Buzz :: Vermont Women's Expo

I was putting off this mini-haul of samples for so, so long... Watch my video above to check out the goodies I picked up at the Vermont Women's Expo on March 15th!

Haul :: Bath & Body Works

In February and March, I picked up quite a few free samples from Bath & Body Works through the offers posted on their Facebook page. It's a good day when the little "Get Offer" button is the first thing I see on my newsfeed. I've quickly rounded them up into this master post. Bath & Body Works is a company based primarily on their scents, so that's what I'll be focusing on here.

The first offer was posted on January 19th to welcome spring very, very early with a free 3 oz Body Lotion in their new scents: Sun, Sky, or Air.

As you can see, I picked up two! After briefly trying all three scents at the store, I decided Sun and Sky were my favorite of the bunch. Air was "pear blossom" scent, and something about pears I'm not very fond of. Sun is "golden magnolia", so it's very warm and sweet. I've already carried this around in my purse a bit as my on-the-go hand lotion. Sky is "violet lily", so it's got a very fresh and clean scent, which is perfect for springtime. I'm glad these little bottles don't have the scent descriptions on the back, so I get a chance to train my nose.

For Valentine's day, February 14th, Bath and Body works posted an offer for their Mad About You Diamond Shimmer Mist, which was a one day offer and meant that I dragged my very patient dinner date to the mall before they closed. When I asked the sales representative about the offer, she said it was for the full sized bottle and caught me by surprise. The scent is sugary sweet, and reminds me of a cotton-candy-esque perfume I had growing up. I'm very skeptical of shimmer mist, so when the sun comes back out I'll have to pull this out again for a test run to see if my boyfriend asks why I'm covered in glitter. So far, swatches have looked not-so-subtle to me. I do appreciate that Bath and Body Works were willing to give away full sized products to their dedicated customers. - that's generosity and I like that!

Last but not least, this fan exclusive offer for a free 3 oz sample of the new Hawaiian-inspired scents was posted for one day only on March 10th. The scents were Hawaii "passionfruit kiss", Oahu "coconut sunset", and Maui "hibiscus beach". I finally settled on Hawaii "passionfruit kiss", but Oahu "coconut sunset" was a close runner-up. Coconut always reminds me of summer without fail, so I was impressed with Hawaii's summery scent without coming across as too beachy. Make sense? My mom loves this new collection, as she pointed out while we were shopping this weekend. Likely that's because of their inspiration more than anything else, considering she's irritated by fragrance.







 

My favorite so far? Of the new scents that I've tried, I think my favorite is Sky. It's so perfect for the time of the year, with such a late spring finally unfolding and the sky gradually turning from it's wintery grey into a clear blue. I'm excited to take home some new products that caught my eye at the store yesterday, including the new French Lavender & Honey and the Morocco Orchid & Pink Amber.

Keep checking in - I'll always try to post an alert when I see a Bath & Body Works Facebook offer!