I took a peek inside Blue Ribbon Boutique recently and was thrilled to discover a variety of fascinating new items. A new product you can't miss is the huge Bath Ice Cream Fizzies by Me! Bath. Each fizzie contains a special blend of oils, sugar, and salts to hydrate and moisturize skin, and relax tired muscles. They're fragrant enough to leave you smelling wonderful after your bath as well. Ingredients include sea salt; powdered sugar; soybean, sunflower, sweet almond, macadamia, jojoba, and candlenut tree oils. These Bath Ice Creams were recently featured in Oprah Magazine. Grab them from Blue Ribbon for $8 each or 3 for $21. (Pictured: Southern Magnolia Bath Ice Cream.)



Oh how sweet it smells! Exotic Discovery creates home fragrances that not only smell fabulous but are beautiful as well. Packages of their product can be emptied into any decorative dish for a scent experience. Fragrant beads are accompanied by shells, stones and foliage. My favorite scents are Last Mango in Paris and Mandarin Vanilla. Exotic Discovery coins its scents as "A Resort for Your Mind™." Not quite your thing? You'll find these fascinating scents in richly scented candles as well.

Blue Ribbon Boutique is located in downtown Roanoke, VA on 208 Market Street. The store is open Monday through Saturday from 10am - 5pm. More information.