I was going to wait until I posted my first scrub/body butter on Etsy, but I can’t wait any longer. I know some of you on Twitter have been waiting for me to announce my Etsy shop name, and since I received the proofs for my sticker labels, I feel like I have to tell you.

First off, I must give a HUGE thank you to my co-worker, Tiffany, for coming up with the name. I was in a creative funk, and she shot me an email with a few name ideas, and I fell in love with this particular one. (She’ll definitely be getting a few gift scrubs!)

Without further ado, I give you THE SHOP NAME:

(Obviously, I love pinks, blues, and browns.) Those are the proofs for the sticker labels that will be on the tops of the jars of the scrubs. The design is by Jessica Mundt of Starr Design, and she’ll be shipping them out soon.

I began receiving supplies yesterday, and I’m so excited. I’m starting off with a handful of fragrances (vanilla, avocado mint, oatmeal milk & honey, and tea rose), but I plan to purchase more fragrance oils soon, so I’ll need suggestions from you! (There will, of course, be an option for unscented items as well for those with more sensitive skin.) The majority of my products will be almost all organic, too! (I’m buying from a place that has certified organic oils.) That’s a huge plus to me … I’m tired of using products with ingredients that I can’t even pronounce! I want to know what I’m putting on my skin, and I’m sure you do, too.

“a pinch of sugar” won’t be official for a few weeks, but I wanted to give my blog readers a sneak peek. What do you think of the name? (Also, you can follow a pinch of sugar on Twitter – @pinchofsugar)

Like Alana from Good Girl Gone Blog, I’m constantly told that I look twelve (fourteen, if I’m lucky), and it gets old quick. I’ve always looked younger than my age, and people have been telling me so since I was literally twelve. (Back then, I looked ten, so I guess I’ve aged only two years in a literal eight years. Hmph.) I sometimes wish I looked older–well, my age. At least. It’s great to know, though, that when I’m fourty, I’ll look thirty. (They constantly tell me that, too.)

How do I keep myself from looking my age or older than I am? I don’t do anything too special, honestly. I mean, I don’t smoke (never have), and I don’t go out partying all the time (though there’s nothing wrong with it), so I guess that helps. I have never dyed my hair (though I do straighten it, so that’s killing it just as bad); I also never wear make up. (Sure, I used to … but I realized I was okay without it. Husband doesn’t like it, anyway.) Though I don’t wear make up, I do try to wear something on my lips to keep them soft. Obviously, when I came across the giveaway on the Alice blog to win shea butter lip balm from Perfect Organics, I had to enter. To enter, I had to answer the question What are your spring-time beauty rituals? I figured I’d share them with you as well.

I always wash my hair when I first get in the shower (I use Aussie shampoo & conditioner right now, but I like to change it up every time I buy shampoo), then I wash my face. Browsing around Etsy, I found a soft, whipped facial creme with ground walnut shells and tea tree oil for $7.50. It’s amazing. The tea tree oil smells wonderful, and the walnut shells make my face unbelievably soft. It also gets rid of any pimples sneaking their way onto my face.

Next, I use a honey whipped cream soap that has sweet almond oil and vitamin E oil (also from Etsy for $5.99 for 4 oz.) to make my body super soft. It, too, smells delicious! (There are several other scents as well.)

Finally, after getting out of the shower, I cover my body in Burt’s Bees Radiance body lotion. It smells lovely (see the trend here?), and it gives my body a natural glow while moisturizing. No kidding, this lotion contains mica, which is a light reflecting mineral, and it will make your skin sparkle. Literally.

What are YOUR beauty rituals? (Be sure to enter the giveaway, too!)