I’ve talked about RITUALS, the worldwide luxury lifestyle brand, a number of times because I am a sincere fan. RITUALS makes enticing bath, body and home products of super quality. I first discovered RITUALS Shower Foam in the Sakura cherry blossom scent in a goody bag gift with purchase that I got after a buying …
This Year’s Haul from Nature Island Botanicals
I’ve been buying artisan-made, natural and organic bath and body products from Daphne at Nature Island Botanicals for 14 years. Actually I thought it was even longer, but Daphne said she has been coming to the Waterfront Festival at Gloucester MA since 2005. I absolutely remember what initially drew me to her booth. It was …
New Guru Nanda Body & Room Sprays!
Summer colds are the worst. I’ve had this one for almost 10 days. Most of last week, I stayed at home because I had no energy at all. Plus 3 days of a sore throat and 3 days of a fever. Ugh. Now I’m on to the congestion phase with a stuffy and runny nose …
Beauty Empties for July 2019: Project Pan Continues
Have I met my goal of 100 beauty products used up? Do I have any more products to purge even though I haven’t finished them? Let’s see how I fared in July. Bath and Body Sol de Janeiro Moisturizing Shower Cream Gel and Bum Bum Cream: I bought the SDJ Jet Set at Sephora during …
New Dial Silk Serum Moisturizing Body Wash Collection
When it comes to body wash, something I use every day, I’m about two things: fragrance hydration. I love trying new brands and scents. This week, I’ve been using two different scents from Dial’s new “Silk &…” Moisturizing Body Wash collection: Silk & Ginger: a fresh spice blend Silk & Magnolia: an uplifting light, sweet …
New Mineral Enriched Natural Deodorants from Crystal: Freshly Minted & Mountain Fresh
About four years ago, I switched 90% of the time from mainstream antiperspirants to natural deodorants. As the decades have gone by, I don’t perspire as much as I did when I was a teen. And over time, I began to get concerned about using an antiperspirant with aluminum in it every single day. I …
Project Pan Continues: June ’19 Beauty Empties
Hope you had a wonderful long holiday weekend. I did in spite of my woes of early last week. My wasp stings are finally getting a lot better, though still a bit itchy and pinkish. I’m trying hard to get back on track. I’m still participating in Project Pan, the group of bloggers committed to …
Summer Is The Time for Coconut Body and Hair Care!
Coconut body care products are my go-to in the summer. Not only do I love coconut scent, the ingredients coconut milk and coconut oil are lightweight but hydrating. So I jumped at the chance to try three new-to-me coconut based body and hair care products. Live Clean Live Clean is a cruelty-free, Leaping Bunny certified, …
Bath Bombs Galore from HALLU and Warfighter Hemp!
When I moved into my brand newly built house 18 years ago, the home inspector, who was supposed to be a very thorough one, came up with a fairly comprehensive punch list. But sadly, one thing he missed was the bathtub in the master bath. I found out the hard way about a year later …
May ’19 Beauty Empties: Project Pan Continues
I’ve just finished the fifth month of Project Pan, the blogger initiative where a group of us make our individual goals for finishing up beauty products during 2019. I’m not sure how many of the bloggers are still participating, but I’m still going strong. Although I didn’t use up as many products this month as …
Whiten Up with Luster Pro Light and Now! Teeth Whitening Kits
May and June are such busy months with all kinds of events going on: Mother’s Day celebrations, graduations, weddings, and more. Looking my best and feeling confident at social events includes tuning up my smile. I’ve had good results with Luster Premium White teeth whitening kits in the past so I was eager to try …
Sol de Janeiro International Jet Set Travel Set
Right now, my bathroom and I smell like a tropical paradise! Such an excellent antidote to the continually dreary and cold weather we’re having in MA this spring. At Sephora in that incredibly tempting area at the checkout where they keep the travel size products, I spied the Sol de Janeiro Sun Bum International Jet …
My Obsession with Molton Brown Muddled Plum Continues
In January and then in March, I wrote about how much I love the limited edition Holiday 2018 fragrance from Molton Brown, Muddled Plum. As I wrote previously, the scent smelled like a spiced holiday punch. I loved it so much that I tracked down a full size bottle of the shower gel, and I’m …
Project Pan Beauty Empties April 2019
After such huge months of empties in January, February and March, I have fewer empties for April. But I still have enough that I know I’ll achieve my goal of 100 empties before the end of the year. This month, I have a number of products that I’m tossing because they’re expired or old or …
Mystery Bag Giveaway Winner, Soap Saver Update and End of April Fashion Flash
Mystery Makeup Bag Giveaway Winner Thank you to all who entered the mystery makeup bag giveaway! I wish you could all win, but the winner is Sherry D. P. I just sent her an email letting her know, and hopefully I’ll hear back from her soon. If you didn’t win this giveaway, I hope you’ll …