Moonalisa Reviews

I use Nirvana Calm Balm as either an aromatherapeutic tranquilizer (which works, but I actually find the scent of Under a Rock more calming), or as a base note for other scents. I haven't actually tried it for skin irritation (I use SpiritVeil's Celtic Healing Balm for that), so can't comment there. It's sort of a lighter, sweeter, "happy" scent if you know what I mean. Maybe vaguely citris-y? Um, like a sour-candy smell without the candy? Ug, I am just awful at describing scents! Moona did just have a soothing-type balm for irritation, but it had Balsam Peru in it (which gags me), so I skipped that one. I have used the Egyptian Royal Jelly on dry, itchy patches of skin (if I brush my bare leg or foot against tumbleweeds, I get hives) and it works really, really well. I've tried it for rashie - under the boob - bra irritation too and it helped there as well. For hot, moist, sweaty irritation, I like the dusting powders she makes.

Madame de Mal Voodoo Eye Candle
I love it - the only downside is that I never want to burn it! The Dragon's Blood scent is to die for!!

Tears of Heliades solid perfume
The jar I ordered isn't done yet, but she did send me a sample of this. Its very smokey, but in a lighter way than her Egyptian Royal Jelly - I like it very much, its a very "me" scent.

Body Powders - Chypre and Midsummer Night's Dream
Both scents are lovely, very delicate, and not "perfumey" at all. These are also very smooth and silky - no clumpy bits or sharp stuff.

Bath Potpourri
In this order I got Titania, Jade Frog Rejuvinator, and Lemon Grove - While they all smell lovely, I'm not sure that they add all that much to the bath. To appreciate the scent, I had to use them alone (any other product overpowers them), and I would just rather soak with a bit of soap and a bit of moisturizing stuff in the tub.

Magical Bath Elixer - Esmerelda's Emerald Isle
Not a huge fan of this one. The green scent is very grassy/weedy. It is nice to have the option of using this to cocktail in some bubbles, but I haven't found it to add very much. It is gorgeous, though - imagine green Pepto Bismal - this is the same texture as that, with a light, grassy-green color, a hint of irridescence, and a teensy bit of glitter. I have Cypress Moon coming in the next order, so maybe that scent will be a bit more "me".

4-In-One (not sulfite free) in Water/Pisces and Calming
Very nice to use as bubble bath, liquid hand soap, shampoo, etc. I found it to be comparable to Lush Shower Gels in terms of shampoo (I use Tramp a lot), its a bit runnier, but works just as well. The Water/Pisces, I admit, didn't live up to the high hopes I had for it. While the fragrance is pleasant, its just not as complex scent as I had imagined. The Calming is wonderful! Its a very fresh, clear - double note of Cedar and Juniper. No smokey, incensey, grassy undertones at all. I cocktailed this with Tramp and Green Day and - YUM!!!! Deep, woodsy, bathing bliss!!!!! I do want to get a pump for the Pisces to use as liquid soap in the powder room.

Potion Lotions in Cauldron and Temple
The lotions are nice, basic body lotions - they do their job and don't irritate my skin. The Cauldron scent I'm on the fence about - I don't dislike it, it just doesn't strike the right chords with me - I was expecting the scent to be much darker. The Temple is awesome! I've gotten her bath salts in this scent before - but the scent in the lotion smells totally different - strong, old incense - LOVE IT - I also got this scent in a roll-on premium oil!

Scrying Bath Balls
Way awesome- Ms. MoonaLisa really rocked on these!!!!!! Love the scent, love it in the tub, leaves my skin soft, and very meditative to gaze at the water. The bathtub pic I posted was right after the water drained - but everything rinsed away easily with plain water - I didn't have to scrub it or anything.

Loose Incense Wings to the Soul and Clearing If you've never burned REAL incense before (unlike those 10 for a dollar perfumey pieces of crap they sell at gas stations) - you don't know what you're missing! Clearing is just so warm and rich, its my new favorite! Wings to the Soul is a lighter and sharper scent - this really blissed me out when I burned some while cleaning the kitchen - I just felt very content. These are packaged in little cork-stoppered bottles in a little stamped bag with a tiny plastic spoon. On the minus side - (or the plus side, depending on how you look at it) - she packs so much in to each jar that it is nearly impossible to pry the Clearing out of the jar - its got resins in it that make it stick to itself, and the little plastic spoon just doesn't cut it - I need to use a metal skewer to dig it out of the jar. The Wings to the Soul is more powder base - and just scraping it a bit with the spoon loosens it up.

Lime in the Coconut Lip Butter
Nice for the lips, and the scent is kind of cool in a novelty sort of way - but its really overpowering, with it on my lips I can't smell anything else but Limes and Coconuts.

Soothing Foot Balm
Nice, I'm using this every night on my feet. They aren't all dried out in the morning and my tootsies are getting a bit softer.

Herbalist's Gold
Love it - that's it - I just love it - its like rubbing herbally/lavender scented liquid silk all over and it does sink in (slowly, though).

Herbes de Provence soap
Gorgeous purple and white and the scent is very light and complex. Kind of like natural lavender - only better.

Bath Bombs - Roses are Red, Violets are Blue and Dr. Bombay
RARVAB is one of my faves - the floral scent is so light and natural - not fake, gag-me, perfumey, old-lady floral at all. Its a very sophisticated scent even though its so simple. Dr. Bombay - yum! Orangey-Clovey and becoming a staple around here.

Sea Witch Salts
Another staple - I won't live without it!!!!

Purple Pooper Eater Spray
Smells like crisp peppermint (not creamy like Haggenbath) and oranges - and it works great on odors (I even spritzed some in my kitchen after garlic-sauteeing-overload). And the bottle is cute too!!!

Dr. Bombay Soap
Lovely, creamy, beautiful really - but the fragrance translates slightly stronger in the soap as compared to the bomb - a bit too heavy on the clovey/spiceiness for me. So pretty, though - I cut
some of it up into individual cubes for the powder room.

Tamera's Tamer hair pomade
Nice, works well to tame my wispy's but I think the Royal Jelly works just as well for me. Plus, it kind of smells like bananas to me - must be the Balsam Peru.

Man-In-The-Moon bath fizzy in Blood Moon
The yummiest smelling blood orange ever! However, there was so much red glitter in this sucker I'm hesitant to use the one she sent along as a freebie. Massive amounts of red glitter EVERYWHERE! This puppy makes Fairy Jasmine look absolutely bland - for 2 days all of us girls here were covered in red glitter that resembled a heat rash, so, um, didn't so much care for the overall effect of this one - but they are cute to look at!

The "regular" salts aren't quite as therapeutic as the Sea Witch. They smell really nice, and the salt itself has therapeutic properties, but just not quite the same. I've tried them in Temple, Bohemian Velvet, Moonlit Garden, and she's sent me samples of a couple different ones. Each packet (they come 3 to an order) is enough for one bath. I like the Bohemian Velvet b/c I'm just in love with that scent, and the Temple salts are what got me into that scent as well. Since they come in little baggies, these would also be great for traveling. I'm a huge fan of Sea Witch Salts, but it is nice to have an alternative sometimes - especially with all of the different scents, plus I've used her salts in things like pomanders and candlescapes, too.

Photo by Lisa J. Farrell

Voodoo Dust Milk Bath packets, Fortune Tellers Hand Soap, Sugar Skull bath fizzie, Dementia salts, and Gargoyle bath fizzie.