Carmex Review and Giveaway!

Since I moved to Alaska, one of my constant concern is dry, chapped lips.  Because the weather here is always extreme - super cold and dark in the winter time and hot in the summer (with almost 20 hours of sun), I always make sure that I have a lip balm with me all the time. And so I was super excited when the Carmex Team sent me to review their newest Carmex click stick flavors - Carmex Lime Twist  and Carmex Vanilla as a member of the Carmex Bloq Squad.

 

My experience:

For starters, although the packaging is similar to other lip balms being sold in drug stores, it has a  cool feature of being a "click stick"  -   this helps you regulate the amount of lip balm you want to use. In the past, I have wasted a lot of lip balm because I would turn the dial way too much, forget that I should adjust it back again before putting the cap back on, thereby ruining (and wasting) the whole stick. So I really like this no mess, easy to use feature!

When I tried them, I find that these glide smoothly on your lips and provides longer moisture without feeling greasy or "icky". I also like the menthol cooling properties that they have and that they provide sun protection (SPF 15). A plus for me also is that these products are non-addictive and non-tested on animals!

However, if you are sensitive to certain smells, note that they do come with a bit of  a smell but these are true to the flavors that they carry.  I was OK with both but I  like vanilla a bit more because the lime seemed stronger in terms of smell and flavor for my preference.  Overall, the lip balms did a nice job of protecting my lips :)

Want to try the Carmex Lime Twist  and Carmex Vanilla? You can purchase Carmex products at various US retailers such as Target, Walgreens, Walmart, Kmart, Kroger, Safeway and many more.  For a complete list of stores that carry Carmex products, click here.

Now for the giveaway - one lucky reader will receive the same products that I received: Carmex Lime Twist and Carmex Vanilla click sticks and a cool summer fleece picnic blanket to add to your summer fun!

Mandatory Entry:  Must be a GFC follower of my blog!  Just write a comment that you are an existing follower or a new follower AND visit Carmex, tell me if you prefer the Lime Twist or Vanilla click stick.  You need to do to do both! (1 entry) 

* Make sure you write your e-mail address so I can contact you if you win.

 

Extra Entries:

1. Visit Carmex and tell me what other products you wish to try
2. Follow me on Twitter (@mandalarctic) and tell me your twitter handle

3. Follow  Carmex Lip Balm on Twitter.

4. Grab my button.  Leave a link as to where you put it.  

5. Tweet and leave a link of your tweet.

This giveaway  is open to  US residents only and will end on September 5, 2011  (11:59 AM Alaska time).  I will use random org. to choose the winner and he/she will be contacted via e-mail.  Winner will have 48 hours to confirm the prize or I will choose an alternate winner.  Carmex will directly ship the prize to the lucky winner.

Good luck!

Disclosure:  I received the Carmex Lime Twist and Vanilla Lip Balms from Carmex plus a Carmex fleece picnic blanket to use to facilitate my review.  A similar prize kit will be sent by  Carmex to one lucky reader of my blog. I was not monetarily compensated for this post and the review reflects my own experience and opinion while using the product which may vary from yours.