You’ve undoubtedly heard of Etsy.com, the online destination for handmade and vintage items from all over the world. Yet you may not have realized that amongst the jewelry, vintage apparel and pottery, there are a bevy of beauty products – from lipstick to skin care – worth taking note of.
Blueberries and Cream Whipped Soap
Whip It Good
FairyBubbles’ Etsy Shop is filled with delectable soaps, body butters, lip balms and more all of which are handmade in the Lone Star State. But it’s the Blueberries and Cream Whipped Soap that caught my eye.
Rich and creamy, yet strangely fluffy, this moisturizing soap offers up a heaping serving of cleansing bubbles to hydrate even the most parched skin. Get it for $4.25 for 2 oz. at etsy.com/shop/fairybubbles.
Handmade glycerin soaps from Inner Earth Soaps
Soaps from Down Under
If good old fashioned bar soap is your thing, check out the sampler package of handmade glycerin soaps crafted in Australia at Inner Earth Soaps’ Etsy Shop.
The six piece sampler ser includes your choice of best selling soap scents. Choose from Bloke Soap, Coconut Lime, Gardenia, Guava Fig, Honey Toffee, Kakadu, Lavender Mint, Lavender Silk, Mango Papaya, Mystic Spice, Ocean Spa, Orange Mocha, Pampered Pooch, Patchouli Lemongrass, Pomegranate, Strawberry Fields and Vanilla Buttercream. Get the set for $9.50 at etsy.com/shop/innerearthsoaps.
Cupcake Bath Bombs
Sweet Bath Scents
An adorable take on the bath bomb, I adore these cupcake bath bombs from Sugar and Spice Soap Co.
Crafted of a refreshingly short list of ingredients, these cupcake shaped products are long on moisture, thanks to an infusion of aromatherapy oils. And with a variety of delicious scents from Coconut Lime Verbena to Grape Soufflé and beyond, you’re sure to find one you’re sweet on. Get ‘em for $4.50 online at etsy.com/shop/sugarandspicesoapco.
Taprobaine Parfum au Naturel
Handcrafted Luxury
Spend some time on Etsy and you’ll quickly discover that just because something is handmade doesn’t mean it’s a tchotchke.
As if to prove that point, THERAPEUTATE’s Etsy Shop features a variety of perfumes priced from $15 to $275 and crafted in Brooklyn, NY of organic, wild-grown and therapeutic botanicals, absolutes and organic grape seed alcohol. Taprobaine Parfum au Naturel is a favorite, inspired by a trip perfumer Rodney Hughes took to Sri Lanka. Get a 1.7 oz. bottle for $225 at Etsy.com/shop/THERAPEUTATE.
Mineral Lipstick Tubes
Naturally Pretty
At BLSoaps’ Etsy Shop, best-selling lip balms meet a hint of color in Mineral Lipstick Tubes. A dash of Vanilla flavors these lipsticks that are hand crafted of a stunningly short list of organic, natural and sustainable ingredients including Macadamia Nut Oil, Sustainable Coconut Oil, Jojoba Oil, Sustainable Palm Kernel Oil, Beeswax, Castor Oil, Oxides, Mica and Flavor Oil.
The .07 oz. tube comes in Bitten, a deep raspberry red; Alchemist, a soft peach; First Kiss, a soft pink; Sweet Venom, a hot fuchsia; Andromeda, a deep shimmery red; Cacao Kiss, a warm bronze; Coral Crush, a bright coral; Morticia, a rich plum; Pomegranate Pucker, a warm sheer red; Honey Kissed, a sheer peach; and Smudge, a vibrant ruby hue. Get’ em for $9.95 each at etsy.com/shop/BLSoaps.
Dry Facial Mask
Custom Skin Care
Also from BLSoaps, those looking to save face will love this dry facial mask replete with ginger, chamomile, calendula, lemongrass essential oil and comfrey. These 100% natural and preservative free masks can be customized at home based on your skin type (or your skin’s changing hormonal needs). To treat dry skin, mix the mask with yogurt or olive oil. For normal skin, dry masks can be combined with honey or just plain h2o, while oily skin is treated by mixing the mask with witch hazel, honey or even lemon juice. Get the masks for $7.95 each at etsy.com/shop/BLSoaps.
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