Solid Fragrance Giveaway!!

What is a solid fragrance you ask? It's a solid perfume, made with natural ingredients that are actually good for your skin! A simple blend of sweet almond oil, beeswax, vitamin E and fragrance, these solid fragrances can be applied anytime without fumigating the crowd around you! My fragrances come in several fantastic scents: Hawaiian Plumeria, Jasmine Vanilla, Lavender Blooms, Pink Peony and Grace. Each one has it's own unique scent and all are absolutely fabulous and long lasting. So how do you get one? Simply post on my blog anywhere between now and October 31st and your name will be entered in a drawing. Also, all purchases made in my shop between Oct 24th and Oct 31st are automatically entered to win. The scent choice is up to me, but if you truly hate a certain fragrance, please let me know! :) Good Luck! Make sure you come back on Saturday, November 1st to see if you're the winner! The winner will ONLY be announced on my blog. Make sure you do not leave an anonymous post. Anonymous posters can't win.

Oops! When good things go bad. REALLY bad!

Sigh... It's sort of a buzz kill when you spend hours and hours making soap, and they just turn out UGLY. And my soap ugliness is quite extreme. I have no idea what happened to this one. It's supposed to be a really gorgeous bar of Bay Rum soap, but instead, it's some strange mutant version of Bay Rum soap. Fortunately for my customers I sell them at a deep discount. People LOVE to buy mistakes! But still... I hate messing up my soaps!

My shameful Bay Rum soap. What the heck did I do???

Here is my other gem of a soap. My Rosewater "Oops" soap. Let me tell you what went wrong. First and foremost, floral scents are a MAJOR pain in the a$$. The minute the fragrance is added to the raw soap batter, the batter seizes up and is like concrete in no time. Very naughty. So, I jammed the raw soap into the mold using every ounce of muscle in my body, smashing it into submission as best I could. Then I attempted to "sprinkle" rose petals onto the soap (which is completely concrete now), then I added and already finish slab of white soap to top it off. I covered it up and hoped for the best. Well, best is not what I got. The white top fell off most slices, and it has the look of a hot process soap, even though it's a cold process soap. I think I was in the worst mood of my life this day. Seriously.

Presenting.... THE SWAG BAG!!!

Please, everyone mark your calenders for October 15th! The EGCG will be offering up these bags jam packed with samples from 19 EGCG shops! These are not teeny tiny samples either. Each sample is around 2-3 ounces, plus, I'm pretty sure the lip balms are full sized!!! The post below shows my sample... an assortment of sugar scrubs, shower souffles or body butters.

Bags can be purchased here, for a limited time. Quantities are *very* limited. You will absolutely not be disappointed.

Etsy Green And Clean Guild Swag Bags!

What is the Etsy Green and Clean Guild Swag Bag? Well, first, I'll tell you a little bit about the EGCG. EGCG is short for Etsy Green And Clean Guild, a street team of Etsy sellers who specialize in soapmaking, perfume, cosmetics and herbal products. We have banded together to help educate the public about the merits of well-crafted products from small businesses who care about their customers, as well as to promote Etsy in general. We also serve as advocates for Truth in Advertising and full ingredient disclosure for bath and beauty makers.

Now, what is a Swag Bag? Nineteen of our members have come together to offer up a bag filled to the brim with samples of soaps, lotions, scrubs, perfumes, and I'm pretty sure even laundry soap! In addition to being able to purchase all of these goodies for a GREAT price, one lucky customer will also receive a coupon for $10 off any shop participating in the Swag Bag promotion!

Would you like to see some products being offered in the Swag Bag? You can check it out on our Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/groups/egcg_team/pool/

On October 15th, the bags will be available for purchase on our Etsy website. egcg.etsy.com

Here is a photo of South Pacific Body's Sugar Scrub Sample

New Scrubs for the Fall/Winter Season!

Our Shea and Cocoa Butter Body Polish is back! Thank the Lord! These can only be sold in the fall, winter and early spring because they are made with shea and cocoa butter, and that means they melt in the heat. I guarantee you could not find a better, more luxurious scrub if you spent $60 at Sephora. Our scrubs not only exfoliate your skin to perfection, they moisturize, protect, and your body will absorb all the wonderful nutrients of the butters. You will never need a lotion or have dry skin while using these scrubs. Almost as good as the scrubs, are the wonderful scents they come in!

• Holiday Cookie: Like creaming butter and brown sugar together



• Island Love Spell: Romantic, fruity, tropical. A best seller



• Oatmeal Almond: Loaded with ground oatmeal, this almond scent is relaxing and gentle



• Caribbean Coconut: A fun, warm coconut scent. I love this one!

Click here to browse my Shea and Cocoa Butter Sugar Body Polish section!