Review (3/5): 3 and 1/2 stars: a basic lip balm
I've tried a few other products by Hudson and James so I was intrigued by this. I've made a lot of beauty products at home so I'm very familiar with the ingredients. Going into the winter in New England, I need some good lip balms. This feels nice on the lips. Has a very mild orange scent, but nothing artificial. Not sticky at all and I like that it's in a glass jar. I was surprised by the term "cloud" in the name since this was hard and dense. Depending on the temperatures of your climate, both cocoa and shea harden up quite a lot but will melt at certain higher temperatures. Shea butter is easy to whip but this seems like it was just melted down and poured. I thought it would be more fluffy. I like that the ingredients are organic and fair trade but I still can't seem to justify the cost. Shea butter, sweet orange essential oil and cocoa seed butter are some of the most affordable oils and butter so twenty bucks for this seems very high. I'll use it up but it's not a stand out product for me.