Watch her run with ribbons undone

Day 20: Olay Body Wash Plus Body Butter Ribbons

By Annie

This is a highly moisturizing shower product. It is ultra thick with jojoba butter. The texture is pudding-like and could do double duty as a shaving cream. The main selling point is your skin feels so outrageously soft and moisturized after just one use. It is like there is a moisture barrier that the elements can not penetrate.

Olay's Butter Ribbons really delivers on a dramatic change in your skin's texture. This is a magnificent shower product for anyone who endures intense winters. The scent is Olay-like. It smells like the skin care. It retails for $4.99 and can be located at your local drugstore.

Let us know what your favorite moisturizing shower gel in the comments!

Disclosure: This product was provided by Devries.
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Title: Tori Amos

Shower For A Cause

remind u.s is the latest shampoo, shower gel and bubble bath from Philosophy. 100%(yes...I said 100!) of the proceeds will be donated to the Bob Woodruff foundation. This is a charitable organization that provides resources and support to service members, veterans and their families to successfully reintegrate into their communities.

remind u.s has a very comforting scent. The scent is fresh baked cookies. Like all Philosophy products the scent is pretty "spot on". I detect oatmeal, butter and a dollop of vanilla. The lather properties are exceptional and it leaves no residue on the skin. This is pretty standard for all philosophy products.

This bath bonanza retails for $20 and it can be ordered online at http://www.philosophy.com/ or at stores like Nordstrom. Other charity products are joyful heart(benefits the joyful heart foundation), shower for a cure and she colors my day green and pink(benefit women's cancer research fund). These retail for $20.

The recipe box retails for $15 and benefits PBS and PBS Kids.

Disclaimer: A press sample of this product was provided by Philosophy

Shower Tales: Touch of Happiness
Moisturizing Body Wash by Nivea


I am taking my testing of shower gels very seriously. This one is ultra creamy yet the lather action is not on par with Olay. The scent is orange blossom. This is more breakfast than Serge Lutens. It is a ripe,pulp filled glass of orange juice. This a great wake up shower gel. It literally punches the sleep out of you!

My co-worker Kenny is currently using this product. He thinks the scent is much too strong. He complained that his shower puff reeks from it. This tells us that the staying power is "perfume level".
I never detected the bamboo essence note. I really looked for it!

A Touch of Happiness retails for $5.99 and is available at most drugstores.
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Disclaimer: A press sample of this product was provided by Nivea

Will Never Be the One You Love
A Depressing Shower Gel That Smells Fabulous....

I have been a Philosophy fan since the "soul mates" days. I love their romantic thought process in the creation of their products. Romance is involved from the names like Falling in Love to the sweet blurbs on the back of their bottles.

So when I turned over Unconditional Love's bottle I expected some pretty prose.
Instead I got a dose of Dr Phil reality.

Once upon a time there was a person who swore they would love you forever. (This is lovely) Their love moved on (What the devil?) but your love stayed in the same place. (Who knows me at the Philosophy home office?) Consider the opportunity to love the greatest of blessings, even when love doesn't go your way. (Did my friend Jenny write this?)The love you give is the love you get and it is all good no matter where love takes you. (Seriously?)Let the ability to love one another belong to you forever and ever because real love stories never end.

I might be the only one but this bottle depressed the heck out of me.
When you are in a deep funk, a shower gel can just send you over the edge.
The product does smell heavenly. It is a wonderful mix of blackberry and musk. The drydown is worthy of a perfume.
It retails for $22 and is available at Sephora and Nordstorm.

Credit: http://www.philosophy.com/web/store/shop_10001_-1_10001

The Cocktail Party by Philosophy

I have long been a fan of Philosophy's Margarita shower gel. It captures everything I love from the heavenly drink. It has the zest of lime along with a smooth Triple Sec. Philosophy has even managed to capture the salt. The lather is above average since it also serves as a bubble bath. I have never been brave enough to test it's shampoo abilities.

Mimosa is a pretty fabulous orange shower concoction. I do not get any champagne vibe but I do detect a creamy orange soda. This is great to start your morning with. It is jazzy and an instant eye opener.

Melon Daiquiri is my least favorite. I swear it smells like Strawberry Quik mix.


The cocktail set retails for $30.
It is available at Philosophy.com

Credits: Philosophy and Youtube

Disclaimer: A press sample of this product was provided by Philosophy

Seboni Bath and Shower Gels

Imagine a journey through the deep, misty woods of Cornwall with a flowing stream at your feet and the musty scent of rock-covered moss at your nose.

I have been on a frustrating search for a woodsy/incense bath product. I see hundreds of fruit and coffee scented products but rarely see a shower gel that will layer well with my incense fragrances. I fell very hard for a long discontinued amber shower gel from Bath and Body Works. I bought up all the stock I could locate...but that well has run dry.

I was excited to see that the Seboni line offered a product called Ladock Woods. The notes are patchouli, oakmoss, birch, clary sage, orange,vetiver and geranium essential oils. The fragrance geek in me got excited because it is a "chypre".

This specific product is supposed to:
Energize and restore the spirit, counteracts stress and promotes a sense of well being.
Now this did not give me any spunk or drive to get things done around the house. However it did melt away the tension and stress of a long work day. If you knew the stress I had at work...you would realize this was a miracle product.

It comes in a bath& shower gel, body lotion, invigorating bath and massage oils, and essential sea salts.

The other product I tested in this line is called Heligan Haze. It is a herb scent with notes of lavender, sage, thyme, rosemary, juniper, dill, cypress and geranium essential oils. This would have been perfect for the hot summer months. It is crisp and fresh. It will be perfect to layer under my beloved La Base perfume.

There is a great backstory to the creator and owner of the Seboni line.
Sheryl Young(the owner) left NYC for a vacation in Cornwell England to relax and chill from the hectic big apple life. While there....she met a hotelier named Richard Young. A whirlwind romance bloomed and the happy ending was a marriage and the creation of a beauty line.

Visit the website at:
www.seboni.com(UK)
http://www.beautyexclusive.com/(US)

photo of Heligan Haze by annieytown
Disclosure: A press sample of this product was provided by a PR firm.