Berkshire Mountain Mamas' Wicked Body Butter

I first came across Berkshire Mountain Mamas’ wonderful Wicked Body Butters in the gift shop of the Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.  My mom bought a jar and I kept nicking fistfuls of it while I was at the Kripalu Yoga R&R retreat one weekend back in January.  This stuff is great!  I wrote to the lovely ladies over at Mountain Mamas’ and they sent me 4 different scents to try out – Egyptian Goddess,  Patchouli, Wild Flower, and October Girl.  You know when something is homemade (in this case by Candice – owner, scent designer, and head butter churner) because no 2 pots are the same.  All have a slightly different consistency.  Some are more fluffy, some are more dense, some require a little rolling around between your fingers to warm them up so that you can spread them nicely more than others. 

Here’s what I thought of the different scents:

Egyptian Goddess – light and musky, this is the first one that I tried.  I was drawn in by the name and found the scent delightful.  I think Cleopatra would have approved!

Patchouli – full disclosure: I hate patchouli, I absolutely hate it.  However surprisingly I liked the scent of this product.  I think that the creamy smell of the Shea butter helps balance out the raw patchouli smell because the end result is a subtle unisex fragrance.  (I made my fiancé try it to get a man’s opinion and he liked it so that’s two happy customers!)

Wild Flower – a blend of daffodil, dandelion, lily of the valley and a touch of green grass this butter smells like a nature walk on a warm summer’s day.  This was probably my least favorite scent only because I’m not a big floral fan.  The jar accidently got crushed in my luggage when I took it on a trip so do be careful to wrap the jar carefully in your clothes when you travel!

October Girl – I love, love, loved this scent.  My favorite by far!  I have no idea what an October Girl is, I just know that I want to be one, probably even more than I want to be an Egyptian Goddess!  The scent is comprised of lavender, litsea cubela, peppermint and witches brew (seriously?)  For me I think it’s the peppermint that makes this scent.  It plays and contrasts wonderfully with the flowers.

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Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health plus Kat's Travel blog

Hi everyone! I've been quite busy the last month so the natural beauty blogging has been sporadic (I know, excuses, excuses). So I wanted to update you all of the things I’ve been up to. Firstly, last summer I launched a travel blog called Kat's Travel. I've written posts here on Natural Beautee about French and Italian natural beauty products as well as let you what products I'm using when I go on holiday. So you've probably already gathered I'm a keen traveler!

I recently posted on Kat's Travel about my lovely experience at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Western Massachusetts. I was thinking of editing it and posting it here on Natural Beautee but then I figured that I was doing you the reader a discredit. You're all internet savvy and know how links work!
Click here to read about my amazing R&R Retreat at Kripalu.

Now for everything else I've been up to, here's a update in Beauty Schooled Pretty Price Check style (which is now by the way Virginia Sole-Smith’s fabulous all-encompassing blog):

500: the number of hours that I've already put into my Aromatherapy qualification at ITHMA attending classes, massaging, writing assignments, and studying for exams

60: the mark I got my anatomy and physiology exam which coincidently was also the passing mark (I mean why put in any more effort than absolutely necessary? Of course I'm kidding. I was relieved to pass but gosh it was too close!)

44: the number of remaining massages I have to complete to become a qualified aromatherapist.

38: the number of trails in the ski area of Madonna di Campiglio, Italy where I went skiing over New Years

Too many to count - the number of products I have to review but I will review them soon!  Promise.