So with that said, and as the title says.. It's Summer Soap Box time! The company is based in the U.S. and decided the second time around to ship the International boxes a little earlier and to my surprise, it's here already! Let's get right into it! ;)
When you first open, you are greeted with neatly wrapped bright blue tissue and a fun Soap Box sticker!
On top is a card welcoming you to your Summer Soap Box experience! It features an awesome Fortune Cookie Soap tattoo flash-style picture (kudos to the artist!) and the details of a special contest for subscribers.
The back of the card lists the 9 new products/scents you will be enjoying and gives a brief description. Love the beachy vibe!
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An awesome Fortune Cookie Soap temporary tattoo! Infinitely cooler than the ones my parents had to scour off me as a kid, hah ;)
Once I convinced myself to rip the pretty tissue/sticker, I was met with a whole bunch of awesome! When someone finally invents scratch-n-sniff monitors, come back to this picture, it will blow your mind. Serious.
For the Spring Soap Box, each box included a bright fabric flower. For Summer, it's a cute seashell :)
Up first, a brand new signature fortune cookie soap in "Sand Dollar". It's a very pale peachy-pink with poppyseeds and is described as "a succulent peach scent". It's not at all one of those super sweet peach candy scents, it's a soft, natural, feminine peach and has a hint of clean soapiness at the base.
Next is a flip flop-shaped bath fizzy in the scent "Private Beach". I've seen tart melts in this shape, but how they managed to make a fizzy of it and have it survive Canada customs in one piece is completely beyond me! lol The scent to me is a perfect 50/50 blend of fresh pineapple and tropical florals. Neither overpowers the other and you can easily pick out the seperate fragrances.
A brand new body wash in the scent "Road Trip". I'm loving the new bottles! They're shorter/wider and just up the cuteness factor 1000%. This scent shocked me! If you sniff it straight from the bottle, all you really smell is lemon, but after trying a drop on the back of my hand and rubbing it around, the lemon COMPLETELY disappears and I'm left with soft, beautiful florals. The name couldn't be more fitting, think being on a road trip and flying down a back road past a field of summer wildflowers. The windows are down and a warm breeze surrounds you with the uplifting and carefree fragrance of nature.
OCD Hand Sanitizer in the scent "Summer Sweet Tea". It's a germ-killer, so naturally sniffing straight from the bottle gives a clean, alcohol scent. After the 3 seconds it takes to dry on my hands, I get a sweet, slightly tart lemon-y ice tea scent. More lemon than ice tea, but very refreshing! This is also where I decided I might like the old bottles better, it was reeeeeeally hard to squeeze out. I think the shorter bottle has denser plastic and it was a bit of a struggle.
With the Mist Me! Body Sprays still being relatively new, I was surprised and excited to see a glittery body spray! This is Sparkle Me! in the scent "Beach Bunny". It's an itty bitty, totally adorable bottle filled with light blue spray (almost a gel consistency) which is LOADED with glitter! Looks pretty scary at first, but isn't nearly as outrageous on my skin. I'm imagining using some on my legs and shoulders for the summer just to give that perfect hint of sparkle! The scent is very light on the skin and smells just like the coconut suntan lotions we all know and love.
FINALLY! I'm a regular user of dry shampoos, if I wash my hair more than 3 or 4 times a week, I wouldn't be able to get a brush through it if I tried. It's horrrrrible, and unfortunately almost every brand I've tried has either left a white cast, smelled gross or just did nothing at all. The scent is "Wish You Were Here" and is descibed as "exotic, fruity and floral". It reminds me alot of the "Private Beach" scent, I get a kick of pineapple, maybe some mango and a finish of feminine florals, very fresh and pretty! The sample bottle is surprisingly big and will probably last a really long time. The powder made me nervous at first, it almost seemed a little chunkier/rougher than the others I've tried. I was worried it would leave white pieces in my hair but it didn't at all! It brushed through beautifully and left my hair shiny and soft :)
Next is a brand new Whipped Cream in "Pinky Swear". These are still my all-time favourite products and definitely the ones I look forward to most when new scents are released. This does not disappoint! It's a pretty pale pinkish-lavender colour and to me smells predominantly of sweet, fresh watermelon with a hint of strawberry and a touch of floral. Could be jasmine, but I'm not positive! It's super girly and fresh.
Another completely new product! This is the Hydrate Me! body conditioning bar in "Pool Party". I'm not sure if this is supposed to be used in the shower after washing, or simply as a solid lotion, but I'm convinced it would be wonderful either way! It's super buttery smooth, glides on and rubs in without any nasty, greasy feeling and leaves a lovely amount of scent on my skin. It almost has a lip balm texture if you just run your finger over the bar. This fragrance is hands down my favourite of everything in this box and coincidentally, the one I just can't quite describe. To me, it's a mixture between fresh air/ocean and warm, woodsy vanilla. Highly recommend!
Last and surely not least is another new one - Sugar Fix solid sugar scrub in "Sugar Britches". Not a word of lie, if you put a handful of these cubes in a bowl on your coffee table, people would eat them. It looks exactly like a chewy, sugary candy and even has that gummy candy squish if you pinch it between your fingers. Even better, it smells like a sugary gummy candy. It's a light pink colour with a bright, sweet melon scent. Be careful where you leave these! :)
So that's all the amazing new things we can look forward to when the Summer products launch in a few short weeks! I'm so thrilled and excited for all the fantastic, fresh & fruity new fragrances! I'm not sure if it's past the point of signing up for the Summer Soap Box , but if you aren't already a subscriber, don't hesitate to make sure you get on the list for the rest of the upcoming boxes! For such an awesome price ($19.99 shipped to the U.S., $28 shipped to Canada, $34 shipped overseas), you can try out a whole bunch of awesome things and be confident in your favourites for the official product launches. And even if you can't afford to order full sizes, it's still a totally fantastic way to fully treat yourself or someone you love to the Fortune Cookie Soap experience. Check out the links below to get in on the summer action! ;)
xo Sarah
FTC: Everything shown/mentioned was purchased by me, with my own money and as always, all opinions are my own :)
