contest - clean happy!

How'd you like to win a trip to San Francisco and one year of method products? Yeah, I thought so! Head on over to method's Facebook page and good luck!

lustful surprises!

I have many friends that think I'm kinda crazy in the head. (Shh... silence is golden. And I don't need your opinion, too!) They're all "How can someone lust soap as much as you do? It's not right! It's not sane! It's soap!" They just don't get it. But sometimes, someone pops up that does get it. And gets me, too! That newest someone is method advocate Gary! You'll notice he's been helping out on many of the posts lately, sending me soapy intel whenever he finds or reads something method!

So how about this for a surprise! Today my boss hands me a small, kinda heavy envelope! What's this? I never get packages at work! Cause no one loves me, and no one wants to send me anything, cause I love packages, and opening packages, and throwing the peanuts into the air, and ripping open the tape, and squealing with joy at what could be inside! But no, no one ever sends me anything! It's all work, work, work at work! What's up with that?! Well, not today, mister (and ma'am!) So I'm all "huh?!" I rip it open, and what's inside... four tiny bottles. What do they say? "white tea with aloe vera, olive leaf with aloe vera, magnolia with aloe vera, and lime + sea salt hand wash." From Gary! Here's the short version of what he wrote in the letter that accompanied these bottles:

"...I thought the keeper of the blog should have some samples to sniff. How else are you going to give the people what they want - your honest assessment of whether the new scents deserve our cheers, or our jeers! Happy inhaling!"

Now how sweet is that! Different Targets will "launch" new products at different times (I think it has more to do with how quickly they reach the boxes in the warehouse, and actually put them out on the shelf!) And my Targets always seem slow! Gary has been lucky enough to find all the new goodies hitting the shelves in the last couple of weeks, and I was so excited to get an "in my hands" miniature sneak peek of these new products, until I can grab the full size version!

I gotta say, lime + sea salt might just become my favorite new scent! I lust it! Thanks, Gary!

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Have you found any of method's new spring 2012 products? Lust them? What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments!

guest review - limited edition hand wash

limited edition coconut grove, watermelon patch and (not shown) daffodil bouqet

method luster Jamison not only found the new 'Now in Season' method limited edition hand washes at his local Target this weekend, but wrote a guest review on them, too!

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guest review | by Jamison Combs

Look what I found while wandering my local (regular, non-Super) Target tonight! It appears spring has sprung a bit early. Even with the temperatures still dipping into the 30s here in "famously hot" Columbia, SC, these spring scents make me dream of the warmer days ahead.

Love the new shrink wrap design. My only criticism is that the dispenser doesn't align with the graphics/front of the bottle. It's a bit frustrating for this OCD method man!

Scents include:
+ coconut grove
+ watermelon patch
+ and daffodil bouqet
 
Even though I still have a stock pile of winter oak and frosted fir, I couldn't resist the coconut grove. I'm a sucker for anything coconut! It smells amazing! (Personally I think they all smell great, and accurately reflect their names.)

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sneak peek - wood for good

method's wood for good polish in old (left) and new (right) bottles

Check out wood for good's spiffy new bottle redesign! I noticed these the other day during my usual obsessive run to Target (really, I want to know if they have a file on me at this point. Cause they should. No, but seriously. - They should...) The new bottle is taller, thinner and flat-ish. It has squared sides, which I think is awfully cute! You can view the old, rounded bottle in the above photo (left) for comparison! I also found these at Lowes Hardware (which is where this photo was taken. Hence the woodland shelves!)

happy anniversary, method lust!



It's been 4 grand years of method lust today! Can you believe that? So in honor of this special occasion, I'd like you, method lusters, to leave a comment and let everyone know how long you've hung out with us here on method lust - reading, stalking, dreaming, ranting and drooling! Have you been with us from the beginning? Are you new (and if so, welcome!) Let everyone know!

sneak peek - toilet bowl cleaner

Update + method had this to say about lil bowl blu over on their official Facebook page (with apologies to method luster Karin) :

"Carissa, we're about to release an innovative new product for the toilet, so unfortunately it means we have to say good-bye to lil bowl blu. stay tuned."

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Sometimes method will make it easy on me! Well, easier, at least! You don't think they just hand me all these sneak peeks and snappy banter, do you? Puh-lease, sister! But here's a rare opportunity! a method photo op that reveals an upcoming new spring product! (Well, actually there are a bunch of brand new spring products in this photo, but we've discussed all of them previously!) Take a sneek peak look at method's new toilet bowl cleaner (previously known as lil' bowl blu!) Check out the new bottle shape! It looks like it curves slightly, sorta giving it a banana shape appearance (except we're seeing the flat side in this photo.)

In a previous online article, core77.com had stated "Lookout for method's new packaging for their toilet bowl cleaner set to come out this Spring!" so I knew this was coming! 'Set' is the intriguing word here! More info as I know! Thoughts?

sneak peek - trial size laundry

Do not adjust your screen resolution! This photo is not stretched out. It's just a little "hi, how are you?" from method's brand new trial size laundry detergent bottle! This cute little package packs 8 loads of laundry detergent washing power! I kinda wish they had multiple scent options (which might happen down the line) as fresh air has always been a yawn for me (it's a very "we're competing with the Big Brand scents" type of scent, IMHO.) But isn't it just adorable? Don't you wanna just squeeze and pinch it's lil' cheeks! Yes, you do, you know you do. But you can't, so don't. (I'm sorry.) Coming soon to a Target near you!

sneak peek - refills + more!

new magnolia, olive leaf and white tea pure naked body washes

We're not done yet, youngsters! Oh no, not by a long shot! So pay attention, ok? Cause you don't want to be left out of all the method "in the know", do you? Of course not! Even more body wash 411 is coming your way! Looks like fans of method's current body wash line (the marine naturals body wash in refresh mint, waterflower, and sea minerals) might want to start thinking about stocking up very soon, cause I'm placing a big fat bet they are all about to go bye-bye, ciao, so long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu, adieu, adieu, to you and you and you, and... oh wait, where was I? Darn those musical numbers that play randomly in my head! Yes, marine naturals is out, pure naked (in olive leaf, white tea, and magnolia) is in! method had a magnolia candle way back when (I'm talkin' way, way back!) so I'm curious to see if the scent is similar. Look for these to be hitting store shelves very soon! Within the next few weeks, I'd say!

new glass + surface, new lavender all-purpose and daily shower 68 oz. refills

Along with the new body wash line, you can also expect a new 68 oz. refills bottle line (that's almost two and a half bottles of method bliss!) Soon to be appearing are both glass + surface and all-purpose spray cleaner refill bottles! (Lavender is shown in the all-purpose above, though I'm sure more scents will be coming along for the ride.) And, the refill bottles get a slight makeover, as well!

+ Along with all these new sneak peeks, I've seen even more clearanced method product on Target's shelves this weekend! As mentioned above, the marine naturals body wash line is outta here, the sweet water and sea minerals hand sanitizer bottles are on clearance, and I also noticed the limited edition pink grapefruit dish soap saying their goodbyes.

In addition to those, oddly enough along with the clearanced lemon mint dish soap, are some lemon mint dish soap bottles still on store shelves at full price without the limited edition tag, so this scent might be switching over to one of method's new regulars.

And lastly, the lil' bowl blu (toilet bowl cleaner) was also on clearance. My prediction for this is, method has admitted they are revamping the bathroom line, so I'd expect to see a new lil' bowl blu product/packaging in the near future, possibly with additional bathroom items, or an also reworked le scrub, etc. Time will tell!

Whew!