Fortune Cookie Soap Winter 2016 Soap Box Review - Through The Wardrobe

Soap time! Today I have the winter Soap Box from Fortune Cookie Soap to show you. The theme for this season is Through The Wardrobe, which is a nod to the book/movie series The Chronicles of Narnia, probably specifically the first book, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. One of my all time childhood favorites, I love the book and the movie.

The FCS Soap Box is a quarterly, seasonal subscription box that includes eight samples of products in fragrances for that season's collection. I've reviewed quite a few of them at this point, and I still love them just as much as the first time! It's always exciting to see what the theme and scents are, as well as finding out what products are in the box because they're always changing. Scent is very objective, from person to person, so it's nice to be able to try all the scents in a collection before they offer them in all the different products at the main launch on their website. This box is STILL AVAILABLE to order at the time of posting, just an FYI!

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Fortune Cookie Soap Fall 2016 Soap Box Review - As You Wish

Hi friends! I'm back today with another Soap Box review courtesy of Fortune Cookie Soap! This is their Fall 2016 quarterly box, a set of 8 of products in their new scents in (mostly) mini sizes! It's a preview of all the scents that will be available in the full collection, the launch of which is usually about 2 weeks after soap boxes are delivered. This season the theme is As You Wish, which of course means The Princess Bride! That movie is seriously my childhood, I love it so much! I bet I've watched it at least 150 times, and the majority of those views were probably via VHS tape haha. Inconceivable? Nah. Let's take a look at the box!

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Fortune Cookie Soap Summer 2016 Soap Box Review - Just Keep Swimming

Another season cometh, and with it another Soap Box from Fortune Cookie Soap! The Summer 2016 box has been sold out for a little bit, but I had to share it with you anyway. The box is a preview of their large Summer collection called Just Keep Swimming, which is a play on the movie Finding Nemo and the upcoming movie Finding Dory! There are eight sample size products in the scents that are going to be available in the collection. It's a great way to find out which scents you like the most before you can purchase them in a variety of products when the full collection launches. Now, let's get to the box!

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The title card for the collection features fun custom artwork and the descriptions for all of the items in the box.

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First in the box is the namesake product from the company, the fortune cookie soap, in the scent Shark Bait - sweet oranges, creamy vanilla ice cream, and juicy sandalwood infused strawberries. This smells incredible, like an orange creamsicle smoothie with strawberries. Super cute too, love the orange color.

Also pictured in the photo above is the perfume oil in the scent Whale Talk - tropical mash-up of strawberries, black currant, jasmine, grapefruit and fresh avocado. This is a super perfect summer scent, I can see myself needing to get this in lots of products, especially a lotion.

And a newish product from FCS, the lip gloss is in the scent Oooooooooh...Barracuda - juicy cantaloupe, crisp green honeydew and sweet red watermelon, a splash of lime and a sprinkle of raw cane sugar. I normally don't love anything with a cantaloupe scent, but combined with the other elements in this makes it work for me. Reminds me of fruit salad at a picnic!

Below we have a new (to my knowledge) product, a spray lotion in the scent called Aqua Scum - juicy lychee, crisp apple and mouthwatering peach nectar. This is heavy on the lychee, again not one of my favorite scents, and some note in this is bringing it to a more perfumey angle for me. It's not my cup of tea, but it definitely may work fabulously for you. I do really love the formula of the lotion though, super light and absorbs so fast!

Probably my most used product of all time from FCS is their hand sanitizer, and the one they gave us in this box is in the scent Lil' Blue - anjou pear and juicy apples, plum blossoms, sandalwood and a twist of amber. This is another fruity perfumey scent, but I think it works better than Aqua Scum. The notes all mix really well together and makes this really fresh and wearable.

Shown below is a little green turtle shaped fizzy called a pedi-bomb in the scent Fin. Noggin. Duuude. - lemon-lime fizzy pop floating with orchids and a curl of white chocolate. I can mostly smell the lemon-lime in this but there is a complexity about it which is nice. I can't wait to soak my tootsies using this cute little guy!

The body butter, called whipped cream, is in the scent Intervention! - creamy coconut milk and tangy pineapples. The quintessential beachy drink smell, very tropical! I wish I loved summer scents more in general, because this is sure to be a big hit with most people, I'm just not into that beach-type scent. I will be using this though, as their whipped cream is a holy grail product for me!

And last we see a "don't be jelly" soap in the scent Jellyman - black cherry, watermelon and frothy iced guava nectar floating with sliced strawberries and key limes. This scent seems mostly black cherry-like to me with some of the other fruits lingering in the background to make it more interesting and deep. The jelly soap is one of the funnest products FCS puts out, it's jelly but it's soap!

So this box, like I mentioned, is already sold out. They put out a subscription of the soap boxes quarterly so if you want the next one, be sure to sign up long before they come out so you don't miss it! The box costs $19.99 but they send out a $10 off code after you get it to be used on their site later, so it's really like getting the box for $9.99 which is so great!

This will not work with the purchase of the soap box, but if you are ordering from their site for the first time, you can get $5 off a minimum order of $30 using my referral link: http://r.sloyalty.com/r/u3Swp30VtTsE. If you decide to use the code the link will give you, it helps me out a little by giving me points and you save some money, win-win!

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The launch of the Just Keep Swimming scent collection will be on Friday, May 20th at 6pm CST, starting on their Facebook page. They do a live webcast showing all the products that will be available in the different scents before they put the collection up for purchase on their website. Expect it to last about an hour or more before the shopping begins. They do a lot of fun giveaways and you get to see all the people who work hard to make FCS so great! How does this box's theme sound to you? Are you into fun indie bath & body products like these?

See ya again soon!

❤ Kellie

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Fortune Cookie Soap Spring 2016 Soap Box Review - Let It Grow

Are you ready for some soap?? Today I'm excited to share with you the first Fortune Cookie Soap subscription box of 2016! Each box contains 8 sample products in the different scents that will be available in the upcoming season's limited edition collection. It's basically a preview of the scents so you can decide which you like before they're all available to purchase online in their different products. There are always a limited quantity of boxes to be sold so please sign up now if you want this box!

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I've realized that some people like to be completely surprised when their box comes, so if you don't mind spoilers and want to see what's inside the box, click to see more!

Fortune Cookie Soap Winter 2015 Soap Box Review - Welcome, Santa!

Holy suds! It's Fortune Cookie Soap time again! My box came yesterday and I couldn't wait to share it with you all! The theme for this quarter's box is Welcome, Santa! inspired by the Will Ferrell movie Elf!

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This is a quarterly subscription box filled with sample sizes of eight bath and body products in the season's major collection's scents. It's a great way to get to try out the new fragrances before they become available for purchase in all the different products.

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Are you a fan of the movie Elf? I admit I haven't seen it in a few years but it's a goofy classic that I know is loved by many! I remember that Zooey Deschanel is in it and she's blonde, haha so weird. Shall we get to smelling some goodies now??

I always start with their signature product, the soap shaped like a fortune cookie! This one is in the scent Buddy, "notes of holiday fruits, candy, crushed vanilla, and a hint of mint". It's decorated to look like Buddy's elf uniform from the movie, green with a little pom pom! This scent reminds me a lot of the Famous scent from the previous soap box, but it's more candy-like. My fortune says, "Not now, Arctic Puffin!".
**EDIT: I have heard from a few people that this is a dupe of Lush's Snow Fairy scent!

Next is a new product I haven't seen from FCS before, shave oil in the scent Shower Duet, "spruce and vanilla, fir and fruits, hyacinth and mint". The shower scene is my favorite part of the movie Elf, btw. Don't worry, no nudies...it's clean ! ;) This scent is fresh and green, the hyacinth is most prevalent to my nose. I am excited to try this product, I already enjoy shaving with oil!

The perfume oil is scented with FCS Cheer, "rich buttery vanilla pound cake, over dark frankincense, patchouli, and cedar". This might be my favorite in the box, so cozy and very sweet but with a touch of earthiness.

The hand sanitizer scent is Swirly Twirly Gum Drops, "cotton candy, lemon drops, and fresh pear nectar, dancing with tart cranberries and black currants". This is a candy shop in a bottle! I can't pick up the individual scents except maybe the cranberry, but I like it and I'm sure it will be a fan favorite.

My favorite FCS product is their whipped cream lotion, it's so awesome! They chose the scent World's Best Cup of Coffee for it in this box, "vermont maple syrup with just the right amount of fresh brewed coffee". I thought the coffee was the heaviest note on first sniff, but when I put it on, the maple really came to life.

A product that fans have been asking to make a comeback is their dry shampoo, this version is in the scent Cotton Headed Ninny Muggins, "lilies, freesia, jasmine, and bayberry, muddled with fresh blackberries and plums, garnished with a sprig of peppermint". I don't usually like berry scents, but this one is pretty unique and so, so good. I think the plum note is really robust and I like it.

Another new type of product from FCS is the face plant in Christmas Gram, "warm steamy air, fresh with lavender and sea salt spray, mingle with the woody earthiness of sage and dark vanilla". This is designed for steaming your face, by putting in a bowl of very hot water and draping a towel around your head and the bowl to refresh and tone your skin. I REALLY love this scent, it's so spa-like!

And the last thing in the box, besides the added candy cane treat, is the bath bomb in Yellow Snow, "ripe plums, whipped caramel, vanilla jasmine, and exotic woods, with just a squeeze of zesty mandarin oranges". That description totally encompasses the scent, I can't do any better. Yummy and bright! I love how this looks like a baby scoop of ice cream!

This box is still available to purchase on their website as of this post's publication, but they sell out quickly so go sign up if you want it! For US customers it costs $19.99, billed every 3-months; Canadian and international subscriptions are a little more due to shipping fees. A nice addition is with the purchase of each quarterly box, you will get a $10 off coupon code emailed to you for use on their site at a later time, which is really awesome. These boxes will start shipping on Nov. 2nd.

This will not work with the purchase of the soap box, but if you are ordering from their site for the first time, you can get $5 off a minimum order of $30 using my referral link: http://r.sloyalty.com/r/u3Swp30VtTsE. If you decide to use the code the link will give you, it helps me out a little by giving me points.

The launch party for the full collection release of Welcome, Santa! will be on Friday, November 13th at 6pm CST, starting on their Facebook page. They do a live webcast showing the products that will be available in all the different scents before they put the collection up for purchase on their website. They also do giveaways! It's crazy fun. Tell me what you think about this theme! What scent seems like it will be your favorite?

See ya next time!

❤ Kellie

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Fortune Cookie Soap Fall 2015 Soap Box Subscription Review - Old Hollywood

Hi friends! Today I have the awesome new Fortune Cookie Soap subscription box for Fall 2015 to share with you! The theme is Old Hollywood, which is super awesome. I have always loved vintage Hollywood glam style!

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This quarterly subscription box contains sample sizes of bath and body products in the different scents that will be available during their big collection launch near the end of August. It's a fun way to try out the new scents before you can buy them in all the products. Let's get to sniffing shall we?

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First is the Fortune Cookie Soap in the scent Dressed to Kill - "Dribbles of mulled, red wine, swirled with dark, rich vanilla and cut apples, and a dusting of spice." This scent is very fall-like, a little heavy on the wine for me but I'm sure it will be well received by most. Their cookies are always cute, I like to use them as hand soap on my sink. My fortune read: "Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me, aren't you?" - The Graduate 1967.

Next is the OCD Hand Sanitizer in the scent Glitz & Glamour - "Wet moss, polished woods, creamy vanilla." This is epic-ly good. It smells just kinda like alcohol sanitizer at first, but when you put it on it dries down so you can smell the soft woods and lots of vanilla. I adore it! It is a great scent carrier, I think their hand sanitizer leaves scent on my skin the strongest and for the longest time. This one has little bits of gold mica in it but it doesn't really show up on the skin, which in my opinion is a good thing.

The Whipped Cream (whipped body lotion) scent is called Tommy Guns & Baseball Bats - "Grandma's hot apple pie, dusted with freshly shaved cinnamon, nutmeg and warm brown sugar, topped with rich, creamy marshmallow fluff." This is so good. Seriously, I want to eat this stuff. The marshmallow is most prevalent to me, but I get the brown sugar a lot too. The FCS whipped cream is a holy grail product in general for me, it's my favorite lotion of all time.

Scandal is the scent of the Bath Powder - "Creaking woods, wind blown leaves, and twisted rose thorns. Add entire bag to bath...enjoy" This stuff is also amazing, it reminds me a lot of the Leaves scent from Bath & Body Works without so much apple. I am excited to try this stuff on a chilly day when I can take a nice long, relaxing bath. And I definitely need to get this scent in a whipped cream!

Another winner is Pearls & Girls in a Perfume Oil, which comes in a little decorative purse spray container - "Crushed and distilled vanilla creeping with wild jasmine and a splash of juicy pear." I love how the scent notes in this combine to a perfect feminine, light but sexy aroma. The pear is heavy at first and the jasmine and vanilla show up more on dry down. I am a big fan of the purse spray bottle! So cute and no leaks!

They are giving us a solid Shampoo Bar in the scent Hollywood Dreams in this box - "Brown sugar dusted graham crackers, fresh churned apple butter, sprinkled with nuts and a hint of maple." I have temperamental curly hair so I don't use products with silicones or sulfates, but I almost wish I did because this smells sooo good! It's really just like a spicy and sweet fall dessert, yum. I know lots of people swear by the FCS solid shampoo, so if you're looking to try one definitely give this one a whirl.

A new product from FCS is a hair pomade in the scent American Royalty - "Rose milk, thick honey and warming tobacco blossom wrapped with caramel and notes of mandarin." I've never used a pomade but I am interested in learning how to use one now haha! This has a lavish, decadent bouquet that screams luxury. I need it in a perfume oil for sure, because I'm a baller and this smells like RICH.

I've recently gotten really into melting wax tarts so I'm glad we got one in this box! It's in the scent Famous - "Warm amber, wild orchid, fluttering white cotton, sundried herbs." This is such a cute little guy! I could do without the glitter, but it's really adorable. This smells quite sweet, not what I was expecting, reminds me of wintery candy kind of. I'm excited to melt it and get the full scent experience!

As of right now the subscription is still available to purchase on their website, but they sell out quickly so be sure to go sign up! It is $19.99 every 3-months for the US, Canadian and International subscriptions are a little more with shipping. A huge bonus is with every box, they give you a free $10 off code to use on their site later, so it really costs half as much!

A special treat if you are ordering for the first time, you can get $5 off a minimum order of $30 using my referral link: http://r.sloyalty.com/r/u3Swp30VtTsE. You must using the special coupon code the website shows you to get the $5 off. (I only get points if you use the link, not money. :) )

The launch for the Old Hollywood scent collection is on August 21st at 6pm CST. They do a live webcast with the owners and reveal all the products they will have available in the various scents. They also usually do giveaways via their facebook page during the launch! After the webcast they open the website for shopping, yay! If you want to sign up for the subscription box or see their other products, visit www.fortunecookiesoap.com. Let me know what you think of the selection for this box and what you think would be your favorite scent! See you again soon!

❤ Kellie

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Fortune Cookie Soap Summer 2015 Soap Box Subscription Review

I'm SUPER excited to bring you this review you guys! I reviewed a cuticle butter not too long ago from a newly discovered (to me) company called Fortune Cookie Soap and told you how much I love the company and their innovative products. I've seriously ordered from them almost 10 times since I discovered them around the end of January, I just can't stop! I was given the opportunity to review their Summer "Soap Box" subscription box and, already being a subscriber, I of course was happy to review the box early to spread the word.

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The box is themed for Peter Pan, the collection is called Straight On Till Morning. It contains 8 mini-sized bath and body products in different scents. The boxes are a preview to their big launch of the scent collection so you can find out what they smell like before they're available in their different products. Below you'll see the box title card with all the scent descriptions on it.

The first product in the box is the fortune cookie soap, of course, their signature product. This is solid soap in the shape of a fortune cookie, I love it to keep on my sink for handwashing. It's scent is called Second Star to the Right, a combo of crushed berries, mint, pomelo and sugar. It's almost a tad masculine which is cool, but still kinda sweet and summery. I think this is the most beautiful piece of soap I've ever seen, it's like a galaxy! **UPDATE** - I forgot to tell you my fortune! It says, "Little children should never be sent to bed, they always wake up a day older."

Next is the OCD hand sanitizer in the scent Tink. (If you are concerned about the moniker, please check out their FAQs page which addresses the use of OCD in the name of this product.) I love the formula of this, it's got aloe and glycerin in it so your hands don't get dried out. The scent is a mixture of cherries, cream and coconut. I didn't love it at first sniff, but it dries down softer and I ended up really liking it. The chartreuse color and "fairy dust" in this really reminds me of Tinkerbell, so cute! **UPDATE** - After using it for a long time, this is one of my favorite OCD scents I've ever used from FCS. Very pleased with this.

Their lotion product is called whipped cream and it's got a nice, thick, but not too thick, whipped consistency, I have literally like 12 jars of this at home in different scents right now! This is called Lost Boys and it's got a peach and apricot scent. It's very warm and definitely perfect for summer. I love the pretty lavender color too! **UPDATE** - This scent isn't for me, but it seems to be a fan favorite.

Mermaid Lagoon is a "two phase perfume oil", in two different colors, a turquoise and an oceany green. You shake it up and they mix and slide around in the little spray bottle. Very fun and pretty to look at. This smells like toasted coconuts and the ocean, mmm. I will definitely be getting some other products with this scent. (I've already used a bit of it so that's why it's not full in the picture.) **UPDATE** - I don't like this as much as I did at first because I bought another product in the scent and someone told me the smell reminded them of the cleaning products used in a public bathroom. :(

The little baby lip balm scent is called Kiss, a mix of watermelon, citrus, pineapple and coconut. I usually am wary of trying new lip products, nothing seems to feel as good to me as my Burt's Bees, but this is one I will actually use! Dense and moisturizing, and it smells like a smoothie, yum! **UPDATE** - I bought a few more products in this scent and it actually smells exactly like sweet tarts or pixie stix!

The Boy Who Never Grew Up is the scent name of their salt scrub, a new product in their repertoire. They have produced scrubs for a long time but they are usually made of sugar. This one has larger pieces of salt and has a gel-like feel, probably really good for summertime exfoliation. The scent is 100% salty margarita. YES PLEASE. **UPDATE** - After using this a few times, I don't care for the salt scrub. I don't feel like it exfoliates as well as sugar scrubs.

Another new product for FCS, this is a veggie protein deodorant in the scent Wendy Bird. It is a mix of green apple with a tropical twist. I really love this, it's so fresh. I don't know if I'll be using this under my arms, because I prefer an antiperspirant/deodorant combo, but maybe I'll try it as a solid perfume.

Last is their shower steamer in the scent The Captain. It's a mixture of magnolia flowers and berries & cream. These are neat, you put them on the floor when you're in the shower out of the direct water stream and they fizz up and release their scent for an aromatherapy fix. I wasn't sure I loved the scent when I first sniffed it, but after using it I fell in love!

The spots for the summer boxes are still open (as of now) so if you want one, hurry! They start shipping out May 4th. You can purchase a subscription to this box on their website FCS Soap Box, for $19.99 every three months, but you get a $10 off code with the purchase of every box! Shipping to the US is free, if you're in Canada shipping is $8.01, and shipping for international folks is $14.01.

The launch for the Straight On Till Morning scents is on May 22 at 6:30 pm CST, they will have a live video viewing party and usually do giveaways on their Facebook page! These scents will be available in different products so if you love a scent but want it in a different product or vice versa, they'll probably have it! The Soap Box is by far my favorite subscription box ever, I love getting to try all these products for such a great price. Let me know what you think about this box and if you're into bath and body products like these :)

If you are ordering for the first time, you can get $5 off a minimum order of $30 using my referral link: http://r.sloyalty.com/r/u3Swp30VtTsE. You must using the special coupon code the website shows you to get the $5 off. (I only get points if you use the link, not money. :) )

Bye loves!

❤ Kellie

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