Jessye Gets Bubbly! Fortune Cookie Soap's “Just Keep Swimming” Summer 2016 Soap Box

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Fortune Cookie Soap Summer 2016 
“Just Keep Swimming”

The long awaited and anticipated sequel to Finding Nemo is finally coming out this summer! And to help us through the last and longest leg, FCS has released a collection based on our favorite blue and orange fishie friends. So let’s look at all the awesome that is their newest collection.

Kristin adds: This collection releases tomorrow, May 20th at 6pm CST!

Shark Bait
Fortune Cookie Soap

We may call him Shark Bait, but scrub up with this fresh blend of sweet oranges, creamy vanilla ice cream and juicy, sandalwood-infused with strawberries and we guarantee you won’t smell like a bucket of chum!

This smells exactly like an orange creamsicle to me- vanilla ice cream drenched in orange syrup. In soap form, the strawberries and sandalwood don’t come out, but it will be a delightful treat for those who love their sweet orange treats.

Lil' Blue
OCD Hand Sanitizer

This symphony of anjou pear and juicy apples harmonized with plum blossoms, sandalwood and a twist of amber is sure to have you singing our FCS anthem.

This is one of those wonderfully blended scents that denies component identification, but it is lovely. It’s such a smooth scent of fruits and touches of florals, all rounded out by sandalwood. I usually don’t like hand sanitizer, but I’ll be keeping this little guy all to myself because he is glorious!

INTERVENTION!
Whipped Cream

Although this enchanting blend of creamy coconut milk and tangy pineapples drifting on a warm island breeze may get your taste buds tingling, you must always remember one thing: FCS products are for your skin, not your mouth. Sorry to disappoint.

This one was a little weird for me. The coconut came out a bit more coconut husk than coconut milk. I’m not sure the island breeze didn’t change this coconut/pineapple blend into something weird for me or if it was the coconut. Maybe it was the pineapple. I’m betting as a bath bomb or something this would be awesome- it just wasn’t my cup of tea as a lotion.

Whale Talk
Perfume Oil

Simply place this tropical mash-up of strawberries, black currant, jasmine, grapefruit and fresh avocado under your nose and take a whiff.

I must admit I was a hair annoyed to see the bottle was unlabeled. I have way too many perfumes running around to leave bottles unlabeled. An easy fix, but still bugged me a bit. On my skin, this smelled like strawberry candy on initial application. As it evolved on my skin, it smoothed out a little, but it largely stayed a very sweet strawberry candy.

Aqua Scum
Spray Lotion

Simply spray on and rub into skin until fully absorbed. This moisturizing blend of juicy lychee, crisp apple and mouth watering, peach nectar is sure to bring you back to a state of optimal hydration.

This is like moisturizing body spray. You spray it on your skin, and it leaves a small pile of lotion to be rubbed in. It will take several sprays to cover the skin you’re moisturizing. It absorbs quickly, so it’s great for on-the-go moisture. I would have probably preferred a bit thicker with maybe a pump, as opposed to a spray, but I enjoyed this and will definitely use it up.

It smells like the perfect tropical drink. It’s creamy, yet tangy and oh-so-delicious. The lychee, apple, and peach blend themselves into this something that I would love to turn into a rum drink. Then I can drink my Aqua Scum and bathe myself in the scent while I’m at it!

Jellyman
Don’t Be Jelly Soap

Let us introduce you to a delightful blend of black cherry, watermelon and frothy iced guava nectar, floating with sliced strawberries and key limes. Simply pop this little squishy out of his container and take him in the shower with you, work him into a lather, and rub all over. All of the fresh, all of the clean, with none of that jellyfish sting.

Many moons ago (read: late high school/early college), I had a jasmine jelly soap that I loved. And I never replaced it due to lack of proximity to the store and internet shopping wasn’t quite as big as it is now. By the time I lived close enough to the store to have it again, it had been retired, so I never really went back to shower jellies. So I was pretty excited about this one. But personally, I had a lot of problems getting it to lather. I ended up having to tear it up and squeeze it, so lather would come out of the middle of the jelly, and even then, there wasn’t much of it.

This smelled only of cherry to me, but I’m pretty sensitive to cherry. For cherry lovers, this is probably a great fruity blend.

Ooooooooh…Barracuda
Lip Gloss

A perfect summer pairing of juicy cantaloupe, crisp green honeydew, and sweet red watermelon, with a splash of lime and a sprinkle of raw cane sugar. 

This smells like a Hi-Chew. If you’re unfamiliar with the delightful Japanese candy that is Hi-Chew, Mr. J says they smell like Mamba candy. I’ll have to take his word for it- I don’t remember having ever eaten that particular candy.

The lip gloss is incredibly pink in color and was almost berry-like on my skin. On my lips, it was pretty much unnoticeable, but my lips have a lot of natural color. The shimmer didn’t show up for me at all, and in direct sunlight, there was mostly just a touch of shine. I would also like you to be aware that this lip gloss tastes sweetened, so if sweetened lip product is a deal breaker for you, I would avoid this particular product.

Fin. Noggin. Duuude.
Pedi-Bomb

Lemon-lime fizzy pop floating with orchids and a curl of white chocolate.

This sounds so awful. I hate the smell of chocolate, and I just hate white chocolate, to smell or to eat. That being said, this was surprisingly awesome. The lemon-lime sits on the top in a tropical ideal. While my feet are down in the pot, I can really only smell the lemon-lime, but when I shove my nose close to the water, I can smell floral hints. I never smelled the white chocolate directly, but it could just be a sweet smell that blended into the other scents. I surprisingly enjoyed this wafting all around me, while I let my feet soak in the delicious hot water.


Final Thoughts

FCS always does great making a complete collection. I was hoping for something a little more water focused (What, No seaweed?), but I enjoyed the collection nonetheless. And it was a fun stopover while I wait for the day I can go find Dory’s family! The release party is on May 20th at 6pm CST!