Monday, May 31, 2010

Etsy Review: One Hand Washes The Other

It seemed like people were interested in me doing an Etsy review, so here is my review of One Hand Washes The Other! Ever since Haus of Gloi popped up, I've been interested in buying handmade bath and body products on Etsy. There are 2 main requirements a shop has to fit before I consider shopping from it. One is a reasonable selection of scents. I can't stand going to a place with literally hundreds of choices; I can't decide and feel like I'm going to miss out if I just pick one without looking at all the rest, it's just too overwhelming. I also don't want simple scents I could get from any generic store brand (Sweet Pea, Apple, Lavender, etc). Add that to good pricing and it's hard for me to sometimes find a good contender! I wouldn't have known about OHWTO if Becca hadn't commented on my blog- making your name known via beauty bloggers is a very good idea. Her shop fit my requirments, and I decided to place an order. The shop is nice and organized, like most Etsy stores. In the shop announcement section, there's a link to the company blog, which has a nice, big but not overwhelming variety of scents, from essential oils to premade scents to custom blends. They all have descriptions. There were quite a few things I was interested, but I chose a Ginger Ale soap ($5), and a whipped bathing creme sample size in scent Sweet Grass ($2.50). Shipping was $3.75, which seems very reasonable as bath products aren't as light as makeup and have to come in a box instead of an envelope. I ordered on a Saturday, it got shipped by that Monday, and I got it on Friday. Why yes, I am quite impressed, thank you. Here's what came in my package! Isn't that little baggy cool with a freaking WAX SEAL on it? Lol I was so impressed at that. I got a free sample of the solid scent Lost at Sea, and a free sample of Lip Butter in Spearmint. I adore everything. The scent of the bathing creme reminds me of my favorite shampoo when I was little, and the jar was packed full. The solid scent smelled delicious, and it actually was noticeable and lasting. The lip butter I only tried once, and formula wise it was ok, but I really love the smell. The soap is gorgeous, and does smell just like Ginger Ale! I love it. I highly reccomend OHWTO- my products were reasonably priced, great smelling, and good quality. The samples I got were fabulous. She has quite a few other scents and products I'd like to try out, so I'll probably be placing another order soon- you should too. :) Edit: if you know of any Etsy companies like this that meet my requirements, please let me know!

13 comments:

  1. Thanks for your review. I placed and order Saturday night and can't wait to get my products! I see she is also having a Memorial Weekend sale.

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  2. oh thx for this article xoxo

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  3. Nice review!
    I may check them out :>

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  4. I will order from this comapany someday soon :) Thanks for the review!

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  5. Wow! Thats such a cute product =]

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  6. I follow her on Twitter and I've looked at her Etsy shop, but never thought about ordering anything. :( I might just do that now. :)

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  7. Etsy has loads of cool stuff, the soap is so beautiful! And matches the comforter in the background lol :) Oh man, I have always wanted a wax seal like that, wonder where I could find one.

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  8. Yay good to hear you liked your stuff! She seems so nice and her products look so cute. I must get my hands on the glow in the dark zombie brainzzzzz soap :D and her new lip balms!

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  9. Oh my goodness that packaging is so beautiful! I love the sound of the sweet grass scent :) I might have to get Claire the spearmnt lip butter, she loves spearmint :)

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  10. Aww that wax seal on the envelope is adorable, it sounds like an interesting company, I might have to research this place more.

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  11. Thanks for the review - I'll have to try their stuff. I love the idea of a ginger ale soap.

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  12. I figured I'd wait a bit before commenting, in case anyone had any questions or whatever ;) Thanks for the great review and shoutout, Heather- you're too kind to me, really. Glad to hear you liked your stuff!

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  13. I was so impressd with the reviews of the store that I just ordered!! Everything sounds positively lovely!

    The Lip Tints remind me of AL's discontinued Gothic Lolita ones! Yesss!!!

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