Category Archives: Bath and Shower

Bubble & Bee Organic Body Butter

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I just re-ordered one of my very favorite shower treats, Bubble & Bee’s Vanilla Peppermint Scrub. It has a light vanilla scent, but cools your skin with the peppermint in a unique way that I love. It feels refreshing and invigorating. They’ve changed the size of the granules too so they’re smaller and less abrasive to the skin.

While I was re-ordering the scrub, I thought I’d try their Body Butter too since it was recently certified USDA Organic. I was planning on just using it post shower since body butters are usually really hydrating and a bit greasy, but this one is totally different.

I tried to capture its texture, soft and crumbly.

This would be enough for my arms, a little goes a really long way. It has a slightly grainy consistency from the coconut meat that breaks down when you rub it in. It turns into a light oil on the skin that’s quickly absorbed into nothing but softness.

I’ve ended up using it a lot on my hands, even when I’m typing all day it softens without leaving shine marks on the keyboard. I like the unscented formula, but they also have a Raspberry & Vanilla version too.


I’ve used quite a few products from Bubble & Bee and have never been disappointed in the quality of the line. It seems they carefully craft a product before releasing it so their offerings are always top notch.  The only thing I bought that I wasn’t crazy about were their Lotion Sticks which worked great, but they’re so small you’d only use them on your hands and not body. Stick with the butters which are a much better value.

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Yu·Be Foaming Skin Polish

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There’s this hierarchy of what to use when shaving your legs for maximum softness, I believe it goes a little something like; soap, shaving cream, exfoliants. Bonus points are alloted for an exfoliant that creates light lather without being too abrasive.

Foaming Skin Polish from Yu·Be is probably the best I’ve found for getting a really close shave since it gives your skin a light foamy coating along with rice bran and bamboo grains to lightly exfoliate dry skin. It’s not a dense, abrasive sort of scrub like the ones that come in a jar, and it’s perfectly packaged in a big, no-mess tube for easy shower use.

Of course it isn’t shave-specific, it’s especially nice when you want to remove dull skin but aren’t into a harsh sugar or salt scrub. It’s more on the soothing side because the  rice grains float in a cleanser rich in ginger root, ginseng, green tea, geranium oil, and camphor that tones, cleans, moisturizes, and refreshes skin like crazy.

$18, Yu-Be.com Sephora.com Select Retailers Nationwide

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Best Body Washes

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Caress Evenly Gorgeous Exfoliating Body Wash($7) has an intoxicatingly sweet scent from the burnt brown sugar and karite butter used to exfoliate and even out unbalanced skin tones.

$3 buys you a big 13 ounce bottle of St. Ives Renewing Collagen Elastin body wash. It really soothes dry, itchy skin, and the scent reminds me of clean laundry fresh off the line.

I give Crabtree & Evelyn as gifts all the time- they’re beautifully packaged, made with fantastic ingredients, and carry an assortment of original concoctions, especially for the holidays. Put their Pomegranate Citron & Mistletoe ($13) scented Body Wash in the weird-but-works category of inspired scents. It smells like the holidays- cheery, sweet and bright with a hint of the woodsy mistletoe that I wish came in a home fragrance so we could enjoy it throughout the season.

I can understand why REN Morracan Rose Body Wash was voted a best beauty buy from In Style. My over-crowded shower that also serves as a testing ground didn’t include this wash for long. Typically I try multiple things at a time, but once I used this rose-scented wash, I used it exclusively until it was gone forgoing the others in line before it.

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Philosophy trick or treat and i love candy corn

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Yummy smelling bath products are always fun and nostalgic, just like those Dr Pepper chap sticks we always got in our Christmas stockings, they still take me back to when I was a kid. Philosophy is legendary for their 3-in-1 shampoo, shower gel, and bubble bath sets because every scent gives such a nostalgic experience of edible treats we all love.

New for fall is trick or treat which has pumpkin spice muffin and carmel apple in a highly foaming formula that smells like a kitchen filled with goodies baking in the oven for fall.

trick or treat set $20

Personally, I can’t wait to use the 16oz big bottle of i love candy corn, it’s an exact scent replica of the sweet treat we can’t get enough of every Halloween.

i love candy corn $16

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Body Scrubs; Erno Laszlo, Caudalie, La Mer

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Body exfoliator is something you’ll always find in my shower. Keeping your skin young isn’t restricted to your face, so sloughing off dead skin so the new, bright skin underneath can show is as important to your routine as anything else. Plus it’s a totally relaxing spa-like experience, especially if you’re using something fantastic.

Erno Laszlo’s Gentle Body Exfoliator smells divine. When I use it, I typically skip scented lotions or even fragrance just so I can enjoy the subtle scent of this fresh, almost citrusy scrub. The granules sit within a moisturizing cleanser that foams up and offers the ultimate in a close shaving experience.

6.7oz $38 ErnoLaszlo.com, and various department stores including Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, and Sacks Fifth Avenue nationwide

Resveratrol, the super antioxidant found in the skins of grapes (i.e. red wine), is front and center of Caudalie’s patented skincare. Over time, it’s believed that resveratrol can help with signs of aging and radiance. Their Crushed Cabernet Scrub is super dense and gives exfoliation that’s completely decadent, which is why it’s the signature scrub at their spa. Crushed grape seeds and brown sugar blended with honey make for a deep exfoliation experience while the juniper, lemongrass, and rosemary essential oils add a scent that’s both spicy and exhilarating.

7.8oz $35 Caudalie.com, Beauty.com, Sephora

Diamonds are a body’s best friend since The Body Refiner from La Mer contains over 1.5 karats in diamond powder combined with La Mer’s legendary ingredients to polish and buff your body in a way that only La Mer can. Sensitized and delicate skin won’t be overwhelmed by this gentle exfoliation, and you’ll enjoy seeing the shimmery diamonds on your skin as much as the smooth as glass feeling it leaves behind.

6.7oz $110 LaMer.com, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, and other fine department stores nationwide

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St. Ives Renewing Collagen Elastin Body Polish

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Tis the season for skirts, sundresses, shorts, and skin. Whether you’re baring your legs in celebration of the spring sun, or if you’re looking to shed flakey winter skin for an even self-tanning application, this sugar scrub has got you covered.

Sunflower Oil is the base of this freshly scented scrub mixed with collagen and elastin. I like it because the consistency is dense and holds up to water for a deep pre-shave exfoliation. The smaller sized sugar granules don’t scratch or irritate skin at all, so massage it well into dry skin for the ultimate at-home spa experience.

$8, Drugstore.com, Various Drugstore Locations

St. Ives Renewing Collagen Elastin Body Polish

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