Winter 2015 Fortune Cookie Soap Box Unboxing

I have a secret to tell you...I'm addicted to Fortune Cookie Soap Company.  Every time they post a new special, it takes all my will power to resist, and sometimes I do not succeed.  The winter subscription just showed up in my mailbox today and I was super happy to see it.  I'm running low on soap and I knew it was only a matter of days until it got here so I held off on buying more...
Fortune Cookie Soap Box is  a quarterly subscription (every season) that includes 8 Fortune Cookie Soap sample products that are about to be released as well as a 10$ coupon code to redeem in the store.  It costs 19.99$ for US clients and 28$ for Canadians.  Based on what I am sampling right now, I absolutely love it!!!  Here's a link to subscribe if you're interested.  This does give me referral points which can then give me money off my next order.  Please keep in mind I will not show prices for the items shown; as specified, these are samples (you do get a fair amount though).  If I can link, I will send you to items on their website.

They have a new box; I think it looks pretty nice :)

First glimpse at the box gets me excited.  Theme for Winter 2015 is Welcome Santa!

And here's a look at the product card.  Don't worry if you can't read that as I will be writing the scent descriptions after each product in italic.

First item on the card is Buddy Fortune Cookie Soap: this is a full-sized product and most Fortune Cookie Soaps retail between 2.99$ and 4.99$.  According to the product card, Buddy has "notes of  holiday fruits, candy, crushed vanilla, and a hint of mint".  It smells very festive and I think that little pompom is adorable.

Next item is Swirly Twirly Gum Drops OCD Hand Sanitizer.  According to the insert, this us "a sweet and whimsical blend of cotton candy, lemon drops,, and fresh pear nectar, dancing with tart cranberries and black currants". At first, the alcohol was a bit much but it calms down after a minute and let me tell you, it smells fantastic!  1oz bottles usually retail at 2.89$ according to their website, so this is another full size product, and one you'll usually find in these boxes.  Did you know that part of the proceeds from their OCD hand sanitizers go towards supporting the International OCD Foundation.  Pretty impression and since I'm a psychotherapist, these kinds of campaign are ones I wholeheartedly support.  Also, it's the time of the year where a good hand sanitizer is needed.  Wherever I look, there's someone sneezing or coughing or sick.  I'll be glad to tag team with this!

Next item is another another product that regularly appears in these boxes: Fortune Cookie Soap Whipped Cream in World's Best Cup of Coffee.  Oh my goodness, this smells amazing!  For coffee lovers, when this becomes available (on November 13th), just trust me, you NEED to get it!  This smells like "Vermont maple syrup, with just the right amount of fresh brewed coffee".  I can't resist!  This is a 1oz container sample and, when available on their website, these retail at 3.99$.  Usually, smallest size available is 4oz at 10.99$.

Next is a new product for me: Shower Duet - Shave Oil. This line of product is so new, it's not even available on the website yet, but I can still tell you what it smells like : "spruce and vanilla, fir and fruits, hyacinth and mint" Directions are pretty simple, " wet skin with warm water. Massage small amount (3-5 drops) into the area to be shaved - allowing oil to soften hair and skin.  Shave as usual, rinsing razor often".  Well, I'm trying this out asap :)  I wasn't able to get a good smell of it yet but from what I did grasp, smells great!

This is another regular product showcased in the seasonal boxes: FCS Cheer- Perfume Oil and it's another full-sized product valued at 5.99$.  I sprayed it on as soon as I saw it and I have to admit, I didn't think the notes would go well together but it surprisingly does: "Rich, buttery vanilla pound cake, over dark frankincense, patchouli, and cedar" the top note shines through and the other notes just add a little something extra to the scent.  I actually really like it.

Must admit, this one made me laugh, this is Yellow Snow - Bath Bomb. I'm not exactly sure how this sizes compares to usual size, but most bath bombs on the site fall between 3.99$ and 6.99$.  This smells like " a juicy blend of ripe plum, whipped caramel, vanilla jasmine, and exotic woods, with just a squeeze of zesty Mandarin oranges." And I promise you, I am using this as soon as this review is up.  Smells really yummy.

Have to say, I was intrigued by these little pellets, uncertain what they were.  They were the first things I grabbed out of the box and I kept them aside because I wasn't able to deduce them.  They are another new product at FCS called Face Plant in the scent Christmas Gram which apparently smells like "warm steamy air, fresh with lavender and sea salt spray, mingled with the woody earthiness of sage and dark vanilla". And how to use: "Fill a bowl or sink with very hot water. Drop in 2-3 tablets.  Drape a towel over your head ad bowl/sink.  Let the pore-opening steam, refresh and tone with sea salt and calming lavender".  I am looking forward to trying this out.  Since We have 6, I intend on dropping 2 tables to get 3 uses.

Last product is a new one to me:  Dry Shampoo in Cotton Headed Ninny Muggins.  It's not on the website yet but it will be starting next Friday. This is "a refreshi-floral (it's a word, trust us!) blend, that bursts with lilies, freesia, jasmine, and bayberry, muddled with fresh blackberries and plums garnished with a sprig of peppermint". Mmm smells nice!  I often have the dilemma of hair not being dirty and needing a little bit of a lift.  This will do just the trick. Looking forward to using some of this soon :)

If you remember correctly, I also had a 10$ coupon to use in the store and I got it this last Friday before I even got the box.  I was super happy about it too because FCS was having a 48 hour event called "Get What You Get".  It was a surprise bag kind of event.  Each bag cost 10$ and you get 30$+ worth of items from Fortune Cookie Soaps.  I got two bags and that will be sent my way soon.  But I also got three other items:  As you so recall, I was running out of soap so I got these two soaps:

Cotton Candy Bar of Soap and

Yipes Stripes Bar of Soap. 

And I was getting tired of getting soap mush in our shower, so in an effort to make our soaps last longer I got this wooden dish for the shower.

I may not have given you prices on everything in the box, but I think this box is totally worth it.  You get a great array of good quality items and I wholeheartedly support Fortune Cookie Soaps in their adventures of soap and body product creations.  I truly have enjoyed every product I have received from them so far and know I will continue to buy from them.  You will be getting a review of my unboxing of my mystery bags once they come in.