I've always loved the scent of Aquolina's Pink Sugar fragrance, but I hate spending ridiculous amounts of money on perfume, so I had only ever had small sample vials of it. This little wax melt on that particular afternoon, however, had sparked a hunger for more. Fast forward an hour of browsing Etsy (hey, handmade is ALWAYS better!) and I came across The Marula Tree Soap Co. Not only does she make Pink Sugar bath & body products, but she was also Canadian and around my age. Perfect!
She had a few other collections but her Pink Sugar bath bombs, body butter & soap were listed seperately, and I didn't see a roll-on perfume in the scent. I messaged her asking if she could possibly make me a collection including 2 bath bombs, a soap, a 4oz. body butter and a roll-on perfume, all in the Pink Sugar scent. She replied almost instantly, not only super friendly but more than willing to create exactly what I was looking for. $24 for everything?! I was over the moon, and the deal was sealed.
5 days later..
This picture only shows 1 bath bomb, my skin ate the other before I could take the photo ;)
4 oz. Body Butter with Marula Oil
4 oz. Bar Soap (with very fine mica shimmer)
4-5 oz. Bath Bomb
0.33oz Roll-On Perfume
Free sample bath bombs in 'Monkey Love' & 'Chocolate Espresso'!
Where do I start? The Body Butter is AMAZING. It's the first body butter I've ever tried (I've tried a billion!) that is very thick, rich and emollient but absorbs quickly to an almost 'matte' feeling on my skin. It's like my skin actually drinks it up, as opposed to having a coating of moisture sitting on the surface. I have ezcema in the winter and it's wonderful to have true moisturization without a stinging, greasy layer leftover. The scent is DEAD ON, if not even more pure and sweet than the famous version, and lasted for hours.
The bath bombs are a beautiful pink with tiny red speckles. It fizzed very fast, filled my whole bathroom with a warm, sweet cotton candy and amber scent and turned my bath water a lovely bubblegum pink. No pink tub rings! I almost feel like using the body butter after the bath bomb would be too much, the bath bombs themselves are packed full of moisturizing oils and I left my tub smelling amazing and feeling like I already moisturized.
The soap I haven't tried yet, so I can't tell you how it works but I tried to capture in the photo just how pretty it is! (I know, my photography skills need work) It reminds me of the inside of a pink grapefruit, but a few shades darker. Inside and out it glistens with very fine mica shimmer and has reddish-magenta speckles on top. I can't wait to use it once my current soap runs out!
Lastly, the Roll-On Perfume. The bottle is glass and has a shiny silver cap, it looks and smells exquisitely more expensive than it was. It's a pure, flirty, sugary-sweet cotton candy scent without any fake alcohol or chemical undertones. I dab it on all my pulse points and even put a drop on my fingertips and smooth it through the very ends of my hair. It lasts all day and I can even smell it the next morning. That being said, I find myself reaching for it throughout the day to reapply, just for an excuse to hold the bottle to my nose for a moment.. ;) Almost forgot, can we stop for a second and notice the incredibly generous free sample bombs that came in the box? Amazing!
The Marula Tree Soap Co. makes absolutely wonderful products at astoundingly reasonable prices and is owned by a lovely and very sweet young lady named Nikki. I HIGHLY recommend checking out her shop, her blog and stop by her Facebook page, give her a like and say hi! She even has the Pink Sugar products all listed together in a collection now for your convenience! Why pay so much for one bottle of fragrance when you can get an entire collection for less? I will definitely be reordering when mine runs out!
xo Sarah
FTC: All products shown (except samples!) were purchased with my own money, and all opinions are my own :)
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