VOTED BEST OF RHODE ISLAND 2010
Rhode Island Monthly Editor's Pick
VOTED BEST IN PROVIDENCE 2010
Providence Phoenix Editor's Pick


The Rhode Show, FOX-WPRI, March, 2010


Loren & Wally Morning Show, WROR, August, 2010


Providence Monthly, November, 2010
Rhode Island Monthly, May, 2010
Providence Monthly, February, 2010
Rhode Island Monthly, August 21, 2009
Lola Magazine, April 2009, The Beauty Issue


The Valley Breeze, May, 2011
The Providence Phoenix, December, 2010
The Boston Herald, August 13, 2010
The Boston Herald, April 2009, The Earth Day Issue


DailyCandy Boston, September 2008
Stylephile on Boston.com, July 23, 2009
Go Local Prov, August 7, 2010
Celebutante Sisters, May 20, 2009
Sexy Period, November 12, 2010
The Soap Bar, Various Entries




Having been a fan of Stella Marie soaps for a long time, I decided to try the shea butter to see if it would soothe my winter dry skin. And I have to say the ginger verbena scented variety sounded soothing in of itself. You know how you can get a hand-packed pint of ice cream at an ice cream parlor and you know it's hand-packed because of the pockets of air? Well, that's how you know the shea butter was hand-packed in addition to it being hand-made, re the website. The scent turned out to be sublime and the actual feel of of this body butter being absorbed by my skin after a steamy shower was yummy. Having turned silky, I couldn't resist dabbing the tiniest amount on the ends of my winter-wrecked hair and...SUCCESS! (I am now going to start a regimen of working it into my cuticles once a day.) Thank you Stella Marie!

- Mary-Ann, CT

Your soaps are great stuff! The best on the planet!

-Karen, NJ

I contacted Kim two weeks before my wedding to see if it would be possible for her to make me 185 soap favors for my guests. I figured she would send me back a nicely worded but firm email to the effect of "lady, you've got two weeks. Pull the other one." Instead, she emailed me back the same night, telling me she could definitely take the project on. She had some great ideas, and we decided to do pink swirled soaps scented with either geranium or apple, orange swirled soaps in blood orange or mango, and one batch of creamy soaps with lavender. The soaps came out beautifully and since Kim was nice enough to deliver them to my work (an hour away from her!!), I had people coming over all afternoon, sniffing eagerly! The soaps not only smell great, but they lather up wonderfully and I've already had several people ask me how they can get their hands on more. Kim was fantastic to work with and is SO creative...just take a look at her website to see all the great items and scents she comes up with! All of the soaps are 98% natural and 100% vegan friendly. I was delighted with everything about this vendor.

-Josie B., MA

"The most wonderful item in my order was the whipped shea body butter. I have super dry skin (age + winter + swimming in chlorine), and it's hard to find something that soothes the dryness without leaving a greasy residue. This is it. The ginger-verbena variety I chose has a clean, citrus smell. I'm positively addicted to it."

-Laura Kaminker, Author of We Move to Canada (read Laura's interview with Stella Marie's Kim Gonzaga here.)

"During the busy holiday season, my products arrived before any others I ordered on line. They arrived beautifully wrapped and ready for gifting. The condition of the product was of the highest quality - no chips or dents, nothing broken which is easy to happen to soap!

My order was for gifts and I can't wait to order something for myself and to see the new items as they are added. Not only will I be a returning customer, I will tell all my friends to check out Stella Marie!

Congratulations on an outstanding product and service!"

-Susan G., Virginia

"I placed my order in just a few minutes and it arrived in just a few days! Totally made my holiday shopping painless! Along with my gifts, I tried the Big Poppy soap and I LOVE it! I am a customer for life!"

-Kerry Quade, New York

"After trying the soap for my psoriasis, I noticed my skin no longer burns after I shower. My skin has more elasticity after 1 bar."

-Paul D., Massachusetts

"I have no further hives after using the soap from your company. My skin is softer and I love the smell of the soap."

-Janice K., Massachusetts

"Great products! Easy to order and fast delivery. Won't buy my soap anywhere else ever again. Stella Marie rocks!"

-Ilene A., Massachusetts

(on our Beastie Bar)
"Just received it this morning! Smells just like bananas and chocolate. I jumped right in the shower with it. It's super-creamy and now my boyfriend can't stop smelling me! Thanks!"

-Etsy customer

I found the products interesting and the shopping experience seamless.

-Eric M., Massachusetts