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Product: Caress Evenly Gorgeous

Value: Zowie! A huge bottle -- 18 ounces of product -- for a measly $3.87 at Mecca. Having spent three times that much for similar bath products, I was pleasantly astonished.

Packaging: It's inside a translucent, peach plastic bottle shaped like an abstract sculpture of the female form. The "waist" is easier to grip by smaller hands than most round bottles. The only possible downside is that the product is a tannish gold, slightly darker than the transluscent plastic, so the filled bottle appears more orange than peach while sitting on the store shelf amid competing products.

The Stuff in the Bottle: A creamy, swirly body wash with minute particles to assist with exfoliation. I started using it with a wash cloth, but ended up using my hands because I liked the feeling of the particles (much gentler and less scratchy than some competing exfoliating products) between my hands and the rest of me. I used it on my face, too, avoiding the eyes, as I didn't want to risk testing the particle diameter under my eyelids.

Aroma: Very subtle. I was not consciously aware of any "perfume" smell while in the tub. As I dried off, however, I suddenly became aware of a whiff of something pleasant, sort of like when you're working in the yard and a gentle breeze brings unfamiliar but wonderful scents across the fence from your neighbor's flower garden and/or kitchen on baking day. Christie1111 has described it something like (not an exact quote) "vanilla and warm brown sugar," but I want to think there's a smidgeon of fresh banana in there, too.

Apres bath: My skin felt both soft and smooth, the desired condition. Intentionally, I did not use any other body lotion, because I wanted to see how dry my skin would become an hour or two after use. Evenly Gorgeous passed the Avoiding the Dreaded, Dry Winter, White Flaky Legs Test for at least that length of time, and then I put on my jammies and went to sleep.

Overall Conclusions: Great product. Love it! Buy this stuff for yourself or all the significant females in your life. (Those who receive it as a gift will never know what a cheapskate you are! If you're planning to give it for Valentine's Day, maybe you should throw in some additional flowers or jewelry, too. )

Wow.

I am going to try this, if only for the vanilla scent.

Great review! I will be looking for it.

and i'll also avoid the eyes, for the aformentioned reason. which made me laugh.

silvercamaro wrote:Product: Caress Evenly Gorgeous

Value: Zowie! A huge bottle -- 18 ounces of product -- for a measly $3.87 at Mecca. Having spent three times that much for similar bath products, I was pleasantly astonished.

Packaging: It's inside a translucent, peach plastic bottle shaped like an abstract sculpture of the female form. The "waist" is easier to grip by smaller hands than most round bottles. The only possible downside is that the product is a tannish gold, slightly darker than the transluscent plastic, so the filled bottle appears more orange than peach while sitting on the store shelf amid competing products.

The Stuff in the Bottle: A creamy, swirly body wash with minute particles to assist with exfoliation. I started using it with a wash cloth, but ended up using my hands because I liked the feeling of the particles (much gentler and less scratchy than some competing exfoliating products) between my hands and the rest of me. I used it on my face, too, avoiding the eyes, as I didn't want to risk testing the particle diameter under my eyelids.

Aroma: Very subtle. I was not consciously aware of any "perfume" smell while in the tub. As I dried off, however, I suddenly became aware of a whiff of something pleasant, sort of like when you're working in the yard and a gentle breeze brings unfamiliar but wonderful scents across the fence from your neighbor's flower garden and/or kitchen on baking day. Christie1111 has described it something like (not an exact quote) "vanilla and warm brown sugar," but I want to think there's a smidgeon of fresh banana in there, too.

Apres bath: My skin felt both soft and smooth, the desired condition. Intentionally, I did not use any other body lotion, because I wanted to see how dry my skin would become an hour or two after use. Evenly Gorgeous passed the Avoiding the Dreaded, Dry Winter, White Flaky Legs Test for at least that length of time, and then I put on my jammies and went to sleep.

Overall Conclusions: Great product. Love it! Buy this stuff for yourself or all the significant females in your life. (Those who receive it as a gift will never know what a cheapskate you are! If you're planning to give it for Valentine's Day, maybe you should throw in some additional flowers or jewelry, too. )

Are you saying that your dancing gams are sometimes white and flaky?

ulysses5019 wrote:
Are you saying that your dancing gams are sometimes white and flaky?

Only during the Dreaded Dry Winter.

Well, dang. Now I have to try this.

I love the exfoliating aspect.

Our shelves were still empty tonight, and it did not come on tonight's truck.....

However....

When I had to go to the back to pull bleach towards the end of the night, as I awaited for the guy running the lift to bring the pallet down for me, I just happened to turn around and spy in the HBA bin........ one case of Caress Evenly Gorgeous bars. Upon closer inspection, I noticed that it was one of the two cases we got in our initial delivery of the product about 2 weeks ago.... meaning that the shelf sat empty for 4 days while this case sat in the back untouched.....

Unfortunately, there were a few reasons why the case was destined to remain in the bin despite my noticing it....

1. Due to the new in stock system begun by the company last September, all freight must be checked in and out of the bins by a handheld device.... and only a backroom associate is allowed to check stuff in and out of the bins (Not that I don't have to do it all the time anyway since the system is a piece of #@*^# garbage... in fact, that is why I was back there this morning in the first place)

2. We currently only have 2 overnight backroom associates, and Friday is one of the 4 nights with only one working. The lady working tonight more than had her hands full doing a job that 3 people should be doing, which is why I was using my own ID to check stuff out for my department in the first place (Which messes up our store's "scorecard" on how well the system is working, but I'm not leaving stuff empty in the name of beaurocracy)...

3. If I were to ever get called on using my ID to remove merchandise from the bins, I can explain why I was removing stuff for my department. Not so much why I was removing a box of HBA....

4. HBA got slammed hard from tonight's truck, and it was the last area we were helping finish up at the end of the night. Bringing an extra box over to them would basically be signing my own death warrant....





So what did I do.....?

Spoiler

I scanned the box out anyway, brought it over to HBA and put it up my ownself!

So christie, you owe me BIG TIME!


And I noticed the 6 pack bars have been dropped to $5. That is almost a sure sign a feature is coming in. Given how well it has sold off the bat, hopefully that will be very soon......

lb13

Re: Sliver's review:

This is gentle enough to be used on the face? The products I normally use must be gravel in comparison! I have a separate microdermabrasion cream that I use on my face because even the exfoliating facial cleansers seem a bit harsh to me.

Re: lb:

Until your exciting conclusion, I was wondering why you just didn't use the 'my sisters have been jonesing for this, so do you mind if I take the box out for you?' line. You have FOUR sisters, man, use them when you can!

And, the world wants to know, did you pick up a bar for yourself? We'll all be anxiously awaiting ES' review.....

Sisyphean Fan wrote:Re: lb:

Until your exciting conclusion, I was wondering why you just didn't use the 'my sisters have been jonesing for this, so do you mind if I take the box out for you?' line. You have FOUR sisters, man, use them when you can!

And, the world wants to know, did you pick up a bar for yourself? We'll all be anxiously awaiting ES' review.....

First of all, it is against company policy to put merchandise on the floor for the sole intention of buying it for yourself. (And as you can see from my post, I ALWAYS follow company policy )...

Second of all, everyone at work knows just how much of a tight, cheap bastard I am, and that I would never buy anything for my sisters. Therefore, they would start wondering what the hell I was really buying the stuff for...

Third, I use absolutely nothing that is scented. I HATE anything with even the slightest bit of perfumey scent. It is the reason I turned down christie's gernerous offer of Axe deodorant....

lb13

littlebeast13 wrote:

Sisyphean Fan wrote:Re: lb:

Until your exciting conclusion, I was wondering why you just didn't use the 'my sisters have been jonesing for this, so do you mind if I take the box out for you?' line. You have FOUR sisters, man, use them when you can!

And, the world wants to know, did you pick up a bar for yourself? We'll all be anxiously awaiting ES' review.....

First of all, it is against company policy to put merchandise on the floor for the sole intention of buying it for yourself. (And as you can see from my post, I ALWAYS follow company policy )...

Second of all, everyone at work knows just how much of a tight, cheap bastard I am, and that I would never buy anything for my sisters. Therefore, they would start wondering what the hell I was really buying the stuff for...

Third, I use absolutely nothing that is scented. I HATE anything with even the slightest bit of perfumey scent. It is the reason I turned down christie's gernerous offer of Axe deodorant....

lb13

You'd think that company policy would encourage employees to put stuff out on the floor and buy it. Whatever happened to Sam's 'one dollar at a time' credo?

So, since you have a thing against scented products, that means ES isn't allowed to feel pretty?

Sisyphean Fan wrote:You'd think that company policy would encourage employees to put stuff out on the floor and buy it. Whatever happened to Sam's 'one dollar at a time' credo?

I'd have an awful hard time explaining why, in the middle of tryng to keep my area full, I was bringing a box of bar soap out to the floor. My "But I know the person who made this stuff, and I'm trying to do her a favor!" line would probably not work too well....

Sisyphean Fan wrote:So, since you have a thing against scented products, that means ES isn't allowed to feel pretty?

No, he has to go to Sprots' house if he wants to get dolled up. Everytime he comes back smelling like a French whore, I dunk his ass in the toilet.....

lb13

littlebeast13 wrote:No, he has to go to Sprots' house if he wants to get dolled up. Everytime he comes back smelling like a French whore, I dunk his ass in the toilet.....

lb13

Ha, smelling like a French whore is something my Dad used to say.

Maybe Annie will share her bath with ES. All she has to do is give her Mom one of those brown eyed "looks" and Sliver will bust loose with the CEG.

caress evenly gorgeous

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i dont get the name, yet it haunts me

Sisyphean Fan wrote: Ha, smelling like a French whore is something my Dad used to say.

My Pop and Marietta visited their families in Italy a couple times during my youth. Once, instead of the usual vases and/or tschotkes, Pop brought back cologne for his daughters.

I guess he didn't have much of a sense of smell. I remember TLAF's puzzled look when she smelled it. And THFD called it "Six Nights in a Cathouse," which made no sense to me at the time.

So, to make up for my grandfather's horrid taste in cologne, I will be getting TLAF some CEG.

As I will for myself. It sounds scrumptious.

BigDrawMan wrote:caress evenly gorgeous

caress,evenly gorgeous

caress evenly,gorgeous



i dont get the name, yet it haunts me

I'm sure there plenty of things that haunt you. Your avatar haunts me.

Okay, I have to break this up into several comments.

ShinyCar, thank you so much for your thoughtful review. Your attention to detail was particularly insightful. I can not tell you how much debate was involved in the label. Past labels have had a female silloutte, but recent ones have been more abstract and based on the concept or ingredients. We chose from a lot of different fragrances. That is a very complex part of the final product. It is interesting to hear what different people smell in the same fragrance. By the time we are done launching a new product, you get a bit tired of smelling it, but this one has grown on me, I still like it!

To all who may try this: There is an exfolliant in the product. I can't tell you not to use it on your face, but please do not use it near your eyes. You do not want any of the particles in your eyes. There is a warning included on the label due to this.

LB, please don't risk getting into any trouble on my behalf. Soon, I am sure they will be sending plenty of product. I understand that they send product then start advertising so when someone sees the ads, they can find the product. But I love you taking a particular interest in this and thank you for all you have already done.

And to all BBs:

Thank you soooooo much for your support. I really don't expect anyone to go buy this on my behalf. I am having great fun having something I was apart of actually on a shelf for people to try. Your feedback is really fun for me to read. But tell me if there is something you don't like also. I am working on new stuff all the time on two product lines. I don't get to make the decisions, but I do get to have an opinion.

BBs helping BBs.

I love this place!

I forgot to tell you that, right near the front in Action Alley! (I love knowing jargon), my Mecca has a big display of Axe products, including stacks and stacks of Axe Body Wash. I'm thinking the Arkansas-based corporation is expecting lots of wimminfolk to buy smell-better stuff for their gentlemins for Valentine's.

Not that some of 'em need it or anything.

christie1111 wrote:Okay, I have to break this up into several comments.

ShinyCar, thank you so much for your thoughtful review. Your attention to detail was particularly insightful. I can not tell you how much debate was involved in the label. Past labels have had a female silloutte, but recent ones have been more abstract and based on the concept or ingredients. We chose from a lot of different fragrances. That is a very complex part of the final product. It is interesting to hear what different people smell in the same fragrance. By the time we are done launching a new product, you get a bit tired of smelling it, but this one has grown on me, I still like it!

To all who may try this: There is an exfolliant in the product. I can't tell you not to use it on your face, but please do not use it near your eyes. You do not want any of the particles in your eyes. There is a warning included on the label due to this.

LB, please don't risk getting into any trouble on my behalf. Soon, I am sure they will be sending plenty of product. I understand that they send product then start advertising so when someone sees the ads, they can find the product. But I love you taking a particular interest in this and thank you for all you have already done.

And to all BBs:

Thank you soooooo much for your support. I really don't expect anyone to go buy this on my behalf. I am having great fun having something I was apart of actually on a shelf for people to try. Your feedback is really fun for me to read. But tell me if there is something you don't like also. I am working on new stuff all the time on two product lines. I don't get to make the decisions, but I do get to have an opinion.

BBs helping BBs.

I love this place!

Ohhhhhhhh, so now you tell me that it's an exfoliant. I was lookin' for my grits this mornin' and I grabbed the CEGBW by mistake. It seemed a might bit gritty, but it had hint of burnt brown sugar and karite butter. With milk it ain't bad. And my throat seems non flaky.

HOly, Sliver. That post should almost have an R rating LOL

I don't know if we have it in Canada. I will keep a lookout, as it sounds Fabu!

littlebeast13 wrote:

Sisyphean Fan wrote:You'd think that company policy would encourage employees to put stuff out on the floor and buy it. Whatever happened to Sam's 'one dollar at a time' credo?

I'd have an awful hard time explaining why, in the middle of tryng to keep my area full, I was bringing a box of bar soap out to the floor. My "But I know the person who made this stuff, and I'm trying to do her a favor!" line would probably not work too well....

Sisyphean Fan wrote:So, since you have a thing against scented products, that means ES isn't allowed to feel pretty?

No, he has to go to Sprots' house if he wants to get dolled up. Everytime he comes back smelling like a French whore, I dunk his ass in the toilet.....

lb13

ES does not go to Sprots' house to get dolled up.

If he comes back smelling like a French whore, i am confident that he paid for it at some dive in his hometown's less family-oriented areas.

Dunking him in the toilet sounds like an excellent plan -- well done!

SportsFan68 wrote:
ES does not go to Sprots' house to get dolled up.

If he comes back smelling like a French whore, i am confident that he paid for it at some dive in his hometown's less family-oriented areas.

Hey! If ES lives in Annie's back yard, that makes it my back yard, too. My town has no areas that are not family-oriented, except the campus dormitories and perhaps the university president's house.

Let's rephrase that as "neighboring communities of his friend LB's hometown."

FTR, Annie and Lizbit tell me that Evil Squirrel smells very good. Lizbit's exact words were "He smells delicious."

silvercamaro wrote:

SportsFan68 wrote:
ES does not go to Sprots' house to get dolled up.

If he comes back smelling like a French whore, i am confident that he paid for it at some dive in his hometown's less family-oriented areas.

Hey! If ES lives in Annie's back yard, that makes it my back yard, too. My town has no areas that are not family-oriented, except the campus dormitories and perhaps the university president's house.

Let's rephrase that as "neighboring communities of his friend LB's hometown."

FTR, Annie and Lizbit tell me that Evil Squirrel smells very good. Lizbit's exact words were "He smells delicious."

LOL! I've got this all wrong!

I thought ES lived with LB and only visited Annie's back yard.

Consider it re-phrased.

Lizbit and MissYetiGirl are probably more alike than they are different, except I wouldn't take Yeti to a training class of any kind in a million years . . . I sorta like the way my hands and fingers are arranged, attached to my wrists and all . . .

She too would consider him cuisine par excellence.

Nice avatar Uly!

I saw it on the shelf for the first time!

Yayyyyyyy!

Still no reinforcements in, but we sold 3 of the 9 packages of bars I put out Saturday morning....

lb13

drugstore.com has it spelled wrong on their site.