GCDSpa.com Pink Lady and Pink Cupcake Review

After I contacted Emily at GCDSpa.com and asked her if I used some of her pictures to accompany my post on her Pink Lady Products, she generously asked if I’d like some samples to review!

Of course I said yes.

I’ve been using the Pink Lady Hand Cream, and the Pink Cupcake Lip Balm regularly for about a week, and I’ve been using the Pink Lady Body Lotion whenever I’ve needed body lotion in the past week.

I loved the Pink Cupcake Lip Balm so much that I didn’t even try the Pink Lady Lip Balm until Monday, but when I did I was very impressed.

I was a little hesitant to try it because it’s in a jar, and I’m not a big fan of sticking my fingers in jars.

Even though it’s cold here in Minnesota, the Pink Lady Lip Balm was easy to spread – I am able to just rub my fingers around the balm, and get enough to apply to my lips (although I do have to do it twice sometimes) instead of having to use my fingernails to scoop some of the balm out.

I hate having to do that because it leaves me with lots of excess balm on my nails, and wastes some of the product.

Both balms are easy to spread, and have a light fragrance, that isn’t noticeable after I apply the balm – I don’t know about you, but I hate being able to smell my lips all day long, so these balms have the perfect amount of fragrance for me.

Both balms have a very slight hint of a pinkish color, but it doesn’t show up on my lips.

The Pink Lady hand cream is moisturizing, without being too greasy. It has a light cranberry fragrance, which isn’t overwhelming.

I do occasionally catch whiffs of the fragrance throughout the day, which isn’t bad for a hand lotion.

I’ve also been using the hand cream on my very pregnant belly, and some of the breakouts from the other lotions I’ve been using have cleared up.

I like that the hand cream actually feels like I’ve used hand cream after I use it, yet it’s not greasy.

With some lotions and hand creams, I initially feel moisture initially, but after a few minutes I can’t tell if I’ve used the hand cream at all.

The Pink Lady Body Lotion is a little lighter than the hand cream, but don’t think that means it isn’t moisturizing.

I did try the body lotion on my hands, and I was happy with it, although I do like the extra moisture from the hand cream.

The body lotion sunk in easily, and didn’t irritate my sensitive legs, even after I’d shaved.

In our childbirth classes, the instructor talked about bringing aromatherapy products (excluding candles of course) to use during childbirth, and at the time I didn’t really have any that I wanted to take.

I was too worried that the scent would be overwhelming, or that they wouldn’t be moisturizing enough for massages (the lotion we used during class was pretty bad), but now that I’ve tried the GCDSpa.com lotions and creams I’ll definitely be taking them with me when I go to the hospital!

If you’ve tried GCDSpa.com I’d love to know what you think.

Fargo Street Fair 2009 Review

Jeff and I went to the Fargo Street Fair last night, and had a blast.

It was pretty windy, and some of the booths felt like they were going to fall apart while we were looking at them.

I was trying to look at some necklaces that were hanging on a dowel at eye level, and they kept blowing away, so I gave up because I was scared that I would knock them down.

Other than that it was great.

We ended up looking at – or at least looking into – all of the booths, and we stopped at Josie’s Corner for a coconut macaroon and beer cheese soup.

We saw so much fun stuff, and ended up getting a blue butter crock and spoon rest from one of the pottery booths – I forgot to get a card, and I can’t read the signature on the pieces. It’s the one with the bird feeders/baths out front if you’re interested though.

We also ended up getting one of the carousel paintings for me, and one of an angel tucking a little girl into bed for the baby’s room.

That’s the only thing we got her, since she isn’t born yet 🙂 and since I don’t want to get too much personalized stuff until she’s born.

I guess I’m superstitious – and of course there’s the fact that she doesn’t have a nursery yet, and we’re running out of room to store the stuff she already has.

We also looked at several cute coats and sweaters for baby, but in several booths the first pieces I picked up had stains on them.

I was pretty disappointed with that – who wants to buy stained clothing at an art show – especially when the clothing is still regular price.

I also saw a fish painting with sequins that I liked, but when I went back to get it, it had spots on it as well. I guess that will teach me to look at stuff up close before I decide I want to buy it.

I knew the spots would drive me crazy, so I didn’t get it.

I’m kind of glad – I like the other pieces I got from Fleming Art better.

We thought about getting a weather vane, but we didn’t know where we’d put it, and we didn’t love amy of them, although the pig with wings was adorable.

Of course if we ever told Lily “When pigs fly” she wouldn’t have to wait to long to do it around here 🙂 if we had that in the back yard.

I also got some soap from the Blue Heron Soap Company.

I saw their name when I was looking at the map, and I remembered them from 2007, so I did check out their web site before I left.

Of course when I got to their booth I wasn’t thinking about essential oils or fragrance oils at all, I just got what smelled good to me and DH.

Yesterday, that happened to be an Unscented bar for the baby (I guess we did get her something else 🙂 ), Vanilla Oatmeal, and a sample of almond oatmeal.

I also loved the smell of Blizzard, Peppermint and Oatmeal.

There were also a ton of cute earrings.

I don’t know why I’m drawn to earrings when I’m allergic to them.

I loved some of the dichroic glass.

The Wyoming Silver booth was so full, that I didn’t even bother trying to fight the crowd to get in.

Other than that most of the booths weren’t too crowded, and we had a lot of fun.

Jeff is surprised that I don’t want to go back today – but hey I am 6 months pregnant, and that’s a lot of walking for two.

Top 10 Halloween Etailer Goodies – 2008

It’s almost Halloween!

Are you ready?

Ok, I know it’s a little early, but with so many etailers around who make items to order I decided to go ahead and put the list up now to ensure that you get your orders before Halloween.

And here they are in no particular order.

Enjoy!

10. There’s nothing like the perfect scent to get you in the mood for a spooky evening. Crater Lake Company’s Bath Cloud in Gal Friday the 13th, $7.95 for 5 oz is the perfect scent to add a little fear to your life. Just imagine relaxing in a nice warm bath or shower, thinking about Gal Friday the 13. Is she the one responsible for your copier troubles? And why do you think the scent of apricot jam puffs is so prevalant in the office – but only on Fridays?

Gal Friday the 13 scent description:

“(Another CLC Creation) Scary Movies Collection: Scent-nopsis – Workers had a way of disappearing at the law offices of Death, Torment & Despair. Good thing the new gal didn’t know about the 12 who preceeded her. Gal #13 met her untimely death when she tried to clear a paper jam in the copy machine. Now legend has it that on certain Fridays she haunts the hallways of the office and all copy equipment go berserk. Why do they think it’s her? Because she was known for treating her co-workers to her homemade apricot jam puffs and on those haunting Fridays, the aroma of this delicious, warm treat would waft down the hallways. The Cast: warm apricot jam, sugar syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar all entombed in a heart-attack inducing buttery phyllo wrap. “

9. Evening Eclipses Hallow’s Eve Collection will get your house smelling spooky.

The collection includes 4 tealights ($8.99) or 4 votives ($9.99) and a holder in 4 different scents, inluding Carved Pumpkin, Dark Treats™, Harvest Moon, Nightmare™.

I think I’d try Dark Treats first:

“This delectable scent is filled with all the goodies you loved as a child — chocolate bars, candy corn, and caramel apples are greedily stuffed into every candle. “

Which would you try?

8. What’s Halloween without guests? Show your guests that you pay attention to the tiniest details by placing Dark Desert Scents Coffin Soap Bars,$1.75 per bar, in the sink. With so many scents to choose from, you can’t go wrong.

7. If Halloween is getting to be a little too scary for you lighten up a little with Isle of Eden’s Cotton Candy Zombie Sugar Scrub, $26 for 1 lb 4 oz.

Enough sugar to wake the dead! Layers of: Chokecherry Cotton Candy, Blood Orange Cotton Candy, Watermelon Cotton Candy, Lime Cotton Candy, and Blue Raspberry Cotton Candy

6. What’s Halloween without bobbing for apples?

The Dark Temptaions Dooking 2008 Halloween Perfume blend, $14 for 5 ml, will remind you of those school sponsored Halloween games.

“Happy Halloween! Let’s play a game; are you ready to test you skills? It’s quite simple really. First, we’ll just tie your hands behind your back to keep them out of the way, no need to be nervous… it’s all in jest. Now you just need to use your teeth to remove one of those shiny red apples from this basin of murky water. Uh, Uh, careful now, you don’t want to fall in… and lose. Now who wants to go first?

Red and green apples, drizzled in caramel and brown sugar; crisp, sweet and sticky, how can you resist sinking your teeth in?”

Doesn’t that make you hungry?

5. If spooky isn’t your style, and Halloween costumes aren’t for you then Dismissie Mixed Bag’s Halloween Past Bracelet, $13, might help get you in the holiday mood.

4. Show everyone everyone how much you love Halloween with this adorable Trick or Treat candle, $7.99 from Sweet Innoscents-Homemade “dessert” Candles.

2-wick Mini-Loaf Candle with the sweetest scent of Buttercream & Candy Corn, together in one candle. This candle has been topped off with Buttercream Icing and the cutest lil’ Pumpkin, Candy Corn and a Ghost(all wax, of course!) ALL candles will come to you individually wrapped in a clear package with a matching ribbon/bow, along with a blank gift tag, perfect for gift giving!

3. Ghosts are always on the must invite list for Halloween.

These adorable ghost tarts, $4.95, will be there when you need them – and then they’ll slowly melt away. They’re scented in All Hallows Eve:

A spicy mulled grapefruit type with a fruity citrus orange-grapefruit top-note, a cinnamon leaf, spicy middle-note and a soft musky, sweet vanilla base-note.

2. What’s Halloween without makeup? If you’re going for a clown look Pink Quartz Minerals Halloween Makeup White Base, $7, should be on your list.

1. If Halloween is a time to give gifts then check out the Pumpkin Themed Gift Set, $15.99.

The gift set is a collaboration between Doctor Sweet Tooth and Nini’s Handmade,. Isn’t it adorable?

Which of these etailer goodies would you like to try most?

Mine’s a toss up between Isle of Eden’s Zombie scrub – I love cotton candy scents, and the Halloween Past bracelet.

It’s so adorable, and I haven’t seen anything like that before today!

Leave a comment and let me know which goodies you’d like to try the most.