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Do you prefer a liquid body soap or bar soap? I oscillate between the two throughout the week with no real favorite rearing its head. Here are four new ones that just came out that are in full rotation in my shower.

BODYCOLOGY Shower Gel & Bubble Bath in Enchanted Forest ($4.99/16oz @ bodycology.com for locations) – using real honey and aloe vera, this one smells of jasmine (my favorite) and nutmeg on a base of musk and just really clean smelling.

THYMES Triple-Milled Soap in Bergamot Vert ($13/7oz @ thymes.com) – this one is a dash of floral, a dash of woody and two dashes of citrus. Yes, it’s officially fall but this one seems to delight all year round.

SOAP & PAPER FACTORY Handmade Shea Butter Soap in Close ($8/4oz only @ Anthropologie stores nationwide) – now you and your man can enjoy the same soap as this one is a tad masculine – sandalwood, cedar and a hint of citrus.

BATH & BODY WORKS Shower Gel in Paris Amour ($10.50/10oz @ bathandbodyworks.com) - this scent collection just came out and it’s surprisingly nice this time of year – French tulips, apple blossoms and sparkling pink champagne.

Disclosure: Samples of these items were provided for review purposes.

We’ve all heard of beauty products that can make you more attracted to the opposite sex and the latest brand to harness it is VICTORIA’S SECRET. Each product in the Attractions collection contains their exclusive EverTempt fragrance cocktail, which is a special blend of notes they claim that creates an almost pheromone-like allure. Each comes in a Fragrance Mist ($20/8.4oz), Nourishing Body Lotion ($18/9.6oz), Indulgent Body Cream ($20/6.7oz) and a Daily Body Wash ($18/10.1oz).

Wild One – midnight raspberry and sexy lily.
Sweet Craving – warm and tempting praline.
Glam Goddess – naked musk and sensual freesia.
Love Bitten – forbidden apple and sultry woods.

So do they work? Well, I can’t tell but I know that evertime I wear the Wild One Fragrance Mist my SO says, without fail, “I like the way you smell today.”

So if you’re on the hunt for a mate and also for a new spring scent, why not try these? All available @ victoriassecret.com.

Disclosure: Samples of these items were provided for review purposes.

I’ve been a tad out of touch with my favorite honey ingredient lately and remembered how much I love it with this next one. From the Noodle & Boo line is GLOWOLOGY and their Moisturizing Body Bar ($8/5.75oz @ glowologyskincare.com) was made for those with dry skin and with one look at the ingredients, yup, this will give you some moisture – honey, Shea Butter, and vitamin E are the three majors inside. And it has a slight powder/honey scent to it. Nice.

So I think this past Wednesday was the first Spring feeling day we’ve had here in Los Angeles this year. Yeah, it’s here! So of course I have been reaching for more spring-y type scents and here are a few I’m loving right now.

CRABTREE & EVELYN Lily of the Valley Eau de Toilette ($45/3.4oz @ crabtree-evelyn.com) – Lily of the Valley is one of my favorite flowers and I love that they just put out this Floral Fragrance Collection for Spring. It’s a collection of single note scents (Lavender, Rosewater and Iris are the other launches) and the scents also comes in the form of triple-milled soaps, body lotions, candles, shower gels, body creams and a nice body dusting powder.

AROMAFLORIA Foaming Body Wash with Shea Butter and Body Butter with Shea and Aloe in Kiwi Coconut ($20/8oz @ aromafloria.com) – What better way to get your season on then with the smell of kiwi and coconut? These two are from their Sensory Fusion Bath + Body Collection and put me in a tropical frame of mind.

CUPCAKE ORGANIC Raspberry Rose Blossom Softening Day Cream ($24.67/1oz @ cupcakeorganic.com) – Mmm Rose Blossom, Ylang Ylang and Mandarin are combined inside this ECOCERT Certified day cream. This doesn’t have any SPF inside so be sure to load up when you wear this one.

YES TO CUCUMBERS Facial Towelettes ($5.99/30 wipes @ sayyestocarrots.com) – quickly remove dirt, makeup and everyday grime with these babies for when you’re on the go. Oil-free and hypoallergenic.

Disclosure: Samples of these items were provided for review purposes.

I did this feature about some new developments in hair and body oils and on that same front, am delighted to share this next new oil-based line with you. Released this past Valentine’s Day, ACTIVAROMA is based on the trend-setting ingredient Moroccan Argan Oil. Their motto is Created in Santa Barbara – Fashioned in Paris and uses the holistic approach to anti-aging and marries it with French traditions of natural and seductive fragrances. If that’s not up my alley, I don’t know what is!

Choose from a nice line up of products – facial oils, bath & shower oils, floral waters, pure essential oils and even a product for baby and Mom.

Out of the line, my pick right now is the Mandarin and Vanilla Bath & Shower Oil (again I have to ask … what’s with me and the orange lately??). I’ll say it again – LOOK. AT. THE. INGREDIENTS – Mandarin Red, Vanilla Absolute, Patchouli, Lime, Tonka Beach, Rose Damask Absolute blended with Argan Oil, Jojoba, coconut and sunflower. Such a body treat!

Yes, quality is not cheap, but aren’t you worth it? $59/3.4oz @ activaroma.com.

I’m pretty positive I will be writing about more products from this line so stay tuned.

Disclosure: A sample of this item was provided to Cybelesays.com for review purposes.

There’s just something about the honey-based products that LUSH puts out. They are the best (bold) smelling honey products I have ever come across and I just want to shout this from the mountain tops! The latest one I’m loving is It’s Raining Men. It’s a shower gel for the body and hair and maybe it smells so yum because the first ingredient listed is Honey, then Rosehip, Lotus Flower and Tiger Lily. If you are a Lush fan, this is one to check out. $8.95/3.3oz, $16.95/8.4oz, $24.95/16.9oz @ lush.com.

This product contains Sodium Laureth Sulfate, which is seen by some as an ingredient of concern. Read more here.

Read my ingredient disclaimer here.

Disclosure: A sample of this item was provided to Cybelesays.com for review purposes.

If you’re not familiar with the AROMAFLORIA line, they are pioneers of holistic aromatherapy and continue to come out with unique collections like this new Healing Waters Collection. The products in this one are centered around sea salts and 250 million year-old lava clay mud (huh??). I don’t even know how one gets ahold of anything that is 250 years old! Anyway, the collection contains 5 products – Bath/Shower Gel – Purifying Treatment ($18/12oz), Anti-Aging Lotion – Firming Treatment ($22/12oz), Dry Body Oil – Smoothing Treatment ($20/5oz), Salt Soak – Mineral Bath Treatment ($20/32oz), Sugar/Salt Exfoliating Treatment ($24/23oz) and a Total Body Treatment Collection ($16), shown here.

And don’t worry about ingredients when it comes to this line, they get my full stamp of approval! All @ aromafloria.com.

Disclosure: Samples of these items were provided to Cybelesays.com for review purposes.

If you’ve read Cybelesays.com long enough, you know that I am pretty driven by my nose. Scents, fragrances, I really love a good one and especially around this time of year! And here’s a few that are tickling my nose right now!

  GOLDFADEN Body Exfoliating Polish Peppermint Infused ($45/8oz @ upurea.com)
ARCONA Pumpkin Lotion 20% ($35/4oz @ arcona.com)
MISTRAL Winter Pine Holiday French Soap ($8.25/7oz @ mistral.com)

Disclosure: Samples of these items were provided to Cybelesays.com for review purposes.

From NAPOLEON PERDIS’ NP Set line comes a Bath & Body collection. Yup, he’s not just makeup anymore! From bath salts to body scrubs to lotion to a body mist, each contains nourishing essential oils and is free of parabens, SLS’ and dyes. And each product comes in three scent collections: Tahitian Vanilla, Moroccan Citrus and Jaipur Jasmine. He was inspired by exotic locals his job has brought him too over the years. Lucky duck!

I’m especially liking the Jaipur Jasmine Body Polish. Mmm jasmine! It uses walnut shell powder to do the exfoliating so don’t use it on your face. And if I was asked to describe the actual polish, it’s like if like a light or diet exfoliator in that the actually scrubbing particles are not super concentrated in the pearly beige concoction.

And the prices are right on – Bath Salts ($14.99/15.9oz), Body Lotion ($14.99/16.9oz), Body Scrub ($13.99/6.76oz), Body Mist ($11.99/8.5oz), Body Wash ($14.99/16.9oz) all @ target.com.

Disclosure: Samples of these items were provided to Cybelesays.com for review purposes.

As I get further and further into educating myself about ingredients and really looking at what’s inside the ones I am using or discovering, this CHATEAU LORRAINE line is really standing out right now. I wrote about this one recently from the line and am onto other products in the line. I had to see if I just got lucky with that one or if the others lived up to that first one's fab-ness.

Nourishing Body Wash ($22/8.5oz) – this one use two no-concern cleaning ingredients, Sodium Trideceth Sulfate and Sodium Lauroamphoacetate, and then safflower seed oil, grape seed extract and black currant oil and even Shea Butter. Nice.

And both have the brand’s VINIZOME Technology, which helps increase penetration of the ingredients. Two thumbs up for each of these products!

Both @ chateaulorraine.com. 

Disclosure: Samples of these items were provided to Cybelesays.com for review purposes.