Bath and Body Works Aromatherapy Grapefruit Peppermint Sugar Scrub

Best. Scrub. EVER. It's a shame this was discontinued so quickly. Everyone I know who tried this sugar scrub absolutely LOVED it. The bitterness of grapefruit combined with the refreshing zing of the peppermint made it the perfect scent for a scrub. And these BBW Aromatherapy scrubs were SCRUBBY. They weren't for the weak. These suckers could stripy our skin down to the bone if you scrubbed hard enough.

Bath and Body Works Sassy Strawberry Mint Lotion

Speaking of the Temptations line, I think this had to be the worst scent BBW ever bestowed upon us. Sassy Strawberry Mint was a nauseating smell that reminded me of Penicillin. The bottle looked like Pepto-Bismol and the product smelled like medicine. It couldn't even be the passable, edible cherry or grape-flavored medicine. It was the kind of medicine that tried to pass itself off as "bubble gum flavored."

That, my friends, is what this shit smelled like. Not surprisingly, Sassy Strawberry Mint was not a big seller and found itself stacked high upon the 75% off tables at the Jan. 2008 and June 2008 Semi-Annual Sale.

Bath and Body Works Dreamy Chocolate Mint 3-in-1

I totally miss the Temptations line. I love "foodie" scents and the Dreamy Chocolate Mint, which came out for the Holiday 2007 season, was a very anticipated scent. Unfortunatly, when I sniffed it at the store, it had a plasticy kind of smell, instead of the chocolatey-mint goodness I was expecting. However, I still bought it (because, I HAD. TO. HAVE. ALL. TEMPTATIONS. EVEN. IF. I. HATED. THE. SCENT) and used it up.

Using this in the shower wasn't pretty. The brown chocolately color looked gross on my loofa and when you would later it up, it looked like chocolate froth. Which isn't bad, if you're drinking a mocha. But kind of weird if you're taking a shower.

I loved colors of the bottle and the cute design. Any memories of Bath & Body Works Dreamy Chocolate Mint 3n1 you'd like to share?

Bath and Body Works Gingerbread House Oil Burner

Bath and Body Works Gingerbread House Oil Burner; Christmas 2006

Burn, baby BURN.

This gingerbread house oil warmer is Bath and Body Works' Holiday 2006 line. It came in a kit that included this oil burner, two tea lights, a Twisted Peppermint fragrance oil and a Spicy Gingerbread fragrance oil.

Apparently they weren't flying off the shevles because at the Semi Annual Sale that followed, these ceramic contraptions filled entire TABLES at most Bath and Body Works stores. They went 50% off, then 75%, and finally 90% off. It was only at the 90% off price point that these things moved. Some stores opened up the kits to sell the home fragrance oils separately (Twisted Peppermint was a hot commodity in 2006!).

I really think this is cute. In fact, I still use mine. 

Bath and Body Works Original Honeysuckle Lotion

Bath and Body Works Original Honeysuckle lotion gave me a headache.

The original Honeysuckle lotion was one of those scents that you didn't want to douse yourself in. The floral scent was overpowering and cloying, and headache-inducing. Honeysuckle has been discontinued for many years, but I can't say with certain how many.  I do love the cute artwork on the bottle.

You can still find the original Honeysuckle lotion at the Semi Annual Sale on occasion. Typically, it's in a 75% off bin. Or, you can try to find it at a real Bath & Body Works Outlet store.

In 2007, Bath and Body Works introduced its Wild Honeysuckle lotion, which was nothing like this puppy.

New direction, sort of...

I'm taking this blog in a slightly different direction. I'm going to be discussing discontined Bath and Body Works & Victoria's Secret products. Why?

I MISS THE OLD BATH AND BODY WORKS! Like, fer realz. I miss the "'ye ol' country store" feel to the place. The red and white gingham, the wooden barrels, the old bottle design. You get the picture.

Since I can't find a website devoted to such a thing, I decided I'm going to create one!

I've been shopping at Bath and Body Works since 1996, when the store first came to our local mall. I still have some of those scents (Winter Festival, anyone?!)

I also used to sell Bath and Body Works stuff on eBay so I have a huge library of pictures to use in this blog.

I hope this becomes a resource for all Bath & Body Works fans, such as myself.

Thanks for reading!

Snarking on American Idol

It's that time of year again. AI is back to the voting rounds. So let's snark!

The 12 boys sang on Tuesday night and the girls followed on Wednesday. This weeks theme was the 1960's (snore!), just as they do every season, so you had to expect a lot of "This sounds old" comments from the judges. Dudes - stop bitchin' about "current" sound if they give them a 60's theme!

The shows this week were all a bit underwhelming. Seacrest looked kind of bloated in the face, Paula's sauced again and forming half sentences, and Simon kept bitching about everything sounding "too 60's" during a 60's theme. God forbid!

David Hernandez: I guess he can sing, but I was filing my nails. Boring

Chickezie: So he's is now a one-word guy? Hmmm...Red Suit? Out of key? Walked on stage looking like Clifford the big red dog? Is this George Huff on Valium? I'M IN LOVE.

David C: I hope he stays in long enough for the stylists to take care of that awful hair. Blech! The combover needs to go. It makes him look like a dumpy loser.

Robbie, the boy band poser: He was okay. Definitely not fantastic, but it kept me out of a comatose state.

David Archuleta: Did his best "Who, me?!" Melinda Doolittle impression. I can just hear the legions of tweentards and oldies picking up the phone for this kid. He really annoyed me with the braying laugh. Get him off the stage (errr....excuse me, platform) before I wanna kill him. And he you know he's only 17???!!!

Danny Noriega: Totally obnoxious, and what the hell is wrong with his hands?! I don't think I'll be able to concentrate on his singing because his foot-long fingers are so disturbing. He sang Elvis' Jailhouse Rock. Have you ever paid attention to the lyrics of this song? In particular, this:

"#27 said to #3, you're the cutest jailbird I ever did see."

Did they have co-ed prisons back then??

Luke Menard: I just heard this guy's name and I've already forgotten who he is. This guy couldn't have less personality if he were dead and frozen. If he manages to stay until next week it's because so damn tappable.

Colton: Seacrest was totally lying. He thought Colton WAS Ellen. That's why Ryan was hitting on him. I'm glad Simon gave him the smack he deserved.

Garrett: I SPY PEACHFUZZ on this Owen Wilson lookalike! Looking at and listening to him, I feel like I've fallen into some weird time rift and landed in the '70s

Jason Castro: He's the dude with the dreads. Fun fact that you might not know about this guy... Did you know that he would have won a gold medal in the Olympics if his bobsled didn't flip on the last turn?

Michael: Reason #2183 that Michael Jones is douche: Wearing a scarf inside...in Los Angeles

On to the girls!

Kristy Lee Cook: Rescue Me" from this performance. Playing the sickness card, and Paula rambles like a tumbleweed.

Joanne: She should've been belting that song, not sleeping through it.

Alania Whitaker: OMG OMG OMG It was like really hot and like a really long day!!!111!! OMG I WANT NEW SHOES!!I think I'll get her the other sleeve for her birthday. What an ugly shirt.

Amanda Overmeyer: WTF? I have not understood a single word. She sounded like she was chawing a pork chop. However, the fact that she stated flat-out on the air that she didn't like doing the stupid little dance for the camera earns her major points in my book.

Amy Davis: Woo hoo! It's weird hair night. She's got a little dollop up front. My dog started growling at the TV.

Brooke White: I hated how she kept doing the Herbal-Essences-hands-in-the-hair-i'm-having-an-orgasm-in-the-shower thing Brooke didn't completely hurt my ears but she's not long for this competition. Get her to record some Christian music and she'd be money. She pisses rainbows and craps tiny pink unicorns, too.

Alexandra: Strange dance moves. The weird hair, the suspenders, the mismatched earrings...reminded me of "Blossom". Or her afflicted friend 'Six'. It was the hair and the mismatched earrings. And the suspenders.

Kady Malloy: It's Britney, Bitch! Yeah, she looks very excited. It was like one giant Valium.

Asia'h: Her earrings are putting on a helluva performance. She had a nice, honking goose quality to her voice.

Ramielle: This girl has an evil streak inside her that is just one bad judge's comment short of exploding out of her. Seacrest was totally jealous of those shoes. He's probably going to ask if he can borrow them.

Syeisha: Not much to say except that she had gongs for earrings and do-me boots.

Carly: The plant was pimped by Randy so much that I had to walk out of the room.

Paula's video: Can this be the new exit song? ;) Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" is a very misleading song title. It should be "Shuffle About Aimlessly While Younger People Are Dancing Like There's No Tomorrow."

Paula got the Ashlee Simpson treatment on that video. Make no mistake, an entire bank of G5 Power Macs running pitch correction software was used on that track!

The four to go were Garrett, Colton, Amy, and Joanne. With all the tears, I thought they were torturing kittens and puppies on stage!

That's it for now...until next week... :)