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Bath and Body Works hand soaps

gidgetgh — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 17:05:25 GMT

I could have posted this in Beauty, but I don't go there too often.

Anyway.... has anyone tried any of the new liquid soaps that they've released for the holidays? They have the usual ones- Twisted Peppermint, Vanilla Bean Noel, etc., that they do every year.

But they also have some new ones this year. I've tried a few and thought I'd pass on my recommendations (or non-recommendation):

Merry Cookie- smells like a Christmas cookie. It's good.

Cherry Almond Shortbread- again, another cookie- smells good.

Raspberry Meringue- don't know that is specifically smells like raspberries, but it's good enough.

Salted Caramel- bought it and returned it. It was SO strong that I had to get out of bed and wash my hands with something else to get the smell off. I thought it reeked of bad perfume.

Mixed Berry Tart- LOVE this soap. They describe it as "red berry tart, orange zest and powdered sugar". I like it so much that I went back and bought several more bottles.

Those of you who know Bath and Body Works know that the minute you find something you like, they discontinue it, so better stock up.

Re: Bath and Body Works hand soaps

Jes16 — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 19:36:49 GMT

I was at B&BW and picked up some items for myself and gifts. I really like the Vanilla Bean Noel. A very nice, not too cookie-sweet vanilla. I got that in the body lotion and hand wash, and small body mists and shower gel.

As far as hand soaps, the holiday ones I also got were Fresh Sparkling Snow and Snow Kissed Berry. Both have a nice, clean scent. I got the Merry Cookie hand wash that you mentioned, too. A nice holiday scent. Other customers in the store were also commenting on how nice that one was. I know what you mean about the Salted Caramel. After I smelled it, I had to put it back. WAY too strong. I guess I'll stick with the salted caramel that you can eat! The others mentioned seemed nice.

Speaking of too strong, I recently put out an Aloha Orchid hand wash that I found in my cabinet. I used it a few times, and didn't care for it at all. It left an overpowering scent on my hands that I didn't like. Putting it away for a gift or to donate. Sometimes things smell very different (and not in a good way) when you use them. I'd rather use the more seasonal scents now anyway. It's amazing all the holiday ones that are out now!

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beach-mom — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 19:41:10 GMT

Thanks for the review! I'm back to ordering hand soaps from them, since they've given us another choice besides the "anti-bac" stuff! I'll check out Mixed Berry Tart for sure, and I agree with both of you about Salted Caramel! Right now the two I have in the kitchen and powder room are Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin and Weekend Apple Picking. Both are great!

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Suzeecat — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 21:31:40 GMT

LOVE BBW but I can't stand anything smelly on my hands - gives me a headache. Weird, huh? I got some BBW hand soap as a gift last Christmas and it smells great, so I have it out for guests, can't remember the name. I don't get a lot of guests and was getting bored with it sitting out, so I tried to mix it in with some of my regular unscented hand soap to use it up. It's still a little too much fragrance for me.

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gidgetgh — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 22:59:59 GMT

I got a new one, that they just put out yesterday- Lemon Meringue Cheer. The manager at the store by me told me a few weeks ago that this was her favorite from last year and that it was coming back. It was in the store yesterday. She hadn't put it out yet, but she got it from the back for me.

I really, really liked it. It did NOT smell like Lemon Pledge, which a lot of lemon items do. It was lemon and buttercream and she said a touch of vanilla. I thought it was very nice and I came home with 5, count em, 5 of them.

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Pagan — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 00:36:43 GMT

I love their soaps but dilute them 50% with distilled water to make them last twice as long.

Can't wait to try the new ones. I'm a bit lazy and just buy the bundle sets now.

I have a small hoard of my favorites and use them at the sinks that only I use. They're too good to share!

Re: Bath and Body Works hand soaps

Jes16 — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 01:20:57 GMT

On 11/18/2014 gidgetgoeshawaiian said:
I got a new one, that they just put out yesterday- Lemon Meringue Cheer. The manager at the store by me told me a few weeks ago that this was her favorite from last year and that it was coming back. It was in the store yesterday. She hadn't put it out yet, but she got it from the back for me.

I really, really liked it. It did NOT smell like Lemon Pledge, which a lot of lemon items do. It was lemon and buttercream and she said a touch of vanilla. I thought it was very nice and I came home with 5, count em, 5 of th

I've just about used up a a lemon one in the kitchen; I just checked, and it's Lemon Chiffon Tart. It's not heavily perfumed or overpowering. Will have to check out the Lemon Meringue Cheer that you mentioned.

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ILUVChristmas — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 08:30:55 GMT

Pumpkin Frost is another good one. Different from the other pumpkin scents they have. I agree with the OP on the soaps that the OP mentioned. There is such a wide variety and to me these are very nice scents: Tis the Season, Winter Citrus Wreath, Candy Cane Bliss and Sparkling Icicles( manly), and one with Pear in the title and the color is light green, can not remember the name off-hand. Wanted to add Snow Kissed Berry ...and Twisted Peppermint... oh my I think that's it lol

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gidgetgh — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 13:49:45 GMT

On 11/23/2014 Christmasnut said:
Pumpkin Frost is another good one. Different from the other pumpkin scents they have. I agree with the OP on the soaps that the OP mentioned. There is such a wide variety and to me these are very nice scents: Tis the Season, Winter Citrus Wreath, Candy Cane Bliss and Sparkling Icicles( manly), and one with Pear in the title and the color is light green, can not remember the name off-hand. Wanted to add Snow Kissed Berry ...and Twisted Peppermint... oh my I think that's it lol

Candy Cane Bliss is a friend of mine's favorite. And I'm finishing up a bottle of Twisted Peppermint this morning. I'm going to start the Lemon Meringue Soap next.

At our kitchen sink, we're still using Mixed Berry Tart, which I love.

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GCR18 — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 19:25:19 GMT

I love the hand washes. A couple years ago the outlet store had a clearance for $1.49. I bought all they had. Took a couple years to go through them. I've been using another brand and it's very drying. I need to try some of these new scents.

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ThinkOutsidetheBox — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 19:33:36 GMT

Ladies, can someone tell me which of the hand soaps no longer have the triclosan or any anti-bacterial stuff? Is it the "gentle foaming" or is it one of the others?

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njoylife — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 19:36:56 GMT

I really love this thread! Thanks for all the recommendations. Has anyone seen what neat bag they will be offering on Black Friday? I haven't been able to get a glimpse. I was hoping to restock my handsoaps and buy a few things so I can get the bag. I appreciate all the advice and recs for the scents. This is perfect timing!

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momshan — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 19:41:59 GMT

I buy BBW pump soaps for my small office women'S bathroom. We have three sinks and I have found that we all tend to wash our hands more when we have fun soaps! It's my way of keeping us healthier in the office. I have purchased every scent except vanilla so I can tell you that the Christmas scents this year are exceptional! I can't abide the vanilla scent in anything except real baked goods. Lol

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gidgetgh — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 21:00:04 GMT

On 11/23/2014 ThinkOutsideTheBox said: Ladies, can someone tell me which of the hand soaps no longer have the triclosan or any anti-bacterial stuff? Is it the "gentle foaming" or is it one of the others?

Someone will correct me of I'm wrong, but I dont think their soaps contain that at all anymore.

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misschristy — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 23:58:55 GMT

A clerk told me there was some kind of legislation regarding calling a soap anti-bacterial. So they don't have it anymore.

Regarding the hand soaps - I bought the frosted pumpkin and some other frosted ones that aren't mentioned here. The bottles alone are worth the price of admission. They have frosted fruits and glittering trees on them and will look so pretty in my powder room. I bought two bottles each of three new scents. No bottle holders needed with these. The designs are too beautiful to cover up.

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MrsSweetieBear — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 22:50:53 GMT

My problem is I can't smell any of them before i buy as we don't have a store on island. And I don't care for the seasonal wintry packaging. I like my soap bottles to go with my tropical Hawaiian Island bath decor.

That said, last year I did order a cranberry one I loved. There were 2 and now I don't remember which one I liked best.

The Mixed Berry Tart sounds really good but I looked it up and don't like that bottle at all. Cherry Almond Shortbread sounds divine. I need to go look up a pic of the bottle. There'a a seller on Ebay I usually order from but she doesn't have pics of new scents.

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gidgetgh — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 23:38:04 GMT

The more I used Cherry Almond Shortbread, the more it smelled strongly of perfume. I returned my unopened bottles and bought yet more Mixed Berry Tart and Lemon Meringue Cheer. I seriously need an intervention for how many bottles I've bought of those two.

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Angry Bird — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 23:54:53 GMT

I just bought 7 of hand soaps, 4 Kitchen lemon and 3 of Vanila bean Noel..I won't use any other hand soaps now since I've been introduced to BB&W soaps.

Did you know they brought back the body scrubs in Holiday traditions fragrances? I bought 3 of Vanilla Bean Noel and it is the BOMB! They come in a tube.

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Pagan — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 00:51:30 GMT

I just buy new soaps scents 6-pack bundle that they've started offering nowadays. That way I don't have to choose!

I also water them down 50% with distilled water to make them last longer.

I have no idea how my husband gets through so much soap. He can get through a bottle, by himself, in less than a week. He's only gets back from work at 9 or 10ish and he's out the door again at 6.30am. What's he doing with it?!!

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gidgetgh — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 01:27:55 GMT

On 12/11/2014 Angry Bird said:
I just bought 7 of hand soaps, 4 Kitchen lemon and 3 of Vanila bean Noel..I won't use any other hand soaps now since I've been introduced to BB&W soaps.

Did you know they brought back the body scrubs in Holiday traditions fragrances? I bought 3 of Vanilla Bean Noel and it is the BOMB! They come in a tube.

I love the body scrubs!