Eco Emi October 2011 - Simply Organic Mulling Spice
Eco Emi October 2011 - Gin-Gins Boost Ginger Candies
Eco Emi October 2011 - Big Dipper Wax Works Sweet Orange Candle
Eco Emi October 2011 - Herbaria Almond Spice Natural Soap
Eco Emi October 2011 - Neuma Hair Set
Eco Emi October 2011 - Zhena's Gypsy Tea Peach Blossom
Eco Emi October 2011- Rise Blueberry Coconut Energy Bar
Eco Emi October 2011 - Organic Vegan Lip Balm by Crazy Rumors in Peppermint Lemongrass
Eco Emi Ocober 2011 Gift Bag
The October 2011 Eco-Emi box was okay, but nothing particularly interesting. The thing that really annoyed me was that there is yet ANOTHER lip balm in here! Lip balms are nice and all, but I'm drowning in them - they are in Eco Emi every single month and it's getting to be a bit too much! I have been giving them away and now I'll have to use this one as a stocking stuffer for someone, because I simply don't need any more lip balm! No one can use a lip balm up in 1 month, even if you use it each and every day.
I was thrilled when I unboxed the latest TestTube. Just look at these products! There are 3 full size products here, and the others are deluxe samples. This is my favorite TestTube of 2011!
The Fall/Winter TestTube includes:
Moroccanoil - Glimmer Shine Dr. Brandt - Pores No More Anti-Aging Mattifying Hydroxatone - Instant Wrinkle Filler Kerstin Florian - Krauter Foot Balm Garnier - Skin Renew Clinical Dark Spot Corrector Lashfood - Nano-Peptide Natural Eyelash Conditioner Kneipp - Herbal Bath in Lavender Ahava - Extreme Day Cream $50 Spalook.com Gift Card to spend with a minimum $200 purchase. Valid through January 31, 2012.
A few months ago, I got some products to try out from Hip Apotheca. These are my top picks and my thoughts!
MBeze Body Oils and Body Mists
MBeze Sweet Sanura Body Oil
I love the scent of Sweet Sanura. It smells delicately of Egyptian Musk. The name "Sanura" means "Kitten" in Egyptian. I found the body oil to be a light, fresh oil that is perfect to apply all over your body when you emerge from a steamy shower, or a hot bath. It is especially effective to use on cracked heels!
I'll often use it to moisturize my hands, forearms and elbows. I also found that it works well if I massage it into my nails and cuticles after I have removed nail polish.
This is an oil, so do be careful when using it and make sure that you don't get the oil on clothing or bed linen.
MBeze Ife Body Mist
Ife - the Egyptian word for "Love", is my favorite of all of the MBeze scents. It has a sweet, light strawberry scent, with a little musk and sandalwood mixed in. This is undoubtedly one of my favorite scents of all time!
Spritz some on in the morning, and again later in the afternoon. A little goes a long way - you don't need to douse yourself in the spray for it to be effective.
This body mist is wonderful! You can even spray it lightly on your bed linen so that you have lovely, scented sheets!
MBeze products are available in travel sizes, too!
The body mist and body oil come in travel sizes, too. Since I discovered MBeze, I keep a Deodorette stick, travel size body mist and a travel size body oil in my desk at work. This way I'm prepared for anything!
MBeze products are made from natural, organic ingredients, and they are cruelty free (Yay!).
If you are interested in any of these products, visit Hip Apotheca online and when you place an order, you will receive 3 free free samples of MBeze perfume oils with the coupon code Sassi (not valid on the purchase of any Adara product).
If you would like to enter the Hip Apotheca Giveaway, there are many ways to enter, and you can enter multiple times! Winners will be chosen by Hip Apotheca after the Giveaway ends on November 11th.
One lucky winner will receive:
1 MBeze Body Mist in Ife
1 MBeze Body Oil in Sweet Sanura
1 MBeze Twice Shy Deodorette
1 Adara Coconut Virgin Oil in Heavenly Peach
1 Antipodes Saviour Skin Balm
1 Antipodes Ananda Toner
Adara Coconut Virgin Oil (pictured on the left) in Heavenly Peach
The products featured here were sent to me for review by Hip Apotheca, and they are sending out the products from the giveaway directly to the winner. I am not being compensated for this video or my blog post, and all opinions are my own.
As a big "thank you" to my YouTube Subscribers, I am holding an International Subscriber Giveaway! These are a few of my favorite things from 2011, and they include a designer handbag, makeup, fragrance and a jewelry holder. Everything is brand new and I bought the items exclusively for this giveaway.
RULES! 1. Be a Subscriber to my YouTube Channel. Click here: The Sassi Wench.
4. Then, you can enter once per day (i.e. once every 24 hrs) for each day the Giveaway is open. 5. For your first entry, please write what your favorite kind YouTube video is - for example:
What's in My Purse? or Makeup Organization and Storage, etc. After that, just write anything as your entry except "Enter Me" because otherwise YouTube may take down the video.
6. The Subscriber Giveaway is open to anyone, anywhere in the world!
7. If you are under 18, please get your parents permission to enter this Giveaway.
8. Winner will be chosen on December 27, 2011, using www.random.org, and I will check to make sure that the winning entry has complied with the rules.
9. After I contact the winner, they will have 5 days to respond with their shipping address. If they don't respond, I will draw another name.
10. Please do not email me to ask me who the winner is. I will post a video of the drawing on YouTube, so check your subscription box after December 27th.
Give-Away includes:
Rebecca Minkoff Cherish Tote in Gold leather
MAC Tartan Tale Swinging Violets Mineralize Set which includes:
Earthly Riches Mineralize Eyeshadow Duo
Paint Pot in Bare Study
Zoom Lash Mascara in Black
Icescape Lipglass
Pirates of the Caribbean OPI Mini Nail Polish Collection which includes:
Skull and Glossbones
Planks a Lot
Sparrow Me the Drama
Stranger Tides
MAC Quiet Please Lipstick
Dolce and Gabbana 18 La Lune 20ml(.67 oz.)
EOS Lip balm in Strawberry
Ring Holder by artist Kristina Chadwick
Rebecca Minkoff Cherish Tote Front
Rebecca Minkoff Cherish Tote Back
Inside the Rebecca Minkoff Cherish Tote
MAC Giveaway
MAC Tartan Tale Swinging Violets Mineralize Set
MAC Earthly Riches Mineralize Eyeshadow Duo
MAC Paint Pot in Bare Study
MAC Zoom Lash Mascara in Black and MAC Icescape Lipglass
MAC Quiet Please Lipstick
Pirates of the Caribbean OPI Mini Nail Polish Collection
Dolce and Gabbana 18 La Lune
Ring Holder by artist Kristina Chadwick
For more information on designer Kristina Chadwick and ordering her custom ring holders and other handmade jewelry and ceramics. She also does bulk orders, and makes custom pottery. Click here:
Kristina is offering a coupon code of 10% off! Use code "Sassi"
Click here for a link to my YouTube Channel: The Sassi Wench
All of the items included in this Giveaway were purchased by me. This is not a sponsored video/giveaway, and I am not affiliated with the companies who produce these products in any way.
Birchbox October 2011 - The Laundress Delicate Wash in Lady
Birchbox October 2011 - Spackle Tinted Under Makeup Primer
Birchbox October 2011 - Anastasia Hydrafull Lip Gloss
Birchbox October 2011 - Clark's Botanicals Intense Radiance Mask
Birchbox October 2011 - Amika Oil Treatment for hair
The October 2011 Birchbox was a big improvement over the much anticipated September 2011 Birchbox which was appalling! After the whole friendship/string fiasco I was tempted to cancel my subscription (as many did), but now I'm happy that I didn't. I really enjoyed this Birchbox. My favorite thing is probably The Laundress Laundry Detergent!
Amika - Obliphica Hair Treatment
Anastasia Beverly Hills - HydraFull Gloss in Bellini
Clark's Botanicals - Intense Radiance Mask
Laura Geller - Spackle Tinted Under Makeup Primer in Bronze
