The Soap Girl Sarah Crawley was a stay-at-home mom when she started her business more than 10 years ago. Bath bombs were her first foray into natural body treats, at a time when they weren’t so common. These days her edited collection of botanical products — sugar body scrub ($28), solid body butter ($15), shea body butter ($23) and a customizeable dry face masque ($22) — is in local (Halifax, Nova Scotia) shops and spas, sold across the country via giftshows and thesoapgirl.ca, and creating a buzz online and in national beauty-and-fashion publications such as FLARE.
I’ve geeked out about the Solid Body Butter in Thai Coconut Lime — beauty-editor friends spotted me using it on a flight from Toronto to New York on a press junket a couple of months ago! I’m also a fan of the Body Polish and Whipped Shea Butter; on deck is the smart powdered face masque that contains no preservatives because it contains no water. Made with kaolin white clay, fruit extracts, lactic acid and honey powder, the mix needs your input before use: depending on your skin type, you add water, yogurt or milk before applying it. Sarah suggests heavy cream or honey for dry skin; carrot juice for mature skin; water, citrus juice or milk for oily skin; and yogurt, soy milk or water for combination skin. (“Once a week, blend a fresh face masque and apply to face and neck, being especially careful around the eye area,” she directs. “Rinse well after 10 or 15 minutes.”)
Mother’s Day is a nice time to win a spa-treat prize from a mom who knows how far a little pampering can go. If you’re a BeautyGeeks subscriber (become one here) who lives in Canada, enter to win The Soap Girl’s collection in your choice of Cranberry Citrus, Goji and Acai Berry (above) or Thai Coconut Lime — just post a mom-love comment below (be sure to include your city/town and province) by Sunday May 9th.
Mom’s the word, right?
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Mom’s the word? Oh Pollyanna, you couldn’t resist, could you? :)
Oh no, can’t blame Polly for this one. This one has the Staff written all over it!
Where would we be without our moms?! Love forever.
Toronto, ON.
“It’s not easy being a mother. If it were easy, fathers would do it.” – The Golden Girls
That is one of the best lines I’ve heard, along with “I can do anything – I’m a mom”
Newmarket, Ontario
Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs in my field, since the payment is pure love. ~Mildred B. Vermont
Totally agree with this :)
Tantallon NS
What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.” Albert Pike
This quote definitely applies to all the MOMS!
Toronto, ON
My mom passed away in October so this Mother’s Day will be a bittersweet one; so I decided a good chuckle was a must have….
“My mother used to say that there are no strangers, only friends you haven’t met yet. She’s now in a maximum security twilight home in Australia.”
— Dame Edna
lollolllollol
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nancyrobster@gmail.com
Victoria BC
mom … is the base of every step .. every building … is the basic foundation .. without her … we are all incomplete .. and are weak .. generally we would not exist ..
- Toronto, Ontario…
Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever. ~Author Unknown
:) These products look lovely! Winnipeg, MB
Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever. ~Author Unknown
Cindy
~ Toronto.
Good Moms let their kids lick the beaters, great Mom’s turn off the mixer first.
Mom’s are the best, and I am very lucky to have mine who is the awsomest of awsome.
Valerie
Thunder Bay
being a mommy for the first time makes me love my mother even more. and i hope my little one loves me as much as i love him :)
wanda
toronto
“A mother is she who can take the place of all others but
whose place no one else can take.”
– Cardinal Mermillod
Maureen
Whitehorse, Yukon
My mom would be spoiled with goodies this month, it’s her birthday and then Mother’s Day :-) She deserves it all
Halifax, NS
My mother is my best friend. Without her love, support and guidance, I wouldn’t be the woman I am today. I love you, Mom, but I don’t need a specific day to tell you! xo
Kelly
Halifax, NS
I love being a Mom! It’s the best thing that ever happened to me.
Annabelle
Toronto, ON
Mother – that was the bank where we deposited all our hurts and worries. ~T. DeWitt Talmage
Nicole
Victoria, BC
“Any mother could perform the jobs of several air traffic controllers with ease.” – Lisa Alther Love this saying
It was how my Mum operated…hope I got some of her tributes. I miss her & think of her always.
Love this one, so will repeat:
Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever. ~Author Unknown
Toronto, ON
My mom was my biggest supporter and most trusted confidant and I was lucky to have her.
Oshawa, On
Dear Mommy, How I miss our Saturday morning coffee visits now that we live so far apart. I could always tell you everything with out any judgment. I also miss your homemade pierogies.
Thunderstorm Toronto ON
I never thought being a mom would be something for me- now I can highly recommend it :)
Niagara Falls, ON
my mom is #1! :)
Kitchener, ON
A mom loves you even when you are having an unlovable moment.
I love my mom.
Coquitlam, BC
Congratulations to Diana Powell, who was chosen in a random draw as the winner of The Soap Girl’s spa-treat giveaway!
Thanks so much to everyone who entered; I loved your entries. Thank you to The Soap Girl as well, for providing the prize.
And Happy Mother’s Day to all, including my lovely mum :-) xoxo