My baby sister finally turned 21 this past Monday (Happy B-Day Erika!) and for the past 3 years, I get her the VIP Bag from Bath and Body Works.

In case you didn’t know, every Black Friday ONLY, (I’m not exactly sure how long they’ve been doing this) Bath & Body Works sale an actually chic tote bag filled with full size products for $20 with the purchase of $40 in products( we usually just take advantage of the 2 for $20 candles and call it done). It’s a pretty amazing steal considering that the tote filled with the goodies retails for $110 on its own and getting this bag as a B-Day gift has turned into an annual event and probably will be for the rest of our lives, as long as the offer is on the table at B&BW.

As a small token of her appreciation, she lets me pick one thing from her coveted birthday gift and call us even. So, this year, I picked out from her bag of free goodies this Sparkling Champagne Hand Soap. B&BW hand soaps are pretty fab, due to them being anti-bacterial and gentle foaming. However, this scent right here, which I believe is new, is AMAZING!

Everytime I wash my hands, I get so happy and find myself doing some hardcore sniffing as the soft foam is gentle washed off my hands and then the scent lingers for quite awhile! Sparkling Champagne has a soft scent of mandarin, pink sugar, and champagne. Ooohh…

Unfortunately, they only offer this scent in hand soap and hand sanitizer. This needs to change pronto, because I’m almost craving to have this in lotion, body wash, and body spray formula. I’m not sure about the candle version, yet, because it might be a little too strong in candle form. On the other hand….why not?! The more forms the merrier, at least for me!

Have any of you had a chance to take a whiff of this scent? You should.

Stay Stylish!

 

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Sorry for the lack of posts, especially over the past few days. I wish I could be all “Oh, I was enjoying my extended Labor Weekend and laid around and did nothing, but watch TV, kick it with friends and family, and ate enough to feed a few people for a good week…blah, blah, blah.” Well, I can actually say that I did those things, but mainly the reason I haven’t posted is because around 11:30 pm, Thursday night, my life became a wreck! No, really a wreck happened while my then-boyfriend, now ex-boyfriend, was driving my car.

Small recap. He hit another car while not paying attention, panicked, ran and abandoned my car, the cops were called, my car got towed because he ran, and I couldn’t go to work the next day. Luckily, he turned himself in the next day and gave me the money to get it out of impound and I was able to go pick my car up that evening. HOWEVER, my front right tire section was destroyed and I couldn’t even drive it. I had to get it towed at 11 o’clock at night found out the next morning(Friday) that basically the whole front tire section would need to be rebuilt and aligned, including the steering aligned. Oh, and they could do it for about $1212….NOT including the bodywork. Oh, did I forget to mention that when I asked my then-BF was he going to help pay for the damages, he flat out said no?! Oh, well, he did and now he’s my ex and someone that I used to know. 🙂

Anyway, to say that I’ve been stressed is a little bit of an understatement and I don’t know where to begin to de-stress…or do I?

Aromatheraphy is quite lovely.  Apparently, there’s a scent for every feeling and the scent that is known to calm you down is lavendar, but did you know that vanilla does, too. I didn’t. Usually, when I smell vanilla, I perk up and get excited that possible something sweet to eat is nearby. So, I’m very tempted to try out Bath and Body Work’s Vanilla Verbena collection. It sounds absolutely perfect and I need ASAP, if it works. I think I’m going to swing by after work.

Stay Stylish!

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