Bath and Body Works Lotion and Shimmer Body Spray:

 Bath and Body Works is a treat store for me.  They’re a little bit expensive, personally, but I love their products, and they last forever!  Also, I don’t have a Bath and Body Works near me, and I never usually venture into the area that there is one.  But recently I decided to go on out and visit their store. 

To be honest, the day I went there I was feeling a little under the weather, so I only made it out with one scent, A Thousand Wishes, in their Shea butter lotion and shimmer body spray.  On the back it tells you the key notes, and in this particular scent there is: Pink Prosecco, Sparkling Quince, Crystal Peonies, Gilded Amber, and Amaretto Crème.  All of those together come to smell, at first, very sweet.  I don't find it to be too sickly sweet, but some might.  When rubbed in, I do get a hint of floral.  So, I would call this a sweet floral.  The lotion by itself is very moisturizing.  I love it so much.  It also quickly absorbs into the skin.  I think it’s one of my quickest.   It says that it’s 24 hours, and I don’t think I’ve ever actually paid attention to my skin like that, but what I can tell you is that when I use this, I don’t think about my skin.   I don’t look at my hands and think “Geez I need some lotion.”  And if that is an implication, then I say it’s pretty truthful.

The shimmer body spray is exactly the same, only it makes you sparkle.  They’re pretty big glitter pieces also. I wish I could show you, but my camera won't pick it up.  They even stick pretty well.  I can put it on before going out and I’ll come home still glittery.  But, like many perfumes/body sprays it does have an alcohol smell to it until it’s dry. 

If you have a Bath and Body Works store near you, go over and smell this scent.  It’s so good. 

What is your favorite scent from Bath and Body Works?  Let me know!

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Mystic Water Soap:

Every year there is this festival a few hours away from where a bunch of people set up tents and sell their products that they have made.  My friends and I started going to this festival four years ago, and we have gone every year except last year. At this place, there is food, crafts, jewelry, soap, hats, purses, everything.  It’s all pretty much handmade, and that’s what I love about it.  

There is this one shop that was there the first and second time I went called Mystic Water Soap.  They sell handmade soap, chapstick, face wash, lotion, and soap accessories. The soap bars that I have bought from them, I have since used up, but I still have some whipped shea butter and chapstick. 

In this picture I have four chapsticks in Vanilla, Orange, Devils food cake, and Espresso.  They're so smooth and creamy. My favorite is the orange with vanilla being a close second.  I also have a shea whipped butter in the scent Pink Sugar.  I doesn’t say what the fragrance is, but it’s a very sweet smell. I’ve had it, since the second time I went, and it’s still going. 

I’ve looked at their site, and Pink Sugar is no longer available, the scents that are listed are true to scent.  Also, the only chapstick that is still available is Espresso. (Theres a vanilla butter cream, but I think that different)  The Espresso has a very strong scent (unless they have changed their ingredients) but for someone who loves coffee it is a very good choice.  I wouldn’t mind trying the watermelon, Piña Colada, and Lavender Honey.  Hopefully I’ll be able to go back this year. (I have a buyer’s card that is almost up where I get a free something.)
 

If you would like here is their website! You should check them out, and buy something. It’s so worth it.

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The Body Shop:

I heard about The Body Shop from a few youtubers that I watch, and their reviews on the products sparked my interest.  So, for Christmas, I decided to try some of their products for myself. While on their website, I really just wanted to try everything, but narrowed it down to Mango, Strawberry, Atlas Mountain Rose, and Vanilla.  Three shower gels and one lotion. 

Trying the show the shimmer

 I wasn’t sure if I was going to like the scents, especially the strawberry one, so I got the smallest bottles available. (Except for the vanilla lotion because they didn’t have a smaller bottle.)  Also, I kind of have a love for shimmer lotion.  And my conclusion is… I love them all, except the lotion.  To me the lotion smells like play dough.  I told my mom about it, and she told me that it sometimes happens with vanilla smelling products.  I think my favorite is the rose scent, but I might be a little bias to that, seeing how it’s one of my favorite scents. 

I also bought two candles.  I bought Aloe & Soft Linen and Jasmine & White Frangipani. I bought them because I had heard that they burn evenly, not just a narrow hole down the middle, and I decided to test that.  The other day, I burned the Jasmine & White Frangipani for around five hours, and for the length I was burning it for, it didn’t get too steep, but it was not evenly distributed.  Usually when I burn candles for that amount of time they end up having a lot less than this candle does.  Also, after the candle being blown out, and at least 12 hours has passed, my room still smells like the candle.  That amazes me.  

When I bought the products, they were having a 50% off special that day, and it seems like they are always having some kind of discount.   50% is the highest discount I have ever seen.  Eventually,  I plan on trying the peach and coconut shower gels.  Along with mango body mist, watermelon lip gloss, rose fragrance mist, and so much more.  I cannot wait to try the other scents. 

What is your favorite thing from The Body Shop?

xx