{"id":699,"date":"2013-07-31T11:20:56","date_gmt":"2013-07-31T16:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/?p=699"},"modified":"2013-07-31T11:23:31","modified_gmt":"2013-07-31T16:23:31","slug":"sweet-sugar-scrubs-from-metropolis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/2013\/07\/31\/sweet-sugar-scrubs-from-metropolis\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet sugar scrubs from Metropolis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-701\" alt=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0.jpeg\" width=\"223\" height=\"166\" \/><\/a>We have been binge-watching <a href=\"http:\/\/movies.netflix.com\/WiMovie\/Orange_Is_the_New_Black\/70242311?mqso=81070424\">Orange is the New Black,<\/a> the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.netflix.com\">Netflix<\/a> series based on the memoir of a young New Yorker newly sent to prison for smuggling drug money years before.<\/p>\n<p>So how does this naive, narcissistic chick from Brooklyn make friends in the big house? By making a medicinal body lotion for the crusty prison chef, that\u2019s how. After all, what gal behind bars couldn\u2019t use a little pampering?<\/p>\n<p>In the outside world, you can find unique, homemade soaps, body washes and other goodies at <a href=\"http:\/\/metropolissoap.com\">Metropolis <\/a>Soap Co., a boutique artesian bath and body product company founded by Megan Brame-Finkelstein, an entrepreneur based in Brooklyn\u2019s cool Bay Ridge neighborhood. On her A-list of celebrity clients: Whoopi Goldberg, Zooey Deschanel, and Hilary Duff.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-703\" alt=\"0-1\" src=\"http:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0-1.jpeg\" width=\"223\" height=\"166\" \/><\/a>The nice folks at Metropolis sent me some samples to test, including their Hibiscus and Ginger Exfoliating Sugar Scrub. (MSRP: $29.99 for a hefty 8.8-ounce tub.) Packed with hydroxy-acids, it is designed improve elasticity of the skin, as well as soothe your stressed out dermis. Like a cup of tea in mid-afternoon, the blend of ginger and orange perks up the senses.<\/p>\n<p>I like to use the grapefruit and mint scrub to exfoliate my hands. It smells fresh and slightly citrusy and leaves my skin feeling soft and supple.<\/p>\n<p>In Orange, the artisan inmate chews hot peppers and spits them into a cup to make a balm. Metropolis products are saliva-free. They also do not contain animal products, sulfates, parabens and synthetics.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have been binge-watching Orange is the New Black, the Netflix series based on the memoir of a young New Yorker newly sent to prison for smuggling drug money years before. 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