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Founded in 2010, Crawford Street Natural Skin Care is a Toronto-based company that, like the name states, focuses on creating high-quality natural skin care products. Crawford Street products are made with natural ingredients and in small batches, with some of them being vegan as well, and are packaged in glass to try and reduce plastic wastage. 

As a newbie to the natural skincare world, I gravitated towards the Herbes de Provence Cream Deodorant ($10 for 1oz | $18 for 2 oz) as my first experience with natural deodorants was pretty positive. However, unlike regular stick deodorants, this was a cream deodorant that required using my fingers to apply the product. Not going to lie, I was so weirded out by the thought of touching my own armpits that I used a brush for my first ever application - which was a fail, mostly because finger warmth is necessary for this oil/butter based formula. 
Once I got over touching my armpits, the application was smooth - literally! The formula practically melts into my skin, and actually allowed me to have a more even and thorough application because I could feel it. It doesn't provide any white marks or stickiness that I sometimes get with regular deodorant, which is a huge plus. 
In terms of scent, this deodorant contains scents of lavender, rosemary, parsley, marjoram and thyme, which pretty much screams natural earthy fragrances - much like when walking past a Saje store. The longevity of the product is on par with my experiences so far with natural deodorants - great for everyday use, but not strong enough for the gym. With this in mind, the travel size of the cream deodorant makes it handy for on-the-go reapplication if you're not a fan of using regular deodorant.

All in all, I'm quite happy with Crawford Street's cream deodorant, and although I probably would've never tried this product if not for this opportunity, I'm really glad I did. I'll most likely continue using this deodorant as my travel deodorant, especially with my many commutes to Ottawa to visit the fiance, due to the convenient size. 

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I don’t know when I became a huge sucker for the scent of lavender, but I seriously can’t get enough of it. I think the most interesting thing about lavender is that it rarely smells the same – as in, you can have a bunch of lavender scented products, but they will all smell different based on the type of lavender used, or the mix of scents. 

Yardley London and Yardley London Botanicals (yes, they are two different companies!) allow me to use this lovely scent in two forms: through the Yardley London English Lavender Luxury Body Wash and the Yardley London Botanicals NaturallyMoisturizing Botanical Soap. 
From first whiff, Yardley London's English Lavender Luxury Body Wash is a strongly scented lavender wash with many noes and undertones of other scents. I’m not that great with determining scents, but I can definitely smell the minty eucalyptus undertones and warm notes of patchouli. Although this body wash is strongly scented, it washes off and leaves your skin with a light lavender scent – perfect for the Spring/Summer. I find this body wash also quite moisturizing and doesn’t leave my skin feeling dry – but dryness in body washes isn’t something I have concerns about and/or notice, so take this with a grain of salt if this is one of your concerns.

On the other hand, Yardley London Botanicals' English Lavender Naturally Moisturizing Botanical Soap is so, so, so delicately scented with a true lavender. If you gave me this soap without the packaging, I would think that it was a scent-free soap. I’m not saying there isn’t a scent – because there definitely is – but it’s just so subtle, and I actually really like it. I normally like heavily scented soaps, but sometimes it can be a bit much if I apply perfume after my show. Plus, my fiancé refuses to use fruity soaps so I have to keep one in my shower for when he comes over, which is like once a month. But because this lavender soap scent is so faint while being super moisturizing at the same time, I think it’s really great for everyday use, AND the faint scent won’t deter my fiancé from using it – so we saved a bit of soap space in the shower. It’s a win-win, yay!

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