Many of you may already know of the beautiful Viv Valore (here is her Youtube link) who is active in the green beauty world. When she offered to send me some goodies from her brand new company, Clean Cauldron, I jumped at the opportunity! She was using me as a guinea pig to see if it would be feasible to ship her products worldwide, as she is based in the US,
WELL!!!
This package arrived to me in the post today, and I was so excited that I couldn't wait to share with you guys! The packaging was so lovely that I couldn't resist taking photos before I had even opened it!
She sent me 3 lip tints and 4 body butters in different flavours. I have tried out all 3 of the lip tints today alone (!!!) and I can't get enough of them. They all offer a sheer wash of colour and an EXTREME amount of moisture (note: these will begin to melt if you keep them in too warm a place, eg above a radiator..).
The ingredients are incredibly clean (hence the apt naming of her shop) and are free from all the usual suspects (parabens, phthalates, preservatives, etc). She has all the ingredients plainly listed on the labels and also on her website.
The pink colour is Purity, the orange is Firedust and the Purple is Mystic. I love the fact that they all came with a safety seal so you can be sure no one else has been trying them on ;)
I haven't even mentioned my favourite aspect: the smell.
Ladies, let's take a moment here.
*deep breath*
I cannot get over the smell of these products. Mystic has no discernible scent to me, but both Purity and Firedust have added flavour that make them smell absolutely magical. I can't quite put my finger on what the scent is, but it reminds me of caramel. Beware that other may be tempted to nibble you lips while wearing these tints!!
As for the body butters, the scents she sent are Blood Orange, Wizard, Vanilla and Chocolate. These also came sealed, which is much appreciated. I have just smothered myself in the Blood Orange scent. They are incredibly moisture filled, quite rich body creams, the texture is similar to some sort of whipped frosting. Of course, the scents are all divine. Viv has an unerring nose and creates the most delectable products. They all smell edible to me, like baked goods... mmmmm...
As you can tell, I tend to get carried away whenever things smell good.
To me, the Blood Orange smells like lemon drizzle cake.
The scent Wizard is a beautiful man smell. Smear this on your man while he sleeps or just keep it around if you like the smell of manliness. Wear this body butter and you'll feel as if you've stolen your boyfriend's teeshirt and are wearing his smell.. At least that's how I feel, and I don't even have a man!
Vanilla smells like cheesecake to me, it has that slight edge of sharpness to it, which makes it an incredibly dynamic and luxurious smell. I love it.
The scent Chocolate smells like a French boulangerie to me. It reminds me of pain au chocolat and macarons. It has undercurrents of chocolate and overcurrents of biscuity goodness.
I'm bowled over by these products! I absolutely recommend checking out her stuff, they are dreamy and I can't possibly choose a favourite out of everything she sent. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that international shipping works out, because I'm hooked, and I'll be needing a fix as soon as these run out.
I also wanted to mention that the little black jars she sent are for samples only, the finished product won't be sold like that. Viv is incredibly thoughtful and puts a lot of thought and care into the details of her products. Having said that, I would buy these no matter what packaging
they were sold in!!
If you want to keep up to date with Viv's shop, you can follow her Instagram here!
