As I get older, there seems to be less blood flowing to my face. Combine this with the fact that my SPF 60 summer “light beige” (you really can’t call it a "tan") is fading. And I look like someone who's just seen a ghost.
So I turned to Burt’s Bees Radiance Serum to see if it could brighten up the situation.
I have to admit, while I love what Burt’s Bees stands for - natural products, environmentally responsible, etc - I never took them very seriously. I think it’s because I didn't find the burly, bearded man on their packaging all that aspirational.
That’s the look I’m going for. Got to get me some of that product.
The very first day I tried Burt's Bees Radiance Serum, a friend commented that my skin looked really healthy and glowy. After using it a few days, I looked in my magnifying mirror (if you break a magnifying mirror, is your bad luck magnified?) the tone and texture of my skin looked freakishly smooth, youthful and downright radiant.
The serum's texture - light weight and not at all oily. The smell- a little medicinal. And the ingredients - 99.86% natural. It contains, among other things, licorice root extract, glycerin, and Royal Jelly extract. Royal Jelly is a substance secreted by honey bees. If a queen is needed, a larva is chosen and will receive only Royal Jelly as nutrition.
Jam packed with 134 nutrients, Royal Jelly is the reason the queen grows 40 times bigger and lives 50% longer than the others. (Burt’s promises their harvesting procedure doesn’t harm the bees or their hives.)
But what I found even more impressive was the price. A frou-frou skin care company would charge $80 or more for a serum this good. Burt’s is only $18 at Walgreens.
Hey, if Royal Jelly is good enough to nourish "the chosen larva", it’s good enough for me.
Now that I'm a believer, does anyone have any other Burt's Bees products they recommend?
Feel free to use the "search the web" box to the right to find out where you can get it at the lowest price.
The very first day I tried Burt's Bees Radiance Serum, a friend commented that my skin looked really healthy and glowy. After using it a few days, I looked in my magnifying mirror (if you break a magnifying mirror, is your bad luck magnified?) the tone and texture of my skin looked freakishly smooth, youthful and downright radiant.
The serum's texture - light weight and not at all oily. The smell- a little medicinal. And the ingredients - 99.86% natural. It contains, among other things, licorice root extract, glycerin, and Royal Jelly extract. Royal Jelly is a substance secreted by honey bees. If a queen is needed, a larva is chosen and will receive only Royal Jelly as nutrition.
Jam packed with 134 nutrients, Royal Jelly is the reason the queen grows 40 times bigger and lives 50% longer than the others. (Burt’s promises their harvesting procedure doesn’t harm the bees or their hives.)
But what I found even more impressive was the price. A frou-frou skin care company would charge $80 or more for a serum this good. Burt’s is only $18 at Walgreens.
Hey, if Royal Jelly is good enough to nourish "the chosen larva", it’s good enough for me.
Now that I'm a believer, does anyone have any other Burt's Bees products they recommend?
Feel free to use the "search the web" box to the right to find out where you can get it at the lowest price.
Try the Naturally Ageless Pomegrante serum. It is amazing and it smells good.
Posted by: Ilovemygeek | September 23, 2008 at 01:37 PM
Thanks! I'll check it out.
Posted by: jenny | September 23, 2008 at 02:05 PM
This isn't a face product, but I love their lemon cuticle cream. It smells edible and I love anything lemony, and the stuff really works.
Posted by: Elle | September 25, 2008 at 04:26 PM
Thanks Elle. It sounds good. I'll check it out.
Posted by: jenny | September 25, 2008 at 10:41 PM
This stuff sounds fab-I will go look for it tonight on my every-Saturday escape from my child run to CVS.
I love lots of BB stuff but my fave is his Baby product stuff. I'd have another baby just to justify using that crap.
Posted by: shophappily | September 27, 2008 at 04:22 PM
That's hysterical.
Posted by: jenny | September 27, 2008 at 04:27 PM
That's hysterical.
Posted by: jenny | September 27, 2008 at 04:27 PM
I apply chapstick a million times a day, and for years the only one I could use was Burt's Bees (the peppermint kind, not the honey one). It's the most amazing thing ever.
(I found one other recently that I can use but it's almost 3x as expensive--the Cocoa Butter chapstick from the Body Shop, which smells like chocolate).
Posted by: Kathleen | January 27, 2009 at 03:20 PM
Hey Kathleen,
That sounds dangerous to have something right under my nose all day that smells like chocolate:)
thanks!
jenny
Posted by: jenny | January 27, 2009 at 03:37 PM