master post collection

this person (people?) goes about making 10 minute long loopable ambient noise tracks for every imaginable setting (docks, taverns, forests, airships, spaceships, office buildings, sewers, EVERYTHING) and has over a hundred tracks to offer, and on top of that if none of them suit you there’s a huge feature called soundpad where you can mix and match from their set of hundreds of individual sound effects and music clips to make your own ambient background track

in the most general aesthetic terms possible

1600s: most witch-hunts ended in this century. no witches were burned in North America; they were hanged or in one case pressed to death

1700s: the American Revolution. Marie Antoinette. the French Revolution. the crazy King George. most pirate movies

1800-1830: Jane Austen! Pride and Prejudice! those dresses where the waist is right under one’s boobs and men have a crapton of facial hair inside high collars

1830-1900: Victorian. Les Miserables is at the beginning, the Civil War is in the middle, and Dracula is at the end

1900-1920: Edwardian. Titanic, World War I, the Samantha books from American Girl, Art Nouveau

1920s: Great Gatsby. Jazz Age. Flappers and all that. most people get this right but IT IS NOT VICTORIAN. STUFF FROM THIS ERA IS NOT VICTORIAN. DO NOT CALL IT VICTORIAN OR LIST IT ON EBAY AS VICTORIAN. THAT HAPPENS SURPRISINGLY OFTEN GIVEN HOW STAGGERING THE VISUAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ERAS IS. also not 100 years ago yet, glamour.com “100 years of X” videos. you’re lazy, glamour.com. you’re lazy and I demand my late Edwardian styles

As an artist I found color correspondences on this site to be so USEFUL, except they’re missing so much! The more I dug the more it seemed that way across the board. I didn’t feel for my practice that bright red and dark red evoked the same reaction, so I opted to make my own correspondence list.

Every color on this doc was carefully selected to be representative of that “group” of colors. I included hex codes, which is hopefully useful!  My personal correspondences can be Found Here.

Reds

Pastel Pink - ffd2da:  for compassion, nurturing, love, youth, good health in children, femininity, rebirth

Pink - f3c3ca:  for compassion, vitality, nurturing, femininity, friendship, affection, protection for children, mercy, happiness, celebrations  

Bright/Neon Pink - f4468d:  for youth, joy, social/interpersonal success, high energy, celebrations, personal strength

Bright/Neon Red - ff0000:  for anger, vitality, ego, survival, war, danger, impulse, warnings, beauty, passion

Red - bb0f0f:  for passion, lust, health, strength, love, mercy, stubbornness, anger, protection, sexuality 

Dark Red - 5d0707:  for lust, anger, conflict, obsession, courage, burning, fall, Mars (planet), fire (element), death

Maroon - 800000:  for passion, lust, drama, courage, death, fall, bravery, lushness, vanity

Wine - 7d1920:  for lust, conflict, vigor, desire, relationships, creativity, prosperity, luxury, grandeur

Peach - ffdab9:  for vitality, peace, sweet natures/intentions, creativity, successful relationships, new relationships

Salmon - f96b46:  for fertility, survival, healing of emotions, summer, Jupiter (planet), kitchen magic

Oranges

Pastel Orange - f8a654:  for success, rhythm, phases, intellectual matters, overcoming addiction, fun, kindness, summer, creativity

Copper - b87333:  for money, business success, career goals, prosperity, sciences, intellect

Orange - ffa500:  for creativity, joy, ambition, intellectual matters, business, vitality, enthusiasm, encouragement, celebration, changes, fire (element), summer

Blood Orange - fa7415:  for good self and emotional expression, joy, adaptability, fun, transitions, warmth 

Neon Orange - ff9933:  for joy, safety, warnings, action, unexpected/large expenses, vitality, technology

Dark Orange - db6414:  for ambition, action, justice, technology, warnings, distractions, fire (element), fall

Burnt Orange - b34a00:  for legal matters, business goals/decisions, disassociation, deceit, aging, wisdom, transitions, burning, warmth

Yellows

Pastel Yellow - ffff75:  for happiness, memory, learning, persuasion, inspiration, mornings, new beginnings

Yellow - ffff4c:  for intellect, happiness, pleasure, imagination, sun, learning, inspiration, air, communication

Neon Yellow - ffff00:  for annoyances, sun, masculinity, lack of control

Dark Yellow - fbca1a:  for intellect, memory, learning, monetary success, travel, communication

Gold - ffdf00:  for pleasure, luxury, success, persuasion, ego, masculinity, attraction, prosperity, narrow mindedness, ambition, sun

Greens

Pastel Green - c4fb7a:  for emotional/physical healing, manifestation, fertility, freshness

Lime Green - 9cd707:  for luck, ending frustration, manifestation, envy

Green - 008000:  for growth, luck, jealousy, earth, plants, fertility, freshness, nature, insight, clarity

Dark Green - 113006:  for prosperity, growth, earth, forests, acceptance, nature

Olive Green - 535629:  for money, greed, obstacles, earth, kitchen magic, plant magic

Neon Green - a3f930:  for obstacles, jealousy, toxicity, obnoxious obstacles, envy, high energy

Seafoam Green - 8ae19a:  for fertility, creativity, calmness, acceptance

Blues

Pastel Blue - ccf5f5:  for peace, spirituality, tranquility, awareness, cold nature, cleansing, birth, creativity, clearing judgement

Blue Grey/Slate - 497090:  for tranquility, awareness, clouded judgement, cold nature, nightmares

Blue - 0000ff:  for peace, water, wisdom, protection, communication, good fortune, failed technology, creativity

Navy Blue - 000035:  for depression, wisdom, dream manipulation, logic, nightmares, order/structure, ambition

Neon Blue/Cyan - 00ffff:  for anxiety, clarity, good fortune,

Sky Blue - 4cdcdc:  for peace, protection, communication, air, beauty, searching/seeking

Teal - 008080:  for spirituality, water, forgiveness, cleansing, calm, creativity

Purples

Pastel Purple - d8c8ec:  for spirituality, tension, meditation, hidden knowledge

Lavender - cc99cc:  for spirituality, insight, clarity, intuition, sleep/restful sleep

Purple - 800080:  for knowledge, royalty/government, independence, intoxication

Indigo - 4b0082:  for dignity, divination, ambition, overcoming depression, contacting spirits

Deep Purple - 291129:  for royalty, for personal power, intoxication

Bruise - 583d6c:  for tension, depression, pain, lack of ambition, grief

Magenta - ff00ff:  for driving away evil, anxiety, sleeplessness, spiritual power

Browns - Greys - Neutrals

Cream - f6f5b4:  for sweetness, living things, weakness emotionally/physically

Sepia - 704214:  for remembering, forgetting, concentration, unclean/dirty, construction

Burnt Umber - 9e3817:  for growth, warmth, grounding, home, animals, trees

Brown - 5b200d:  for animals, earth, dirt, growth, stability, grounding

Dark Brown - 211306:  for grounding, old things, old growth, forests, mountains, stability

Grey - 808080:  for neutrality, security, loneliness, removing negativity, a fogged mind/ memories, balance, contemplation

Warm Grey - 9f885c:  for lawful neutral, glamour, stillness, contemplation

Cool Grey - 899692:  for chaotic neutral, clouding decisions, hiding truths, restraint

Silver - c0c0c0:  for the feminine, moon, communication, intuition, divine, lying, victory

Black - 000000:  for removing negativity, protection, wisdom, learning, depression, death, loss, mourning, transforming, banishing 

White - ffffff:  for purity, blessing, innocence, light, truth, children, hidden evils/dangers, drama, cleansing, rage/fury

https://paintschainer.preferred.tech/ here

This masterlist is a masterlist of words that you may use alongside the word very, very being one of the most common words that are used when writing. I hope this helps you as much as it helps me in our writing seem more sophisticated and unique. 

A:

Very accurate - exact Very afraid - fearful Very angry - furious Very annoying - exasperating

B:

Very bad - atrocious Very beautiful - exquisite Very big - immense Very boring - dull Very bright - luminous Very busy - swamped

C:

Very calm - serene Very careful - cautious Very cheap - stingy Very clean - spotless Very clear - obvious Very clever - intelligent Very cold - freezing Very colourful - vibrant Very competitive - cutthroat Very complete - comprehensive Very confused - perplexed Very conventional - conservative Very creative - innovative Very crowded - bustling Very cute - adorable

D:

Very dangerous - perilous Very dear - cherished Very deep - profound Very depressed - despondent Very detailed - meticulous Very different - disparate Very difficult - arduous Very dirty - filthy Very dry - arid Very dull - tedious

E:

Very eager - keen Very easy - effortless Very empty - desolate Very excited - thrilled Very exciting - exhilarating Very expensive - costly

F:

Very fancy - lavish Very fast - swift Very fat - obese Very friendly - amiable Very frightened - alarmed Very frightening - terrifying Very funny - hilarious

G:

Very glad - overjoyed Very good - excellent Very great - terrific

H:

Very happy - ecstatic Very hard - difficult Very hard-to-find - rare Very heavy - leaden Very high - soaring Very hot - sweltering Very huge - colossal Very hungry - ravenous Very hurt - battered

I:

Very important - crucial Very intelligent - brilliant Very interesting - captivating

J:

K:

L:

Very large - huge Very lazy - indolent Very little - tiny Very lively - vivacious Very long - extensive Very long-term - enduring Very loose - slack Very loud - thunderous Very loved - adored

M:

Very mean - cruel Very messy - slovenly

N:

Very neat - immaculate Very necessary - essential Very nervous - apprehensive Very nice - kind Very noisy - deafening

O:

Very often - frequently Very old - ancient Very old-fashioned - archaic Very open - transparent

P:

Very painful - excruciating Very pale - ashen Very perfect - flawless Very poor - destitute Very powerful - compelling Very pretty - beautiful

Q:

Very quick - rapid Very quiet - hushed

R:

Very rainy - pouring Very rich - wealthy

S:

Very sad - sorrowful Very scared - petrified Very scary - chilling Very serious - grave Very sharp - keen Very shiny - gleaming Very short - brief Very shy - timid Very simple - basic Very skinny - skeletal Very slow - sluggish Very small - petite Very smart - intelligent Very smelly - pungent Very smooth - sleek Very soft - downy Very sorry - apologetic Very special - exceptional Very strong - forceful Very stupid - idiotic Very sure - certain Very sweet - thoughtful

T:

Very talented - gifted Very tall - towering Very tasty - delicious Very thirsty - parched Very tight - constricting Very tiny - minuscule Very tired - exhausted

U:

Very ugly - hideous Very unhappy - miserable Very upset - distraught

V:

W:

Very warm - hot Very weak - frail Very well-to-do - wealthy Very wet - soaked Very wide - expansive Very willing - eager Very windy - blustery Very wise - sage Very worried - distressed

X:

Y:

Z:

AND FUCK DRYER SHEETS LITERALLY NOBODY EVER HAS ENOUGH OF A PROBLEM WITH STATIC TO WARRANT PAYING OUT THE ASS FOR THAT SHIT

DO YOU WANT CLEAN CLOTHES? YOU DON’T EVEN NEED TO BUY FUCKING DETERGENT JUST MAKE YOUR OWN* IT’S SO GODDAMN EASY AND 80X CHEAPER

FUCK THE ENTIRE LAUNDRY INDUSTRY *Fuck The Entire Laundry Industry Recipe

1 cup Washing Soda (not Baking Soda. Different things.)

1 cup Borax (not Boric Acid. Also a different thing.)

for those of you mourning the loss of 8tracks, ive been toying with stayed up all night as an alternative, and its REALLY good. some pointers:

have as many songs by a single artist as you want, and as many songs on you want on a single mixtape

can upload from youtube links

fairly simplistic

login with your google account or facebook

the mixes are fairly self-contained: you can share via a link, going onto someones profile, or thru social media, but for right now there doesnt seem to be a search function – at least not yet? seems like they have plans for a ‘latest mixtapes’ thing.

design a mixtape using different models, stickers, and doodles

I got pretty fed up with looking for words to replace said because they weren’t sorted in a way I could easily use/find them for the right time. So I did some myself.

IN RESPONSE TO Acknowledged Answered Protested

INPUT/JOIN CONVERSATION/ASK Added Implored Inquired Insisted Proposed Queried Questioned Recommended Testified

GUILTY/RELUCTANCE/SORRY Admitted Apologized Conceded Confessed Professed

FOR SOMEONE ELSE Advised Criticized Suggested

JUST CHECKING Affirmed Agreed Alleged Confirmed

LOUD Announced Chanted Crowed

LEWD/CUTE/SECRET SPY FEEL Appealed Disclosed Moaned

ANGRY FUCK OFF MATE WANNA FIGHT Argued Barked Challenged Cursed Fumed Growled Hissed Roared Swore

SMARTASS Articulated Asserted Assured Avowed Claimed Commanded Cross-examined Demanded Digressed Directed Foretold Instructed Interrupted Predicted Proclaimed Quoted Theorized

ASSHOLE Bellowed Boasted Bragged

NERVOUS TRAINWRECK Babbled Bawled Mumbled Sputtered Stammered Stuttered

SUAVE MOTHERFUCKER Bargained Divulged Disclosed Exhorted

FIRST OFF Began

LASTLY Concluded Concurred

WEAK PUSY Begged Blurted Complained Cried Faltered Fretted

HAPPY/LOL Cajoled Exclaimed Gushed Jested Joked Laughed

WEIRDLY HAPPY/EXCITED Extolled Jabbered Raved

BRUH, CHILL Cautioned Warned

ACTUALLY, YOU’RE WRONG Chided Contended Corrected Countered Debated Elaborated Objected Ranted Retorted

CHILL SAVAGE Commented Continued Observed Surmised

LISTEN BUDDY Enunciated Explained Elaborated Hinted Implied Lectured Reiterated Recited Reminded Stressed

BRUH I NEED U AND U NEED ME Confided Offered Urged

FINE Consented Decided

TOO EMO FULL OF EMOTIONS Croaked Lamented Pledged Sobbed Sympathized Wailed Whimpered

JUST SAYING Declared Decreed Mentioned Noted Pointed out Postulated Speculated Stated Told Vouched

WASN’T ME Denied Lied

EVIL SMARTASS Dictated Equivocated Ordered Reprimanded Threatened

BORED Droned Sighed

SHHHH IT’S QUIET TIME Echoed Mumbled Murmured Muttered Uttered Whispered

DRAMA QUEEN Exaggerated Panted Pleaded Prayed Preached

OH SHIT Gasped Marveled Screamed Screeched Shouted Shrieked Yelped Yelled

ANNOYED Grumbled Grunted Jeered Quipped Scolded Snapped Snarled Sneered

ANNOYING Nagged

I DON’T REALLY CARE BUT WHATEVER Guessed Ventured

I’M DRUNK OR JUST BEING WEIRDLY EXPRESSIVE FOR A POINT/SARCASM Hooted Howled Yowled

I WONDER Pondered Voiced Wondered

OH, YEAH, WHOOPS Recalled Recited Remembered

SURPRISE BITCH Revealed

IT SEEMS FAKE BUT OKAY/HA ACTUALLY FUNNY BUT I DON’T WANT TO LAUGH OUT LOUD Scoffed Snickered Snorted

COLOR PALETTE MASTERPOST by forbiddenforest

So today I felt like sharing some useful websites that provide pre-made color palettes (left side), as well as sites that allow you to create custom ones (right side). They can be used for graphic design, themes, art, interior design, or just something pretty to look at.

Adobe Kuler (Explore)

Chromaa

Color-Collective

Just Jaimee Daily Color Inspiration

Design Seeds

Adobe Kuler (Create)

Color Scheme Designer

Color Palette Generator (paste the URL of an image and it will automatically generate a pallet that matches the image)

Color Hunter (upload an image and it will automatically generate a pallet that matches the image)

Colllor

DeerStream still going strong!

Highlights so far:

Weird noises that come from off camera that sound like a raccoon barking maybe?

Two bucks at once munching on the feed at night

A pile of fat raccoons

A black squirrel

Multiple train horns

Distant dog barking

Blue jays!

Two cats, one black and missing a tail and one tortoise with a collar

various other small birds

Either a coyote or a man screaming late at night

The (I’m guessing) owner of the camera coming out to clean up the little pond and put out more food

A group of dogs going absolutely nuts in the middle of the night for no reason

a squirrel scaring itself so bad it fell in the little pond

a big white dog with collar chasing birds and generally having fun

Absent: preoccupied

Agonized: as if in pain or tormented

Alluring: attractive, in the sense of arousing desire

Appealing: attractive, in the sense of encouraging goodwill and/or interest

Beatific: see blissful

Bilious: ill-natured

Black: angry or sad, or see hostile

Bleak: see grim and hopeless

Blinking: surprise, or lack of concern

Blissful: showing a state of happiness or divine contentment

Blithe: carefree, lighthearted, or heedlessly indifferent

Brooding: see anxious and gloomy

Bug eyed: frightened or surprised

Chagrined: humiliated or disappointed

 Cheeky: cocky, insolent

Cheerless: sad

Choleric: hot-tempered, irate

Coy: flirtily playful, or evasive

Crestfallen: see despondent

Darkly: with depressed or malevolent feelings

Deadpan: expressionless, to conceal emotion or heighten humor

Dejected: see despondent

Derisive: see sardonic

Despondent: depressed or discouraged

Doleful: sad or afflicted

Dour: stern or obstinate; see also despondent

Downcast: see despondent

Dreamy: distracted by daydreaming or fantasizing

Ecstatic: delighted or entranced

Etched: see fixed

Faint: cowardly, weak, or barely perceptible

Fixed: concentrated or immobile

Furtive: stealthy

Gazing: staring intently

Glancing: staring briefly as if curious but evasive

Glaring: see hostile

Glazed: expressionless due to fatigue or confusion

Gloomy: see despondent and sullen

Glowering: annoyed or angry

Glowing: see radiant

Grim: see despondent; also, fatalistic or pessimistic

Grave: serious, expressing emotion due to loss or sadness

Haunted: frightened, worried, or guilty

Hopeless: depressed by a lack of encouragement or optimism

Hostile: aggressively angry, intimidating, or resistant

Hunted: tense as if worried about pursuit

Impassive: see deadpan

Inscrutable: mysterious, unreadable

Jeering: insulting or mocking

Languid: lazy or weak

Leering: see meaningful; also, sexually suggestive

Meaningful: to convey an implicit connotation or shared secret

Mild: easygoing

Mischievous: annoyingly or maliciously playful

Moody: see sullen

Pained: affected with discomfort or pain

Pallid: see wan

Peering: with curiosity or suspicion

Peeved: annoyed

Petulant: see cheeky and peeved

Pitying: sympathetic

Pleading: seeking apology or assistance

Pouting: see sullen

Quizzical: questioning or confused

Radiant: bright, happy

Roguish: see mischievous

Sanguine: bloodthirsty, confident

Sardonic: mocking

Scornful: contemptuous or mocking

Scowling: displeased or threatening

Searching: curious or suspicious

Set: seefixed

Shamefaced: ashamed or bashful

Slack-jawed: dumbfounded or surprised

Sly: cunning; see also furtive and mischievous

Snarling: surly

Sneering: see scornful

Somber: see grave

Sour: unpleasant

Stolid: inexpressive

Straight-faced: see deadpan

Sulky: see sullen

Sullen: resentful

Taunting: see jeering

Taut: high-strung

Tense: see taut

Tight: see pained and taut

Unblinking: see fixed

Vacant: blank or stupid looking

Veiled: see inscrutable

Wan: pale, sickly; see also faint

Wary: cautious or cunning

Wide eyed: frightened or surprised

Wild eyed: excited, frightened, or stressful

Wistful: yearning or sadly thoughtful

 Withering: devastating; see also wrathful

Woeful: full of grief or lamentation

Wolfish: see leeringand mischievous

Wrathful: indignant or vengeful

Send a number to my ask box along with a character of your choice, and I’ll draw up the ensuing ensemble! (If the character chosen wouldn’t wear the option given… go ahead and sub in something else!)

DRAW YOUR CHARACTER WEARING…

Underwear

Casual clothes

Work uniform

Night clothes

Swimwear

Formal gala garb

Lounging, lazy-time stuff

A party outfit

Date night threads

Something outdoorsy

Interview outfit

Tourist/travel wear

A costume!

Their sick day scrubs

Summer clothes

Winter clothes

Um, spring clothes?

Why not - fall clothes!

Workout wear

Last minute throw-ons

The most expensive thing they own

A fig leaf

24. wedding clothes

26. baseball, football, soccar, basketball uniforms

27. scrubs

28. in best friends clothes

29. in worst enemies clothes

30. disney princess dress

31. police uniform

32. lord of the rings themed outfit

33. startfleet uniform

34. jedi garb

35. reddit lord classy thrift store suit jacket and fedora

36. favorite childhood shirt

37. overalls

38. studio clothes

i promise that if you use a descriptor besides “the darker skinned man” in relation to all the characters around him, people will know who he is in your sentence.  

e.g. the sun’s golden rays made his dark amber skin glow as it slid lower in the sky.

e.g. the harsh white light surrounding his body roughened the soft lines of his face and made his skin appear greyish as though he were a wraith. 

e.g. the only imperfection marring his skin was the raised brown scar that slashed jaggedly across his back. (finn’s skin’s rich with melanin, so even if his fresh scar’s initially raw and pink, eventually it’ll heal to a brown shade–either slightly lighter, same tone, or slightly darker)

i promise that you can describe him as you do rey or poe and your readers won’t forget that it’s finn you’re talking about. 

i promise you, you can describe poe without making him sound like a white dude.

n.k. jemisin’s a master at writing her characters, who are predominantly people of colour. for this reason, she usually describes them in relation to each other and doesn’t rely on their skin tones. she explicitly describes her white characters’ skin tones to flip the dominant perspective that assumes white as default. here are some of her tips: 

describing characters of color

describing characters of color pt. 2 (some of her rowling thoughts are ehhh, because rowling does otherise her characters of colour, but this is an old post)

describing characters of color: other people’s poc

other resources: 

7 offensive mistakes writers make 

writing with color: poc and food comparisons (john boyega can call himself chocolate and black people might describe him as such, but you probably shouldn’t)

writing with color: words for skin tone 

words to describe hair (i’ve read a couple fics where y’all are clueless about finn’s hair)

describing natural hair 

writing with color’s colorful critiques 

describing poc and avoiding caricatures

writing authentic characters of colour in first person pov

Extra Dry Skin King of Skin In-Shower Body Conditioner, Skin Drink Facial Moisturizer, Sultana of Soap Bar, Tender is the Night Massage Bar, Each’s a Peach Massage Bar

Acne Fresh Farmacy Solid Cleanser, Eau Roma Toning Water, Full of Grace Serum Bar

Thickening Lashes Eyes Right Mascara / Lash Milk

Edges R&B Hair Moisturizer (if you put this on your edges before wrapping your hair, they’ll be relaxer-straight when you wake up, lasts about 12 hours), Dirty Styling Cream (cream-based edge control with a matte finish, no more shiny or crunchy edges) 

FACE / HAIR STUFF

Magical Moringa Facial Moisturizer Oh my lordy. Let me tell y'all about this stuff. It’s marketed as a moisturizer but I use it as a primer because when you put this on your face, it’s completely matte. Like completely. All day. And it will lock your makeup in place like no other. You can sweat in it, swim in it, whatever. Shit won’t budge. Ever.

Jason & the Argan Oil Shampoo Bar Amazing for volumizing. It made the three bundles in my head look more like five when I used this thing the first time, I kid you not. Also gives your hair a really natural shine. I only use it when I really need a volume boost, otherwise it’s just too much.

No Drought Dry Shampoo If you have a weave, you need this stuff. Period. A lot of times, the natural oils in our scalps (referring to my fellow black women here) are too heavy for Brazilian, Peruvian, etc hair, and so it’s easy for weave to get weighed down between washes. Shake this stuff in your hair, brush it out - bam, flow city.

Honey Trap Lip Balm My favorite lip balm, ever. Really improves the texture of your lips and seals in moisture. However, this is not for fixing chapped lips - use Ultrabalm for that first, and then this to prevent them from chapping again. Also, pro-tip, if you apply it before liquid lipstick, your lipstick won’t crease or dry out all day.

MASSAGE BARS

Strawberry Feels Forever Smells like fresh strawberries! Has a much thinner consistency than the other massage bars, so it can be used every day, like a solid lotion.

Soft Coeur Smells like chocolate and honey, and is ridiculously moisturizing. More heavy-duty than the other bars, so I like to only use this one on spots like my knees, heels, and elbows.

From Dusk til Dawn The shape of this one is amazing. It’s shaped like a cone, so it gives a deep massage when you’re using it. Definitely recommend if you have any sort of muscle pain.

SCRUBS

The Rough with the Smooth This stuff smells soooo good. Like cotton candy. I use it before I shave because it really does an amazing job at removing any dead skin and it doesn’t leave a residue, so it won’t clog your razor. However, it’s a sugar scrub, so it melts super quickly.

Ocean Salt This is a heavy-duty scrub. Really amazing if you have dry, flaky skin, and the healing properties of the salt are really great if you have acne. It’ll dry it up and heal it super quick.

Cup o’ Coffee Face & Body Mask I’m on my fourth jar of this already. The coffee beans are ground up just enough to give a deep, yet gentle scrub and the caffeine in the bar really does wake up your skin and make it look brighter. Great for the morning.

Buffy It smells like a vacation, that’s really the only way to describe it. It’s an exfoliant bar and body butter mixed together, so you rub it all over while you’re still in the shower, and then rinse the sand off. After, rub the oils in and pat dry. No need for lotion after because it seals in the moisture from your shower.

SHOWER GELS / JELLIES

Rose Jam Shower Gel Smells like roses and has a really bubbly lather. More cleansing than moisturizing. I like to use it before a more moisturizing soap because it’s great for removing dirt and oil from the skin.

The Olive Branch Shower Gel A long-time favorite of mine. Great for dry skin, as it has a really creamy lather versus a bubbly one. Also, the smell is very calming and lingers for a long time.

Needles & Pines Shower Jelly It’s a solid shower gel (consistency of jello), and it smells like Christmas trees! I like to store it in the fridge and use it when it’s hot outside, super cleansing and refreshing.

SOAPS:

Roses All the Way Personal favorite! Smells like roses & vanilla ice cream. Super moisturizing and so, so creamy. Definitely buy if you suffer from dry skin.

Yog Nog Very moisturizing and the scent lingers for a really long time. Smells like snickerdoodles and eggnog.

Bohemian Not at all creamy, as it’s an exfoliating soap. It’s great to use on dark spots like knees and armpits because the exfoliants soften the skin and the lemon juice evens out your skintone. Smells like lemons.

Karma Another favorite. It has a super thin consistency but is still very moisturizing, so it’s a good shaving soap because it won’t gunk up your razor. Smells like incense and patchouli.

Figs & Leaves Smells like dirt and grass, in a good way. Super cleansing. As in your skin will literally squeak after using it, so I recommend using an in-shower moisturizer like King of Skin after using it.

OTHER:

Atomic Toothy Tabs Solid toothpaste that you crush up in your mouth. It sounds weird but these things are phenomenal. They really leave your teeth squeaky clean, and are the sole reason my teeth are so white - I don’t use any whitening products. This particular kind smells like cloves and cinnamon.

Ultrabalm All Purpose Balm This stuff is amazing. It’s an all-over balm for rough spots. I use it in the winter time on my hands and lips, because they get dry. I also use it year round on my face where I get dry spots, as it doesn’t clog pores.