Hello all, I hope everyone has had a great week thus far. I am only just now getting over some sort of awful office plague/cold/ allergies thing that literally knocked me on my ass for several days. I don’t know whether it was the Ohio weather losing its mind or what, but I slept for something like 22 hours over the course of 2 days, still somehow made it to work, but stayed sick for almost 10 days.

Speaking of work, the new job is an adjustment. I’m doing well, but the owner is very particular and easily annoyed by small mistakes. I’m sure I’ll adapt, and I do enjoy the work, it just may take a little longer for me to find my footing. As long as my errors don’t end up costing the company I’ll be fine! Working all day has me spending less money on indies, at any rate.

AVENGERS INFINITY WAR comes out next week and I can’t FUCKING WAIT. Jake and I are trying to make plans to see it with a couple friends in Columbus, but we also have the photo booth opening weekend. Gah. We’ll figure it out. I’ll probably gush here. Let’s move on. 🙂

Today’s post is a fun one, so buckle in!

Since I got into indies almost 2 years ago, I’ve had the chance to try a lot of different things. From makeup to perfume to nail polish, I’ve had an awesome time exploring brands, interacting with owners, and trying new items. I’ve even had the chace to play with prototype products and give the owners my feedback. That’s pretty dang groovy for a teeny baby blogger like myself.

The area I haven’t branched out into much, though, is bath and body. I am (and always will be) a Luvmilk adherent, but I am on the lookout for new indie brands at all times (here’s looking at you, Geekpothecary)! Up until recently, the only indie bath product I owned that wasn’t from the incomperable Milky was a scrub from Paintbox Soapworks. Therefore, when the owner of the new Libertine Bath Haus contacted me about trying a prototype of one of their products back in January, I was SUPER excited! Who doesn’t love bath stuff?

What I recieved got me intrigued. A super rich whipped lotion the texture of thick buttercream, that felt amazing, smelled awesome, and helped my poor dry feet make it through a really crazy Ohio winter season. Libertine was officially on my radar.

Since the brand is small, they are rolling out more products over time on a presale basis (for now) and I jumped on the first chance in March. With interesting scents, a clean art nouveau aesthetic, and great pricing, Libertine is a wee bebe shop but has massive potential. I do hope they expand their scent list eventually, but what they offer thus far is very sophisticated.

For the brand’s first presale, I purchased an Emulsified Sugar Scrub and a Whipped Silk Body Butter for myself, both in the 4 oz. size available, as well as an additional lotion for my mom. With my order I recieved a 2 oz. Body Butter as a gift with purchase as well! I ordered on the 24th of March, the order was fulfilled April 10th, and I received my order on the 14th. I’ve been trying the products for the past several days and am pleased thus far. Let’s talk about the products and scents!

Whipped Silk Body Butter in The Holy – Sandalwood and Middle Eastern spices with grounding dark vanilla.

The Whipped Silk Body Butter was the prototype I got to try (in the scent The Confessor) so I already knew I liked the product itself. The texture of this lotion is very thick, definitely reminicent of butter, and very silky smooth. It absorbs quickly with little residue, though I had a little bit of a ‘slippery’ feel right after application. In my opinion it’s a little too slippery for every day hands use, but for the arms and legs (and feet!) it’s perfect. The scent is VERY intense, heavy with sandalwood and vanilla with a hint of warm spice. On my skin the scent softens a bit and the spice fades, but still lasts a LONG time with crazy throw. The jar is sturdy green plastic and sealed well.

GWP – Whipped Silk Body Butter in La Vie Est Magnifique: White peach nectar, steeped with Bulgarian lavender, vanilla musk, creamy magnolias, and a pop of champagne accented with a touch of raspberries.

So..I’m not the biggest fan of florals. Anything floral, really. I’m not the biggest fan of peach either. So I didn’t really expect to like the GWP…but I do. It’s odd for me to know that there are floral notes in something that don’t get amped to your grandma’s boudoir, but here I am. I think it’s because I get a lot of peach, raspberry, and champagne mellowed with vanilla musk, and not so much of the flowery bits. While it is not a scent I’d use often, I do like it enough to keep, or pass on to a beloved friend.

Emulsified Sugar Scrub in The Confessor – Dragon’s blood and amber nestled between three vanillas and a lingering tendril of incensed smoke.

I already knew I liked this scent from my lotion prototype, so it was a shoe-in when I made my purchase. It’s no secret that one of my favorite perfumes is BPAL Dragon’s Milk, and this particular scent reminds me a little of that with heavier resin and no honey sweetness, just luscious dragon’s blood and vanilla. It’s fucking awesome. The Emulsified Sugar Scrub a the top of the jar had a little bit of a softer texture than the product underneath it, and I can only think a little separation occurred in shipping. Nonetheless, the texture of the sugar is quite fine but still scrubby, and left a thin milky lotion when I rubbed it into my wet skin that rinsed away cleanly. The scent was quite intense during use, but lightened significantly once it rinsed away. My dry elbow skin is a fan of this one, but it isn’t a hard-core exfoliating experience, so we’ll see how it does when I shave my legs…

For a brand-new shop, Libertine Bath Haus is pretty damn promising. My bathtime heart will always belong to Luvmilk, but I really like what I’ve had a chance to try so far. They’re currently running their second presale, with lip scrubs, larger sizes of the two products I purchased, and hair spritzes. I think I’m going to nab a lip scrub (cause Strawberry Lemonade) as I’ve never really had one before. Check out the shop here!

Have you ordered from Libertine yet? Let me know your thoughts in the comments.

Thank you for reading, and I hope you have an awesome week. See ya all next time!