This skin care product was mentioned in one of Bellasugar’s “Lovely Links” a couple of weeks back. Oddly, the link wasn’t to a beauty blog, but to Epicurious.
The product - Max Brenner's Brazilian Brown Sugarcane and Cocoa Nibs Body Scrub.
For those of you unfamiliar with Max Brenner, it’s a Willy Wonka wannabe chocolate restaurant/retail chain that originated in Israel.
There are only two in NYC and epicuriously they are only 7 blocks away from each other.
I’m a chocoholic, so it was really difficult to be there, in the Max Brenner store, surrounded by the sound of vats of swirling chocolate, the panoramic sight of chocolate, and the smell of coco, so thick in the air, that just inhaling could cause diabetes.
How I didn’t pull an Augustus Gloop is beyond me.
Thankfully, their chocolate is so ridiculously expensive that I walked out with only the scrub. I would like to think it was will power, but seeing as I checked the side of jar to see if the ingredients would actually kill me if ate them or just cause painful intestinal convulsions, I’m guessing willpower had nothing to do with it.
The scrub contains brown sugar (an amazing exfoliant), Ivory Coast Cocoa Butter (improves elasticity and contains antioxidants), Ghanian Cocoa Beans (exfoliates and stimulates) and Indonesian Cinnamon (warms and increases blood flow).
Not sure why they added the Vanilla Bourban scent. Maybe to hook alcoholics as well as chocoholics. Max Brenner, have you no conscience?
The effect of the scrub is nice, but no more special than any other sugar scrub and it's got oil in it, so it feels like you put baby oil on in the shower. But what makes this scrub so luxurious and addictive is the smell. Even hours after using it, my arms still smelled like chocolate. Believe me, it took every ounce of self-control not to eat my own limbs.
The thought of my obituary is the only thing that kept me from ingesting it. Found dead in the shower, naked, clutching an empty jar, with a lethal dose of Max Brenner Brazilian Brown Sugarcane and Cocoa Nibs Body Scrub in her bloodstream. The scrub contains brown sugar (an amazing exfoliant), Ivory Coast Cocoa Butter (improves elasticity and contains antioxidants), Ghanian Cocoa Beans (exfoliates and stimulates) and Indonesian Cinnamon (warms and increases blood flow).
Not sure why they added the Vanilla Bourban scent. Maybe to hook alcoholics as well as chocoholics. Max Brenner, have you no conscience?
The effect of the scrub is nice, but no more special than any other sugar scrub and it's got oil in it, so it feels like you put baby oil on in the shower. But what makes this scrub so luxurious and addictive is the smell. Even hours after using it, my arms still smelled like chocolate. Believe me, it took every ounce of self-control not to eat my own limbs.
If you eat your arms, how will we get new posts on the wild stuff you put on your face?
mmmm. That stuff sounds delish. I use Ojon Tawaka, which is also made from cacao. It's fabulous for the hair and a treat for the nose!
Posted by: Alexandria | April 28, 2009 at 12:13 PM
the alcoholic and the chocoholic in me is yearning for this ;-)
Posted by: Rachel | April 28, 2009 at 05:27 PM
My daughters have been asking me if we can go to Max Brenner but I don't want to. I'm afraid they will get hooked. =) They love chocolate so much. Maybe I'll just buy that scrub. I will definitely get so much hugs and kisses from my babies.
Posted by: baby gifts | May 04, 2009 at 04:50 AM
Nice article I love your writing!!
Posted by: Susan | May 06, 2009 at 05:56 AM
where have you beeeeeeeen
Posted by: Beth | May 07, 2009 at 01:24 AM
You had an article a while back about how good lemon water is for you. I prefer adding lime to water, does this have the same benefits?
Posted by: Jenny | May 10, 2009 at 10:25 AM
Hey Beth,
I've been crazy busy with work. Unfortunately, My free
Time to work on the blog has been non-existent.
Hopefully things with calm down soon.
Peace
Jenny
Posted by: Jenny | May 10, 2009 at 02:50 PM
hey jenny,
Everything I read specified lemons
Because they were detoxifying. I don't think
Limes do the same thing but I'm just
Going by what I've read online.
Jenny
Posted by: Jenny | May 10, 2009 at 02:53 PM
Resurrect the BabyAssFace!
I miss my morning laugh fest.
I hope all is well.
Posted by: Alexandria | May 19, 2009 at 07:54 AM
Is she gone? Seems I have been waiting forever on another blog. I also hope everything is fine:)
Posted by: Tabitha | May 19, 2009 at 09:09 AM
come back to us!!!
Posted by: Ashley | May 19, 2009 at 08:01 PM
We miiiiiiiiiiiss you!
Posted by: Ky | May 20, 2009 at 03:59 PM
Almost been a month without a post. This blog is going to come off my daily blog viewing soon.
Why not ask your friends to review stuff aka guest reviewers.
Posted by: plushpuppy | May 26, 2009 at 09:57 AM
OMG. You guys. I'm so sorry. I've been so swamped with work and exhausted that I just have to take a break from BAF until I get to a lull in work again.
I miss you guys though.
jenny
Posted by: jenny | May 26, 2009 at 11:08 AM
well, hey, it's good to hear from you! you're wrong if you think this little piece on chocolate could hold us over for a month.
Posted by: minze | May 26, 2009 at 03:02 PM
I love chocolate, having it in a scrub is so dangerous! I'll probably eat it after I smell it!
Posted by: Trench coats | June 18, 2009 at 07:25 PM
Chocolate in the shower!
Posted by: Cash Back | July 24, 2009 at 07:08 PM
So glad you're back at it and didn't eat your limbs. Cannibalism, especially to oneself, is never a good thing.
Posted by: Sonja | August 05, 2009 at 09:41 PM