Sad dog eyes

Gearing up for the holdays!

Pic 1: Amber resin soap

Pic 2: Soap rack being filled.



I am only about half way done loading the soap rack but here are some pics just for fun. :) All natural colors used only.

Amber resin soap is the really dark soap shown.

Soap last night

Avalon restock, a bit darker in color than normal. Same soap just wanted a change for Fall.

A new soap for Fall. Pumpkin with essential oils of cedar wood, lavender and nutmeg.
Yum.

Something new is coming soon!

Our limited edition essential oil perfume oil will be ready in time for the holidays!

We haven't named it yet but how about some random notes to drool over?

Vanilla oleoresin, a medley of dark resins and balsams, sandalwood, golden champaca flower, bergamot, cocoa absolute, orange, nargamotha, blue cypress and vetiver.

If you'd like to make suggestions for a name, please let me know. :)

Nothing has been normal.

Hi,

Let me start by saying that nothing for me has been normal for the last month.
In addition to my son going back to school in August, his getting sick two weeks into school, then his recent 9th birthday on the 15th of Sept., I have been completely busy with the business. It's been full days of work and then some for me including full weekends. Thanks to everyone responsible to allowing my little grassroots business to grow. Without you, I wouldn't be here.

In other news: We are sad at our place this week.

On Monday, Nanny (Grandma) passed away and our entire family is still struggling with it. We're getting by alright, but it's been quite sad and I think we are all exhausted to be honest.
Rest in Peace sweet Nanny. You are loved, missed and always in our hearts.

It's been an incredible couple of weeks here.
I have been so busy and it really feels good.
Thank you!

Amber Sambaca is traveling the country ...

I am just getting ready to ship out many bottles of Amber Sambaca to some wonderful people! I hope you all love it. It was a true labor of love, this perfume.
It gave me some wicked fits in the development stages over these last several months.
I am really excited to have people experience it!

Hair horns and blue bathwater

A friend of mine makes these bright blue bathbombs which my son loves! This isn't the picture I was looking for exactly but you can still see the water color! How fun is that. :)
The best part ... he isn't blue when he's done. The other photo is my son shampooing his hair and happily displaying a closeup of his hairhorns.

More new soaps are available!

Many of our new soaps are now up on the website! Feel free to go browse some of our new soap selections such as Marmalade Skies, Cypress and Cardamom, Lemon Myrtle Ginger and Sandalwood Spice!

Amber Sambaca is ready

Our latest perfume Amber Sambaca is now available!

See details and information here. Amber Sambaca Perfume

Bottling Amber Sambaca perfume begins!

After a couple more straining just because it's never a bad thing, finally some bottling has begun. Where's my dropper??

Introducing Amber Sambaca perfume!

Our new Amber Sambaca perfume is not for the meek at heart. It is a complex, heady exotic perfume said to inspire provocative thoughts of romance and sensuality. Opening with a medley of lush and musky Arabian jasmine sambac, mandarin, fresh ginger, orange and rose absolute, and finishing with a deep rich array of amber resins, vanilla bean oleoresin, vetiver, sandalwood, lavender seville absolute. All grounded nicely by myrrh and patchouli in a base of Organic virgin coconut oil, fractionated coconut oil, jojoba oil, macadamia nut oil, and cyclomethicone. This perfume dries down very differently on the skin than it’s scent directly from the bottle.
That said, it must be experienced on the skin for an hour or more to enjoy it’s many layers and evolutions. Photos to follow this week!
Visit My Skin Soap Studio for more ...

Seaweed Absolute a pictorial

A pictorial in shades of green.
1. a few drops of seaweed absolute in alcohol
2. after aging a couple weeks the fickle absolute hasn't thinned much
3. strained to a lovely shade of light green
4. one drop of lavender seville absolute
5. a few drops of blue cypress and blue chamomile added before stirring you can see the color dissapating.