Indie Spotlight: Seeker Soap Co

Good afternoon my beautiful readers! I am back and ready to attack a new indie spotlight this time we are showcasing a lovely little company called Seeker Soap Co. Being part of the soaping community you get to meet a lot of wonderful people. The owner Laura had just recently started working on subscription boxes which led me to her website. Her website was so well presented and her soap packaging was so cute I had to message her about it. After we got to talking she sent me a wonderful package to review and give her feedback.

        

So here what was in the package:
- 8.5 oz Lily of the Valley Shea Butter Lotion
- 12 oz Sweet Almond Sugar Scrub
- 5.5 oz Sleepy Time Soap

Let's start with the lovely lotion, the scent is light and refreshing to my nose I could almost swear it smells like cucumber but my nose could be fooling me. Anyways, when I apply the lotion it was so light, refreshing, and very quick absorption. This lotion could not have come at a better time, this is PERFECT for summer. Not only is the scent light but the actual lotion is not heavy at all.

I even put it in the fridge yesterday to test out a theory and it worked. So what was it? Well simple the coolness of the lotion and the light weight of it made a great after sun or after a hot day out refresher. My skin cooled down instantaneously obviously just in temperature it felt so refreshing to apply this lotion and I can't say that about much lotions. Granted I love my lotions and body butter to be heavy and packed full of moisture but with the Miami heat starting to kick in this is perfect for those hot summer days and nights.

Would I purchase this myself? Yup, this is the only lightweight lotion I own and honestly heavy lotions are my favorite but a girl needs to feel replenished after a hot summer day!

The next thing is a no brainer for me the sweet almond sugar scrub is probably my definitive leg scrub. This scrub is very simple coconut oil, sugar and fragrance this translates into a thin oil exfoliation which can be rough great for feet and touch patches. I own so many scrubs that I tend to use the butter loaded scrubs for my body but my legs,feet, and elbows are always needing that extra exfoliation. This is a dry scrub and when you wet it, it becomes a little softer and very nice. My legs always look lovely after I use this.

When I apply it on my legs and rub vigorously before and after I shave I am left with the most smoothest legs a girl can ask for. My legs are left soft, shiny, healthy and most importantly smooth. Plus the amount you get 12oz is one of the biggest sizes I own this stuff would last you forever. As far as using it on my body when my body needs the extra exfoliation I usually use this (elbows, hands, feet) but I feel like it can be too rough for more than once a week or once every two weeks scrub. On my legs 2-3 times a week depending on how lazy I am. Which if you knew me let just say I will own this a long time.

Would I purchase this myself? Yes but not anytime soon as I mentioned this tube will last you forever. She has a shea butter sugar scrub that I can only imagine is even more nourishing and skin loving but this simple one is great for people who have allergies to certain butters or just want a simple sugar scrub to exfoliate. Not everyone even likes butter loaded and oil loaded scrubs, to those people I judge you hard (kidding)

Lastly the soap, I really love the color and scent of this soap. The soap I got was Sleepy Time soap. It smells super soft and delicate it really like lavender, I am not good with describing scents but trust me it is calming. The soap itself is super nice and light, it gives mild bubbles and feels extremely gentle on the skin. After I rinse off my skin feels very soft and I can smell a faint lingering scent on my arms. I notice I tend to reach for this soap when I need a little pick me up. Something about the color, he gentleness and the scent really relaxes me. Maybe it is all in my head but I am going to say it is the soap.

And there you have it that is my review on a lovely company called Seeker Soap Co. I highly recommend picking up a bottle of the lotion if you could only pick up one thing but if you have a bigger budget I say get all three things. I personally like what I got and could not be any happier. I been using my scrub since I got the products and lotions that they are starting to get low. I will be picking up more things in the near future.

Speaking of which the owner has so kindly gave me a coupon code for all my readers yay! You guys get 10% off and a free gift for orders over $35. That is a super good deal! You can purchase from this company here or here which ever you prefer. Until next time beauties

Disclaimer: I accidentally deleted some of photos so the images within the review are a curtsy of Seeker Soap Co. I was sent these products exchange of an honest unbiased review. All opinions on my own. There is no incentive for myself if you use the code or link provided.For the full list of disclosure please click here.

Edited by myself if you notice any spelling or grammatical errors let me know.

Indie Spotlight: Bonnie Brae Soaps

Hello my beautiful readers! It is Sunday I hope you guys had a good 4th of July. Boy have I been busy! I apologize for my super long delay in reviews/ articles it has been crazy busy these past few weeks. However, I finally got a chance to sit down and write. What better day than on a Sunday? Sundays if I am not busy is the day I take the opportunity to pamper myself and after these past couple days I have been needing it. I met a wonderful person who owns a nice shop and after the owner and I got to talking I was sent a mystery box in the size "Supersize Me". Because of this I had the perfect reason to pamper myself today.

This is what I got:
- 2 oz Skip to the Loo Spray
- 2 oz Unscented Body Butter
- 1 oz Mango Madness Sugar Scrub
- 1 oz Mud Mask
- 1 oz Winter's Remedy Hand and Lip Salve
- 4 oz Energized Bar Soap
- 2 oz Dirty Hippy Bath Bomb

When I first saw this I had a good chuckle, because when you get a beauty box you don't expect a toilet spray. Especially one that works. If you are not familiar with this type of product the store bought brand has graphs and pictures for your educational purchase. Click here This product is no different although I never tried the other product. I am a little embarrassed to talk about this product but before you go to the bathroom you spray it and then once you are done there shouldn't be any evidence. Well to my surprise there wasn't any smell expect the lemongrass and trust me when I say that is an accomplishment!

Would I buy this myself? Yep, oh yeah no one wants to have a stinky bathroom after you use the restroom. I can image myself having this out in the guest bath because you never know when duty calls or even if I go to a friend's house save yourself a bit of embarrassment.

        

The next thing I want to talk about is the body butter, this is probably the most interesting body butter I have ever used in the best possible way. Now you are probably asking what on Earth is this person talking about?! Well, if you look at the picture above it beautifully piped body butter and at a glace you would think it is soft and pliable, but it is not. It take a nice push to get a bit of product off and then the most interesting thing happens once your skin touches it, it slowly melts and becomes easily spreadable.

Another thing that makes this unique is that it starts a bit greasy and dries ridiculously quickly into a baby powder like feel. I swear to you it is like body butter magic. My skin feels wonderfully nourished and soft, now this was a mystery box and I did get it in unscented so I cannot vouch for the fragrance oil's longevity or intensity which was probably the biggest bummer in the whole box as I am not a huge fan of the pure cocoa butter scent. To my luck I did have a vial of perfume oil left over so I poured a drop in it and mixed it in and worked reasonably well with it.

Would I purchase this myself? Yup, I so would, obviously I would pick a nice scent because the formula is worthy of keeping 2 or 3 full size body butters in my stash. To be honest with you I have more full size sugar scrubs than I do Body Butters.

        

Speaking of sugar scrubs what is an indie spotlight without a sugar scrub to test? Let's start out with the lovely scent Mango Madness. For starters it smells delicious, it smells fruity and to be honest with you it smells exactly like those tiny fruit bits you get from those fruit on the bottom yogurts. To me it is an exact scent of mango and a hint of peach, I swear I have the scent fresh in my mind from those yogurts.

The texture of the sugar scrub is like if you took pudding and added a boat load of sugar making it creamy but grainy this would be the texture of this sugar scrub, it honestly feels nice to the touch. Now when I rub it all over my body it has a medium to course exfoliation and at the same time it feels creamy and it dissolves into a extremely thin oil lotion layer. Once you rinse off you are left with a light fragrance on your skin accompanied by thin oil layer on your skin. Once you let it absorb into your skin and pat dry the layer disappears but you are still left with moisturized skin and a hint of fragrance. Definitely a top favorite of mine.

Would I purchase this myself? That is a no brainer of course, I love sugar scrubs they are all unique. I would own this scent and others full size.

        

Now I have a small confession to make I haven't used a face mask in I swear at least 2-3 years I can't remember exactly when I stopped be regardless it has been a while. Receiving this product sample made me a little giddy inside as I always in the back of my mind wanted to form a weekly regimen of treating my face to something good for it.

As you can see in the picture above I applied a thin layer all over my face and let it sat there for 15 mins. Most of the time when a product gives a time frame I always go for the middle time, am I the only one who does this? This dead sea mud mask felt very nice and dried within 5 mins in my face, I luckily had no allergic reaction to it (I had a nasty allergic reaction to the cult classic mint julep) and rinsed off with warm water once I reached the 15 minute mark.

Once I took it off the first thing my roommate noticed was the fact my face looked a couple shades lighter, which meant the mask took a lot of dead skin off my face and revealed a fresh new face. My face felt soft and smooth I applied my current night cream over my face after another 10 mins of allowing my face to rest after the mask. The next day I had two tiny pimples on my face which means the masked pulled out all the impurities deep in my skin.

Would I purchase this myself? Considering the fact I have no facial mask currently heck yes. There are so many skin benefits to using a dead sea mud mask that I could list them all and be here a while. Overall I am very impressed with this face mask and would not hesitate to get a bigger size.

        

Even though I have been in the bath and body hobby for quite sometime there are some things that I still haven't tried or haven't invested in; salves are one of them. This cute little tin can pack some moisture. I use the balm as a cuticle balm and it seems to be working wonders. Prior to this I haven't had anything to make my super dry cuticles a little less dry but now I do and boy has it worked!

My fingers look healthy, and nourished. I used it as a lip balm it worked well, using the balm as lip balm gives thin layer of balm. Not sticky or slick or even waxy just right. For my personal preference since it is a pot I prefer tube products so I won't continue using it as a lip balm but this balm has so many good ingredients there isn't anything you can't use this for.

Would I purchase this myself? This little pot lasts a while so not right now but I will once I run out but I am no rush. This is perfect for any place in your body that needs a little TLC.

Next up on the list of things I got is the Energy soap bar, I love this citrus scent it truly does invoke energy in me when I smell it. I said this once but I will say it again indie bar soaps are my favorite bath products ever this bar is no exception. The lather is light and bubbly and it leaves an ever so slight scent lingering in your skin. There is not much to say about this bar of soap except pick one up in any scent you like with your purchase and you wont be disappointed.

Would I buy this again? Yup, probably would eventually test her whole line of scents. Pick one (or two) up in your order and you will be happy you did.

Lastly the Dirty Hippie Bath bomb, sadly I wasn't able to try this as we are in the process of cleaning and fixing our bath (my long hair clogged it badly). But when I do I will update this review (I'll let you guys know) and talk to you about it. It smells good!

Well there you have it that is my review of Bonnie Brae Soaps, overall I am highly impressed with this brand and it's products. The mask, the sugar scrub and the body butter are definitely my top 3 in the box. I need to buy a scent version of the body butter so the texture is so amazing, and of course you know me and my sugar scrub addiction I need to have them all in every scent.

I have good news the owner has kindly given me a discount code for you guys to use through labor day! The code is SIMPLYIVY15 and you get 15% off of $20+ you can buy it here. I would highly recommend taking advantage of this there are some gem of items here. Until tomorrow beauties.

Disclaimer: I was sent these products exchange of an honest unbiased review. All opinions on my own. There is no incentive for myself if you use the code or link provided.For the full list of disclosure please click here.

Edited by myself if you notice any spelling or grammatical errors let me know.

Indie Spotlight: Mama Roux Bath + Body's Summertime Sampler Box

Hello my beautiful readers! Can you believe we are so close to summer season! Where did the year go? It seems like yesterday we were all freezing our bones off! Summer is my second favorite season (Fall is my #1 but more that later in the year) and this box could not have come at a better time! What I love about this box is that it contains 4 full size products! Let's see what was inside!

The box included:
- 4 oz Exfoliating Salt Scrub in Beach Bum
- 1 oz Lotion Bar in Sun & Surf
- 2 oz APRÈS Sun Spray with Aloe Vera in Beach Bum
- 4 oz SIS BOOM AAH Bath Soak in Sun & Surf

        

You have no idea how excited I was when I opened the box and saw a salt scrub in there, like seriously I might of internally screamed a little too loud. I hopped in the shower as soon as I emptied all the box content. Oh dear oh dear oh dear as soon as I took a big whiff of this scrub I had a nosegasm. This scent Beach Bum truly smells like a trip to the Beach in a small container.

Now the actually scrub is so soft and gentle that I could of swore there was coconut flake chunks throughout the scrub but no there isn't. The salt literally absorbed all the coconut oil into this thick and gentle scrub. The scrub sits in a nice pool oil and I grab a chunk of it and spread it all over my body. The exfoliation is very mild and as you scrub it becomes even milder, and when you rinse you are left with a nice oily layer. After you pat dry your skin absorbed the oil all in making my skin soft and smelling great.

Would I purchase this myself? Absolutely my first salt scrub and quite frankly I had a very positive experience. Not only does it smell divine but it is a great buff for the skin. I am happy it is full size I will happily order another one before it runs out.

        

As I Mentioned in a previous post I am not a huge fan of lotion bars they are usually sticky and hard to maneuver but I am so happy I didn't write this off so quickly. The lotion bar out of all the ones I have tired is the slickest and easiest to maneuver on dry skin. On wet skin (meaning used as a shower lotion bar) it was even better. The day I used it (same day as my salt scrub) I used it dry and it slide all over my skin.

Now mind you I am not saying it was buttery slippery but it did glide on my skin without me having to rub it on hard. Sun & Surf smells just as good as Beach Bum and mixed with Beach Bum it's combination smell smells like a day at the beach through and through. The scent lingered on for many hours and my skin after taking some time to absorbed felt smooth and moisturized. If all lotion bars were similar to this I could see myself using lotion bars in place of body lotion/butter/frosting/etc some days.

Would I purchase this myself? I am proud to say yes I would. Most of the time I would be hesitant to add a lotion bar to any order but when I do place my post review order I will without a shadow of a doubt pick up another one. Maybe in a different scent but who knows I am loving Sun & Surf a lot.

The next item on my list is way too perfect for summer. The apres aloe vera mist is very refreshing to the skin. I haven't gotten a sun burn but my skin feels hot everytime I come back from a day outside. So I get the spray and spritz it on my arms and legs where needed and out comes a light, refreshing and fragrant mist. The scent lingers for a long time and my skin feels instantly cooled down because of the aloe vera.

Fun tip: Pop this bad boy in the fridge instead of keeping it room temperature and I swear to you it will be 150% more cooling than ever before. I did that yesterday after a fun day out and it was so refreshing, I even slightly spritz my face and it cooled it down and refreshed it. Not to mention I LOVE the scent it came in. This is a must have for any summer activities especially if you get a burn. This will instantly aid you in your discomfort.

Would I purchase this myself? Yup I will keep a stockpile of this for the summer, even hand one away to a family member to keep around. I highly recommend you guys do the same. Also the scent last a very long time that it is a win win.

Lastly, the Sis Boom Ahh Bath Soak in Sun & Surf as I mentioned in my Dat Spoon Review here I really LOVE her bath soaks. I used it previously as a mani soaked and loved it and I still have some left over. The one I received in that box and this are the same formula just different scents so I haven't had the need to use it.

To recap real quick this soak contains milk powder, epsom and sea salt this combination makes for a very silky and relaxing bath. This is perfect for sore muscles after a day of swimming, or any summer activities that might have you tired and sore. Even if you didn't tire your muscles out this is a great soak to stress relief for a little me time. I cannot praise this enough. I need to stock pile this in many scents.

Would I purchase this? Yes I would from now on any order I place this will be in it. Even if it is just one at a time I don't care it will be in there mark my words. It should be in yours too.

Overall I am highly impressed with Mama Roux first box. I cannot stress enough the quality of each and every item I received. I love both scents individually and combined it is heavenly. You MUST run and try this box for yourself. You can get it here . Until next time beauties!

Disclaimer: I was sent these products exchange of an honest unbiased review. All opinions on my own. There is no incentive for myself if you use the link provided.For the full list of disclosure please click here.

Edited by myself if you notice any spelling or grammatical errors let me know.

Indie Spotlight: Dat Spoon's April's Soap Box

Hello my beautiful readers! How you have lovely ladies (and gentlemen) been? I created my facebook fan page! Yay Like me here it would mean the world to me! By doing this you will get more frequent updates from me.

If you are anything like me than some point in your life you tired a subscription box of some sort. I have been a member of ipsy's subscription for over 2 years. I have dabbled into other's but lately I been loving bath products so why not try a bath product subscription box. I've tried two others in the past but that was a year ago before I started blogging. Now that it has become more popular in the bath community I tried to reach out at a promising looking one. Dat Spoon Polish and Bathery.

So I approached the owner to see if she had any left over boxes for me to review (which she did) and thus started a long engaging conversation on her company, her box and her partnering with Mama Roux Bath & Body (Which we will get into in a bit). I am happy to say not only did I find a new company to obsess over I found a new friend.

Photo Curtesy of Jennifer J Kaiser
The theme of the box was SHOOP DA DUPE!(Cute name by the way) which simply means is a dupe for Lush products. The box is $20 plus shipping (which is the typical rate) and it includes:
- 2oz Body Frosting in Av-Oh! (Avo Bath Dupe).
- 2oz Emulsified Sugar Scrub in Comfort Me (Comfort Dupe)
- 0.5oz Solid Perfume in SoulFire (Lush Dupe)
- 3oz Sis Boom Aah! Milk Bath (American Cream Dupe)

- 5mL Mermaid Waters Nail Polish

        

One thing I want to mention about this box is that when I read the scents I was a bit worried as these aren't scents I usually pick. I am more of a fruity/bakery scented type girl instead of earthy/herb-y (at least to me) scented items. Well let me tell you my worries were unfounded. Every scent in this box I really like. Let's start with the lovely body frosting.

The scent is Avo Bath and I seen customers from different companies rave about avo bath but when you read the scent description I kind of get scared that it isn't for me. Well I was wrong it smells nice it is not a scent I would lather on but I would put a thin layer of.

The actually body frosting is a thick cream which is very pleasant. The spreads nice and evenly and absorbs super quickly. I did notice if you pat dry and are left with a bit of water/moisture it makes spreading the body frosting even easier.

This is one of my favorite formula when it comes to body butter/frosting/lotions/etc. It is thick, it is creamy, it is refreshing and it is quite fast absorbing. I can't ask for a better formula. I have tired body butters that are too thin or too greasy, or too something. The scent lingers on for a long time and it isn't overpowering at all.

Would I purchase this full size? Yes, I would in fact I could see myself purchasing this in multiple scents. I am super impressed with this formula. I can't express my new found love for it enough.

        

The next product in the box is the emulsified sugar scrub, the scent in came in is my favorite in the box Comfort. It smells really relaxing, my nose picks up vanilla and musk. I never tired the lush counterpart but I REALLY like this scent.

The actually scrub is a treat, it is a medium exfoliation that is so pampering I love it. Once you scrub and the sugar is melted the interesting thing happens you DON'T feel the oil until AFTER you rinse off. And then the most wonderful thing happens that I haven't tired in a scrub you don't feel a oily residue you feel a oil protective barrier. I hope I am making sense, I feel as if my body got the oils and formed a barrier around my body as it slowly absorbs into the skin.

After about 10 mins tops I felt my skin absorbed all of it and I was left with a nice scent on my skin for HOURS. The scent left on my skin was not overpowering at all and then next day when I used it and put the bath frosting on top of it you can imagine the scent combo. Spoiler Alert: It's smells divine. ;)

Would I purchase this full size? Oh yes I would, in fact just like the body frosting I plan on buying multiple scents. Maybe double up the same scents and create all day fragrance -insert evil laughter-.

Photo curtesy of Dat Spoon
Let me tell you something I rarely get compliments on ANYTHING I wear, and yesterday at the supermarket while I was handing someone cash they complimented on my perfume. Granted it was only one person and I only LIGHTLY put it in my wrist but it did wonders with my body chemistry. Solid perfumes are not something I dabble into on a regular basis in face I rarely purchase it on it's own. But this one in SoulFire smells good like a musky/spicy citrus gone bad type scent?

I rub some of this on my pressure points(wrists/neck/behind ears/behind knees) it absorbs quickly within 5 mins you forget you even put anything on then you are left with a nice perfume that last a good while. Just don't accidentally use it as lip balm (I did sadly) it is too much fragrance for lips.

Would I purchase this? Not sure most likely pick one up in a scent I like. I feel like these last forever and as I said before I don't dabble in perfume oils or solid perfumes but if there was a scent I TRULY loved yeah I would add it to my order instead of JUST ordering this.

Now on to the interesting part of this box the collab with Mama Roux (Stay tune for a full indie spot light coming soon). Apparently the owner of this company PJ Jackson have been friends with the maker of Mama Roux for many years, even was a tester for MANY of her products. So she decided in making this box she wanted to include at least one of lovely items in order to help her brand get a bit of recognition. Isn't that awesome? I love seeing makers help other makers. It makes me happy to be apart of such a lovely community.

Now her product was the Sis Boom Aah! Milk Bath in American Cream I don't have a tub at the moment and by that I mean I been lazy to clean it(we've all had those moments) so I been taking showers so instead I opted for pouring a tiny bit into a bowl or a mani milk bath. Let's just say this is making me wanna clean! It is so silky and smooth, my fingers where they were bathing in the water feel so soft. And they smell heavenly. This is my second favorite scent in the box, it smells creamy and vanilla-y and just oh so good.

I only used a teaspoon and since my hands were wet I couldn't use my ipod's camera (I don't own a smartphone -gasp- I know) but the water was very milky and creamy looking and felt like I said very silky. I never has a tub growing up so I never got to enjoy baths but now that I find out that this stuff feels amazing on the skin you can imagine I will start taking them.

Would I purchase this full size? Yup I would I would keep a stash of this again in different scents. I can't wait to see what other products this company makes.

The last item in this box I swear to you I haven't worn in like over a year (yes I know I hear the noises every nail polish user and blogger just made) nail polish. Two years a go I became obsessed with nail polish I went from having none to over 50 in less than a year.

The obsession was too real but as time went on I wore it less and less and I gradually started shifting my likes into bath products. It happens to us all, of course being a a fixed budget doesn't really help you can only afford one obsession at a time (well that's a lie I have a gaming hobby [pc,3DS,ps Vita] on the side by that is a completely different topic for another day).

The polish is this beautiful navy blue with this iridescent orange,yellow,green shifting flakes. It is so pretty and I feel so bad that my pitiful ipod 5th gen's camera doesn't do it justice. I"m just not a professional nail blogger (which by the way are EPIC with pictures and their super up close and personal shots props to them).

Anyways, I was able to get a nice opaque color with two coats of nail polish as you can see. The polish is lasting a couple days for me (I typically apply a fresh top cost every other day to keep it's freshness) and overall I was quite impressed.

Would I purchase this full size? Yup, I would collect her nail polish line casually when I can. Obviously body products first then if I have left over money I'd pick a color or two up.

There you have it that is my review of Dat Spoon's Shoop Da Dupe April box featuring Mama Roux, overall I am HIGHLY impressed with this company and I look forward to seeing their future boxes as well as their full size product line. I can see myself forming an obsession as this brand and stocking up every time they have a restock in the future. This is a company to look out for I am calling it! To order a box or stalk the company click here Until next time beauties!

Disclaimer: I was sent these products exchange of an honest unbiased review. The ipsy link as a referral point system. All opinions on my own. There is no incentive for myself if you use the link provided.For the full list of disclosure please click here.

Edited by myself if you notice any spelling or grammatical errors let me know.

Indie Spotlight: Crafty Phases

Hello my beautiful readers! I am back and ready to tackle on a new spotlight. I really do love doing these, it is my way of giving back to both my readers and small business owners. I just wanted to let you guys know I am very appreciative of the opportunity I have been given.

I like to expand my knowledge of brands out there, so I join a boatload of maker groups. I do want to make my own one day but that day isnt today. So as I gain knowledge on how to make stuff I meet the makers behind the brands. Well someone posted a picture of REALLY good looking sugar scrubs and well you know what happened after that ;). It was all a blur all I remember is a box being shipped to my doorstep.

I did NOT expect to this this many wonderful items to test!

This is what I got:
- 4 Lip Balms (French Vanilla, Rootbeer, White Chocolate Raspberry, and Frozen Margarita)
- 1 Full Size Sugar Scrub in Honeydew Pear
- 2 Sample Size Scrubs in Mango Papaya and Hummingbird
- 3 Sample Size Soaps (Fruit Loops, Lavender Lemon, and Lemon Rose)

Let's start with the wonderful lip balms, I only tried two White Chocolate Raspberry and Frozen Margarita. I am leaving the other two for either a swap or put them away for a huge giveaway (Both are brand new never touched but we shall see). Out of all the lip balms I have tired lately (I've tired at least 10) this has the most powerful scent. Which if you LOVE the scent (which I do) it is great.

Now let's talk formula, this is one of my smoothest and buttery feeling balm I have had tired in a while. This doesn't have too much a grip but like I mentioned before I press my lip together A LOT. So for that reasons I love feeling my lips glide. This wonderful lip balm glides wonderfully on the lips and stays a good while. My lips always feel soft and smooth every time I apply it. I really like this a lot. One of my most used balms.

Would I purchase this myself? Yes, in fact I would build a collection of them. This is one of those products you should add to your cart. Period.

Photo courtesy of Crafty Phases
Next, the reason why I got this box: the sugar scrubs. The three scents I got are great fruity and yummy, my favorite is a Honeydew pear although the other two are close seconds. The scrubs have a apple sauce consistency and have a very potent fragrance. I love that, because after I used my scrub the scent last for HOURS. I could even smell it under ANY lotion or body butter I put on mind you it was a hint if the scent but it was still there.

When I apply the scrub it has a medium to course exfoliation depending on how hard you rub in, the scrub feels oily and nice. After the sugar dissolves and you rinse off you are left with a semi thick oily layer. Which I mentioned time and time again I love. After you pat dry you are left with a fraction of the oily residue and after about 3-5 mins it absorbs into your skin. My skin feels soft, smooth and smelling wonderful. I really like this scrub a lot.

Would I purchase this myself? Yup, I would in fact a little goes a long way so when you buy one it will last a while. The owner did a great job.

Photo courtesy of Crafty Phases
I love handmade soap a lot there are millions of possibilities whether it is different scent, formula, or colors. The one I tired was Fruit Loops, it smells divine.

The soap has a creamy bubbly lather that I am quite happy with. In fact it is one of my top creamiest soaps, I am weird I prefer a creamy lather rather than a light and bubbly lather. Does that make sense? Probably not but it makes sense in my head.

Would I purchase this? Yes I would, I love keeping stock of handmade soap I haven't used normal store bought body products in months now and it is a good thing!

There you have it that is my overall impressions of Crafty Phases. I am very happy I got to try these products I found a new lip balm to obsess over and I found a new sugar scrub with a powerful scent leftover. Total win win. You can order from there facebook page here. Until next time beauties!

Disclaimer: I was sent these products exchange of an honest unbiased review. All opinions on my own. There is no incentive for myself if you use the link provided.For the full list of disclosure please click here.

Edited by myself if you notice any spelling or grammatical errors let me know.

Winner Review ft. Nourish Your Skin

Hello my beautiful readers, I hope you guys are having a good week, I know I am. I am back with a review on a company I been stalking for a while and was able to participate in one of their giveaway. The rules were simple a status will be posted say the winning phrase first and you win. Easy peasy lemon squeezy and since I stalk them (aka refresh a 1000 times) I was the first! yay me! ;)

It shipped super quickly I got it two days TOPS, the only bad thing is it is Florida and the heat is getting bad. When I got my package my LID was melting! The inside didn't melt much but the lid was melting how weird is that?! After 20 mins in the fridge it fixed itself up. Then onto my shower!

        

I got it and took a nice whiff my goodness this is straight up roasted coffee, like ground Arabica coffee is inside this. Any coffee lovers out there? If so you would LOVE this. If you hate the smell of coffee don't buy this because this stuff is strong. Now mind you after you put in on your body and rub the scent will diminish by 75% but you know just a little heads up for those sensitive to scents.

As I mentioned before in my first post right here, there is something so satisfying about rubbing this scrub all over my skin and being left with coffee bean chunks all over my body. Like seriously this scrub is a mild to medium exfoliation that turns into a nice oily lather with soft coffee ground chunks. So good like seriously. After you rinse off your left with a thin to medium layer of skin loving oils depending on how much product you use.

I love this scrub not only for it's physical benefits but also for what inside the scrub. It has shea butter,Coffee Butter, Argan oil, Apricot Kernel oil, Avocado oil,coconut oil and fresh Arabica coffee grinds. This makes for a lovely dark roasted smell. Caffeine is known for the effect of tightening your blood vessels leading to tighter firmer skin. Now I will have to monitor this but as a another type of sugar scrub you KNOW I can't pass this up!

Would I purchase this myself? Yes! Until I find a new coffee scrub to obsess over this will be my go to! You can check out Nourish Your skin's website here or their facebook page where they do a giveaway every 50th like, two days ago they did their 450th like giveaway for goat milk lotion right here.

Thanks for checking out my review comment below if I am not the only crazy one who likes the feeling of coffee grinds or chai tea leaves all over my body.

Disclaimer: I won this in a facebook giveaway. All opinions on my own. There is no incentive for myself if you use the link provided. For the full list of disclosure please click here.

Indie Spotlight: Third Day Soap Garden

Hello my beautiful readers! I am back with another indie spotlight. I have so many companies to test out for you guys I am getting a bit behind, I promise to do at least two reviews a week.

Here today I have a company who from the moment I saw the website I was impressed with the overall presentation of the website and the products. It looked super high quality like someone put a lot of love, time, and money into this company. You can tell they believe in their products. One of the things as I mentioned many times is I am in love with sugar scrubs so the first thing I did was look to see what they have. Boy, was I impressed. The first thing that caught my eye was the Black African Soap Scrub. The more I looked into the more I wanted it badly.

Fast forward a couple days later and the owner Cynthia Hills (A sweetheart by the way) was offering a blogging opportunity. The job was simple pick 2-3 items from the site and review them for a bit of exposure. You guys have no idea how overjoyed I was when she said she would work with me. I literally internally squealed. What I LOVE about this company is that the owner grows all her herbs she uses in her garden. How cool is that? So she knows exactly whats he is putting into her products and she always tells me she does intensive research as to why an is in her products and the benefits it gives them.

I Picked:
- 4oz Walnut and Oatmeal Soap
- 3oz “Smooth Operator” Shea Butter Body Mist Massage Oil
- 6oz Black Soap Scrub

The soap is bigger than this i cut my bars in half
Let's start out with the soap bar, as I mentioned previously one of the things I usually pick out from a company is a bar soap and if I have the money a sugar scrub. I love bar soaps more so than cream or whipped soaps. Just something about holding the bar and the thousands of possible recipes and ways to work with the soap makes me excited.

The soap smells lovely I can tell it is naturally scented meaning no fragrance oils just the pure scent of the ingredients and essential oils. This bar is made up a lot of ingredients some including argon oil, shea butter, coconut oil to name a few. It is chuck full of skin loving ingredients so there are so many reasons of fall in love with the soap just based on that.

The lather is a soft, creamy, and silky, I enjoy using this soap a lot. I don't use a loofa as I am the only one using the soap I just do soap on skin contact and words cannot express my love for this soap. The scent is light and rich it pairs well with it's bubbly creamy lather. I am highly impressed.

Would I purchase this myself? Yes, heck yes I already was eyeing up her Lavender and Rose as well as her Chocolate Rose soaps. Not only do they look beautiful I can only imagine the scent to it. I highly recommend picking one up if you plan on ordering.

The next thing I picked up was one I normally don't pick up from vendors but I wanted to take a risk and well it paid off. The smooth operator shea butter body mist oil is honestly on a whole different level than the traditional lotions and body butters I use. To start off it is a suuuuper light oil. It absorbs super quickly 5 mins MAX (with a thin layer which is all you need!).It makes me skin feel smooth and has a light fragrance, I can't really put a name of the scent (bad nose!) but it is light, refreshing and NOT overpowering at all.

There are so many ways you can use this oil, I personally like to use it two ways: flat out on dry skin and as a shower oil using right before I get out on wet skin. Both ways have its purposes and I personally love it both ways. Let's start with dry, I pour a little on my hands rub together and rub all over my body and let it sit for about 5 mins and by the time I put on my clothes it has fully absorbed. I love this for summer days when you don't want anything too heavy on your skin or for days when you want extra moisture the fast absorbtion allows you to use this and a lotion or body butter.

Using it as a shower oil lets you use the water and the steam to trap the moisture in the skin, I LOVE using it this way. By the time you towel off your body has absorbs most of it. This is perfect for on the go days when you need to get out the door quickly and need to spend time hair or makeup. My skin always feels really soft, in addition to feeling soft based off her website description "the formula promotes younger looking skin. Evens the skin tone and provides UVA/UVB sun protection. Smooth’s wrinkles and stretch marks. Tames cellulite and High in antioxidants." I only used it three times but I will monitor any skin healing and update you guys.

Would I purchase this myself? Yes, oh yes! My only thing is when I do I will ask to have a spray nozzel. It will disperse an even amount of product and waste less. I notice that with the squueze I accidently use too much sometimes, not a big deal as I have a body spray that I am almost out of which is the same size and just switch caps. Other than that small little grip I highly recommend getting this oil.

If you know me I am going to save my favorite thing for last the black soap scrub! yay! This scrub has African soap inspired soap chunks throughout the scrub. A quick google search lead me to this article on the amazing benefits of black african soap. As you can see it has so many good skin loving benefits I am so happy to own this.

The scrub has a unique scent I haven't smelled it before sadly I am bad at describing it but take my word for it it's good. The scrub is a medium to course exfoliation depending on you how rough scrub. The scrub melts into a semi-thick oily feeling lather. Out of all the scrubs I own it isn't the heaviest oil residue left over it isn't the lightest in honestly it is happy medium. Usually with scrubs that leave a reside I don't use lotion that day unless I need the extra moisture.

Would I purchase this myself? Of course, not only that I would eventually try to own ALL her scrubs. She has two I am eyeing up Citrus Bliss and Strawberry Smoothie. Her scrubs are always packed with good ingridents. Another product I HIGHLY recommend getting in your order.

So that is my review of the three items I got from Third Day Soap Garden. Overall I am highly impressed with this company and I could not have been more happy that I got to review the items that I got.

There so many items I still want to try. For example I want the whole Strawberry Smoothie line(Body wash, scrub,lotion) and the Citrus Bliss line (Body wash, scrub and lotion), oh oh and the “Hair Soul-Beautiful” Leave in Moisturizing Conditioner.

My list can goes on and on, she even has a Subscription box service so you can try her goodies every month. You really cant go wrong with Third Day Soap Garden. In addition to all that she has FREE shipping with orders over $30 no coupon code needed! How cool is that?! Go check her out here

Disclaimer: I was sent these products exchange of an honest unbiased review. All opinions on my own. There is no incentive for myself if you use the link provided. For the full list of disclosure please click here.