You know you’ve got a winner on your hands when you can smell the product through the packaging. And this is the case with LUSH’s Angel’s Delight Soap ($5.95/3.5oz @ lush.com). This one has real tangerine oil inside and just a splash of blackcurrent. And this one is just so colorful, which is great for anytime of the year, really.
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.
Ooo soaps! If you read Cybelesays.com, then you know I’m fan. And CRABTREE & EVELYN is adding some to my pretty vast collection with these from these triple-milled soaps from their new Heritage Collection. So what is triple-milled exactly? Triple-milled is a manufacturing process that simply means that the soap is shredded apart three times and then put back together. Milling helps distribute the color and fragrance evenly throughout the final bar of soap and it helps it last longer by making it harder (ref. sudsreport.com). I wonder why no quadruple-milled or … not sure what the next term would be! You know how companies are always trying to one up each other. But I digress.
These Soaps are vegetable-based and contain Shea Butter, cocoa butter, coconut and evening primrose oils and you can choose from unique scents like Avocado & Olive Oil, Vetiver & Juniper, Oatmeal & Wheatgerm and Almond Milk & Honey shown here. $8/5.57oz @ crabtree-evelyn.com.
And don’t forget, soaps like this make a great gift!
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.
Do you just use a liquid to wash your face? I think most do now-a-days. I’ve recently been using VERMONT SOAP ORGANICS Lemongrass Soap and am delighted with the results! Now before you say, “eww, soap on your face?” hear me out. Their bars are all handmade with a vegetable base and contain ingredients that are USDA Certified Organic to Food Standards.
This Lemongrass one contains the following: Saponified Organic Oils of Palm, Coconut, Olive and Palm Kernal, Lemongrass essential oils, and Rosemary Extract. That’s it! This one is best for normal acting skin but they also have others for dry and oily types. Sometimes less (ingredients) is more. $3.99/3oz @ vermontsoap.com.
Disclosure: A sample of this item was provided to Cybelesays.com for review purposes.
Liquid soaps are great but there’s just something great about a bar soap. PHARMACOPIA Bar Soap in Jasmine & Clary Sage ($5.20/4oz @ pharmacopia.net). It has your basic soap ingredients like sodium palmate, sodium cocoate and glycerin and then comes the jasmine, sage, calendula and orange peel oil. Is your New Year’s resolution to use more products that use natural ingredients. This is a good start!
Disclosure: A sample of this item was 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.
THYMES just put a new scent out, Agave Nectar, and now every time I go into the bathroom I have to stop and smell the soap! Picture ruby red grapefruit, tangy guava, lemon blossom and agave nectar and you have the scent of this collection. It comes in quite a few types of products but mine have to be the Soap ($13/70z), Home Fragrance Mist ($16/3oz) and Bubble Bath ($20/12.25oz). All @ thymes.com.
Disclosure: Samples of these items were provided to Cybelesays.com for review purposes.
The WHOLE TRUTH HOLISTIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS was created by a certified Holistic Nutritionist two years ago and I can tell you right now that after trying a few of their soaps I want to try other items in the line! Their Bath Bars are made with plant-based ingredients and uses 100% recycled materials (the paper it is wrapped in). And some of the names are really fun like Along the Shore, Cigarettes & Coffee and Yellow Brick Road. And just check out the ingredients of one like the Hello Vera! Essential Oil Bath Bar: extra virgin olive oil, sunflower oil, coconut oil, cocoa butter, neem oil, French green clay, aloe, horse tail powder and tea tree essential oil. That’s it! And that’s just one of the nineteen scents they manufacture.
They seem to be rolling out new categories in the line like Body Butters and Scrubs so I’ll let you know when I am able to try some of the others. I love it when I experience a line like this! $7/5oz @ wholetruthsolutions.com.
Disclosure: Samples of these items were provided to Cybelesays.com for review purposes.
As
I come to the end of the Spring Scents feature, I’m wondering what the distinction is between scents that are good for spring vs. good for summer. As I
ponder that thick question, below are some more recommendations.
L
to R clockwise:
PADDYWAX
Jasmine Candle from the Garden Crush Collection ($13/6.5oz @ paddywax.com)
CARESS
Whipped Souffle Body Wash in Peach Cream ($6.49/15oz @ drugstore.com)
THE
SOAP & PAPER FACTORY Oil Diffuser in Jasmine ($32 @
soapandpaperfactory.com)
THYMES
Triple-Milled Soap in Naia ($14/8oz @ thymes.com)
CHLOE
Eau de Fleurs – Lavande EDT ($135/3.4oz @ nordstrom.com)
THE
BODY SHOP Spa Wisdom Polynesia Monoi Moisture Balm ($24/6.77oz @
thebodyshop.com)
Disclosure:
Samples of these items were provided to Cybelesays.com for review purposes.
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