NEW BARE ENGLISH & CO. LIP BALM FLAVOURS AVAILABLE NOW

I hope your all doing well today and wherever you are if its freezing that your all keeping safe and warm. This weather literally has been a drag this year and I have spent a good chunk of this winter in hibernation mode. I find my skin is really suffering too. I have had a couple of unpleasant break outs, dry flakey skin around my nose and cheek area and to top it off I naturally have dry chapped lips, so its worse then ever with this insane cold weather.

I am constantly using lipbalm and ever since I started using Bare English & Co. its not often I ever use any other lip balms unless for testing purposes. So I wanted to share with you all the 4 brand new flavours that will soon be releasing from Bare English. Three will be exclusive to Shoppers Drug Mart and the last one will be the first to release at London Drugs.


I wanted to get this post up a.s.a.p. before these new balms make their debut at the Toronto Tea Festival this week-end. The show runs February 1-2 and both days it will be open 10-5. If your in the area and want more info about the show you can find that here . If any of you do go be sure to find Bare English & Co. and show them the love.

I am such a huge fan of Bare English & Co. and I am thrilled to be one of the first to try out these new flavours and share my findings with you all:)

CUCUMBER MELON- This is a fresh healthy tasting lip balm. I can really taste the essence of cucumber followed up with a mild sweet honey dew finish. I am normally not a fan of cucumber melon anything, but surprisingly I can wear this and I enjoy it, but not my favourite. I can see this being very appealing to many as I know cucumber melon scented or flavoured items tend to be bigger sellers in the beauty world. I just happen to be the person who adores berry flavours and gourmand scents more. This is a green tea infused lip balm.

CHERRY BERRY- As soon as this hits my lips I get a mouth and nose full of delicious ripe berries I especially sense raspberry, possibly blackberry and tart cherry. I adore this one. It reminds me of something from my childhood and I am having trouble placing it, but anything that evokes nostalgia is a winner for me. It goes to show everyone's perception of scent and flavour are different because my son says he smells cinnamon in it as well.

This is a white tea based lip balm

PINK GRAPEFRUIT- I truly feel like I just bit into a piece of grapefruit with this one. I love it, this is so true to taste and for some reason this balm feels extra smooth going on my lips. This is an excellent choice for summer time lips. I feel like having a fresh squeezed glass of grapefruit juice now. Again this is a white tea based balm and leaves a nice clean feeling in the mouth and on the lips.

VANILLA ALMOND- Can I just say right away OMG, this lip balm and I were a match made in heaven. This is perfect. You get the clean white tea mixed with the warm comforting smell and taste of vanilla, but that oh so yummy nutty impact from the almond. So going on a side note I love almonds. I am crazy about them in many different ways, toasted, in salad, candied, and one of my favourite desserts as a child was "Almond Torte" and the best one came from Fabians Café on Markham road in Scarborough, Ontario. Also every Christmas growing up I always got marzipan pigs, fruit or Zentis marizipan potatoes, which are a sweet confectionary made with almond paste and is a popular German treat. I also distinctly remember my obsession with beauty and products all started from a young age the moment I smelt and used the original Vidal Sassoon in the late 80's. It came in a coffee brown coloured bottle and smelt very much like almonds and in my mind was one of the very best shampoos ever. Coming back to the now, maybe you can all see why this balm is my #1 pick of all the new flavours with Pink Grapefruit following as a close second.

All Bare English & Co. lip balms are made with the finest tea infusions and quality organic/vegan ingredients. I highly recommend this brand and love that my whole family can safely use them:)

The three flavours that will be exclusive to Shoppers Drug Mart are Cucumber Melon, Pink Grapefruit & Vanilla Almond

Cherry Berry will release first at London Drugs

I am glad to see the family of products from Bare English & Co. growing and I know we will see a lot more from them in the future.

YOU CAN READ MY VERY FIRST POST ABOUT DISCOVERING BARE ENGLISH & CO. HERE

So to recap this is all the flavours either currently out or coming soon from Bare English

CURRENTLY AVAILABLE

-Mint Chocolate

-Pomegranate Berry

-Vanilla Coconut

Coming Soon

-Cucumber Melon

-Pink Grapefruit

-Vanilla Almond

-Cherry Berry 

Here is where you too can find Bare English & Co. aside from their direct website

THANKS AGAIN SO MUCH TO BARE ENGLISH & CO. FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT TO MAKEUP'ASYLUM YOU GUYS ARE "AWESOME SAUCE";) XO

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NEW TO MAKEUP'ASYLUM LETS TALK TEA/COFFEE FEATURING TEALISH

 

NOW OPEN, COME ON IN....

 

 

 So the purpose of this area of my blog is to cover my other passion which is Tea & Coffee, as well as giving all of you an opportunity to get to know me better. I will cover various brands of tea and coffee and share my discoveries with you all. Toward the end of each post I will offer up a tidbit of information about myself or you are welcome to ask a question in the comments that I may answer within the post or in a future post. All questions will be considered, but some things I will NOT answer due to privacy issues.

So moving along today I wanted to share with you a tea company located in the heart of downtown Toronto called TEALISH

I was gifted some of their tea over the holidays from another Toronto based company I have reviewed on my beauty blog. They are Bare English & Co. which specialize in unique tea infused, vegan/organic lip balms, they have become my holy grail go to lip product, a must try.

So back to the tea, here is a little back story about Tealish. They are a hip modern tea shop that was introduced in 2005. The idea was to better inform consumers about tea and bring new life to the ideals of tea drinking. Taking what at one time may have seemed boring to now blissful new heights. Tealish offers amazing premium loose leaf tea in a wide range of flavours, textures, colours and aromas. It will truly awaken your senses, allowing you to start thinking outside the mundane tea box.
You will be greeted by a wall of a fine assortment of teas for all tastes and likings. For me personally I love dessert type black tea, but through drinking loose tea have discovered many others I would other wise not realized I would come to love.
If you happen to stop in at Tealish you can check out their entirely tea based menu and even try samples on hand. Also be sure to pick up some teaware for new beginnings in tea drinking or if you just want to add to your existing collection for those that are more seasoned tea drinkers.

Check out the teas that I have been sipping

CHOCOLATE MINT ROOIBOS

Image used from the Tealish website as I no longer have the bag that my tea came in

 

Chocolate Mint- Is a clean but rich Rooibos base tea, with delicious sweet tart apple pieces and orange peel mingling with the real stars of the show the warm chocolate essences followed with a big burst of mint for the perfect winter pairing.

 

 

 

Did you know that Rooibos is naturally caffeine free, so drink it up and no worries of it keeping you up.

 

A beautiful amber coloured liquid that is easy drinking

I like this tea with steamed milk and agave nectar, or sugar if you prefer. I also have had this with whip cream which makes it a perfect adult version of a mint hot chocolate.

 

 

COCONUT BONGO

 

 

Need an escape from the cold weather we are surround by then reach for a hot cup of tropical goodness. This tea is Oolong based that has been lightly oxidized, which takes on a beautiful creaminess and mix that with the natural sweetness of coconut, its a match made in a tropical paradise. There are also gentle notes of orchid playing along side the coconut as well to further the exotic experience. This tea will not disappoint. Coconut Bongo can easily be drank just on its own, but you can add what you like to it. Again I have added whip cream which really makes this tea ultimate like a cup of coconut cream pie, but without the guilt.

Each tea leaf unfolds once steeped and you can see the beautiful delicate leaves in their full form

 

Oolong tea is a very mellow looking, delicate, translucent liquid similar to the colour of a good chardonnay. However this is big on flavour.

 

Be sure to ease your self into drinking Oolong tea as it is a natural laxative, trust me I know from experience when I first discovered Oolong last year. That's a whole other story I will share if you like at a later time;P At least I can laugh about it now.

 

POMEGRANATE GOJI

 

 

An amazing sparkling infusion of juicy goji and cranberries. This tea is crisp and refreshing and leaves a clean feeling on the palate. The base is green (sencha) tea which there is a multitude of health benefits just from that alone such. Here are a couple of my favourites "Improving brain function", aids in "weight loss" by boosting the bodies ability to burn off fat and increase your metabolism. Green tea can also kill harmful bacteria in the mouth and make you less prone to getting flu's and needing frequent trips to the dentist.

Also who doesn't love anything chalked full of antioxidant superfoods.

I think this will make for a wonderful summer time iced tea and look forward to trying it out.

 

This particular tea is also a visual treat with all the gorgeous colours melding together in perfect tea harmony.

 

Green tea can range from mild yellow to a deeper green depending on the leaves and processing and aging, as well as drying methods.

 

So that concludes my first post on Tea featuring the company Tealish, so check them out on location at 728 Queen St W. or if your too far away check them out on line. Link is at the top of the page.

 

 

The small white bowls featured in the first two teas were purchased along time ago from Benix and they are by Henri Phillipe. The traditional Japanese tea bowl with flowers on it was brought back from Japan, by a friends mother who gave it to me.

 

As a pairing while enjoying your tea may I recommend some sipping music. One of my favourite cd's is Diana Krall "When I Look in your eyes" great jazz music.

 

 

Tidbit about me- I have worked in several music stores in the past and have an extensive background and knowledge of music and many genres.

 

 

THANKS EVERYONE FOR SUPPORTING MAKEUP'ASYLUM AND ALLOWING ME TO GROW NOT ONLY AS A BLOG, BUT AS A BRAND TOO.

 

XOXO:)