The newest and limited edition product line from Bath & Body Works is called American Grown. This new line up of shower gels and  hand soaps feature fragrant formulations from around the good ol’ US of A!

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These are available now and you have a choice from the following scents; Napa Grape, Montana Sky, Washington Apple, Savannah Mint and Siesta Key Lemon.  The colourful bottles would look quite pretty on your bathroom sink, don’t you think?  They’re all very affordable too. The body wash retails for $13 for a 24oz bottle while the hand soaps retail $8 for 16oz bottles. Or you can take advantage of the Buy 1 Get 1 Free promotion going on now. Pick these up at your local Bath & Body Works stores or online. I’ll definitely be trying these out next time I’m at the mall!

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Bath & Body Works American Grown

Has Bath and Body Works every retired one of your favorites?  It’s happened to me. I loved the Cool Citrus Basil and I was broken-hearted when it was no longer available.

Well, it’s back and this time I’m going to stock up. The current offer is buy 2 and get 1 free.

Here’s a blurb about the Cool Citrus Basil:

This invigorating scent – basil kissed by a hint of sun and citrus – will remind you of dew-covered herbs picked right out of the garden.

Some of the other formerly retired scents include; Brown Sugar & Fig, Coco Cabana, Exotic Coconut, Juniper Breeze, Lemongrass Sage, and Green Clover & Aloe.

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Retired Signature Classics From B&BW Return

It looks like practically the entire store is on sale!  Save on Mani Pedi kits, Sleep tanks, Fit Flops.  Get a $6 Cosmetic Bag with any purchase.  The list of deals and special purchases goes on and on.

Select Bath and Body works products are now on sale at 2 for $20. This includes SCENTPORT Starters and Refills, select Aromatherapy,  C.O.Bigeow Mentha, Ile de Tahiti, PINK, and True Blue Spa, Signature Collection Candles, Slatkin & Co. Candles, and Wallflowers Starters and Refills.

Receive free shipping on a $60 order by using the savings code FREESHIP60. 

How about this – get a free 6 ounce size 100% Pure Organic Vanilla Bean Foaming Body Wash with a 100% Pure brand purchase.  A mixture of vanilla bean and honey, this body wash contains no harsh ingredients. Instead it’s naturally infused with antioxidants, vitamins, white tea, calendula, jasmine and vanilla flower.

100% Pure Organic Vanilla Bean Body Wash
regularly $15 – free with  100% Pure brand purchase

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Huge Sale At Bath and Bodyworks

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New at Bath and Body Works: Chocolate Amber

2 Scrubs – MadCitySue’s whipped sugar scrub in Vanille Abricot (probably the best scrub I’ve ever tried and when I finally finish all my other scrubs I’m switching to hers exclusively. In my first assignment I found many products I had tucked away during our move and totally forgotten. Now that we’re settled in I consolidated them into one spot and started using just one of each type of item. This included a scrub from Teravita, which came in a clearance gift set I bought myself (natch) in the post-christmas sales at Target. It was a salt scrub with an interesting, thick, almost gel-like consistency. The salt was from the Dead Sea, and had an interesting marine fragrance (one of my faves!). It was just a sample size, maybe 1oz at most, and after the gym yesterday I finished it off straightaway and had great glowing skin. Yesterday afternoon I was able to toss both of them in the recycling bin and go shop in my stash again.

1 shave product – Skindecent Shaving Cream in Pink Sugar. I really liked the consistency of this product as well, and being able to shave with a fun, candy-like scent sure makes it better than the boring scents of commercial shave gels. Since I finished this product I’m now working on my second shave product, Isle of Eden’s shave and bath creme. I think I let this one go a bit too long, it’s sort of hard and doesn’t dissolve easily, instead remaining in chunks. The “Blood Orange” scent isn’t very true, nor does it last very long. I’m thinking that oncec I finish this up I won’t repurchase anymore shave products commercial OR retail. I can just use conditioner, 3-in1, or my epilator.

Since I can’t focus as much on the in-shower products like scrubs and shower gels, I’m working more on the lotions, perfumes, and home fragrances.

2 Home Fragrances: About two weeks ago I caved during a Bath and Body Works sale and bought two sets of Wallflower refills. I like them because they are fairly strong and good to put in the kitchen outlet right above where my trash bin is. So I had a bit of a backslide there but now one of the bulbs is almost used up. Not sure if I’ll stick with the Clean Linen scent or switch to the new Black Raspberry Vanilla. In the meantime, due to the sewer work we did in the basement last weekend I really went through some home fragrance products. I used up 3 Blueberry Muffin wax melts from Candles from the Keeping Room and finally finished the Old Navy Ruby Red Guava candle I purchased a few months ago. This one burned very well but eventually when there was about an inch of wax left the flame got somewhat erratic. I decided to prevent any danger by extinguishing the flame and transferring it to my electric tart melter. The glass container worked perfectly and I was able to burn the candle for 16 more hours on the melter before the scent pretty much gave out.

I purchased a beautiful ring for myself a few weeks ago, and realized that pretty rings + ugly fingernails was not a good look. So I redoubled my efforts to stop biting them and use up the stash of nail polishes I bought earlier this year. The good news is that if you shop at sites like 8ty8beauty and Transdesign there are great deals to be had on salon-brand nail polish like OPI, essie, and Creative Nail Design. The bad news is I have a lot of nail polish thanks to my monthly beauty column and I wasn’t even polishing my nails on a regular basis. I decided to change all that, doing a manicure every few days using my favorite hand products once more. I’ve all but finished my Manicure in a Minute, and after it’s gone I’ll probably just use whatever body scrub I have open at the time. I own a pair of “gel gloves” and apply a whipped shea butter, which melts into a luxurious moisturizing oil. Slip on the gloves before bed and wake up to perfect cuticles. I mean, absolutely flawless. And with these flawless cuticles, I’ve been going through my nail polish collection and doing a manicure with each shade. If I like the shade, it goes into the ‘keep’ tray on the opposite side of my dresser. If it’s just not me, it goes up for swap. I’ve already swapped away maybe four or five polishes (but already I got three in return, and another as an extra!)

I’ve been taking fish oil supplements regularly for other reasons, but one side effect is that I barely need body lotion anymore (to say nothing of conditioner). So the only times I use lotion now are on my hands (which get dried out from exposure to soaps and cleaning products) and feet. I finished a bottle of one of my favorite products ever, Suds and Light Goat’s Milk and Honey lotion in Un Bois Vanille. Even a 4 oz bottle lasted me months. Now I’m working on another bottle of the same product in a different scent, Red Currant.

So, even though I’ve finished quite a few products, given away, swapped, and tossed more. Due to an impending sewer repair bill, I’m going to soldier on with my no-buy (excepting, of course, products and samples for review purposes). Hopefully soon I’ll be able to shop again and replenish the products I’ve run out of. I’m glad I’ve been able to discover some products I’m just not going to buy again from any brand, and realize that I really need to cut back on lotions since the healthy Fish Oil supplements make them much less necessary.

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Use it Up: Week 3 Results!

Just yesterday I finally made a bit of progress – I filled up the handsoap dispenser in the downstairs bathroom with A WHOLE TUBE of shower gel (Boots Orange Lemon Grape – the scent was too delicious to keep under wraps so I figured I’d use it more quickly this way).  I finally finished the Palmer’s Cocoal Butter Cream, and almost finished the second small lotion I’m working on (Bath and Body Works Aromatherapy Orange Ginger).  Yesterday I took the opportunity to shower at my gym, and I brought ALL my bath goodies.  I think I finally finished the Skindecent Shave Lotion, so it’s time to go shopping in the stash!

In any case – this week’s assignment is all about desktop beauty.  I want you to find a few products that you might have duplicates of, that will come in handy at your desk.  Your desk  may be in an office, or it may be in the spare bedroom at home, but there’s no reason to go without a lovely lotion, a small perfume, some antiperspirant (trust me), etc.  I just realized I had two cuticle creams, so one goes in my work bag to my desk drawer tomorrow.  Leave them sitting out (if you trust your co-workers and the cleaning staff) and you’ll use them often.  I also find this is about the only place I can actually use up an entire lipgloss, because I reapply every few hours out of boredom.  I’ve nearly finished a 4 ounce lotion (since march) just by using it on my hands everytime I go to the restroom and use that harsh anti-bac soap.

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Use it Up Challenge – Week 2!