Shower Post #1: Moonalisa Coffee Butter Scrub; Lathers & Lights April Showers Shower Creme; Moonalisa Strawberry Sugar Shortcake Bubbling Bath Brew; Blooddrop Milk & Honey Softening Soak; BPTP L'Eau de Engouement Bath Oil; Moonalisa Strawberry Sugar Shortcake Bath Truffle

I'm thinking of occasionally posted what I'm using in my shower since I change them so frequently. Here's the 1st:

~ Mixed a bath with Moonalisa Strawberry Sugar Shortcake Bubbling Bath Brew- lots of bubbles like the Grapefruit Haven, initial strawberry NesQuik scent (which I loved) but again faded quickly. I probably won't buy anymore of these bath powders. The bubbles are great but I just can't justify the price.

~ Added Blooddrop Milk & Honey Softening Soak. Awww, I finished my bottle. I love this stuff. It makes the water milky and creamy (but no real scent), lasted probably 5-6 baths for $15. Unfortunately, she's sold out of this. I think it   was for the winter release and hopefully it comes back.

~ Added BPTP L'Eau de Engouement Bath Oil because I wanted more scent. Scent description is: pink strawberries, sugarcane and candyfloss. It added a light sweet pink strawberry scent. My whole bath smelled like the color pink really. Really springy and a very light strawberry (kinda artificial but like sniffing one of those strawberry-scented toys or strawberry milk- kinda enjoyable, strangely enough). This was from the 2012 Lupercalia release (Bath oils last forever! It only takes a tiny amount to scent a bath or cover my entire body)

~ Lathers & Lights April Showers Shower Creme- I got this in one of my sampler packs. Scent description: carnation, lily, white grapefruit, jasmine, tuberose, cyclamen, violet, vanilla beans, E Indian sandalwood, rose crystals, sexy musk.
Actually, I got a slightly floral aquatic. Nothing else really but it was very pretty and fresh smelling. I really like it. I would re-order, especially as a shower product scent.

~ Moonalisa Coffee Butter Scrub. I got this in the winter release and I have 1 more use of it. It's a perfect scrub for me, very scrubby! Has lots of ground coffee beans in it and a strong coffee scent. It also leaves a very thin barrier on my skin afterwards which is nice if you don't want to apply more lotion but it's thin enough that you can without it interfering. I would reorder in a heartbeat, I'm glad it wasn't LE.

~ I received a Moonalisa Strawberry Sugar Shortcake Bath Truffle in one of the Easter baskets I ordered. I was going to add it to my bath but I read on the Moonalisa forum that it could be used as a moisturizer as well since it was purely cocoa butter with scent. The truffle was about 1/4 the size of my hand and it covered my entire body and then some. I'm serious. I melted instantly (I applied it immediately after my shower). The strawberry milk scent was very strong and lasted hours even until the next morning. The cocoa butter was extremely moisturizing and very greasy. Since I applied this after my shower in the evening, the greasiness was fine but I wouldn't suggest this for daytime use. Can't wait to try my others. I hope she starts selling these.

Lathers & Lights Coconut Breeze Review

I received a sample packet of Coconut Breeze in my last order. It's not available on the website at the moment (it was either part of the General Catalogue that got removed since she switched to only having bestsellers and seasonal GC scents or it will be available maybe next month)

My packet was for the Body Yogurt. I usually buy the Body Butter because I prefer heavier creams. The yogurt is definitely thinner, probably thinner than the Body Lotion as well. It dries very quickly if you're looking for that. It's also non-greasy.

The initial scent was a blast of coconut, reminded me of suntan lotion. I'm dying for summer scents right now so I really like it. As it dries down, there's an ozone undertone beneath the coconut. Like coconut and air if that makes sense. It makes the scent very light and airy, perfect if you don't want anything heavy. Completely dry, it's a very light coconut (slightly plastic- probably what reminded me of suntan lotion in the beginning).

Verdict- I like it. I don't really like ozone/aquatic scents so if the coconut was mixed with something else I'd probably like that better. If it becomes available next month I may buy this as a shampoo. Aquatics for shower products are awesome in hot months.

Lathers & Lights Samplers

I ordered the 2 samplers available in April from Lathers & Lights: Spring Fever and Tea Party. There are $25 a piece but there was a sale going on so I basically got free shipping.

Each of her orders contains a seasonal mini rubber ducky, this one is taking a bath and she always includes samples

 Spring Fever includes:
~ 2.4oz Buttercup Blossom Body Butter (super floral, smells wonderful)
~ 1oz Lilac Blossom Body Lotion
~ 1oz Dry Oil Mist in Cantaloupe Mist (never thought I'd like melon scents, I hate the ones at BBW, but this is lovely)
~ 5ml Perfume Oil in Raspberry Violet
~ 2oz April Shower Shower Creme (smells pretty and fresh)
~ 2.5oz Spring Rain Sugar Scrub (fresh aquatic, kinda unisex)

Tea Party includes:
~ 2.4oz Blackberry Tea Body Butter (very fruity, but also very strong black tea)
~ 1oz Black Pearl Tea Body Lotion
~ 2oz Lychee Tea Dry Oil Mist
~ 5ml Perfume in Darjeeling Tea
~ 2oz Rooibos Tea Shower Creme
~ 2.5oz Green Tea Sugar Scrub

Buy at Lathers & Lights

Lathers & Lights Order 5/5

LL had a Cinco de Mayo sale- 15% off & $5 shipping. As always if you spend more than $75 you get free shipping in the US.

Here's my order:
Body Butter Sampler: 4 2oz jars
          Apricot Vanilla
          Black Coconut
          Coconut Amande
          Coconut Yuzu
Body Butter Sampler: 4 2oz jars
          Gardenia
          Pineapple Smoothie
          Rose in Bloom
          Strawberry Buttercream 
2 oz Island Punch Facial Mask 
Margarita Mixers Scrub, Coconut Margarita, Sea Salt
4 oz Argan Infusion Creme Conditioner, Damask Rose
2 oz Argan Smooth Serum, Flip Flops
4 oz Custom Bath Mousse, Banana Sugar
Custom Sugar Scrub, Strawberry Sunrise, Strawberry Seeds, Add Color
4 oz Olive Honey Shampoo, Coconut Mangosteen

I think I did pretty good I can't wait for summer scents- especially coconut as you can tell.

Lathers & Lights May Update 5/4

New Tiki Bar Collection:
~ Island Punch Facial Mask- red wine, strawberries, pineapple, peach, banana, mango, kaolin clay, coconut milk, honey- $15
~ Margarita Mixers (Body Yogurt, Shower Creme, Scrubs- sugar or salt)
Coconut- creamy coconut milk, lime, tequila (Scrub- lime powder/ground coconut)
Lime- lime, tequila, salt (Scrub- lime powder)
Mango- mango, lime, tequila (Scrub- mango extract/lime powder)
Naked Iguana- lime, melon liqueur, tequila, blue curacao, rum (Scrub- lime powder)
Peach- peach, lime, tequila (Scrub- peach extract/lime powder)
Pomegranate- pomegranate, tequila, lime (Scrub- pomegranate extract/lime powder)
Strawberry- strawberry, lime, tequila (Scrub- lime powder/strawberry extract)
Margarita Ice
Maui Margarita
~ Midnight Margaritas Triple Twist Foaming Sugar Scrub- mango rita, lime margarita & strawberry margarita- $15

Triple Twist Foaming Sugar Scrubs:
~ Strawberry Patch- strawberry sunrise, strawberry festival, sugared strawberries
~ Strawberry Shortcake- strawberries, vanilla cream, angel food cake

LE Scents:
~ Apricot Vanilla- warm fruity apricot, sweet sugary vanilla
~ Banana Sugar- banana, brown sugar, vanilla cream, toasted marshmallow
~ Black Coconut- coconut cream, Madagascar vanilla beans, E Indian patchouli, lt musk
~ Blue Lagoon- sparkling blue waters, salty aquatic, fresh marine, soft florals
~ Bora Bora- sweet pineapple, acai berry, mango zest, passion fruit, yuzu zest, green apple, orchid leaves
~ Coconut Amande- warming sensuous almond, coconut milk, white jasmine, rosewood, ylang ylang, vanilla bean, tonka, heliotrope, musk
~ Coconut Mangosteen- creamy coconut, peachy citrusy mangosteen
~ Coconut Yuzu- Japanese grapefruit, creamy coconut custard
~ Damask Rose- rich velvet rose, jasmine, iris, patchouli, warm, sparkling citrus, amber, musk, exotic sandalwood, sensuality
~ Flip Flops- tropical coconut, rich vanilla
~ Fresh Lemonade- lemons, sugar
~ Gardenia
~ Lemon Blueberry Bread- sweet bread, lemon, blueberries
~ Maui Margarita- strawberries, mango, kiwi, lime
~ Pineapple Cilantro- pineapple juice, cilantro
~ Pineapple Smoothie- pineapple, vanilla cream, caramelized sugar, sugared vanilla beans
~ Rose in Bloom- powdery rose, jasmine, vanilla, sandalwood
~ Strawberry Buttercream- vanilla buttercream, strawberry
~ Strawberry Festival- sweet strawberry cotton candy
~ Strawberry Rhubarb- berries, rhubarb, spun sugar
~ Strawberry Shortcake- golden angel cake, vanilla cream, sugared berries
~ Strawberry Sunrise- strawberries, blood orange
~ Tequila Lime- lime, salt, tequila
~ Twinkle Toes- yellow cream-filled sponge cake sugar bombs

The General Catalogue has also been revamped. I believe it will also change seasonal but not monthly like the LE. Here's Spring/Summer

GC:
~ Alkmare- sweet white jasmine, honeysuckle
~ American Dream- vanilla, earthiness, lavender, clary sage
~ Avabathe- clean fresh lemongrass
~ Bath Off!- violet, jasmine
~ Beach Blonde- tropical tanning oil, fruit smoothies
~ Beach Bunny- banana daiquiris, pina coladas, suntan oil
~ Berry Blush- dark berries, vanilla
~ Blackberry Lemonade- lemonade, vanilla, sugar, blackberries, wild green vines
~ Buttercream Cupcake- buttery vanilla frosting, white cupcake
~ Candy Clouds- strawberry-drizzled sundae, creme brulee, marshmallow fluff
~ Candy Fairy- sticky sweet glittering sugar
~ Chocolate Bliss- milk chocolate
~ Chocolate Silk- dark & milk chocolates, cream, sugar
~ Cocomilk- coconut milk, sugar, vanilla
~ Coconut Custard- coconut cream, sugar, vanilla
~ Coconut Queen- coconut milk, tiare blossoms, sandalwood
~ Coral Beach- tropical flowers, clean island breezes, citrus, vanilla
~ Creamy Coconut- sweet coconut
~ Egyptian Musk- warm, sensual musk
~ Endless Summer- salty sea air, jasmine, citrus laced suntan oil
~ Faded Denim- fresh air, clean water, sweet florals, crisp citrus, lavender, herbal moss, bergamot
~ Fig Leaf- ylang ylang, orange blossom, fig
~ Flannel Pajamas- fresh clean cotton, sweet sugary vanilla, cool crisp air
~ Hawaiian Cupcake- vanilla cupcake, sweet pineapple, coconut buttercream
~ Hey Sugar!- sweet/tart sugared lemon creme, cookie crust
~ Honey Bee Sweet- sweet wildflower honey, toasty toffee
~ Hula Honey- coconut oil, cocoa butter, Tahitian gardenia, jasmine, salty night air
~ Iced Lemon Biscotti- Italian cookie, lemon zest, lemon juice
~ Iced Mint Tea- sweetened mint tea
~ Indonesian Teak- sweet exotic wood, ozone, rosewood, musky sandalwood, teakwood, vanilla
~ Island Nectar- tropical flowers, sweet coconut, island fruits
~ Island Princess- sweet creamy coconut, lei flowers
~ Italian Cream Cake- egg & buttermilk cake, coconut cream cheese, nuts
~ Lavender Honey- lavender, thick golden honey
~ Lemon Cupcake- cakes, tart lemon curd, sweet buttercream frosting
~ Lime Margarita- lime juice, tequila, sea salt
~ Luau Lani- creamed coconut, banana, pineapple, warm woods, pikake petals
~ Macapuno Sorbet- coconut meat, lychee berries, jackfruit, mango, fruits, sugar, shaved ice, milk, ice cream
~ Mango Lassi- mango, sweet cream, citrus, spice
~ Mint Mojito- mint, sparkling soda, lime
~ Marshmallow Noel- marshmallow, vanilla bean, caramel sugar, cream
~ Oats & Honey
~ Out on a Limb- musky floral, lemon, sweet orange, green herbal, warm earthy, musk, vanilla
~ Pink Sand Beach- pink sugar, rich vanilla creme, marshmallow, coconut
~ Pizzelle- Italian waffle cookies
~ Pumpkin Paradise- pumpkin cream pie, toasted coconut
~ Raspberry Lemonade- sweet tart lemonade, raspberry
~ Red Velvet Cake- cocoa-infused cake, cream cheese frosting
~ Rice Flower- coconut, rice flower, creamy vanilla, warm musk, soft alluring
~ Rock Candy- super sweet fruity candy, vanilla
~ Rose Jelly- citrus, red rose petals, strawberry, clear musky undertones, vanilla
~ Rose Milk- pastry cream, whipped cream, rose syrup, rose water
~ Satsuma Guava- fruity green notes, guava, citrus, sweet jasmine, neroli, musk, sandalwood
~ Snow Drops- almond icing, powdered sugar, rose petals
~ Soft Sugar- sweet cotton candy, sugary vanilla
~ Stiletto Blonde- seductive, sultry, white flowers, violets, warm musky base
~ Sugar Beach- coconut milk, marshmallow, vanilla, amber, coconut, sugar
~ Sultana's Secret- sweet woodland strawberry, jasmine, rose, lavender, ginger, rare woods, musk, lemon zest
~ Tahitian Coconut- creamy coconut, Tahitian tiare blossoms
~ Tahitian Daiquiri- coconut, cherry, pineapple, mango, papaya
~ Temptation Isle- sultry seductive, coconuts, sweet vanilla, amber
~ Thai Retreat- lemongrass, creamy vanilla
~ Vanilla Bliss- buttery vanilla, warm caramelized sugar, vanilla orchid
~ Vanilla Fusion- sugared vanilla beans, caramel, rich cream, musk, sexy amber
~ Vanilla Indulgence- sugared vanilla beans, soft musk
~ Vanilla Mandarin- warm vanilla, mandarin, warm bourbon
~ Vanilla Spirit- smoky vanilla tobacco, vanilla, spices, benzoin, frankincese, cedar, pink pepper, bergamot, Bulgarian rose, ylang ylang
~ Vanilla Tiare- rich vanilla, exotic Tiare petals, warm amber, musk