Pumpkin Passion

Name: Pumpkin Spice Scented Sugar Whip
Purchased At: It was a birthday gift but you can purchase it directly from Primal Elements
Price: An 8 oz purchase includes a mesh sponge and will cost $7.00 or there’s a 53 oz for $72.00
Availability: All Year Round

I love Trader Joe’s salt scubs with a few notable exceptions: 1.) They’re kinda pricey 2.) They leave a sticky mess on the bottom of your tub that’s a pain in the ass to clean 3.) If you shave your legs and then get even a grain of the salt scrub on your skin, it’ll hurt like hell 4.) The scents aren’t my favorite-a citrus and a lavender–but one glorious holiday season they had an eggnog scent, Yummy!!! I’d always hoped they would come out with a pumpkin scent but no such luck yet.

Well, for my birthday this year I got a glorious set of pumpkin scented goodies from a very special someone. The gifts were from a company called Primal Elements that carries a variety of scented candles, soaps, lip glosses, and other beauty/spa items. There are 3 different “Pumpkin Spice” items currently available—all of which I’ll review at some point.

The first product I tried was the “pumpkin spice” scented Sugar Whip. The whip is some sort of hybrid between a sugar scrub and soap. The texture is creamy and only slightly grainy. In the container, the smell is defiantly reminiscent of pumpkin spice with a pumped-up nutmeg scent.

Using the product in the shower produces a few suds that leave your skin feeling moist without all that oily stickiness. You’d think the sugar would attract ants or cause your feet to stick to the bottom of the tub but no such worries are needed. It doesn’t even sting if you use it right after shaving your legs!!! Once you leave the shower the scent fades quickly but your skin will feel moisturized for quite awhile.

I like it and I’ll be using it for a long time to come.

Rating: 8 out of 10
The scent needs to linger longer

Name: Coffee-Mate Pumpkin Spice Creamer
Purchased At: Ralphs Grocery Store
Price: appx $3.50
Availability: Seasonal

Yawn…..I’m sleepy. Basically, I had no coffee today because I’m too sleepy to even walk to the breakroom and pour me a cup.

If I had some Coffee-Mate Pumpkin Spice Creamer would I be more eager to grab a cup and enjoy a refreshing reflection of a pumpkin patch on a cool crisp Fall day? Yawn……NO!

This creamer is b.o.r.i.n.g. Even their vanilla creamer has more flavor. Occasionally you may catch a whiff of some sorta pumpkin smell but only rarely and ixnay on any pumpkin flavor.

For a year-round pumpkin coffee fix, mix about a teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice with enough coffee grounds for a pot of coffee and then brew. Use can then use a simple vanilla flavored creamer and you’ll still have an enjoyable cup of pumpkin flavored coffee…. now that’s an eye opener!

Rating: 2 out of 10