So, anybody who's experienced with etsy.com knows of the thing I have come to call "favorites addiction." The urge to sit online for hours and just click click click away adding items and sellers to our favorites list in hopes that we shall one day return to buy ALL OF IT. It rarely ever happens. Occasionally I'll decide it's time for an Etsy splurge and browse through, but nothing seems to have the same panache as when I first saw it, or it's sold. There's something about the hunt, something about the energy and the surprise of new, fresh shopping that quickens the blood in my veins.
Sick, isn't it?
So what to do with all these lovelies relegated to the nethers of my favorites list? Sure, I go back and browse around from time to time, looking for inspiration, just enjoying the preties that I already know I'm going to like. Essentially, it's shopping for the lazy. Or overwhelmed. Never underestimate the power of being overwhelmed. Sometimes when I find so many things I want, and can feel the cash register in my head ding ding dinging and finally busting its gears, I get so scintilated and overloaded that I just burst and shut off and say THAT'S IT, I'M NOT BUYING ANYTHING. The etsy favorites list is so perfect for this. Because Etsy is one giant overload. Etsy basically has everything I ever wanted ever. It's hard to go through and scrutinize, especially because it's impossible to pick things up and really feel them out, compare quality. Everything looks so peeerty...
Anyway, I have all these favorites and I feel like they're sitting there idly not being loved. So here I present to you what shall, I'm sure, become a long-loved shopperella tradition: the Etsy hot list.
And in keeping with Iron Chef America, for no particular reason, I shall chose a single SECRET INGREDIENT.
I now present to you, Etsy Hot List No. 1 - SOAP!
10. Vanilla Musk by BeautifulSoaps
Described by the seller as sweet and exotic. I describe it as something that I cannot buy because I would want to eat it.
9. Casablanca Soap by DancingZebra
A rose and amber soap the seller describes as lush, mysterious and romantic.
8. Carrot and Honey Granola Bar Soap by inalather
The seller claims that this bar is luscious, luxurious and delightful, with scents of tangeringe, ginger and clove bud. Sounds good to me.
7. Lemon Poppy Seed soap by mybirch
You know, I've never been a huge lemon fan but this looks like a confection. The seller describes this as refreshing and promises that the lemony scent is light and pure.
6. Honeysuckle soap by morganstreet
Contains scents of rose, sun-kissed honeysuckle, and jasmine with clay, shea butter and tussah silk???
5. Orange et Fleurs Shea Butter Soap by naiad
The seller claims that this mix of smells is intoxicating and reminiscent of "a perfectly romantic summer" with olive and avocado oils and red clay.
4. Romance - lavender jasmine - Handmade shea butter bar soap by abreathoffrenchair
The seller says this will fill your bathroom with romance.
3. Egyptian sassafras and charcoal handmade coconut milk soap by soapstore
The seller compares this vegan soap to lapis lazuli and says its scent will bring out the wonder of ancient Egypt.
2. Pear Ginger Soap by adorationsoap
The seller says this mouthwatering soap is like candy. It's coated with gold leaf.
1. And my number one featured soap seller on Etsy is:
TheExquisiteBath!
Let me tell you something about the featured seller.
I was putting together donation items for a charity auction being held at my law school. I made an announcement in the Etsy forums asking that bath and beauty sellers each donate a small item to go towards a spa kit I was putting together. I got a lot of great responses from a lot of AMAZING sellers...but this particular seller wowed me both with her generosity and the quality of her product. The soaps came with a brushing of gold in individual organza bags. They were molded into beautiful shapes. This seller clearly takes pride in her product. I couldn't stop sticking my head into the gift bag and sniffing each time I walked by it - so worried the person who bought it is going to end up finding my hair in there o_O.
I highly recommend the garden mint fragrance. When she says exquisite - she means it.
This seller also has an independent website at TheExquisiteBath.com.
You have picked some lovely selections. I am pleased to find myself in such fine company!
ReplyDeleteWhy thank you Rhonda! There are so many awesome soap sellers on Etsy...I may have to repeat this theme at some point or buy some products from one or two sellers to do a more in-depth review...
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