Hello Fellow Mermaids and Mermen,
I am telling y'all Instagram has been on a roll as far as me finding some amazing things to review and feature on the blog for you.
And The Bathory Shop is nothing short from amazing and unique!
As I have voiced on the blog and my Instagram I am all about supporting and trying products from companies that are independent and something that is considered out of the box :)
It was sort of by chance that I found Bathory on Instagram which I'll link their Insta here https://www.instagram.com/thebathoryshop/
I came across their post about Jane Toppan (1880-1901) who was a 26-year old nurse from Boston, Massachusetts who gave lethal injections of morphine to 31 hospital patients, and was suspected of having killed an additional 70 patients over the course of a two-decade career. I am such a fan of women in history especially notorious women. So after reading almost every Instagram post of theirs I was hooked and could not wait to try some of their bath products. And share them with my Mermaids.
"My products are inspired by notorious, historical women - serial killers, robbers, warriors, the kind of women who are strong and fierce, but morally ambiguous. There's something sexy and appealing about these women despite the taboos they represent. They indulge in their darkest impulses. More often than not, they're selfish. But who doesn't need a little "me time"? That's what The Bathory Shop is about - indulging your inner villain, being a little naughty, and at the same time, honoring the dishonorable women who didn't give a flying f*** about stereotypical gender roles or manners."
"For each lady featured in my current and future lines, I'm trying to use scents that directly correlate to their crimes or the location they committed them. "Elizabeth", for example, named for Elizabeth Bathory, smells like blood orange because she supposedly bathed in the blood of her victims. It's not sweet, but a little tart, kind of like her. "Joan", named for Joan Crawford (the inspiration for Mommie Dearest) smells like fresh linen because she likely had obsessive compulsive disorder and was obsessed with cleanliness. "Aileen", named for serial killer Aileen Wuornos, smells like a fruity drink called sex on the beach. Because she was a prostitute in Florida. So there's some dark humor to it all. It's feminist, but it's also fun. And that's what makes doing this so great. I get to make awesome bath supplies, smell great smells, and make stupid jokes all at the same time and the reception has been great." - Amanda Owner of The Bathory Shop
I purchased the Cleopatra Bubble Bath Gel. And the body lotions in the scents
Margreet Mata Hari and Elizabeth Bathory. The shipping was very quick and I received my products within the week of ordering. Everything was packaged very well and secure.
I adore that the packaging is so classy and sleek looking, but also has a twist, for example.. Elizabeth with her blade over her shoulder was such a well thought out detail to include.
The body lotion is a goats milk based lotion which is something I have not tried in the past. The texture of both lotions are between a regular body lotion and a body butter. Not too thin, Not too thick.... Just Right <3 Both lotions absorbed into the skin very easily and did not leave my skin feeling greasy , at all, but left my skin feeling very soft. The frangances of both lotions could still be smelled on your skin after applying but it was not overpowering. I can't get enough.
The "Margreet" Mata Hari Lotion has scent notes of bergamot, ground ginger, sandalwood, Indian patchouli, and sweet basil. The lotion has a very beautiful teal color in the bottle. This scent to me is a very sexy night out or night in type of scent.
"Margaretha Geertruida "Margreet" Zelle (August 7, 1876 – October 15, 1917), better known by the stage name Mata Hari, was a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan. During World War I, the Netherlands remained neutral. As a Dutch subject, Margreet was thus able to cross national borders freely. Hired by army captain Georges Ladoux of France, she agreed to pass military information gleaned from her conquests to the French government. Not long after, however, Mata Hari was accused of being a German spy. She was executed by firing squad on October 15, 1917, after French authorities learned of her alleged double agency."(Bathory)
The Elizabeth Bathory lotion scent note is Blood Orange...very fitting. The lotion has a tangerine color to it. I personally like to use this lotion in the morning because the blood orange scent is very uplifting and awaking to the senses.
"Much has been written about the so-called Infamous Lady, Tiger of Csejthe, and Blood Countess, Erzsébet (Elizabeth) Báthory of Hungary. Reviled as the World's Worst Female Serial Killer, Countess Báthory is said to have bathed in the blood of the 650 servant girls she tortured and murdered. Upon her arrest, she was condemned to life imprisonment and walled up in a tower of her castle. Reputed to be a vampire, lesbian, and witch, her shocking story has inspired the Brothers Grimm, Bram Stoker, and gothic horror fans around the world for the past four hundred years."(Bathory)
The Cleopatra Bubble Bath Gel has scent notes of light Egyptian musk scent with hints of jasmine, gardenia, myrrh, and patchouli. The gel in the bottle is a gorgeous gold color. But when used in the bath it does not change the water colors. The gel produces a nice amount of bubbles for your bath.The scent is very relaxing especially when taking a bubble bath. If you purchase the lotion in this scent I think it would be a perfect addition to your nighttime wind down form the daily routine.
"Cleopatra VII Philopator, known to history simply as Cleopatra, was the last active pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt, shortly survived as pharaoh by her son Caesarion. After her reign, Egypt became a province of the then-recently established Roman Empire. Cleopatra represented herself as the reincarnation of an Egyptian goddess, Isis. She originally ruled jointly with her father, Ptolemy XII Auletes, and later with her brothers, Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV. As pharaoh she consummated a liaison with Julius Caesar that solidified her grip on the throne. She later elevated her son with Caesar, Caesarion, to co-ruler in name. After Caesar's assassination in 44 BC, she aligned with Mark Antony in opposition to Caesar's legal heir, Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (later known as Augustus). After losing the Battle of Actium to Octavian's forces, Antony committed suicide. Cleopatra followed suit. According to tradition, she killed herself by means of an asp bite on August 12, 30 BC. She was outlived by Caesarion, who was declared pharaoh by his supporters, but soon killed on Octavian's orders. Egypt then became the Roman province of Aegyptus."
I highly recommend The Bathory Shop I can speak for myself when I say I will personally continue to purchase items from this company. And once The Bathory starts selling the bath bombs they are working on I will be getting those as well. I had the chance to try a tester and it was on the same level as a Lush Bath Bomb. I fell in love!
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