Three words: Botan Rice Candy.
If you know what I’m talking about, don’t you just love the edible rice paper wrapper? YUM! I ate tons of those chewy, lemon-orange flavored candies as a kid. My mom would always let me put one pack in the cart whenever we’d go grocery shopping.
I hadn’t thought about them in years until the other day when I slipped a layer of new Bite Beauty Vitamin Gel in Pink Grapefruit ($18) on my lips.
It’s one of five vitamin-enriched flavors in Bite’s new line of moisturizing, non-sticky lip treatments, and I think it tastes EXACTLY like Botan Rice Candy (but not like grapefruit), om nom nom!
The pretty color, a barely there pink tint, shines brightly with a high gloss finish, but this one’s flavor will keep me coming back for more, and more, and more. It’s that yummy!
I’ve been applying it every once in a while throughout the day, kinda like a moisturizing snack (it has a standard slant applicator), and then right before bed to let it moisturize my lips while I sleep.
It’s a good thing Bite fashioned these all-natural Vitamin Gels out of food-grade ingredients and left out the synthetics, polybutenes, and petroleum byproducts, because I might just have this tube for dessert. 🙂
Actually, I don’t think I’ll do that.
PRICE: $18 each
AVAILABILITY: Exclusive to Sephora. Available now at select stores and also online
MAKEUP AND BEAUTY BLOG RATING: B+ (I’m not sure if they all have the same flavor; if you’ve tried others, let me know in the comments)
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S.
Molly says
March 18th, 2011 at 9:26 amYeahhhh… I might have to get this on the Botan Candy comparison alone!!
Karen says
March 18th, 2011 at 9:45 amI am craving some right now! I haven’t found an Asian grocery store in my town though. 🙁
Amber says
March 18th, 2011 at 10:05 amHave you checked your biggest local supermarket’s international foods aisle? I am pretty sure I have seen it at HEB here in Texas. They even have pocky!
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Nina says
March 18th, 2011 at 11:15 amwhere i work at – there are 4 or 5 huge asian grocery stores. im in asian candy heaven! 🙂
Lisa says
March 18th, 2011 at 11:08 amWell then you must check out asianfoodgrocer.com. I order ALL the time. Low shipping rates, and excellent quality.
http://mojosavings.com/2011/03/18/retail-printable-coupon-round-up-318/
We grew up in Japan and these candies were a must have!!! Now this gloss is a must have!!!!
Lisa says
March 18th, 2011 at 11:09 amsorry, wrong link….oops
http://www.asianfoodgrocer.com/product/botan-rice-candy
Amber says
March 18th, 2011 at 9:32 amYou made me reach for my yummy red velvet cake gloss! (First ingredient is delicious polybutene. 😉 )
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Karen says
March 18th, 2011 at 9:45 amFunny you should mention red velvet cake. I was craving it this morning for breakfast!
Amber says
March 18th, 2011 at 10:04 amOoh, I believe cake is always a good breakfast choice.
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Chris25 says
March 18th, 2011 at 11:31 amI concur! Cake & milk…yum!
Cara Smith says
March 19th, 2011 at 10:41 amOh my gosh, Karen, yum!!
You’re loving the Bite Beauty products right now, aren’t you? 🙂
Kim says
March 18th, 2011 at 9:49 amAmber, that definitely made me laugh out loud. Mmmmm, polybutene…
Tiffany says
March 18th, 2011 at 9:39 amthis sounds nice! but yeah I wonder if they all have the same flavor?
in other news, my Jouer order already shipped!!! woot!
Karen says
March 18th, 2011 at 9:46 amWOOOOT! I still have that set sitting in my cart along with a few blushes, heh!
Stephanie says
March 18th, 2011 at 11:57 amHey Karen,
Do you have World Market stores out where you live? Here in the southeast we have tons, and they have all of the Asian candy of my youth when I cannot get to the Asian grocery.
Kim says
March 18th, 2011 at 9:54 amHappy Friday Karen and Tabs! I’m glad that you’re giving this vitamin gel a good review; it sounded so interesting. I’m putting it on my maybe list. Hope you have a great weekend!
Casey says
March 18th, 2011 at 10:10 amThree words: oh my god.
I love Botan Rice Candy! I think I may have to try the Bite product.
Chynna says
March 18th, 2011 at 10:12 amI love Botan Rice Candy! If you have a Cost Plus/World Market store, they should carry it. That’s where I always got it when I was a kid. I’m glad this Bite product worked out so well!
Vijaya says
March 18th, 2011 at 10:14 amI LOOOVE that candy. This is now Wishlisted. <3
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lexi says
March 18th, 2011 at 11:06 amYUM – White Rabbit Candy – ate that up as a little girl. The edible paper sold me. Now I want it.
I’ll have to check this out.
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Nina says
March 18th, 2011 at 11:16 amim glad theres a good product so far from bite! 🙂
im having lunch — vanilla yogurt w/ granola and strawberries. 🙂
Chris25 says
March 18th, 2011 at 11:31 amI never knew about rice paper candy. I have to go try that.
Wendy says
March 18th, 2011 at 12:23 pmYou are bringing back memories! I handed out rice candy to accompany my social studies speech on Thailand when I was in 8th grade. I have no idea if it was a product of Thailand. It was sold at the local Thai food store. That was good enough for me. haha
Excited to try this out since my Oriental Princess vitamin lip gloss is almost gone.
gio says
March 18th, 2011 at 12:33 pmI’d love to try it just for the flavor, sounds yummy! 🙂
Erin says
March 18th, 2011 at 12:39 pmMmmmm I love tasty lip gloss… Might need this! I might also need a tasty snack after reading this post!
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Crystal Weddle says
March 18th, 2011 at 5:53 pmI got my sons hooked on Botan Rice Candy ( found at Kroger ) because it’s my favorite candy ; so this post is amazing ! Thank you ! 😀
Sarah says
March 18th, 2011 at 7:04 pmNever heard of Botan Rice Candy but it sounds so yummy I’m going to have to look for it next time I’m at the grocery store. I love the shade of the gloss-sort of a nude pale pink that goes so well with dramatic eyes.
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Hyzenthlay says
March 18th, 2011 at 9:02 pmI LOVE BOTAN RICE CANDY! It was always wrapped in my stocking at Christmas when I was growing up, and present at every gift-giving opportunity for my family. My mom originally found it at Cost Plus, but even Nugget carries it now. Safeway may have it in the Asian foods aisle. Making the comparison to Botan Rice Candy turned my lack of interest in this product into a full-on “MUST POSSESS” need.
Jeni says
March 18th, 2011 at 11:27 pmI love those rice candies! I actually just saw some at an asian market a few months ago and ate the whole box in like 3 minutes. And they come with a sticker! Now I want to try this lip gloss but it will probably just make me hungry…
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sandra b says
March 19th, 2011 at 11:18 amlove it, im all about natural colors with lip product, it lookes good im gonna try it see if its an authentic taste lol 😛 HTML CODE London Hair Extensions – Mobile Hair Extensions.
Hazel says
March 20th, 2011 at 5:17 pmahh yeah i used to eat that all the time! i remember going to magat with my mom and friends and picking some up lol. pretty color and packaging but i think i’ll pass
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Izzy says
March 21st, 2011 at 3:04 pmNomnomnom… I really would love to try that.
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sarahpuffy says
March 22nd, 2011 at 8:47 pmKaren! If you live near a Walmart, they carry Botan Rice Candy, Pocky and Yan Yan there. Happy shopping 🙂