Baby Love here! I am very, VERY excited about this next product. I love finding products that the majority of us have no idea about and then discovering that not only they are affordable, but also are versatile and absolutely AWESOME! Please let me introduce to you Chubby Cherubs Milk and Honey Bun Drops! A little piece of heaven from New Hampshire!
For nine months, when my husband was in Iraq, I'd sleep with one of his shirts (what do you want from me, I was 23!). One night, before going to bed, I realized that his shirt was losing his "smell". I went to the bathroom, sprayed some of his cologne on it and crawled back into bed. Big mistake... My head started pounding, my mouth was watering, and my stomach was turning. I ended up vomiting because of the smell. I have a nose like a hound dog. Sometimes when Mike gets into bed after taking a shower, the smell of his deodorant makes me puke. It's strange, I know, but I'm incredibly sensitive to smell. When I say that something smells fantastic, you MUST believe me. If I say it smells OK, then you know it's nothing great, and if I say it smells BAD, you can conclude that it made me vomit.
So, the first thing I love about CCMHBD (this is my new code for Chubby Cherubs Milk and Honey Bun Drops) is that they smell FANTASTIC (refer to key!) Strangely enough, they smell like milk and honey, with a dash of baby power. The scent is so soft and clean that I plan on encouraging the owner to make a perfume or a candle. The drops come in an adorable latched container that can be a nice looking decorative piece in your bathroom. The best part about these drops is that EVERYONE will use them and LOVE them. Each container has two baggies filled with about 40 gum sized drops.
"You've got to pick up every stitch...must be the season of the witch." Donovan
Feeling a bit witchy myself these days, Goddess Granny here to scent up this season of all this smokey and spooky in the BEST possible way! After the Summer from hell here in South Texas, I am feeling the cooler breezes signal a need to lay my precious floral "Black Gardenia" scent by Michele Bergman to rest for a few months and have been on a hunt for "something" that would envoke all that is Autumn and sexy in a bottle for this change of season!
I strolled, I sniffed, I searched. I am not one to buy the latest "designer in a bottle" scent simply because I want to send not only a message by my choice of how I smell but also NOT to smell like 10 other women in a room wearing exactly the same one. Yes, there ARE so many perfumes out there to choose from and literally if I could, I'd sample them all, I adore perfume that much.
Jeanasina here! Ladies! It's Tuesday night and I am going to have a very exciting evening because, I have here, in my hand, Davies Gate BUCKWHEAT buffing soap for Feet!
So..the reality is, that Meg sends me, in a special envelope new fabulous products.! When I look in the envelope, it's usually THE WORDS on the packages like,“stimulating” “tantalizing” “dreamy” firming” “uplifting, even... “tight” that make me reach for those products in particular! So just know, that in peering into my special package of delightful products, not EVER, would the first thing I pick up, be a product that has the word BUCKWHEAT in capital letters on the side!
None-the-less...here I am, about to have one on one time with the Davies Gate BUCKWHEAT buffing soap for feet. My feet are all but jumping up and down on their own in anticipation of getting some attention in the next few minutes. My feet never get any attention – sometimes I will put lotion all over my entire body but I skip my feet! How mean is that? The feet have to feel like crap about life. Anyway...tonight it's about my feet! BUCKWHEAT and my feet are about to become intimate companions.
Meg here! I'm not alone anymore it is so great! I have two of the most fabulous co-workers now that are real life day-to-day life colleagues. Eleni and MissRo work with me tirelessly. On top of putting in days that go from 9am until (so not kidding) some nights midnight and yeah, some weekends-they're also supposed to keep me on my toes. I'm about as effective as Michael Scott. They are so on their A-Game constantly. I try to sneak stuff by...
If you ever have the pleasure of meeting our product/inventory/content directory/operations manager Eleni-you'll see within the first 5 minutes that NOTHING gets by her-NOTHING.
I get sent a lot of beauty products to try and I hate to buy when I don't have to. I reviewed Diana B. Bath Gel in Peach Frangipani years back and I got hooked. It smells so incredible to me. The lather is divine, I don't know what happened but I started to get the "Oh boy, you smell yummy-what are you wearing?" When I had no perfume on, just the linger from my Peach Frangipani bath gel.
Meg here! I am known for many things-laughing when uncomfortable, laughing when happy and generally laughing whenever any slang word referring to a vagina is used. In fact, when I was younger I used to tell my friends if I ever had a daughter I would name her "Vageena." I would wait for them to ask me how that was spelled and spell "V-a-g-i-n-a." Just so I could see the perplexed look on their faces.
I know I'm very mature. So mature in fact that when we were sent the "Peeka-bu Intimate Grooming Mirror" to test both Eleni and MissRo looked at each other and said "Let Meg use it so she can write about it, God knows it will be the thrill of her week!" So Sad. So true. I couldn't wait!
BabyLove here! Big thanks to everyone who contributed comments about their own sensitive skin issues, and the products used to treat them. Please let me know if there is a specific product you want me to look into.
OK, onto our next baby product, which actually is more of an “everyone” product. Dr. Haushcka’s Soothing Mask has been used in my house nearly everyday for the past four weeks that I have had it. What have I used it on, you ask? Well, have you ever seen My Big Fat Greek Wedding? I’m the dad and Dr. Hauschka’s is my Windex.
My husband: “The baby’s bum is red.” Me: “Put a little soothing mask on it.” William: “I’m itchy.” Me: “Let me get some cream.”
My husband: “I have razor burn.” Me: YOU GET MY POINT
I bring up the fact that everyone in your home can use this product, because it is a little expensive. Another important thing to keep in mind about this cream is that a little goes a LONG way. It comes in a 1 oz. tube, but it lasts. I’ve had mine for four weeks, and it’s still more than half full.
Meg here! I would like to say in my defense that I am 100% not a flake. If I tell you I'll pick you up-I'll pick you up. I get to every appointment 10 minutes EARLY. I keep my word. I am really good about it. I made a mistake this weekend and here is my post...
I forgot my razor. We were at The Madonna Inn (please do not sleep there-that's another post.) Anyhow, I unpacked my razor, it was pink and had a bunch of different blades you could snap into the main "razor body." I took it out of my large make-up travel bag and I, of course, used it everyday at The Madonna Inn. I mean we went to a POOL everyday in my BATHING SUIT so yes, I was using my razor. I guess when I was emptying the shower and checking under the bed to pack up and leave I forgot to add my razor. No worries. They're really not pricey.
I know my new roommate, she is very nice and sweet and gracious. The thing is I'm not around all that much. We haven't had any late night herpes talk (I'm clean) or if I may carry hepatitis (clean again) or, you know, that little H.I.V. thing (yup-all clear Houston). I had to go out to a dinner and only had clean a sleeveless and leg showing dress. I had my razor trapped in a bright pink suite in the central coast. I searched my bag and panicked as I looked at the clock. SHIT.
I asked my roommate if she would let me use a razor in exchange for a makeup product. She looked at me like I was an insane person and just said "I don't need a make-up product-here's my razor. I put a new blade in. Just use a different blade. No worries."
Stylemama here! Behind every independent beauty company is at least one person that had a passion for something that simply could not be ignored. Whether it began in childhood or was discovered as an adult, you can always pick up on the “it” factor that makes their product different and authentic.
Rochel Roland founder and Chief Bath Mixologist of Joyful Bath Co. has that special something and I am in LOVE with her bath salts. Roland shares how her penchant for mixing and creating things gave birth to her company, “In kindergarten I collected rocks, leaves and other treasures in a Band-Aid tin and used my cool metal chemistry kit to see what I could create.” Many years later, the dream became a reality. How can you not adore a company with a philosophy that reads: We’d like to make your life a little more joyful and a little less complicated with the simple joy of a bath.
After the most FANTASTIC Labor Day Weekend ever, my day-to-day life seemed a little more stressful than usual. (I miss my sisters!) By the end of the week I was desperate for a long, hot soak in the tub. With the right products, lighting and partner, a nice bath can cure whatever ails you. I couldn’t wait to indulge in Joyful Bath’s ‘Nilla Buttermilk scented bath salts. It had the tastiest scent. Imagine the most delicious white chocolate laced with the perfect amount of vanilla. Two words: Yumm Meee!
Gigi here! What’s worse than “Turkey Neck?”“Shar Pei” dog hands! Women will often travel to the moon to have their faces lifted and address wrinkled necks, but your hands tell your age--quickly. I examined mine in the unforgiving, harsh light of day and learned that I am 1,000 years old! However, I think I still look fairly good, depending on what treatments I use to disguise my age.
Here my pale, rough, thin skin and age have caused me to be mistaken for these sagging Chinese pets. It is difficult to discern my hands from the crevices. I receive lots of attention when I am out and am seen by others, who politely pat me on the head and say, “How cute!” and then head for the hills as quickly as possible because they are repulsed. (Okay, so I exaggerate a tad, but not by much. You get the point.)
Lady Macbeth could have changed literature forever as she continually washed her hands and said, “Out, damned spot!” What was she missing? What could have removed her spot, alleviated her guilt, and calmed her? What could have ceased her untimely suicide and the filth she could not hide from herself? Yes to Carrots Pampering Spa and Nail Manicure. Feel for her—the ingredients in this were available in her time, but Carrots hadn’t combined them until this century!
MissRo here to tell you that one of the best ways to wake up and feel refreshed in the morning, is to use Molton Brown's Warming Eucalyptus Bath and Shower gel.
I was first introduced to Molton Brown many years ago when I was visiting with my family in Park City, UT. We went to Stein Eriksen for Sunday brunch and I went to the bathroom and used Molton Brown's Naran Ji hand wash and fell in love. Funny enough, I fell in love to the point that I actually worked for them for a few years.
What I like about Molton Brown's products is that the packaging is simple, clean, and elegant. Looks good anywhere in your home. The fragrance that exudes from every product whether bath gel, lotion, or candle is delicious. Also, you can never, ever go wrong with giving Molton Brown as a gift, men or women.