eye shadow I received was AMAZING! I have never worn an eyeshadow (mineral or not) that lasts as long (without a base) as Ana Aya & Co.'s eyeshadow! Don't get this lip balm, but you NEED to get the eyeshadow. I recommend Swanky.

Overall, this balm is not amazing. It's not even great. It may have been a bad batch, but you can visually see the crystallization as soon as you take the cap off.

Rating: 0 outta 5