Product pimping.
I thought I had a favorite bath scrub. I thought that Bath & Body Works' Sandalwood Rose scrub and I would ride of happily ever after into the sunset, the end. No. No y'all. I was so unschooled. I pompously and definitively may claim that I have found the end-all and be-all of shower scrubs.
Never again will I be without Villainess's GingerSnapped Smooch.
I was browsing the site one day because a friend of mine from the BPAL forum really likes Villainess products. I've heard
pekeana rave about Brooke's stuff so much that my curiosity was piqued. Still, I was a bit worried that it'd smell artificial, as foody products tend to smell. Also, I couldn't bear another disappointment-- I had such high hopes for Philosophy's Pumpkin Pie shower gel, and let's just say I was immensely grateful I had only gotten a teeny one-use packet to try. So, I was e-shopping at Villainess, getting a Secret Santa gift for my BPAL swap partner. Deciding I wanted to know what all the fuss was about, I ordered a 2 oz. sample jar of GingerSnapped.
When order came today, in record time and just in time for gifting, and I noticed that my jar looked significantly larger than 2 oz I had ordered. Brooke had upgraded me, for enabling purposes, she said. Consider me enabled, because I took one sniff of this stuff and just about died. Rich, thick spice cake batter. Not really sweet, not fakely sugary. Cinnamon and nutmeg and cardamom.
I took it into the shower and popped the lid. The stuff is thick, like cookie dough, and scrubby without being abrasive. It's not at all oily or thin. I scrubbed down with it. I think I used about a fourth of the jar, not because I had to, but because I couldn't stop slathering it on. My skin feels amazing-- moisturized, not greasy. It's pink and warm and glowy. I am absolutely smitten. My only regret is that I didn't discover this before I bought the vast majority of my Christmas gifts. Every girl I know would have gotten a sample. Instead, I'm pimping the hell out of it and lying in wait for birthdays. If ever there was a high-quality, but low-priced indulgence, this is it.
It's catapoulted itself into my select list of Products I Cannot Live Without, alongside LUSH bath bombs, Skindazzles Body Frosting, BPAL oils, and feMaledictions Merry Hallowe'en shea butter soap. I swear, if you ever want your wallet drained, stop by the BPAL.org boards. I've been introduced to so many top-quality etailers run by kick-ass, awesome chicks.
Okay. Gushing. I'm done.
I was browsing the site one day because a friend of mine from the BPAL forum really likes Villainess products. I've heard
pekeana rave about Brooke's stuff so much that my curiosity was piqued. Still, I was a bit worried that it'd smell artificial, as foody products tend to smell. Also, I couldn't bear another disappointment-- I had such high hopes for Philosophy's Pumpkin Pie shower gel, and let's just say I was immensely grateful I had only gotten a teeny one-use packet to try. So, I was e-shopping at Villainess, getting a Secret Santa gift for my BPAL swap partner. Deciding I wanted to know what all the fuss was about, I ordered a 2 oz. sample jar of GingerSnapped.When order came today, in record time and just in time for gifting, and I noticed that my jar looked significantly larger than 2 oz I had ordered. Brooke had upgraded me, for enabling purposes, she said. Consider me enabled, because I took one sniff of this stuff and just about died. Rich, thick spice cake batter. Not really sweet, not fakely sugary. Cinnamon and nutmeg and cardamom.
I took it into the shower and popped the lid. The stuff is thick, like cookie dough, and scrubby without being abrasive. It's not at all oily or thin. I scrubbed down with it. I think I used about a fourth of the jar, not because I had to, but because I couldn't stop slathering it on. My skin feels amazing-- moisturized, not greasy. It's pink and warm and glowy. I am absolutely smitten. My only regret is that I didn't discover this before I bought the vast majority of my Christmas gifts. Every girl I know would have gotten a sample. Instead, I'm pimping the hell out of it and lying in wait for birthdays. If ever there was a high-quality, but low-priced indulgence, this is it.
It's catapoulted itself into my select list of Products I Cannot Live Without, alongside LUSH bath bombs, Skindazzles Body Frosting, BPAL oils, and feMaledictions Merry Hallowe'en shea butter soap. I swear, if you ever want your wallet drained, stop by the BPAL.org boards. I've been introduced to so many top-quality etailers run by kick-ass, awesome chicks.
Okay. Gushing. I'm done.