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A Hot Mess In More Ways Than One

I just spent 2 hours soaking and scrubbing my wax tart burner. Why? I decided to burn a tart last night that was supposed to smell like a Red Hot candy. The smell was wonderful, but the aftermath? Not so much. The tart had a real red hot in it that melted, bubbled, and caramelized into a hot mess that turned into a rock solid black layer when the tart cooled and solidified! I had to confiscate a chisel from Hubby just to get the ball of yuck out of the burner.

Unfortunately I lost the business card that came out of a sample box with this particular tart, so I don't know which e-tailer this tart came from. I'll have to search the sample sites I buy from to see if I can find who this one came from so I can avoid it in the future. So, here's my note to all you e-tailers out there who might think about putting real candy in your wax tarts. Please don't do it! The mess is absolutely horrible!

Ugly Duckling Designs Hot Maple Toddy Pumpkin Tart Review

As long as I’ve been purchasing handmade tarts online I’ve been in love with everything I’ve received from Ugly Duckling Designs. I look forward to opening the package and finding a cute primitive looking tart followed by a wonderful smell no matter what the item may be. When I purchase sampler boxes I always know there’s going to be some sort of tart from Ugly Duckling Designs tucked inside, and I’ve never been disappointed with a single item I’ve received from this e-tailer.

This time is definitely no exception. I opened the sampler I purchased to find a Hot Maple Toddy Wax Tart shaped like a pumpkin. It was packaged in a cute Halloween themed bag and ready to be gifted or opened and displayed for the season.

The scent is so nice the maple smell was pouring out of the bag long before I had a chance to open it, and it’s had me craving maple syrup for days. Smelling a sugary scent is definitely tempting me to give up on my search for a quick weight loss after the baby arrives!

This one is just too cute to use in my tart burner right now, but it is the perfect edition to my Halloween and Fall decor.

It’ll be using it as a decoration for a few weeks, and the cold throw of the scent already has my living room smelling absolutely delicious. Hubby has threatened to take a bite out of it a few times, and I’m sure he would if he thought the wax wouldn’t make him sick! I’ve even spotted the dog sniffing at this one.

Ugly Duckling Designs sells these pumpkin tarts for $6.95. You choose from over 60 scents, and you’ll receive a half dozen of them per order. I think that’s a steal considering the scent throw and how huge these tarts are. As you can see one tart takes up the palm of my hand, and I’ll be slicing this one into 3-4 smaller tarts for my burners.

This Hot Maple Toddy scent is definitely a new favorite of mine, and I give this tart from Ugly Duckling Designs 5 stars. I can’t find anything wrong with it.

Deborah's Candle Magick Candles And Tarts

This afternoon the dreary rain that's been falling for a few days and the nice drop in temps has me thinking about fall. The official start to fall is actually less than a week away, so I decided to try a candle that I think is only fitting.

This little votive from Deborah's Candle Magick is scented "Amber". Amber is one of those scents that I can love or hate depending on the season. Amber is known as a soothing and relaxing scent, but I also find it's one of those scents that not everyone can love. This little heart shaped votive is definitely a strong one, but it's one I like! I would definitely say it has been heavily scented. The cold throw is enough to "smell up" my entire office and bedroom without even needing to light it. Be warned if you're not a big fan of Amber you most likely won't like how strong this one is, and I have a feeling my Hubby will come home wondering "what stinks". He's not a very big fan of a lot of the fall scents I tend to choose.

Anywho, this one is probably going to sit on my dresser for a few days before I light it because I'm loving the cold throw. I will eventually light it, but with such a heavily scented soy votive I know the scent will last for awhile, and the candle will burn cleaner and longer. I'm so picky about stronger scents like Amber, so I'm not sure I would purchase this votive in this exact scent again, but it does make me want to try other scents Deborah's Candle Magick has to offer.

Give It Up For Lasagna

After eating it last week then talking about it so much I haven't been able to get lasagna off my mind. I'm sure that has a lot to do with my pregnancy stomach, but all week I've wanted more lasagna!

So what do I do?

Last night I broke down and made lasagna. I actually ended up making two different lasagnas, and now I have so much leftover I can't fit it all in the freezer. I tried to give some of it away, but so far I haven't found anyone who wants it. Of course asking people if they'd like a hot meal during the hottest part of the day might have something to do with that, so I've put Hubby to work eating it today.

He's going to be so sick of lasagna he's never going to want to eat it again! He had it for breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon snack, and the house has smelled like reheated lasagna all day. He's going to need diet pills to make up for the baked goodness, and I'm going to need to burn a tart to get rid of the smell before it starts making me sick.

Just because my stomach is already kind of icky today I don't think I'm going to chance burning any of these new tarts I haven't tried. I think I'll break open the Gardenia Soy Wax Melts I have from Things That Make Scents. They've been on my desk for a few days, and they smell so wonderful! Maybe that's just what I need to get the lasagna off my mind for awhile...at least until dinner time!

Father's Day '09

First of all Happy late Father's Day to all the dads out there. I didn't get to spend much time with mine today, but I'll be making up for it by spending a good bit of the day with him tomorrow. We did spend a good bit of time with Hubby's dad today, and I have to thank my wonderful sis-in-law for the awesome lasagna dinner she made. Of course the chocolate cake with caramel and cream cheese icing was a big hit with me as well.

Then again, anything related to food is a big hit with me right now. That's probably why I'm absolutely loving this Rootbeer soy wax tart that's sitting on my desk right now, but we'll be discussing that one later.

Anywho back to the Father's Day stuff. After finding out on Friday that Hubby's job just went from he'll be laid off for 5 weeks to he'll be laid off indefinitely, we decided it was probably best if we didn't spend money on Father's Day presents this year. Things are going to be extremely tight around here until Hubby finds a new job.

Hubby's Dad wants a motorcycle jack so he can stop renting one every time he needs to change a tire, so hopefully we can get him one for Christmas instead. I had planned to grab my Dad a gift certificate to Tractor Supply, but that's out of the question now as well. Instead I'm going to cook dinner for each of them on whatever night is good for them. My Dad chose tomorrow night, and we'll probably take care of Hubby's Dad next weekend since my sis-in-law cooked dinner tonight.

Honestly I can't wait until next year because I can't wait for Hubby to have his first father's day. Of course people were wishing him Happy Father's Day today, and he kept responding with "Thank you, but it won't be real until I have that giggling baby in my arms". I can't help but imagine what it's going to be like when that time comes, and I can't wait!

What Smells So Good?

I know I've raved many many times about how much I love Things That Make Scents. I would order from the site all the time if I could afford to, but I do normally put in a large order when I can save up the cash to do so. I lucked up last month and grabbed myself a $5 off discount for filling out a survey, so I definitely took advantage of it and did some shopping.

I didn't place a super large order this time. I just picked up a couple soy tart cups in Clothesline and Bamboo Garden and a 7oz Soy Jar Candle in Green Tea & Cucumber. I had planned to stop there, but then I spotted the super adorable Soy Cupcake Candles. Not only did they look so yummy I wanted to reach through the screen to eat one, but they were on sale! Of course I wasn't turning that down, so I ordered one in one of my favorite alcoholic scents, Bailey's Irish Cream. The way I see it is just because I'm pregnant and can't enjoy any Bailey's doesn't mean I can't enjoy the scent flowing through my kitchen!

I received my order right before we left for vacation, and I immediately placed the Bailey's cupcake on a shelf in my kitchen. Hubby came home wanting to know what I was baking that smelled so good. Seriously, it smells amazing. If these were real cupcakes I'd totally be reading Fenphedra reviews and going on a diet from eating so many!

Oh, and these are no small cupcakes, and I think they are well worth $4.99 each. I've paid way more than that for cupcakes much smaller with no where near as much of a cold scent throw. Here's a comparison of the cupcake candle next to the 7 oz jar candle I ordered.

So the next time you're looking for a really cute candle with awesome scent choices and a really great scent throw remember these cupcakes from Things That Make Scents. I definitely wasn't disappointed, and I'll be ordering quite a few of these suckers as birthday gifts.

Apple Cinnamon Hand-Dipped Incense

Tonight I'm sitting here smelling the wonderful aroma of Apple & Cinnamon drifting through the house. I burned 1 stick of Apple Cinnamon hand-dipped charcoal incense from Crafty Steph over 2 hours ago, and I can still smell the wonderful blend drifting through the house.

I placed the stick on my dining room because it is the very center room of my house. I wanted to time how long the stick burned, how long the scent throw lasted after the stick was gone, and how far the throw reached. I've burned quite a few of Crafty Steph's incense sticks, but I normally burn them during the day in my office. I keep the door shut, so the smell isn't getting a chance to drift through the house.

With this little experiment I was extremely surprised. I didn't get to time how long the stick burnt because honestly I forgot about it. I know I lit the stick at 9:30pm, then I headed into my office to get some work done. I just popped my head out for a snack at 1am, and that's when I was hit with that wonderful smell. I walked throughout the house, and I could smell it in every room except the bedroom and bathroom, and of course my office, but the door was closed.

These sticks give off an awesome amount of aroma that lingers and lasts, yet fresh out of the package they are NOT a strong smelling stick. Hubby often complains when I purchase incense because he doesn't like the smell they give off when they are stored. He complains everything in a room will smell like the sticks. This time he is loving the Crafty Steph incense. I've got 17 packs of incense stored in metal containers in a drawer in the dining room, and he admits he can't smell them at all.

He also agrees that he loves how clean these smell. When burning one of these sticks all you smell is the pure scent. There is no wood burning smell that you get with cheap punk type sticks. These are high quality charcoal sticks that do not give off that wood burning smell.

Seriously, if you love incense you should check out Crafty Steph's hand-dipped incense. I've fallen in love. At $1.75 for a 20 pack of high quality charcoal hand-dipped incense, you just can't go wrong!

Bubba's Incense

Originally uploaded by jshusterman

Bubba has already picked out a few favorites of his own! He knows he should probably be spending his time blogging about pet supplies or how Alley's treating him today, but he had to take a break to help me sniff everything.

He went through every package, then he drug two out of the pile that he's claimed. He made it easy to choose which one I want to try first. The fairy dust smells absolutely wonderful, but we're going to start with Citrus & Sage for now. We'll give the puppy time to sniff on the Fairy Dust for a little longer. Head on over to Crafty Steph to see what other awesome scents she has to offer, then get prepared for a week of incense!

Pebble Creek Candles Gel Tassie Melts

I love these melts! Ok I admit I love just about all melts, but I especially love these Gel Tassie Melts from Pebble Creek Candles.

A twist on plain gel wax tarts. We handpour scented gel wax into 2 oz cups and sprinkle soy crumbles on top for an extra kick of scent.

Not only do they smell wonderful, but I love how easy it is to cleanup gel melts. You just pop them in your tart burner, enjoy them, let it solidify again, then just peel them out when you're done.

These tarts were the perfect size for my smaller burner, too. Most of the time I have to cut tarts down for my smaller burner because it overflows and spills everywhere after the tart melts. As you can see in the photo these fit perfectly. The photo shows the Watermelon Sherbet tart in my smaller burner. I've been enjoying it a couple hours a night for about a week now, and the warm throw is still pretty good.

I haven't burned the lavender dreams yet simply because I have to be in a certain mood for most lavender scents. It does smell good though, and the cold throw is wonderful. Hubby asked me if I would put the tart in the bedroom, so I opened it and placed it in one of the book shelves built into our headboard.

If you're looking for a nice gel tart, I'd say give these a try. Single tarts are $2 each, but you can also buy a 6 pack for $11.75.

Crossing Off My List...DO NOT BUY

EWWWWW what's that smell? Is that really the same wax melt that smelled absolutely wonderful in the package? Yep that's it. Blue Raspberrytini from Old Virginia Candle Company.

Normally I absolutely love Old Virginia Candle Company's products. There's a specialty shop in town that carries just about every candle Old Virginia makes, and I stock up when I stop by. This time, I don't know if it was a bad batch or what, but I totally wish I hadn't bought 10 packs of the Blue Raspberrytini wax melts. They smell absolutely delicious in the package, but as soon as the first one started to melt it just didn't smell right. I crinkled up my nose (yep that same look I give my friends when they want to discuss diet pills because they think they're fat...they're far from it) and retreated to another room until the smell dispersed.

You do smell the Blue Raspberrytini fruity smell, but the warm throw is horrible. After letting it burn for over an hour I could barely smell the fruity mix 3 feet away from my tart burner. The rest of the room filled with a smell that I'd rather forget, though. It smelled like a mixture between hot wax and burning plastic. YUCK!

I'll probably be sticking the rest of these in cabinets and drawers to take advantage of the great cold throw, or I might just pawn them off on someone else. All I know is I will not be purchasing anymore wax melts from Old Virginia Candle Company. Then again it looks like I won't have to worry about it. I don't see them on the website at all. Oh wait, there are 2 gift sets that include wax melts.

If you're interested in Old Virginia Candle Company I suggest picking up a few of their Woodwick® Candles instead. The Cotton Flower smells absolutely divine.

My Bath & Body Works Order

My Bath & Body Works order came in yesterday! I didn't get to open the box until tonight though. I had to take a shower right after I opened the box. I just couldn't resist the smell of the Coco Cabana shower gel. This is one of the classics I've never tried, and boy am I glad I bought it! I love it!

Bath & Body Works was having a sale so I ordered:

1 Coco Cabana Shower Gel ($4)
1 Black Raspberry Vanilla Creamy Body Wash ($3)
1 Sea Island Cotton Creamy Body Wash ($3)

I also ordered 2 Wallflowers starter kits. The one I had just quit working on me...I'm assuming it was just too gunked up.

So that part of the order:

1 Wallflowers Starter Kit Fresh Linen ($5)
1 Wallflowers Starter Kit Juicy Nectarine ($5)
1 Wallflowers Refills Cotton Blossom ($5)
1 Wallflowers Refills Mango Mandarin ($5)

My entire order was $41.80 after tax and shipping charges. Not bad I'd say. I could have saved a little more by shopping at the local store instead, but it's a very small store. They're always out of my favorite scents, especially during a huge sale. Overall I ended up saving $29.95 on things I would normally buy anyway. I didn't go out of my way to buy extra stuff I don't need. I just bought things that I would stock up on during a normal once every 3 months trip to Bath & Body Works.

If you've never tried the Wallflowers you should. I absolutely love them, and I'm not a fan of any of the normal plugin type air fresheners. I think most of them are extremely concentrated and way too strong. A lot of them give me headaches, but not the Wallflowers. They smell really nice, and they work. The smell isn't a heavy concentrated spot in front of the air freshener.

I placed the Juicy Nectarine behind the toilet. Not only did the smell drift throughout the bathroom, both bedrooms, and the living room; there isn't an overpowering concentrated area of smell around the toilet. It smells just like the rest of the house.

About 15 minutes ago I placed a Mango Mandarin in the dining room. I try to place complementing scents in the house at the same time, so you won't smell orange scents on one side of the house and something totally different on the other. I'll use the linen scents together when the time comes to pull out my refills. The packaging says one Wallflower will fill an entire room and last 6-8 weeks. I can place two in our 1500 sq ft home, and both will take care of the whole house for about 8 weeks.

Candle Dippers Body Mousse

Candle Dippers Body Mousse in Peach Melon

Candle Dippers Description:

Light and fluffy like a mousse, but don't let that fool you, this lotion packs quite a punch! Paraben free. Made with skin nourishing oils: apricot kernel oil, macadamia nut oil, sunflower oil, jojoba, glycerine, coconut oil, vitamin E and more! Never made from a base!

When I first opened this body mousse I knew I would love it for the smell if nothing else. I absolutely love peach, and this one is no exception. I've loved all the Candle Dippers products I've received in the past, so I figured I would love this one just the same.

After one use I knew it's something I will continue to buy. It feels as wonderful as it smells. The body mousse is nice and thick, and it left my legs feeling nicely moisturized. It didn't have a sticky or slimey feeling like a lot of other mousse's have.

The one complaint I have is that the mousse sample I received came in a bottle. It's about a 2 oz nice sized sample, but the problem is it's a body mousse, not a lotion. It almost refuses to come out. I had to use a q-tip to get it out of the bottle, and that's really annoying when you're lotioning your legs. This stuff deserves to be in a little canister.

Other than that I give this lotion 5 stars. I'll definitely use it again, and I would recommend it to anyone with dry skin like mine.

Neuse River Candle And Bath

Now that I can finally smell again after the horrible allergy fiasco, I decided I wanted to smell something great! I've had a 2 pack of river rock melts from Neuse River Candle and Bath sitting in a box just begging to be melted. The scent is cinnamon, and I honestly can't resist cinnamon.

I have a hard time finding tarts that will fit in my smaller tart burner because it is very shallow, but these tarts fit perfectly. It took about 10 minutes for the tart to fully melt, and the scent released slowly, but was very wonderful. I can't stand when I burn a cinnamon tart that hits you really strong at first. I want something that's going to have a nice scent the entire time I'm using it.

The scent started drifting through the house in a matter of minutes, and it smells wonderful. It's not too strong, but there is definitely a nice throw.

The tarts are made of Starburst palm wax, and they are so beautiful I almost didn't want to burn one. If you want a tart that you can use in a decorative bowl before burning, these are perfect. They have a shimmery look similar to mica. They also give a nice cold throw as well, so I'll probably stick the other one in a bowl in the bathroom until I'm ready to burn it.

I burned this tart all day Friday, part of the day yesterday, and I've had it going all day today. It's still giving off a wonderful throw that hasn't deminished much at all. I'm expecting this tart to last for at least 1 more day!

When I blew out the candle last night and allowed the wax to cool off I noticed that beautiful shimmer is still there. It makes my tart burner look almost decorative and pretty instead of sticking out like an eye sore on my counter.

I definitely give these tarts a great rating! A 3 pack of Neuse River Rock Melts sells for $3, and that's a great buy! They also come in packs of 6 or 12. Each tart is approximately .9 oz. There are currently 29 scents to choose from.

Penny Lane Candles

It's 6am, my house is totally quiet except for the sounds of me typing, and I'm absolutely loving how wonderful my house smells right now. Nope I didn't go on a cleaning spree. I just decided to try out the soy melts I received from Penny Lane Candles.

We all know I'm a sucker for a good wax melt, and these are absolutely awesome! Penny Lane Candles included a full size 6 pack of these break and melt soy melts in "Bird of Paradise" scent. I've never smelled another candle or tart that smelled like this. When I fired up my tart burner last night I sat back and waited for the scent to drift through the house. As soon as it drifted into the living room Hubby said "it smells like a tropical drink".

I have to agree with him. These wax melts are all fruity, but not in a really sweet icky way. I feel like I'm sitting on a beach somewhere sipping on something pretty and fruity. I've had the burner going all night, and 3 tea light candles later the throw is still as wonderful as it was right after the wax melt melted.

I'm definitely adding this to my favorites list, and I'll have to order more soon. Penny Lane Candles is updating their website, but these smell so good it's worth the wait.

Now I'm off to order my best friend's laptop memory before I get lost in my own little dream of paradise!

Candle Buzz Box April 2008

My Candle Buzz Out Of The Box sampler box arrived today! I've been waiting for this one because I knew it would be jam packed full of tons of great goodies. I will be reviewing each and every item in this box, and although it might take me a couple weeks to get through them, I promise I've already taken all the photos this time. You won't have to wait around for my crappy camera to work it's magic.

The box is absolutely jam packed this month! Ignore the yellow stuff that seems to be floating to the side of the photo. I needed Hubby to hold the calendar in place, and he wanted to cover his hand so it didn't take away from the box lol!

I know I've complained before about how I was getting tired of seeing fliers from companies without products (after all people are paying to receive these samples), but I didn't have any of that in this box! I was quite happy to see it since it's becoming a very negative aspect of a few of the other sample boxes out there for sale.

I've said before, and I'll say it again. The Candle Buzz boxes are my favorite of all the sample boxes. A majority of the samples are full size products, and I get a good mix of stuff. As much as I love bath & body stuff, candles and tarts have my heart. With a Hubby who comes home from work with really stinky feet and two pets in the house, I want my house to smell good!

Now there's an Out Of The Box Sampler Blog where you can read reviews of some of these awesome products, participate in little games to win coupons, and get to know Dawn, the woman who puts these wonderful boxes together for us! Stop by and check out the blog while I work on my reviews for you guys!

The Scent Peddler Scented Simmering Granules

I added something new to my "things I love" pile tonight, and I have to admit it was something I thought I was going to hate. I received a sample of Scented Simmering Granules from The Scent Peddler, and at first I thought they were going to be really messy. The fact is, they're not messy at all.

These go in your tart burner, but they're not wax. These are natural sea salt granules. You place a teaspoon in your burner for normal scent throw, or more for a stronger scent. I placed about a teaspoon's worth in my burner and waited to see what happened. Almost immediately I was hit by the wonderful scent of Japanese Magnolia. Hubby came home hours after I had put out the tart burner and asked what smelled so good.

Like I said these simmering granules aren't messy at all. They don't melt! That means there's no messy wax to remove from the burner. You don't have to take the time to heat up the old tart to remove it from the burner before you can use another one, and that a big thumbs up from me. I hate having to clean my burner thoroughly just because I'm ready for a new scent. With the granules you just dump them in the trash!

Also you don't have to add water to them, and these guys never burn dry, so you don't have to worry like you do with tarts. At $8.95 for a 7oz bag I will definitely be purchasing more of these granules!

Theme Fragrance: The New Love of My Life

Sorry hubby, but I'm in love. No, I'm not leaving you. You'll have to learn to live cohesively amongst one another, but I promise you don't have to worry. My new love won't take up much room. My new love comes in a 4.6ml roll on bottle and fits in my purse!

I'm talking about Theme Fragrance's wonderful little perfume roll ons. If you're looking for a new fragrance to make your head spin and your heart thump, these little guys are just what you need.

At $9.75 a pop they're a great deal. The scent lasts forever...and yes I mean forever. I almost didn't want to take a shower because I didn't want to wash off the wonderful smell! No worries. I showered and reapplied!

Elizabeth Morrison hand pours each one of her creations, and boy does this woman know what a girl wants! The scents not only last forever, but they make your senses go wild. Once applied you won't even realize you put anything on except for the wonderful smell. There's no messy stickiness, sliminess or goo to deal with. Just roll on and enjoy!

I know you're dieing to know exactly what these guys smell like, so let's get on with it!

Bikini- This fruity blend contains citrus, but I honestly couldn't smell it. All the wonderful fruit notes jump out at you making this a great smell. You're sure to pick up the flower notes as well, but the sweetness makes this scent so yummy I almost want to eat it! It really made my tastebuds go crazy, and it reminded me of candy necklaces I used to wear as a little girl.

Lotus Lake- This is a wonderful floral scent. It's light and airy like all of the other scents, and it reminds me of water. I pick out a hint of sandalwood which gives it a slight earthy smell as well. This one also contains fresh tea notes.

Sarong- Coconut! I don't know how she does it, but that's exactly what I smell. I feel like I'm walking down the beach barefoot. This one reminds me of tanning oil, but not the ones that smell really strong. This is a great light scent. I'm anti-vanilla, but this scent may have just changed my mind! The vanilla is very light, but it's just enough to mix with the floral notes for a lovely combination. I can see why this scent is a best seller!

Seashell- I smell grapefruit! Normally I would probably be turned off by the smell of grapefruit, but not in this little bottle! It's a wonderful citrus scent without having the scents that normally make me want to dump it down the toilet like lemongrass. This is the perfect scent for anyone who wants a citrus scent without it being overpowering. It also contains ylang which brings out the sexy side of the fragrance.

Love Letter *Limited Edition*- I hate one thing about this fragrance...that it's a limited edition! It smells so good! This is a fresh and clean fragrance, feminine and sexy. I love it! This scent will definitely remind you of spring and relaxing by the pool with a drink in your hand. This little bottle is full of roses! Now that I think about it, it makes me feel like I'm sleeping on a soft bed of rose pedals.

No matter which scent you decide is your favorite, it's definitely worth it to grab yourself a sample of all of these fragrances. You can get a sample pack of all of them for $5, and the samples are really nice sized vials that will last you awhile. A little goes a long way with this stuff, so throw away those expensive $50 bottles of perfume and find yourself a cheap and long lasting new favorite! I promise you won't be disappointed.

Can't Stop Smelling Myself!

A preview of what's to come...

Stay tuned because you're really going to love this one! I'm already hooked!

Facial Therapy Cream From 5th Avenue Bath Co.

One of the products I received in my Lemming Central box this month is a Facial Therapy Cream from 5th Avenue Bath Co. I've been using this cream at night and in the mornings for the past 2 days, and I must say I love it!

My skin is extremely dry in the winter, and my face seems to suffer the most. I've been fighting dry patchy skin on my face for years, and even with moisturizers my face still has a problem.

I've noticed a difference already after 2 days of using the Facial Therapy Cream. I've noticed a huge reduction in the amount of dry patchy spots I have, and my face feels hydrated. My only complaint is the scent. The sample I received is "Honey", but I do notice there's an unscented version as well, so if I order more I will probably stick to the unscented version.

5th Avenue Bath Co. sells their Facial Therapy Cream starting at $12.99 for the 2oz size. You can also give it a try with a sample size for .5 oz sample size for $4.95. I think that would be the route to take if you want to sample the different scents. Right now I see it listed in unscented and almond. I might like to give the almond a try.

Lemming Central February Sampler

I finally got around to taking photos of all of the wonderful goodies I got in the February 2008 Lemming Central Sampler Box. There were a lot of great Etailers participating in this box, and there are quite a few that are new to me. It's always great to see some of my old favorites, but it's nice to have a new things to try as well.

As you can see there are a ton of full size products as well as some nice sized samples. This month's participants are listed below, and photos are included for the products I received. This box was wonderful, and because I receive a lot of "mint" type items I was able to make a gift basket for my sister. She's absolutely loves minty type products, and she's had a rough time lately. When I gave her the basket last night she loved it. We sat down and sampled all of the products together!

The All-Over Body Experience

5th Ave. Bath Co.