Oops!

Sorry I've been MIA for the last month I really didn't mean to be but I've been back in school and extremely busy the blog kind of got left behind.. I promise I will release tons of reviews this week including the entire bath and body works fall collection and some candles! Stay tuned as I'm going to start writing them now!
xoxo Chelsea

Fall 2013 Pocketbac Review

Okay so today I'm going to be reviewing some of the new bath and body works fall Pocketbacs which are also my product of the week this week! 

I'd just like to start of by letting you know that I'm a little bit obsessed with these, I have tons! Probably about 30 or more and there are plenty of reasons why I love them all. First off schools, malls, doctors offices, restaurants you name it, they are all breeding grounds for germs and not all of those places have readily accessible hand sanitizer whenever you want it which is why I love these. They come in a variety of amazing scents and bath and body works sells holders you can put them in that strap onto purses, lunch bags, key chains ect. perfectly so they are easily accessible. They fit in your purse nicely too but then you have to dig around for them a little bit which is too much of a hassle for me especially if my hands are sticky and I just want it gone. The packaging is also a lot cuter than other purse sanitizers and I like to match them to my outfit! Bath and Body Works really hits it out of the park by allowing you to sample the scents before hand so your not blindly buying a scent not knowing if you'll like it, something I had difficulty with when trying other companies sanitizers. Usually these are 3 for $5 or 5 for $5 at bath and body works so I like to scoop them up when they are 5 for 5 because I feel like i'm getting such a good deal. 

Seeing as Fall is my favourite time of year and that I also have an obsession with everything bath and body works, especially Pocketbacs, I went to the store as soon as I saw their fall line was out to buy them. I don't have them all and that is just simply because my local store only a few to select from so my pickings were a tad bit slim. I did manage to get 9 different fall scents though so here we go!   

First up to be reviewed is Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin which is my personal favourite Pocketbcac of all time.  

The website describes this scent as a scrumptious blend of pumpkin, brown sugar and ground cinnamon. The dominant scent in this Pocketbac is definitely the ground cinnamon but you can definitely pick up the pumpkin and brown sugar which gives this Pocketbac the perfect amount of sweetness. I personally find this to be a sugar and spice kind of scent but in more of a fall scent than a winter one. The packaging isn't as cute as the old packaging I don't think but it is still cute enough I guess. This is my absolute favourite fall scent that bath and body works has to offer and I recommend it to anyone who loves cinnamon, pumpkin scents. 

Next up is pumpkin caramel latte which the bath and body works website describes as creamy pumpkin and spiced chai topped with vanilla cream. I think the scent description is a huge let down on this one but that the name is pretty bang on with the caramel. When I smell this all I can smell is an overwhelmingly sweet gourmand caramel scent with a hint of a coffee. I do not smell pumpkin anywhere in this and nor do I smell the spicy chai scent that you would expect with this based on the scent description. However, I do love this scent very much as it reminds me of cool fall days with a fresh caramel coffee in my hand but I try not to use it when I'm hungry because it smells so amazing I want to eat it. The packaging on this one is pretty cute and fun for fall and I don't have any complaints. I would recommend buying this scent if you love strong scents, extremely sweet scents and just love bath and body works. If you are not a fan of caramel or sweet scents I'd recommend staying clear of this one. 

Creamy pumpkin as described by the bath and body works website is a blend of gingered pumpkin, honey blossom, whipped vanilla and brown sugar.  I'm not exactly sure what I can pick up in this scent to be completely honest all I can smell is "sweet". This is just another very sweet smelling scent that carries no hint of pumpkin but a hint of "spice" or in this case ginger. This is very sweet smelling and again very nice if you like sweet smelling scents if you don't you probably shouldn't buy this as it is very strong and sweet. 

Pumpkin, Pumpkin, Pumpkin. According to bath and body works a light clean fresh pumpkin scent is all you should be able to smell in this fall Pocketbac but I don't think pumpkin smells quite as spicy as this scent does. It is a very light scent compared to the other pumpkin scents but it still has a hint of spice. I do however think that this is the only scent in the entire pumpkin line up where you can truly smell real pumpkin and for that I have to give bath and body works credit. This is not my most favourite fall pocketbac and I don't think I will be rushing to stores to stock up on it next year like I would the other pumpkin scents but it's nice for those who like spicy, not sweet, scents that are subtle and not very strong. 

Heartland Harvest Marmalade is the first Pocketbac that I bought that is in the Autumn in America line. The bath and body works website says that it is scented with orange jam and fresh ginger from americas heartland. I really enjoy this scent, I think it is a little more sweet smelling and doesn't have any of trace of a citrus scent which you would assume to smell in anything that has orange in the description but it doesn't. Very nice and warm for fall, I bought two of them! 

Let me just say first off that this hand sanitizer, Aspen Autumn Day, really does smell like an autumn day!The website describes is as lightly scented with juicy apples, fresh cut birch in crisp aspen air. When I first smelt this all I could smell was the kind of alcoholly normal hand sanitizer scent but after a couple of uses I could really pick up the scent of fall. I'm not quite sure who I would recommend this too because it's not spicy and it's not sweet either so I think I would just say if you love the smell of fall, BUY THIS!

So this is another Pocketbac from the Autumn In America line and it's called Washington apple harvest. On the bath and body works website it is described as Washington Macintosh Apples with autumn woods. I think that the apple smell is the strongest scent in this one and I wouldn't of actually said that there was any other scent in this to be honest. It is a true apple smell and I really love this for fall and wish I had bought more of them because I am very fond of apple scents. It does remind me a little bit of the green palmolive dish soap scent but it's a little nicer. Would definitely recommend this to anyone who loves the fresh picked line and apple scents. 

This is my fourth and last sanitizer I have in the Autumn in America line and it's called Montana mountain air, I recieved this one as a gift from my awesome aunt (thanks!). Bath and Body works describes this one as fresh Montana pine berries and crisp spearmint leaves warmed by frosted cedar. To me this is just a very fresh, clean scent and i'm not sure if I can pick up any of the specific notes when I smell it. I don't really have that much to say about this one unfortunately because I haven't had a chance to use this one as often as the others yet. 

Last but not least, Freshly picked farmstand apple. It is described by the bath and body works website as lightly scented with the smell of red delicious apples at a quaint farmstand in the country. I think that this is bang on. It is another pure apple scent which is absolutely beautiful. This has a different apple scent than the apple harvest one but it is still a good apple scent. Being an apple lover I love this scent! I also bought this in the mason jar candle which I can't wait to light. I totally recommend this to every apple lover as it perfectly captures the scent of delicious apples. Thumbs up on this one bath and body works. 

RATINGS 

Appearance:  5/5 

Usefulness: 5/5 

Fragrance appeal: 4.5/5 

I also apologize for this post being so late I was hoping to get it up on saturday but i've been sick and it actually took a lot more time to write this post than I thought so bear with me i'm doing my best!

Garnier Skin Naturals Eye Make up Remover

I think part of being a girl is loving make up and having fun putting it on and experimenting with new looks but sometimes it's hard to take it off at the end of the day! I tried almost every make up remover at my local wal mart to try and find a make up remover that was affordable, non greasy, gentle and most importantly actually worked. I used the Loreal make up remover for a while but it had a very greasy formula which I got sick of pretty quickly and almost every other make up remover stung my eyes or rubbed away my sensitive skin. I was begging to lose hope in finding the perfect make up remover for less than ten dollars when I finally bought this. I thought to myself if this doesn't work well then I guess fifteen dollars for make up remover is what i'll have to do but to my surprise I fell in love with this! 

The bottle claims it is made of grape water and I don't know but whatever it is, it works. This make up remover is 100% non greasy, never stings my eyes, never ever stings my skin and most importantly it works like a charm. 

To use this I pour out a quarter size amount on a circular cotton pad (those flat round ones that are soft and not really at all like a cotton ball) and hold it on my eye for about 10 seconds and then just start to wipe away my make up. I use about one cotton pad on each eye, sometimes a third one depending on the amount of make up i'm wearing, and wa la in less than a minute my make up is completely off with no stinging or irritation. As for water proof make up, I don't wear it that often because it bothers me but when I have worn it this has taken it right off without much of a struggle. It does take a tiny bit more time than regular make up to get off but waterproof make up usually does anyways. 

At only $8.00 a bottle I find this make up remover is a steal. It lasts me quite a while and I've never used a drug store brand make up remover before that has worked quite as well (and i've tried them all). 

I would recommend this make up remover to people who are on a budget, people who have sensitive skin, people who hate oil based make up removers and people who want a make up remover that works. I'd be surprised if you are let down by the product. 

RATINGS 

Performance: 5/5 

Price: 5/5 

Formula: 5/5 

Bath and body works fall candle haul!

               

               

Okay so I'm just doing a quick little post from my phone about my fall bath and body works candle haul! 

I got an email this morning letting me know that they're candles were 3 for $22 or 5 for $30! I had bought four candles at the buy two get two free sale a couple weeks back and it ended up being $27 for the candles before tax and was unable to use my $10 off of $30 coupon. I saw this email and was like hey! I'm totally bringing back the four I got and getting 5 for $30 because that's what I paid for 4... Anyways I ended up buying 10 in two separate transactions and ended up spending only $10 more than I had originally paid for 4... Such a great deal on these! 

So I bought autumn day, pumpkin apple, blackberry spice, cider lane, sweet cinnamon pumpkin, pumpkin cupcake, spiced cider, autumn, pumpkin caramel latte and farmstand apple. Needless to say I am completely ready to make my room smell like fall and will review these candles probably next week when I start to burn them! Stay tuned later today for my coconut water chill review and garnier grape water make up remover tomorrow! 

Bath and Body Works Fall 2013!

It's that time of year again! Bath and body works fall traditions are now IN STORES! So seeing as I wont be able to go and buy them all right away I'm just writing a little post about what to expect in Bath and Body works stores right now. There are four signature collection fall scents which are Vermont honey apple, Aspen caramel woods, Napa autumn blackberry and my personal favorite sweet cinnamon pumpkin. Of course there are plenty of other fall scents in the store as there are a variety of scented candles, hand sanitizers and soaps but I will get to those in just a little bit. 

If you live in Canada and are signed up for the bath and body works e-mails then you may have noticed that they had a TON of excellent promotions on in the last week. Wednesday was $5 shower gels, Thursday was $5 body lotions, Friday and Saturday were buy 2 get 2 free mix and match anything in the store and Monday was $5 body butters. These deals made excellent opportunities to stock up on some fall scents. 

I bought two lotions, 4 mason jar candles, 8 pocketbacs and 2 body butters. I didn't know about the shower gels until it was too late to go to my store to buy any. I didn't buy any of the fall traditions scents but I will be purchasing them soon hopefully and will review them in September.  

There are currently a TON of pumpkin scents in stores. There is a line of pumpkin scented candles, pumpkin scented soaps and pocketbacs and of course the signature collection sweet cinnamon pumpkin which is my personal favourite bath and body works scent. Just so you get an idea of what to expect in this pumpkin line up i'll share a couple scents. There is pumpkin apple, blueberry pumpkin patch, sweet cinnamon pumpkin, pumpkin pecan waffles, ect. the list goes on and they all sound yummy. Some of these scents are available in both the soaps, candles and sanitizers while others are exclusive to just the soaps or candles.

*I will write a complete list of scents and collections at the bottom of this post*

 Fall is definitely in the air at bath and body works!  Seeing as I do own a couple fall candles currently and almost all of the fall pocketbacs I will start to review those in September. I'm also hoping to grab a couple of the fall foaming soaps shortly and couple new candles to add my already big enough collection. 

So I hope you can kind of see where bath and body works is going this season and be patient, the reviews are coming! xoxo

CANDLES 

• Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin 
• Pumpkin Cupcake
• Pumpkin Caramel Latte
• Pumpkin Pecan Waffles
• Pumpkin Carving
• Pumpkin Apple
• Pumpkin Hayride
• Blueberry Pumpkin Patch
• Harvest Coffee
• Cider Lane
• Autumn Day
• Applewood Bonfire
• Cider Donut 
• Flannel
• Cinnamon and Clove Buds
• Sandalwood Citrus
• Nutmeg and Spice
• Cranberry Woods
• Black Pepper Bergamot
• Sweater Weather
• Autumn
• Bergamot Woods
• Mahogany Teakwood
• Farmstand Apple
• Lemon Mint Leaf
• Spiced Cider
• Apple Ale 
• Heirloom Pear
• Blackberry Spice 
• Leaves 
• Fresh Balsam
• Marshmallow fireside 

Wall Flowers are available in pretty much all of the candle scents listed above

POCKETBACS

• Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin
• Pumpkin Cupcake
• Creamy Pumpkin 
• Pumpkin Caramel Latte
• I love Pumpkin 
• Spice Kissed Pumpkin
• Farmstand apple
• Heirloom Pear
• Sweet Clementine 
• Heirloom Cranberries 
• Crimson Plum 
• Aspen Autumn Day 
• Washington Apple Harvest 
• Sonoma Vineyard Berries 
• Georgia Burbon Peach 
• Heartland Harvest Marmalade

SOAPS

• Farmstand apple
• Sweet Clementine 
• Washington Apple Harvest
• Honey Crisp Apple
• Heirloom Pear
• Scarlet Pumpkin
• Heirloom Cranberries
• Crimson Plum 
• Sonoma Vineyard Berries
• Aspen Autumn Day 
• Vermont Sugar Maple 
• Georgia Bourbon Peach
• Heartland Harvest Marmalade 
• Seattle Hazelnut Latte 
• Montana Mountain Air
• New England autumn bouquet 
• Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin 
• Creamy Pumpkin Pumpkin Cupcake 
• Pumpkin Caramel Latte 

Bath and Body Works Sexy Dahlia Rush

Hello! Today I am going to be reviewing the new bath and body works lotion sexy dahlia rush. This is only the travel size lotion and I was lucky enough to swipe this up for free! Yes, that's right FREE. If you follow bath and body works on Facebook they sometimes give out coupons or freebies to the people who like them. In the states you could walk into any bath and body works store and pick up a sexy dahlia rush or sweet peony dream travel size lotion for free with no purchase neccessary; if you live in Canada you got a coupon that allowed you to get one of the scents free with any purchase (and yes 50 cent pocketbac holders counted as a purchase). I live in Canada but lucked out and used the states one because my bath and body works didn't read the fine print and to be honest I didn't either I just assumed I could use it in Canada but apparently they weren't supposed to, oops. I ended up getting the sexy dahlia rush because my bath and body works store did not have any travel sized sweet peony dream in stock which suited me just fine because I really preferred this scent over the "sweet" one.

So bath and body works describes this scent on their website as a sexy combination of "wild dahlia, velvet plum and juicy red currant warmed with notes of black jasmine and spiced vanilla. This has got to be one of my all time favourite scented lotions that bath and body works has. It has a very nice floral scent for sure and I think it's a little sweet smelling but that's just me.I use this on my arms before I go out and it lasts for quite a while. I also have people sniffing me and telling me how good I smell when I wear this which is nice.

The lotion goes on smoothly and is absorbed into my skin almost immediately which is my favourite part because who wants to feel sticky and slimy all day?  Well I certainly don't so the fact that I can put on a long sleeve shirt after applying this and not have it stick to my skin, is amazing. It leaves your skin fresh and soft to the touch which a lotion should do.

The packaging on this lotion is also very cute and flirty. The colours look wonderful together and it looks adorable on my shelf. it is definitely one of the best packaged items I own.

Overall, if I wasn't a teenager on a budget and if I wasn't so in love with the fall collection, I probably would've bought this entire collection but I bought fall candles instead and twilight woods (reviews coming soon!) I totally recommend this scent to like everyone. It smells so nice and even though it's "sexy" I think it's nice for any age group.

RATINGS

Performance: 4.5/5

Scent: 5/5

Formula: 5/5

Packaging: 5/5

Palm Beach Cooler Candle

 Okay so this is my first candle review, I've never done one before just bear with me! This is the bath and body works Palm Beach Cooler small 4oz candle, it is part of the bath and body works spring 2013 candle collection. I bought this candle when it was on sale during the semi annual sale for only like $6.00 and I loved it so much I bought a second. The price had dropped so I bought my second for only $5.00.(score!) This so far is the only candle that I have gone back to the store to buy a second one of.

Okay so now lets really get down to the review. The packing is first. The wax is an adorable summer green colour which I love because it adds a little bit of fun to a room just like the smell. I also thought the actual label itself was cute for summer and reminded me of being back on the beach in cuba. sigh.

Now here's what most of you probably care about when reading a candle review. Performance and throw. As you can tell by the picture the candle started to tunnel big time. I am sort of contributing that to the fact that I may not have left it burning long enough to create a nice even wax pool. I have this candle burning beside me as I write this so that i'm writing this with the most accurate memory possible. The wick seems to work fairly well and the flame isn't too large but it doesn't look as if the candles dying down either. I feel as if at this point I may have to do what I call "candle surgery" on this to end up getting a nice even wax pool eventually. We'll see, tomorrow i'll let it burn all day long and see how well it performs and then write an update.

Now onto the throw. The throw is pretty amazing on this candle. Even though it is only the small candle it makes my whole room smell summery and fruity and just amazing. The notes in this candle are bright berries, sugared grapefruit and fresh coconut. The coconut is the strongest scent in this mixture but you can still smell the berries and the grapefruit. This almost has a slight watermelon scent to it too, I think. All of the scents are very complimentary to one another. Although the coconut is the strongest scent present in this candle there are times when you get a whiff and its pure grapefruit or berries. This candle makes my entire room smell amazing and his an amazing throw considering it is only the small 4oz candle.

As for recommendations, I would recommend this candle to people who love sweet summery scents and who care more about the throw than an even wax pool. I would not recommend this candle to those of you who do not like sweet scents and who are very particular about having a nice, deep and even wax pool.

*let me know what you liked/disliked about this post to help me improve for next time, also include anything I should add!

RATINGS

Packaging: 5/5

Performance: 3/5

Throw: 5/5

Baby Lips Electro Collection!

Okay so as some of you may have noticed, Maybelline has released a new baby lips collection for the summer! The new collection sports a new black tube with neon writing on the lids. So cute. Not to mention the fact that it comes in six new amazing neon shades. From left to right (above) we have Fierce N Tangy, Minty Sheer, Oh Orange, Strike a Rose, Pink Shock and Berry Bomb. All of the new shades taste and smell amazing. Unfortunately though unlike the original baby lips collection the new electro baby lips do not contain SPF. Boo, that is one of my favourite things about the original baby lips collection so i'm disappointed that these do not contain SPF seeing as they are new for summer. The feel of the new collection feels the same as the original so i'm pleased about that.

Now for the colour pay off. The yellow and green are both sheer and do not offer colour on the lips which I am a little grateful for because I can't say that I want yellow or green lips. This is great because I get the scent and the flavour without having to look a little odd. As for the other four they come out very pigmented on my lips with strike a rose and pink shock having the most colour payoff. Oh orange and Berry bomb both offer great colour on my lips as well but it takes a couple of applications for it to be really pigmented whereas pink shock and strike a rose I only need to swipe them over my lips once and I have excellent colour. The colour also last a long time on my lips especially if it is layered with lip gloss over top.

All of these new lip balms have great scent and flavour as well. Fierce N Tangy has a kind of yellow starburst scent and flavour which is very yummy. Minty Sheer taste and smells almost exactly like the original peppermint baby lips so if your a fan of that I would buy minty sheer for sure. Oh Orange also taste and smells like starburst but the orange one, very yummy as well. Strike a Rose has a kind of rose scent but candy taste which is nice. I can't quite remember what Pink Shock taste or smells like but it is not unpleasant. As for Berry bomb it tastes like berries and tastes like them too, not too bad at all. 

Overall I really love this new line, the only con for me is that it does not contain SPF like the originals. 

RATINGS

Colour: 5/5 

Taste: 5/5 

Smell: 5/5 

Performance: 4/5 (only cause of SPF!) 

China Glaze Summer Collection

Okay so here goes my first product review! From left to right we have Flip Flop Fantasy, In the Lime Light, and Love is a Beach. I guess the first thing I will talk about is their colours. Flip Flop Fantasy looks like a soft peachy pink in the bottle but goes on as a kind of neon matte salmony pink and I actually love the colour it is perfect for summer! In the Lime Light, the green one, is my summer favourite. It has a metallic sheen to it and it shimmers in the light. I almost always have it on my toes. The last one, Love Is a Beach, is a pretty colour for summer but I recommend it more for younger people in their teens as it is VERY pink and bright. I love this colour too and usually alternate between this one and in the lime light on my toes.

Now for the actual performance of the nail polish. I have to say for a $7.00 bottle of nail polish I thought that they would have better staying power than they do. They seem to last longer on my toes but I find that after just one day of wear on my finger nails that it chips like crazy. All three colours also require a top coat to achieve the finished, shiny look that everyone loves otherwise they fade into a kind of clumpy matte looking polish. This is slightly annoying because you'd assume that they would last longer and look better for a more expensive polish.

Overall I love the colours but the nail polish performance is not that great.

RATINGS

Colour: 5/5

Performance:2/5

Recommendation: Choose ORLY or OPI over this brand.