New Soaps!

We have most of the new soaps at my store, and I've been able to try them all! Here's what I think of them.

Porridge
This is my favorite of the new ones, and the only one I bought to use at home. Upon first cutting this soap, one gets a nutty, almost toast-like scent. As the scent matures, you smell the orange and molasses in it, like a tasty breakfast cereal bar.

In the shower, Porridge is creamy and lathers well, though it disappears quite quickly. I think if I let it cure a bit, that would solve the disappearing issue. The ground oats provide a nice scrub, though there are a lot of them! I would probably like just a few less oats myself... they're a bit of a pain to make sure I wash them all down the drain. It's a nicely moisturizing soap, and I usually don't use lotion or a body butter afterward.

Rating: 4.5/5

The Godmother
This one is really cute, and comes in a HUGE round like Honey I Washed the Kids. We also got a fairy stamp with glitter to stamp all over it, though there's no glitter in it. It's a clear-ish pink/purple glycerine soap, soft when it's fresh but not creamy. The scent is very sweet, and smells exactly like Snow Fairy shower gel from last holiday season.

I haven't used this one in the shower, though I've washed my hands with it at work. It seems like it would be a little drying on the skin, as there's really no extra moisturizers in it. The glycerine soaps always seem to be less moisturizing to me. This one seems about like Happy as far as the feel of it. The scent is nice, and does linger on the skin for awhile. It makes a nice combination with Candy Fluff dusting powder.

Rating: 3/5

B Electro
This very brightly colored soap also comes in a large round, with a sun molded onto it, along with three contrasting sunbeam stripes. The scent is very strong, and almost hard to describe. I can definitely get the fennel notes from it, along with the grapefruit, but the other florals are harder to distinguish.

I'm not a fan of this one, other than the color. I don't usually like florals all that much, and the fruity scent just isn't enough to make me want to buy it. I did try it in the store on my hands, and the scent stays, so if you like it, by all means you should get some! I do like the color and design of it, though.

B Electro is another clear glycerine soap, so I think it would be rather drying to use in the shower. Also the scent is very strong, so you'd definitely smell like it for awhile! I think it would be very refreshing and would wake you up in the shower, though.

Rating: 2.5/5