I tried out my wonderful and generous free sample of Daisy Cakes scrub over the last few days and I'm very impressed! First of all, Daisy Cakes is a yummy scent; it's easy to see why it's so popular! It is rich and warm and not overly sweet. It's certainly heavy on the zucchini bread with undertones of creamy vanilla and the fresh, powdery citrus like scent of Avobath. It's such a complex blend but it works so well! If you're not a fan of zucchini or other warm bakery aromas you'd want to try a different scent, but I think most bakery lovers would adore this!
The scrub itself is an ideal texture to me. It's super fluffy and the sugar granules are very small and well blended so that the scrub is pleasantly exfoliating but not overly abrasive. I find I only get this type of fine, fluffy textured scrub from online vendors who handmake it. Most of the scrubs sold in retail stores are chunkier and more abrasive. I prefer those types for exfoliating feet and other problem skin, but Starry Skies scrub is great in that it can be used comfortably on the whole body.
I tested it out in a couple different ways over the past few days. I always like to use scrubs to wash my hands with after removing nail polish. It gets rid of the nasty acetone smell and leaves hands smooth and soft and ready for a manicure. I had just run out of the previous scrub I was using when I received my Starry Skies scrub, so it was perfect timing. The scrub felt wonderful on my hands,; it lathered up nicely and left my hands feeling smooth, soft, moisturized and lightly scented.
The next day I took the scrub to the shower. I had heard of other people shaving their legs with similar types of scrubs before for an extra smooth shave, so I decided to give it a shot. I rubbed the scrub on my damp skin and proceeded to shave one leg. The scrub did not feel irritating or harsh on my leg at all, nor did it clog my razor like I thought it might. My leg felt quite smooth and I didn't cut myself. It was also a wonderful aromatherapy experience; it smelled wonderful in the shower! The only issue I had was wondering if I'd missed any spots, because the scrub's lather was rather transparent as opposed to the thick white shaving cream I normally use, so it was harder to tell where I had shaved and where I had not. For the second leg I layered my regular shaving cream over the top of the scrub and I found this to be my ideal method for shaving. I got the exfoliation benefits of the scrub but I could still see where I was shaving.
In conclusion, Starry Skies scrubs are a wonderful, quality product. They are easy to order from her website, come in two sizes and a variety of lovely scents, and are relatively inexpensive in comparison to similar products. I think I will keep my mini scrub sample for manicures and I hope to order a full sized scrub to used in the shower. I love it when vendors offer bath and body products as well as wax, and I would recommend anyone try Lorena's lovely scrubs!
Pictures included are my bare hands and nails after washing with the scrub, and a closeup of my smooth leg and finished manicure.
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