Kiss Me Organics: Culinary Grade Organic Matcha - Green Tea Powder

Matcha is just about everywhere. The antioxidant is green tea powder that promises to provide all day energy, metabolism energy, increase focus, improve skin health and has almost 137x antioxidants of brewed green tea. I bought these for my friend and he loved using it in smoothies or coating popcorn with it. I am still trying to get him to use some matcha as a facial mask as I heard it leaves your skin glowing and smooth. It gives a nice healthy boost to food but it is a bit pricey but a little does go a long way.

**I was provided a sample to write a review**

Old Factory Candle - Man Cave Gift Set

I have always been a big fan of soy candles. So, I was super excited when I had gotten the opportunity to try these soy candles. All the gift sets are specially curated and has three different scents that come in 2 oz glass containers. The labels are super cute and has an very old apothecary look. Each candle lasts around 20 hours and has a cotton wick. The candle works well in one small room but you can combine 2 candles for one large room. I am not what each scent smells like but my favorite was the straight razor which has a clean and fresh scent.  

Here are the links to all the available gift sets -

http://www.amazon.com/Candles-True-To-Scent-Hand-poured/dp/B00NR8MRF8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413003610&sr=8-1&keywords=candle
http://www.amazon.com/Candles-True-To-Scent-Hand-poured/dp/B00NR8MPGE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413003610&sr=8-1&keywords=candle
http://www.amazon.com/Candles-True-To-Scent-Hand-poured/dp/B00NR8L902/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413003610&sr=8-1&keywords=candle
http://www.amazon.com/Candles-True-To-Scent-Hand-poured/dp/B00NR8LBIM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413003610&sr=8-1&keywords=candle
http://www.amazon.com/Candles-True-To-Scent-Hand-poured/dp/B00NR8L9J8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413003610&sr=8-1&keywords=candle
http://www.amazon.com/Candles-True-To-Scent-Hand-poured/dp/B00NR8MQUE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413003610&sr=8-1&keywords=candle
http://www.amazon.com/Candles-True-To-Scent-Hand-poured/dp/B00NR8MQ9U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413003610&sr=8-1&keywords=candle
http://www.amazon.com/Candles-True-To-Scent-Hand-poured/dp/B00NR8LAWY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413003610&sr=8-1&keywords=candle
http://www.amazon.com/Candles-True-To-Scent-Hand-poured/dp/B00NR8MO7E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413003610&sr=8-1&keywords=candle
http://www.amazon.com/Candles-True-To-Scent-Hand-poured/dp/B00NR8MORY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413003610&sr=8-1&keywords=candle
http://www.amazon.com/Candles-True-To-Scent-Hand-poured/dp/B00NR8LA1U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413003610&sr=8-1&keywords=candle
http://www.amazon.com/Candles-True-To-Scent-Hand-poured/dp/B00MX6F36U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413003610&sr=8-1&keywords=candle

Disclosure - I have received a free sample of this product to review.

Seductively French Citrus Sorbet Body Lotion

I had a gift card from the holidays and I came across this body lotion and I thought I would give it a try. It was pretty expensive at $38 at 8oz. I figured it either has to be really good or it’s mediocre and I just overpaid. The sweet scented sorbet body lotion went on smoothly almost like whipped cream. The body lotion is 98% natural and 83% organic ingredients and is formulated without parabens, phthalates, synthetic coloring, DEA, silicone, PEG, PGG and aluminum. The sumptuous body lotion is packed  with green tea, aloe, and shea butter that absorbed quickly into my skin and didn’t leave my skin feeling greasy. I loved putting on this soft decadent lotion and waking up with softer, smoother and delicately scented.

Coola Classic SPF 30 Cucumber Moisturizer for Face

This eco-friendly is packed with 70% organic ingredients and protect you against both UVA/UVB rays. It is packed with Vitamin C, strawberry extracts, plankton, primrose, acai, and linseed oil to pamper and protect your skin. I love the plumeria and the unscented version of this and I couldn’t wait to try this scent. The lightweight formula does go on smoothly and evenly. It left my face feel soft, moisturized with a matte finish. The only thing I didn’t like was the supposedly “fresh, spa-like” cucumber scent, I didn't like it very much and could have done without it.

Gud Vanilla Flame Natural Foaming Hand Wash

Photo Credit - Lucky Vitamin

An all natural hand wash  with  no parabens, phthalates or petrochemicals. The creamy hand wash gives a decent lather and imparts a soft delicate scent. It doesn’t keep hands soft or moisturized so follow up with lotion.

Eminence Organic Skin Care Strawberry Rhubarb Dermafoliant

The  rice based exfoliant is safe for all skin types and can be used daily. The exfoliant is packed with good for you ingredients such as strawberry extracts, salicylic acid, ascorbic acid, vitamins, lactic acid, rice, chickpea flour, thermal mud, oats, Coenzyme Q10, and Alpha Lipoic Acid. The scrub promises to exfoliates and removes impurities to brighten skin and shrink pores. The powder scrub is very easy to use. I like how you can make the scrub dry or more liquidy by adding water. I usually like my scrubs a bit drier although, I do have sensitive skin and does make my skin a bit raw but I feel like I get a more thorough clean. My skin does feel a bit tight after using the scrub but when I followed up with lotion my skin felt soft, smooth and dewy.

Crazy Rumor Bee My Honey Lip Balm

The 100% all natural, cruelty free and vegan friendly is sweet scented like honey. The shea butter packed lip balm is moisturizing and left my lips soft and smooth. The lip balm is highly addictive as it left my lip with a sweet taste. I actually preferred it a lot more than Burt’s Bees Honey lip balm.

LA Fresh Eco Beauty Natural Waterproof Makeup Remover

I love wipes, they are so easy and convenient to use. I tend to keep some by my bed, on my bathroom counter and in my desk at work. Because lets be honest who has time to wash their face when there is a DVR full of TV and over-demanding calendar. I was interested in using these wipes because they are all natural and packed with good for your ingredients [and being 100% biodegradable] and without the nasty parabens, sulfates, petrochemicals and dyes. The wipes is enriched with 6 blend oil of Olive, Jojoba, Sesame, Grapeseed, Vitamin E and Lavender. These wipes didn’t do a good job of wiping off my makeup. I had to rub the wipes really hard to get my makeup off and it still left with traces of makeup behind. Even though the wipes promises no greasy residue, it did make my face shiny and moisturized. I am guessing, its most likely because of the 6 oil blend cocktail. I tend to like my wipes to leave my skin matte and then follow up with moisturizer.

SW Basics Cinnamon Organic Lip Balm

I can hardly think of something that is so great and it only takes 5 [yes, five!] natural ingredients to make [not including food]. I am not a big fan of cinnamon, truth be told I actually hate the scent and taste of cinnamon. You are probably wondering why bother buying this lip balm. Well, the method behind my madness, I noticed I put on a lot of lip balm and tend to lick it off during the day. I figured I wouldn’t be tempted to lick off lip balm that tastes like cinnamon. The lip balm does have a strong cinnamon taste and goes on smoothly. It left my lips feeling soft, moisturized and left a cinnamon taste. Overall, I did like it but I ended up liking the cinnamon taste so I kept putting more on. I also bought the cocoa and peppermint flavor and can’t wait to try those as well. I kind of wish they had a whipped cream flavor.

Verve Organics Soul Sister Lavender Nut Sugar Scrub

With an ingredient list that sounds like a recipe - turbinado sugar, coconut oil, macadamia nut oil and lavender oil, it smells good enough to eat! The gritty body scrub exfoliated my dry skin and left it soft and moisturized after stepping out of the shower. While it was recommend for use on your feet, I used it all over my body for silky smooth skin. The lavender scent is soft and barely scented my skin.