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I have been working on the special requests I receive for new and past scents – it’s a long list! If you would like to try out these scents in advance, they will be available in the Soap Sampler on Saturday when I release Pumpkinfest.

I hope to have them completed and released within a few weeks. Each will be available in cold process soap, cream soap, sugar polish, body whip, and body gloss.

Café Noir
Roasted coffee beans brewed with spicy black peppercorns, mace, and coriander nuanced with smoky incense, Haitian vetiver, and exotic woods.

Baby Rose
Petite sweetheart roses of days gone by… lovely and soft. A true, light rose of old-fashion English rose gardens with whispers of creamy white flowers and soft musk

Amaretto
Revive your spirit with a rich, aromatic potion of ancient royalty… sweet almond liqueur stained with ripe cherries and whispers of rose and jasmine.

Razzouli
An enticing mix of sweet raspberry puree, ruby red grapefruit and creamy vanilla combined with deep earthy base of dark patchouli.

Before the end of the year, I will have another four special request scents: Chai Latte. Biscayne Bay, Beowulf, and Deadwood. I’ve also had requests for Beguile (perfect for Valentine’s Day, no?), Maple Violet, and Raspberry Rose.

I keep track of customer requests, so don’t hesitate to ask! If I receive multiple requests for a scent, I take notice… it may just take a while from conception to finished product. Depending on popularity, some may eventually become a general catalog addition or a seasonal limited edition.

Later today, the soap sampler will be updated to include all eight autumn limited editions, but only four mini bars of each scent will be available (scent descriptions are in the tab at the top of the page). I’m still in the process of photographing and packaging the full size bars, and a release date will be posted here and on Etsy as soon as I’m closer to completion.

I had intended on offering three scents throughout the autumn season… Bad Wolf, ZomBee, and Black Walnut. But, alas, one of the major components of my Black Walnut blend was discontinued. 

I experimented with dozens of new blends to find a replacement my beloved Black Walnut. The result - five new fabulous creations. The drawback – with the exception of Bad Wolf and ZomBee, all others are  available in cold process soap only… and in very limited quantities.

I actually have enough of my Black Walnut blend to create cream soap, and perhaps a few sugar polishes and body whips. Three autumn cream soaps will be released mid-September.

Three new body whips will also be available – Violetta, Chiquita, and Marzipan. If you would love to have body whip a (or sugar polish) in a specific scent, please don’t hesitate to let me know!

Summer Limited Editions are already in my Etsy shop – Arctic, Jubilee, and Loukoum. All three are fresh, clean scents that are perfect for hot weather.

New Cream Soap will be available on Thursday, July 1^st. Creamy and rich whipped soap created with gentle foaming cleansers hand whipped with a nutrient rich, yet lightweight, emollients. Nourishing, but not greasy. These will be available in a 2 oz mini size, and later in a full size jar.

All six Sublime Skincare soaps will return to my shop later tonight… including the three pack sampler. They are a bit larger in size at about two ounces, but are still square in shape. The round mold just didn’t work out. I’ve also made some formula changes to a couple of them.   

I completely reformulated Botanika. All of the olive oil was replaced with rice bran oil. Instead of using aloe vera juice, I used pureed organic cucumber as the entire liquid portion of the soap – made them a gorgeous shade of green. No changes to the inclusion of French green clay and an infusion of organic chickweed, organic plantain, organic white willow bark and witch hazel bark.

Ambrosia is now called Nectar. In addition to blue agave nectar, pureed banana, coconut milk and other goodies, I used Neroli flower water as part of the liquid portion of the soap. An exciting new blend is the reason for the name change… it was begging for the name Ambrosia. I’ll reveal more about it (and others) in my next blog post.

After a long absence, I finally brought this soap back. It’s the same great scent with a updated design.

A bright Asian citrus blend grounded in a light touch of Patchouli… I also added Tussah Noil silk to this soap for a truly Asian inspired experience.

The vibrant color was achieved with natural annatto seed extract.  I could not resist creating a Sugar Polish to compliment this soap.

Such a fresh, green scent! Bamboo Pear soap is now back in stock, along with a new matching Sugar Polish.

I colored the polish a beautiful shade of green with natural mulberry leaf extract. Although, all of my polishes actually have a slight green hue due to the high amount of grapeseed oil.

Sugar Polish will begin to make a debut over the next couple of weeks, beginning with three limited edition blends for autumn/halloween – Sweet Pumpkin, Black Walnut, and a new blend… Candy Apple. Other blends will soon follow, such as Carousel, Bamboo Pear, Berry Cream, Amber Crush, and Primeval.

Each ultra-creamy polish is created from scratch with a blend of nutrient-rich grapeseed and cherry kernel oils, luxurious plant butters, skin-loving virgin coconut oil, and other luxury oils such as jojoba, walnut, hemp, pumpkin, and rosehip. Of course, you will also find an array of botanicals, clays, and other goodies in them as well!

Exfoliating sugars gently buff away dry, dull skin for a smooth body and healthy glow. When rinsed with warm water, the creamy blend of oils and butters emulsifies into a light lotion that is quickly absorbed by the skin after patting dry.

This multi-tasking, skin renewing treatment with natural sugars and skin conditioning emollients leaves your skin smooth, velvety soft, and marvelously scented all day.