• First Impressions with Woodlot

    April 23, 2019

    Hi Everyone!

    Update: Sadly, the brand closed its doors.

    Today, I have a first impressions review for Woodlot products. It’s a Canadian brand that was founded in 2014. They generously sent me three products from their collection: two soaps and a body lotion.

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    Natural Recharge Soap

    A simple antidote to stress and fatigue. Soothing aromas of rosemary + peppermint.

    Ingredients: Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Avocado Oil, Sodium Hydroxide (Lye), Shea Butter, Cocoa Seed Butter, Peppermint Essential Oil + Rosemary Essential Oil

    This one smells really nice. I love the peppermint in it.

    Natural Wildwoods Soap

    Embrace the power of detoxifying bamboo charcoal. Blended with nourishing butters, soothing balsam oil, crisp fir oil, and warming clove oil, this cleansing bar is brimming with benefits.

    Ingredients: Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Avocado Oil, Sodium Hydroxide (Lye), Shea Butter, Cocoa Seed Butter, Activated Bamboo Charcoal, Balsam Essential Oil, Fir Essential Oil, Clove Essential Oil

    This one has a nice scent as well, but products with trees tend to smell more manly to me. The one thing I don’t love about this one is the activated charcoal. While it’s great that it detoxifies, it can get quite messy with the charcoal bleeding when it gets wet.

    RATING: 4/5

    While these are nice soaps, $10 is a bit expensive for one bar.

    Amour Nourishing Body Lotion

    Scents of floral palmarosa, fragrant rose damask, and spicy black pepper oil make this nourishing and lightweight lotion a romantic treat for your skin.

    Ingredients: Purified water, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil**, Ecomulse, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Coconut derived MCT Oil, Neodefend (botanical preservative), Glycerin, Xanthan Gum, Cymbopogon martini (Palmarosa) Essential Oil, Rosa damascena (Rose Damask) Essential Oil, Piper nigrum (Black Pepper) Essential Oil, Sodium Hydroxide (ph adjuster). **Organic ingredient

    This lotion made my hands feel very soft, but the black pepper is a little overwhelming for me. I don’t usually use scented lotions because I have sensitive skin and a sensitive nose. I get headaches from scented products easily.

    RATING: 3/5

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    My favourite of the three is the Recharge soap. It smells so good (and I don’t usually like Rosemary), but the mint makes it refreshing.

    They gave me a discount code. Use the code JENCAT-XO at checkout to get 15% off!

    Have you heard of Woodlot?

    Love,

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  • Review | Freon Collective Reusable Cotton Rounds

    April 16, 2019

    Hi Everyone!

    Thank you to Freon Collective for these reusable 100% organic cotton rounds!

    I wanted to find a more eco-friendly alternative to cotton rounds like the Shiseido and Quo ones because let’s face it, those aren’t cheap! Having reusable cotton rounds will be so much more affordable and eco-friendly.

    These 100% organic cotton rounds come in sets of 15 and there are 9 different designs. I chose the Grey Marble ones. They come in a mesh bag so you can throw it into the laundry without losing any of them.

    They do absorb a little bit more liquid than regular cotton pads and they aren’t quite as soft either, but they are still gentle. After using half of them, I’ll throw the used ones into the laundry so that I have enough to last a few days while the used ones are washed and air-dried.

    RATING: 4/5

    I still have quite a few packages of one-use cotton rounds in my drawers so I will finish those and then move to the reusable ones. I think I will use my makeup eraser cloths to remove makeup and use these for toners and other skincare products because I don’t want them to get dirty too quickly.

    If you want to make the move to be more eco-friendly, they generously gave me a discount code to share with you guys! It’s not an affiliate code, just a 10% discount for my lovely followers! Use the code JEN10 at checkout!

    Love,

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  • Celebrate Canada Day with What’s Up Nails

    June 13, 2018

    Hi Everyone!

    Canada Day is coming up in a few weeks and you can celebrate with a set of Canada Day nail vinyls!

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    I made a cute little temporary wrist tattoo using the stencil.

    They have 8 smaller flag stickers and 12 larger ones.

    Nail Polish Canada sent me a pair of Canada Day vinyls by What’s Up Nails and they’re offering these vinyls to 10 of my readers! You will receive a FREE set of the What’s Up Nails Canada Day vinyls. Use the code X7DMOSJ9II2. Click here to get your free vinyls!

    Love,

    jen

    *I was sent these Nail Vinyls to share a blog post and a coupon code for 10 readers to receive free Canada Day vinyls.

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