The BumbleBee Studio on etsy - Blogmania Sponsor

I'd love to be able to check into a spa for a day or two and experience all of the luxurious pampering that happens there. I'd love to be pampered and waited on and cover myself head to toe in expensive scented lotions and butters while sipping a cup of chamomile tea in the sauna. Can you imagine how relaxing that would be? I know I can't. In my busy life, about the only pampering and relaxing time I get is the few minutes I steal at the end of the day for a bath once the kids are in bed all the while hoping that nobody finds me and interrupts my peaceful oasis.

That doesn't mean I have to skip the scented lotions and butters though. I can still have soft, pampered skin just like they do in those expensive day spas. All I need to do is have a few of the amazing artisan luxury bath & body items from The Bumble Bee Studio!

The Bumble Bee Studio creates natural artisan luxuries for the bath, body & home to soothe, renew & pamper the skin, mind & spirit. She formulates each product by hand using nature’s finest plant & fruit oils and butters and fresh botanicals. She scents the products only with pure essential oils and uses only ingredients that are free of artificial colors and fragrances.

Her products are fit for the stars (and for you!). Her Floral Bath Salts & Lavender Body Butter were found in the gift bags given to the top 2009 Emmy Award nominees & presenters. I will thrilled to be given the opportunity to review this same Lavender Body Butter! It's not often I have something in common with the stars!

I received the Lavender Body Butter in a gorgeous amber colored jar with a brown Kraft style label that immediately gave the product a very expensive look to it. Looking at the ingredients I found that it contains shea butter, macadamia nut, avocado, rice bran, rose hip, evening primrose & sweet almond oils. It's made without alcohol so it doesn't dry your skin. It contains no parabens and is never tested on animals.

She uses the finest essential oils to help soothe your body, mind & spirit. Lavender oil has been thought to help improve blood circulation, calm the central nervous system, stimulate skin function, improve muscle tone and ease aches & pains. From experience, I can tell you that it does amazing things to help this overworked mom relax at the end of a stressful day.

I love the feel of the Lavender Body Butter.  Sometimes body butters containing shea butter can go on sticky and leave behind a greasy feel to your skin.  That wasn't the case at all with the Lavender Body Butter I received from The Bumble Bee Studio.  It has a rich, whipped texture that glides on smoothly and is absorbed completely into your skin.  It leaves behind skin that is moisturized and soft with no greasy feel at all to it. I was immediately drawn to the lavender and eucalyptus scents when I opened the jar.  Just a tiny bit on the back of my hand and I could enjoy the amazing scent even while rushing the kids off on the school bus this morning.

The Bumble Bee Studio is one of my Blogmania Sponsors and is offering a large jar of her Lavender Body Butter as a prize during that event this weekend!  Make sure you stop by Saturday for a chance to win!

My thanks to the sponsor for allowing me to review this product.

As required by the FTC: I received a product sample in order to write my review.  I received no monetary compensation.  All opinions expressed are mine and mine alone.