The Bubble Bath Problem!

So with the holiday season fast approaching (Chanukah is in FIVE weeks?!!?! How did THAT happen?) companies are going CRAZY with new and limited edition releases. The problem is that I have A TON of bubble baths! I am trying sooooooooooooooo hard to use them up and work through what I have. My stash as of now consists of:

And my bubble bars:

See? I have a TON! I need no more. But I want soooooooo many of the holiday releases! I am having a very hard time justifying the purchase or addition of anymore bath products at this point but want so many. I do take a bubble bath at least 3 or 4 times a week and am working through them. So here is what I have gotten through in the last month

So here is the entire stash as of last week (a bubble bar and a bit are gone since)

And I am going to try really really hard to NOT buy any more at least through Christmas. I do plan to get one or two of the new Lush Crackling products and a few of the play dough type ones because, well, come on!! How could I not. But otherwise my goal is to work my way through this before then. I figure at four baths a week for 8 weeks....... That is only 32 baths so theoretically I could finish about 8 bubble bars. That would leave me only about 1.5 or two bubble bars. Sigh......... The never ending stash....... I may just have to give up and give in to the stash! Though I will do my best not to choose THAT option!

The Quest For My Holy Grail Bath Salt Chapter One: SoGa Soap & CupFakery

So I am on a quest. I am determined to find the PERFECT bath salts. First up is the SORE Muscle Soak from SoGa Soap & CupFakery in Lime In The Coconut. I like that the ingredients are listed right on the bottom of the tub!

I seriously wish you guys could smell this. It smells AMAZING!!! I do not smell the coconut but if you close your eyes and imagine a fresh and amazing margarita you will know EXACTLY what this smells like!

I used a third or so of the tub, as per the directions I was given when purchasing.

 And this is what the empty bathtub looked like when I was done my bath.

This was a really hard one to accurately rate. I gave it an 8 out of 10 for ability to dissolve. It actually dissolved really really well and when I stepped in to the bath tub there was no salt left at the bottom. There was however a ton of the flower pieces that obviously do not dissolve. This is not a flaw, but it was completely annoying. I had to clean out the bathtub and then rinse off as I had them all over me too! For me it was a big enough deal that I had to deduct points and this seemed the most logical place to deduct them.

Aroma/smell was a 10/10. It smelled AMAZING and the smell was still there once it was in the water. 100% perfect.

The packaging and design I deducted 2 points and realize I probably should have done so for the cupfake also. The only reason I am doing so is the lack of instructions. I purchased this myself and was given directions when I purchased this. But had it been gifted to me I would have had no idea how much of the product to add. In the future I hope she adds directions to the packaging. Just makes it more user friendly in my opinion! Otherwise, it was fantastic. A nice easy to handle jar that sits flat, is sturdy and seals well! And a cute yet very clear and easy to read label.

Texture of water was great. It was not QUITE as luxurious as the last bath I had with her cupfake but it was quite nice! No complaints.

And for the price point, this tub is 10.00 and can give you 3-4 baths. So between 2.50-3.00 a bath. Not exactly FANTASTIC, but a great price point for a made from scratch one woman business. Again, really nothing to complain about!

Overall I will most likely not be using this product again. The flowers everywhere really was a big turn off for me. I dont mind rinsing out the bathtub really quickly after a bath, but when I have to take a scraper or towel to wipe out all the flower pieces........ not for me. Its not to say its bad, just not something I want to deal with. And I had to quickly rinse off to remove the stray pieces from my body. The product smelled amazing, was a good price though and was quite nice. If the flower bits don't bother you, I would highly recommend trying it out. And make sure to buy a cupfake while you are at it! They are FREAKING AMAZING!!!

SoGa Soap & CupFakery products can be purchased HERE!!!

SoGa Soap & CupFakery Canada Day CupFake

So have you heard of a company called SoGa Soap & CupFakery? I feel like I have been living under a rock. I guess they became fairly well known a little bit ago when they were honoured with taking part in the Academy Awards (you know all the free swag all the stars get back stage? This was some of the swag they got!!). I had never heard of them. But I LOVE my baths as you all well know! I had been planning on starting a new series on the battle of the bath salts (as well as a battle of the sugar scrubs) while on a hunt for the perfect ones. 

Yesterday was Canada Day and all weekend there have been festivities all over the city. A street festival Saturday night brought me by this table. LOOK HOW FRIGGEN GORGEOUS EVERYTHING IS!!!! 

So the one item I was NOT looking for was bubble bath. I have been enjoying the Bath & Body Works items I got (not loving. enjoying). But as you all know I am obsessed with Lush. Another Canadian brand I love is actually cake brand bubble bath though that is comparing apples and oranges. So anyways, I was nto in the market for a bubble product of any kind!

BUT OMG!!! LOOK AT THE CUP FAKES!!! (yes. cup Fakes!).  These are works of art. Seriously.

While talking to the owner about my new blog series and my hunt for a bath salt and a sugar scrub I can LOVE she asked about bubble bath. She was very adamant that these were BETTER than lush. She really whole heartedly believes in her product. She GAVE me one of these lovely Canada Day CupFakes to try out. She was THAT sure I would find a new holy grail bubble product.

The box of truffles that was sent to the swag tables at the Academy Awards!

So while I did get some AMAZING smelling bath salts, I am going to start off with this lovely CupFake. Since it is legally the Canada Day holiday today I figured it was very appropriate to try it out today. A CupFake is composed of two parts. The top "icing" is bubble bath and the base is a bath bomb.  Now what I really really wish is that there was some type of SMELL-O-VISION we could somehow hook up so you could smell this. It smells like peppermint but very sweet. It reminds me to be honest of the peppermint smell common in foot products. A very nice cool, sweet peppermint!

So I started by popping the bubble bath off and running it under the water. I am not sure if I should have just put the entire bar under the water but I was curious as to how they worked on their own!

It bubbled up very nicely.

As you can see, there is a good inch or two of bubbles from the icing (I have a really really large wonderful bath so to get that much bubbles surprised me!)

 And here is the base that was left. It is the bath bomb.

I was stunned when I plopped it in the bath. I expected it to dissolve and fizzle, but it really exploded. I could not capture on camera how well it did but you could even see it through all the bubbles!

I have created a rating system of sorts that I will start using and you will see at the bottom of all the bath posts from now on.

Bubbles - This foamed up really really well and I was impressed with the bubbles. For a bath I like to sit in a bathtub for an hour or so and read a book. So for me I am looking for a product that not only bubbles really really well, but that will also last for the hour of my bath. I find that Lush Bubble Bars have much more staying power for overall length of my bath.

Smell - This product smelled amazing! I loved everything about the scent and unlike many bath products this one had the smell actually linger through the leangth of the bath. Not just fade the minute it hit the water. So the full scores was an easy decision!!

Packaging - What can I say? Its TOTALLY cute and well done. While the packaging is really not going to sway me one way or another (unless its totally non functional and affects the usage) but its something people do take note of and something that can make the difference between actually trying a product for the first time or not!

Water Texture - OMG!! Seriously!! This really was an unfair score. This product actually deserves a 37/10! It was so silky and probably the most moisturising bath I have ever had. My skin STILL feels smooth. When I was a kid The Body Shop was all the rage and they had bath beads that were very popular. They were these little rubber feeling balls filled with oil that melted in the bath. I was always freaked out by the rubbery/plastic feel of the balls, but when used it was basically pouring bath oil into the bath. This seems about the same as adding 12 of those beads to the bath!!

Value/Cost - This one I really struggled on. I originally gave it a 0. For me this is a very expensive product. These cost 6.00 each and are good for ONE BATH. A lush bubble bar is about 6-7 dollars depending on the scent you choose and last 4-6  baths. So at least for ME I found the price point very intimidating. That being said, it is a WONDERFUL product!!

Do I like it MORE than my Lush Bubble Bars? Yes and no. If they were the same price I would say yes in a heart beat. But I do not think I like it THAT much more that I will pay 4-5 times the price on a regular basis. Will I buy it in the future? Absolutely! But it will be a treat for special occasions. Will I ask for it for my birthday or Chanukah instead of Lush? Yes. This is definitely a luxury product that I am thrilled to have tried. If you want to bathe like your favourite stars I suggest you shop their website (and I really suggest you do!!)!

You can find SoGa Soap & CupFakery here