Whispering Mist

There is a soap called Whispering Mist that my bestie got for me, oh I don't know, a year or so ago? It is Handcrafted Goatmilk soap and was handmade in Iowa "using pure goat milk, saponified oils of coconut, soy, olive, castor oils and shea butter and fragrance. This specialty soap will gently cleanse and leave your skin softly scented...." Although I haven't tried this soap yet, it smells wonderful, a bit like roses, and it feels soft to touch.

The soap is wonderfully wrapped in the cutest, soft rose petal cloth and is a pretty neutral colored soap.

All in all, I am looking forward to using this soap in the future!

Have you tried handmade organic/goat milk soaps?

Sweet Treats

One Christmas about six years ago, I received a package of bath products from a friend of mine. I hadn't bothered with it until a couple years later, and I have been using the products every so often to preserve what is left.

These products are from Wal-mart, surprisingly enough, and are favorites of mine! Candy Apple is the trademark scent in this package, and the shower gel smells AMAZING! It even stays after stepping out of the shower, which surprises me to no end because not even my Sun Ripened Raspberries shower gel really does that. It smells SO yummy too. The little bath beads are lovely, yet they really are too small to do much. They used to give off a nice, strong scent, however they don't really anymore...Also, there was a lotion that once was in this package, but because I hadn't used it in a long time, the lotion dried up. That was a sad discovery....

These gifts came in a nice snowflake tin, which is cute to boot and very practical for storing my soaps in. Although this is a product from Wal-mart, I give it 10/10. Not only was it inexpensive (I assume) but it also is wonderful to use. Also, my skin can get pretty irritated by certain products, but this "cheap" product doesn't hurt my skin one bit!

How festive, eh? What is your favorite non-expensive product package? Not all inexpensive products are horrible after all!

So, About That Bag I Wanted...

So, there was a bag that I mentioned in my first bag review which I really wanted, but my mom and I had decided to let her keep that bag and give me the other one. Well....

On the Road To Soft Hands

Satin Hands Pampering Set by Mary Kay is a life-saver. Or a hand-saver, rather.

In the Winter time, many hands become drier, sometimes cracked, and despite the pounds of lotion slathered on, nothing seems to help! However, I find that Satin Hands Pampering Set is a wonderful product to use to help this problem. My hands aren't dry in the first place, but I still love to feel the soft smoothness of my hands after using this product. It's like a dream!

The set comes with four bottles. First, the Extra Emollient Night Cream.

This cream is smooth, yet a bit waxy. The instructions say to massage the amount between hands and fingers.

The second product is the Satin Hands Buffing Cream.

This cream is rubbed between the fingers and on the hand as well. It is a bit coarse, but this is to rub away at the dry skin. Those with sensitive hands should find this product not very painful to use (I have sensitive hands), although the first time may be uncomfortable.

The third product is the Satin Hands Cleansing Gel.

After having rubbed both the Night Cream and Buffing Cream on your hands, next is the Satin Hands Cleansing Gel. This gel is very light and very smooth, a relief after the Buffing Cream. Having rubbed all of these onto the hands, the instructions say to rinse hands under warm water. Finally, after having dried them, the last bottle, Satin Hands Hand Cream, is used.

This lotion is made with SPF 4 and is a sunscreen to protect hands. However, I rarely use this after having completed the process. I usually go for another lotion of my choice, preferably Dark Kiss instead, to make my hands smell nicer than the slightly-unpleasant smell from the lotion.

Overall, I would recommend this product. It is fantastic, I have been using it for years, and they have a newer version which is packaged a lot nicer and smells a bit better (my version of the product is from 2000, so...).

Tell me, what's your favorite hand product to use? Would you consider buying this after having read the review?

Purple Exotic Lashes

My best friend bought me a duo pack of purple mascara and sparkly black eyeliner for Christmas. She knows me extremely well because purple has been my obsessive color for the past year.

The purple mascara is called 1000 Lashes and issued by Hard Candy, as is the eyeliner that it came with. The purple mascara is relatively easy to put on, although the wand bristles are a bit too trimmed down, and it isn't messy. It is relatively waterproof and stays on throughout the entire day without losing it's color. When I first applied the mascara, I was hoping to see a bright, vibrant color of purple. However, I couldn't see anything really at all! When I went to my classes later that day though, I was receiving compliments from left and right on the purple color. Although I still cannot see the color when I put on the mascara, I am confident that others can.

The eyeliner pencil is a simple black eyeliner with a sparkly edge. The sparkles ARE visible, and the pencil draws on an eyelid very well; the strokes are easy and smooth. I had never stepped out of my comfort zone with eyeliner, only using a brown to go with my blue eyes, but I feel comfortable using this black pencil. The name, Abyss, also gives it an amount of charm.

These products can be purchased at Walmart, so they are not too hard to get a hold of. 

What is your favorite mascara product or eyeliner product to use?

A Dark Kiss For Me

I LOVE THIS LOTION! Excuse me while I proceed to fan-rave about this product.

I LOVE it!

This lotion, Dark Kiss, is simply enticing. It smells SO sweet, yet it has a velvety rich edge.

The product has key fragrance scents such as vanilla, dark berries, and plum. The website, at Bath and Body Works, spells out a more detailed description for this seductive body lotion.

What I have is a smaller version of the larger bottle, which can be purchased I believe. However, I also know that I received another bottle free from a promotion they were holding at the release of it last year, so the friend who gave this bottle to me as a gift may have gotten it from the free deal. Thus, the smaller bottle may no longer be in stock anymore. Just a heads up, I'm not sure. I'll look into it later.

Tell me, what is your favorite lotion? As you know, I am in love with the Sun Ripened Raspberry lotions, Dark Kiss, and soon there will be more of my favorites revealed!

Beauty Bags Galore!

This is the first beauty bag of mine that I will be doing a review over.

I have to say, first off, that I ADORE collecting beauty and makeup bags! They're a fantastic accessory for any girl (or guy, if so) to have! They're so convenient when needed to store makeup products OR to organize jewelry and such! Plus, with so many sizes, so many colors and styles to choose from, how could you NOT buy a beauty bag?

This is the current bag that I am using to store my immediate makeup products. I adore the design and color especially, but it really drew my eye because it reminds me of a classic Greek design. Blue and white are also a favorite color palette of mine.

The bag was issued as a sample bag with sample makeup products inside. Although my mom was the one who received the bag and products inside, she was generous enough to give me the bag. It is issued by Estee Lauder.

The inside is a dark blue as well, nice and silky and shiny. The bag itself is very lightweight and easy to carry by hand-I have tiny hands, so sometimes gripping a bag is a bit difficult when weight down with makeup.

More makeup bags are to come, so please check back! Tell me, what is your favorite storage device for storing makeup?

Pleasures Delight

Pardon the unoriginal title.

This perfume was purchased last year as a gift for my Birthday-moms are the best-and I am head over heels for it. This perfume is my signature scent, I'd have to say, and I choose it over my other perfume scents most of the time.

Although the bottle isn't very creative in terms of shape or glass color, I think it looks quite sophisticated, which is good enough for me! And although the color of the liquid appears orange, it's really a pinkish color. Yummy~! Haha! The packaging is pretty cute as well!

 The perfume is issued by Estee Lauder, and it is made with a lot of ingredients..that I will not be typing out. However, bold scents of this perfume include vanilla, patchouli, rose, and marshmallow. If you aren't one for a flowery scent, then I wouldn't recommend this perfume. However, I think it smells like the epitome of flowers and a Spring day, so it's rather bright and cheery.

Sorry for the short review, I am having allergy problems and really can't think very well...But tell me, what is your favorite perfume scent?

Jasmine-Rejuvenating Vegetable Soap

This soap advertises itself as being "a scented soap made with quality ingredients, carefully crafted by traditional soapmakers in India".

My best friend bought this soap for me as a random pep gift, and I must say that I love the soap! It smells ABSOLUTELY wonderful-carries quite a strong scent!-and it is fantastic to use. The soap is gentle enough for hands, that is it isn't coarse as other soaps can be, and I use it to even clean my face! I admit that I've slipped up once or twice and accidentally got the soap in my eye, but those incidents only proved how wonderful the soap is. It didn't sting my eyes! Most soaps that I use (okay, well, a LARGE majority of the ones I own) sting my eyes, but this bar doesn't! Also, to get back to the scent, the scent of Jasmine is very therapeutic.

The bar is made of: hydrogenated rice bran wax, palm oil, coconut oil, water, coconut stearic acid, glycerin, perfume, citric acid,  sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, and zinc oxide.

The soap is a product of Palam Rural Centre, Tamilnadu, India and is part of a nonprofit program of Mennonite Central Committee.

Lastly, I'd like to add how pleased I was by the packaging of the soap. Although the feeling of being charitable towards a third world country's products is self-satisfying and wonderful, appearance also makes a bar of soap worth purchasing.

Tell me, what are some of your favorite soaps? I will be doing reviews on a few other soaps later on, so please check back!

Another blog-oh my!

I have been so inspired lately by the fashion and beauty blogs that I follow, not to mention that I'm also inspired by the world around me, so I thought that I would present my ideas and favorite beauty products/tips to the blogging society! (Not like this site needs another beauty blogger; there are already so many wonderful ones out there!)

Please be sure to check out my other blog, ExactaCrafts, to see what I'm making up to date. ;)

*Fair warning. I am just an amateur, not a professional beautician. This blog is just to share my beauty ideas and review products.