Happy Monday beauty queens!
Last week I filled you in on the new direction of my blog: Beauty… all things beauty! I am so excited to share with you this product I discovered via Instagram a few weeks ago. Ellovi Body Butter and Lip Butter. I am a huge fan of body butter and creamy lotion. I am the type of girl who CANNOT leave the house without putting on lotion. I hate the way my skin feels without it. But something I hate even more is a moisturizer that wears off throughout the day. This Butter keeps your skin feeling baby smooth all day long. No joke, I applied this in the AM last Saturday, and then went on a family outing to the dog park where it was 90+ degrees out with very little shade. After that, we went to the PX(Walmart/Mall on base), walked around and shopped for a few hours, and I was having a hot flash the whole time. Don’t ask… I have no idea why I have hot flashes at the age of 27. Then I came home to cook dinner, gave Char a bath and put her to bed, and this butter was STILL locked and loaded on my skin! I have never used a butter or lotion that has so much staying power!
The texture of this Butter reminds me of coconut oil (probably because there is coconut oil in it). It is super creamy and buttery (obviously), and luxurious. A little goes a long way with this product. You do not need to use as much as you would with ordinary lotions. I made that mistake the first time I used it. I could have covered my body with the amount that I thought would only cover my arm. Once this product hits your skin it melts like butter. The Butter leaves your skin looking dewy, but not greasy at all. It takes a few minutes to dry completely, but after that, you’ll have a perfect summer glow to the skin.
You would be surprised by how much body you can cover with a dime sized amount. I would not use this everyday all over your body unless you can afford to keep buying it every month. The jar is 3.5 ounces and priced at $26. Ellovi states a jar should last 1 – 6 months, depending on how obsessed you get. They recommend using Butter within 1 year of purchase. I will be saving this product to use about once a week after I exfoliate. For as much as I use self tanners and exfoliators, I need a good Butter like this to keep my skin looking luminous.
The lip butter is amazing as well. I have to admit to being a bit of a chap stick/lip balm/ lip butter junkie. I won’t even tell you how many I own, I am too embarrassed. But Ellovi’s lip butter has now taken the top spot in my purse from my old favorite chappie.
Product packaging is so important to me when choosing brands. Ellovi’s is beautiful and high end, the glass jar and oval shape lip butter are on point. -(PERK) the jar is such good quality, I will be keeping it to reuse for a DIY project!
My favorite part about this brand has to be the ingredients. There are only 6 ingredients in this butter . Yes… 6, only 6! Macadamia seed oil, Coconut oil, Marula nut oil, Hemp oil, Organic corn starch and Shea butter. You should feed your skin what you feed your body! There are absolutely NO preservatives, no parabens, and NO cheap gross fillers. Oh, and NO animal testing or ingredients. I love that Ellovi does not add water to their products, AKA you are getting what you pay for with this brand. If you were wondering why I said you should use it within a year, that is why. IF you so choose, you can literally eat these products – which I have had to keep myself from doing because of the scent! It is wonderful and not overpowering. In addition to packaging, the smell of a product is what brings me back to repurchase. I have the original scent of the Lip Butter, which has a nutty and sweet smell to it. The scent reminds me of vacation! But not in the sun block type of way, more like an island spa day! Ellovi offers two other scents: Vanilla and Mint Chocolate!
All in all I love this brand and wouldn’t be surprised if they end up in Sephora down the road.
Ellovi Body Butter and Lip Butter can be purchased online via their website ! http://www.ellovi.com/