My new goodies are here!

I've been impatiently waiting for this package to arrive. With the holiday mailing season upon us, APO/FPO mail slows down randomly. This package was sent, but yet other packages sent on a later date beat it here. Doesn't make sense, but not much with the mail here lately does.

I got some products I've gotten a few times, but just needed more of. I also got some new ones though. Amara was just as excited to rip into this package from My Beauty Addiction as I was. She loves this stuff too! I ordered from their website rather than Etsy shop this time around since new Etsy rules prevent them from selling a couple of the things I was wanting at this time. The website was acting wonky though. Some items would add to the cart, but entire categories would not load to the cart. I figured they were just updating the site. I run into that a lot on U.S. websites living in Italy. Makes sense to update the site when most of your customers are sleeping. I shot them a message, and turns out it was a problem they were unaware of. She ended up taking my order by e-mail. Then I also got free product and a discount! All just for pointing out the issue and being so polite about the situation. It pays to be nice still! I'm always impressed with their service, but I am even more impressed now.

I got some more of the Ocean Mineral Face Wash that I've already raved about in a previous post. Then I also got more of their Vegan Deodorant. I've tried a few other natural deodorants and keep coming back to this one. The others have left bad white residue, or leave me feeling like I smell funky. This one keeps the stink away, smells good, and doesn't leave white marks. It's also important to remember, this is only a deodorant, not an antiperspirant. To make it antiperspirant, you'd have to use some nasty chemicals and it'd no longer be vegan. I've tried a few scents, but my favorite for the deodorant has to be Butt Naked in Bed (which is what I got this time around). It's described as 'Apple, Pear, Melon, Vanilla, Musk'. They have TONS of scents though, and they can be found here. If you can't find something you like, your nose must be broken! Another favorite is Paris Twilight, but I usually get it in lotion.

My freebie for being a polite customer was an Apricot Lip Butter in Candy Baby. It's a super light pink, like pink cotton candy. Just enough for some color, but not enough that it screams you have something on either. I have used the Apricot Lip Butter before, but I got the version without color and just used it as a chapstick. I love it, so figured I'd get one with some color. I had planned on buying this, but she gave it to me instead!

Candy Baby- a nice light pink with just a little shimmer.

 
Now, the new stuff I haven't yet tried. I got a face mask. Which is a first for me. I've never used one before. I got the Calm & Clarify Oil Control Mask. It claims to fight the bacteria that causes both white heads and blackheads all while helping your skin balance to become less inflamed and oily. I'll probably wait until next week to try this one out. It has a sunburn warning stating it can make your skin more prone to burning after use. I burn very easily as it is and since we were outdoors a lot this weekend and will be for Halloween, I think I'll wait at bit to give it a try to be on the safe side.

It's a nice thick, mud like one would expect!

My other new product is a foot scrubbie. It's a sweet peppermint soap with ground pumice stone in it. My feet have been very dry with cracking heals lately. The soap is a natural glycerin soap and promises to be very moisturizing from glancing at the ingredients.

Soap on bottom, and gray is the ground pumice

You get two this size.

Then, they almost always send a free sample of one of their many, many different shades of mineral eyeshadow. This time around I got Chrome. It's described as a metallic white/silver. The sample is pretty generous, and I'm sure you could get a few applications out of it.

I had trouble getting a photo of it since I'm so pale myself. It's very light/white and glittery.