Handmade Cartel Deluxe Subscription Box – August 2015

  Organic Shoreline Scrub Bar (2.5 oz) Mmmmm.  The scent of Handmade Cartel’s Organic Shoreline Scrub Bar is just ah-mazing!  This is easily one of my favourite Handmade Cartel soaps.  I understand the green colour, but don’t be misled – it doesn’t really match the scent.  The ingredients include mint,…

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CurlMix Subscription Box – November 2015

Francheska Medina of HeyFranHey is easy to admire.  She took charge of her own health, solved a seemingly unsolvable chronic illness, stuck with her healthy lifestyle, and built that healthy lifestyle into a growing empire one bit of friendly and useful advice at a time.  Living with a chronic illness…

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Bubble & Bee Organic Deodorant Spray in Lavender Vanilla (2.5 oz)

Because I’ve professed my love for a Bubble & Bee’s deodorant sprays twice before (here and here), this will be a short post.  In the more recent post, I mentioned that I went too far by adding the toasted coconut scent to the lavender and vanilla scents using Bubble &…

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Handmade Cartel Deluxe Subscription Box – July 2015

    White Peach Scrub Bar (2.5 oz) Handmade Cartel should rename this soap to Sensual White Peach Scrub Bar.  The heady peach aroma of this soap is not the typical sweet smelling, candied peach scent you might expect.  It is a more adult, complex peach scent that makes you…

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Chandrika Ayurvedic Soap (75 g/2.64 oz)

Chandrika Ayurvedic Soap is a staple product in my home, and my favorite travel soap.  This little, green, solid soap bar is one of those rare products that I feel comfortable using from head to toe.  It’s a great face cleanser and a great soap for your body.  I’m sure…

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