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The Soap Box Wrap Up March 17, 2012

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I have now reviewed each of items within the Soap Box from Fortune Cookie Soap so here is a wrap up of the box including the value for each item, the overall value of the box, and my box awesomeness level. 

Box Awesomeness Level Review (AL)

  • 5 points for an item that surpasses everything else I’ve tried and becomes my #1 choice for what role it fulfills
  • 4 points for an item that becomes added to my permanent collection of cosmetics and I will repurchase
  • 3 points for an item that joins my “I might buy this again” list
  • 2 points for an item I finished or will finish the entire sample of but in the end decided not to re-purchase
  • 1 point for an item that I tried and immediately threw out/gave away
  • 0 points if the item was a duplicate of something from a previous bag/box/kit that only scored a 1 in that box – meaning I knew enough to not even bother with trying it.

$10 Fortune Cookie Soap Gift Code (via email)
Value $5.05 (you must still pay shipping and handling which is $4.95 so I figure that takes away from the value of the code)
AL 4< Used it immediately.

1 oz. Whipped Cream in Hawaiian Ice

Sample Size 1 oz sample
Full Size 5.5 oz
Full Size Price $10.99
Sample Value $1.99
AL 4 < Love it and use it nightly now.

 

 

 

1 oz. Body Wash in Wake Me Up Before You Mango

Sample Size 1 oz sample
Full Size 4 oz
Full Size Price $9.99
Sample Value $2.49
AL 3 < meh I will think about getting it again, but it is slightly less than likely

 

 

 

1 oz. Voted Best Ever (By Us) Lotion in Granny Panties

Sample Size 1 oz sample
Full Size 4 oz
Full Size Price $9.99
Sample Value $2.49
AL 2 < it is ok but I don’t think I’ll get this particular one again

 

 

 

Mini Gelato in Yellow Polka Dot Bikini

Sample Size 2 oz sample
Full Size 6 oz
Full Size Price $7.00
Sample Value $2.33
AL 2 < I like the scent and the product but can’t really use it

 

 

 

 

2 oz. Milk Bath packet in Sweet Tart Martini

Sample Size 2 oz sample
Full Size 12.5 oz
Full Size Price $12.99
Sample Value $2.07
AL 2 < I like the scent and the product but can’t really use it

 

 

 

 

 
1 Fortune Cookie Soap in Spring Break in Cancun

Sample Size: Full
Full Size Price $3.00
Sample Value $3.00
AL 4 < I already bought another in a different scent

 

 

 

 

1 oz. Hand Sanitizer in Justin’s HARD Lemonade

Sample Size 1 oz sample
Full Size 1 oz
Full Size Price $2.89
Sample Value $2.89
AL 3 < I may get it again, I don’t know though

 

 

 

 

 
2 oz. Bubbling Bath Crystals packet in Berried Treasure

Sample Size 2 oz sample
Full Size 12.0 oz
Full Size Price $12.99
Sample Value $2.16
AL 2 < I like the scent and the product but can’t really use it

 

 

 

Awesomeness level? 4+4+3+2+2+2+4+3+2 =26    26 /9= 2.88
Value? 19.42 before the discount code (24.47 after). Original cost of the box was 19.99

Overall I’m quite satisfied for the $20.00 I spent.

FTC Disclaimer: Not affiliated with nor compensated by Fortune cookie soap. Items purchased by me for my own personal use. For more information please review my disclosure policy

 

The Soap Box – Fortune Cookie Soap in Spring Break in Cancun Review

Filed under: Review,Skincare — slagoon @ 1:30 am
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Here is another product from my Soap Box from Fortune Cookie Soap.

 Fortune Cookie Soap in Spring Break in Cancun is a hand soap. This is the original soap shape that gave the company its name. There is nothing extra special, it is a soap, in the shape of a fortune cookie in an neat fragrance. It cleans just as well as I expect from any soap, not leaving my hands particularly dry or particularly moisturized – but I do love using it mostly because it is sooooo cute.

The scent is nice, it is light and makes me think of the beach. It almost has a little bit of a fresia scent too, but mostly ocean and “just after rain” scents.

This was full sized. The normal product sells for about $3.00 depending on the variety, the value of this sample was $3.00.

 

FTC Disclaimer: Not affiliated with nor compensated by Fortune cookie soap. Items purchased by me for my own personal use. For more information please review my disclosure policy.

 

The Soap Box – Body Wash in “Wake Me Up Before You Mango” Review March 16, 2012

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Here is another product from my Soap Box from Fortune Cookie Soap.

“Wake Me Up Before You Mango” Body wash is supposed to clean and moisturize your skin.  This is a watermellon colored gel that has little beads suspended in it – I don’t know what they are but I also don’t notice them when I use the product.

The scent, it is like a very sugary mango/peach scent, I totally end up salavating when I smell this. It cleans just fine – no better or worse, in my estimation, than other body washes I’ve used, but it is a fun change from my normal.

Again, this product suffers from the same problem as the hand sanitizer did – the hard container. The full size of this product is 4oz so hopefully in the full size it squeezes out more easily.

This was a 1 oz sample. The normal product is 4 oz and sells for $9.99 the value of this sample was $2.49.

FTC Disclaimer: Not affiliated with nor compensated by Fortune cookie soap. Items purchased by me for my own personal use. For more information please review my disclosure policy.

 

The Soap Box – “Voted Best Ever” body lotion in Granny Panties Review March 15, 2012

Filed under: Review,Skincare — slagoon @ 3:25 am
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Here is another product from my Soap Box from Fortune Cookie Soap.

 ”Voted Best Ever” body lotion in Granny Panties. This is supposed to soften, replenish, and moisturize.  This is a green cream that has little darker green chunks suspended in it – I don’t know what they are but they go away when rubbed into my skin.

I’m not quite sure how to describe the scent, maybe a little like aloe and shea butter? Regardless, it smells fresh and clean and is not obtrusive. My hands feel a tiny bit oily after rubbing this in, but not terribly so. I will keep using this.

This product suffers from the same problem as the hand sanitizer did – the hard container. The full size of this product is 4oz so hopefully in the full size it squeezes out more easily.

This was a 1 oz sample. The normal product is 4 oz and sells for $9.99 the value of this sample was $2.49.

 

FTC Disclaimer: Not affiliated with nor compensated by Fortune cookie soap. Items purchased by me for my own personal use. For more information please review my disclosure policy.

 

The Soap Box – OCD Hand Sanitizer in Justin’s HARD Lemonade Review March 14, 2012

Filed under: Review,Skincare — slagoon @ 2:12 am
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Here is another product from my Soap Box from Fortune Cookie Soap.

This is the OCD Hand Sanitizer in Justin’s HARD Lemonade. This is supposed to both sanitize and moisturize hands.  This is a cute bright yellow gel that has sparkles suspended in it. You might see a little sparkle on your hands after using it – but it’s not like tinkerbell threw up on you.

The scent really does smell like Mike’s Hard Lemonade, or maybe Smirnoff Ice – it is strong if you stick your hand up to your nose, but from the distance between my face and my keyboard it is barely detectable, and the scent goes away after just a few minutes. 

I don’t think it is especially moisturizing, however it is not as drying as things like purell.

My biggest complaint about this product is the packaging. This is a full size sample so I can only assume their normal packaging is the same as this – the problem is the plastic is so hard that I find it challenging to get product out of the spout. I think the bottle needs to be a little less stiff, maybe a tube would be better?

This was a 1 oz sample. The normal product is 1 oz and sells for $2.89 the value of this sample was $2.89.

FTC Disclaimer: Not affiliated with nor compensated by Fortune cookie soap. Items purchased by me for my own personal use. For more information please review my disclosure policy.

 

The Soap Box – Whipped Cream in Hawaiian Ice March 13, 2012

Filed under: Review,Skincare — slagoon @ 3:02 am
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Another part of the Soap Box from  Fortune Cookie Soap is the Whipped Cream in Hawaiian Ice. It is a body butter.

 

Fortune Cookie soap explains that there are lots of vitamins in this cream however the skin can only absorb so much nutrient at a time, so it is better to use a thin layer frequently than a  heavy dose once a day.  I, like many women, Suffer from dry elbows and knees so I have been using this a couple times a day. It works. It feels super creamy and just melts into my skin. After a few hours the spots I’ve used this still feel really nice and moisturized. This is especially great in the winter when my skin is the most peeved.

 

The scent is also great! It makes me think of beaches – mostly because my favorite old school sun tan lotions smelled like coconut or a piña colada.  This does too – it is not sickeningly sweet – it is just nice and light and yummy. Speaking of Yummy, clear as day the packaging says “Not intended For Human Consumption” I think thats cute since it does smell good enough that some people might get confused!

 

Anyway, I highly love this product and will likely buy more and try different scents in the future.

 

This was a 1 oz sample. The normal product is 5.5 oz and sells for $10.99 the value of this sample was $1.99

 

More Photos!!!

 

  

FTC Disclaimer: Not affiliated with nor compensated by Fortune cookie soap. Items purchased by me for my own personal use. For more information please review my disclosure policy.

 

The Soap Box – Gelato in Yellow Polka Dot Bikini March 12, 2012

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Here is another product from my first Soap Box from Fortune Cookie Soap. this is the mini Gelato in Yellow Polka Dot Bikini. It smells like a lemon poppyseed muffin – not too strong – just perfect.  These are meant to be placed into a bath – they will create bubbles and scent the water.  It is supposed to be soothing and refreshing.

 

Again I only take showers so I didn’t use it – but I did give it to a co-worker to use.  This is probably the cutest bath product I’ve ever seen! It really does look like a scoop of ice cream or gelato.

 

I went a little overboard taking photos of this one – but it is just SOOOOO cute that I couldn’t help it!

 

This was a 2 oz sample. The normal product is 6 oz and sells for roughly $7.00  the value of this sample was $2.33.

 

 

 

   

FTC Disclaimer: Not affiliated with nor compensated by Fortune cookie soap. Items purchased by me for my own personal use. For more information please review my disclosure policy.

 

The Soap Box – Milk Bath packet in Sweet Tart Martini March 11, 2012

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A couple of days ago I received my first Soap Box from Fortune Cookie Soap. Today I want to talk about one of the products inside, the Milk Bath packet in Sweet Tart Martini.

This product is to be dropped into a bath and it will both scent the water , create a milky smooth liquid, help nourish and exfoliate your skin.

This smells amazing, it is like someone took sweet tarts and mashed them up and put them with vanilla vodka – mmmmmm I almost broke down and took a bath just to use these – but I stuck to my normal “shower only” policy.Because of this I don’t really take baths I don’t know how well it works – but I do know it smells amazing. My coworker – who I gave it to – promised to let me know at some point how well it worked.

This was a 2 oz sample. The normal product is 12.5 oz and sells for $12.99 the value of this sample was $2.07.

 

FTC Disclaimer: Not affiliated with nor compensated by Fortune cookie soap. Items purchased by me for my own personal use. For more information please review my disclosure policy.

 

The Soap Box -Bubbling Bath Crystals packet in Berried Treasure March 10, 2012

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A couple of days ago I received my first Soap Box from Fortune Cookie Soap. Today I want to talk about one of the products inside, the Bubbling Bath Crystals packet in Berried Treasure. This product can be dropped into a bath and it will both scent the water , create fizzies, and add moisturizer to the bath.  I like how it smells for a bath – if it were a cream or something that stays on your skin longer it would be a bit too much.  Since I don’t really take baths I don’t know how well it works – but I do know it smells amazing. My coworker – who I gave it to – promised to let me know at some point how well it worked.

 

This was a 2 oz sample. The normal product is 12 oz and sells for $12.99 the value of this sample was $2.16.

 

Here are some closeups – they are really pretty crystals:

 

FTC Disclaimer: Not affiliated with nor compensated by Fortune cookie soap. Items purchased by me for my own personal use. For more information please review my disclosure policy.

 

The Soap Box Initial Impressions March 6, 2012

Filed under: Skincare — slagoon @ 10:53 pm
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Some of you may have heard of Fortune Cookie Soap. I learned about them last year from Leesha’s XSparkage page. I never did try them though. Even though I had heard amazing things about them from Leesha and others, I still didn’t know if I’d like them.  Then along comes a post that informs me that Fortune Cookie Soap is opening up a subscription program where four times each year you get a sampling of different products from their upcoming line. Well heck – now I can get lots of products and see what I like! So I stalked their page the day of the release and I was one of the first 100 people to sign up and my box came in on Monday! (Super fast, I ordered on the 29th)  So here is what I got – and I will have more photos and descriptions in upcoming days.

The March 2012 Spring Soap Box includes:
* $10 Fortune Cookie Soap Gift Code (via email) <– already spent this on two soaps!
* 1oz. Whipped Cream in Hawaiian Ice
* 1oz. Body Wash in Wake Me Up Before You Mango
* 1oz. Voted Best Ever (By Us) Lotion in Granny Panties
* Mini Gelato in Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
* 2oz. Milk Bath packet in Sweet Tart Martini
* 1 Fortune Cookie Soap in Spring Break in Cancun
* 1oz. Hand Sanitizer in Justin’s HARD Lemonade
* 2oz. Bubbling Bath Crystals packet in Berried Treasure

   

Unfortunately my gelato tried to die as you can see from this photo – but most of it survived – the bigest annoyance with it was how it had stuck to all the other products. 

I am super excited to try most of these out – although I don’t really do bath time – so I may give the crystals and bath milk to a friend to try.

The kit came out really fast and I liked how fun and bright everything was. It all smelled a bit strong at first – might have been better to have the loose items like the soap and the gellato in shrink wrap.  Overall I’m quite satisfied for the $20.00 I spent.

FTC Disclaimer: Not affiliated with nor compensated by Fortune cookie soap. Items purchased by me for my own personal use. For more information please review my disclosure policy

 

 
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