Hello Sunshine! You Smell Amazing!🌞
Hello there, Sunshine!
You know that feeling when you suddenly hear a few bars of a long forgotten favorite song – maybe from a nearby car radio or the music speakers at the grocery store? Your ears perk, you heart skips a beat, and in a single instant, you’re transported to that one fabulous summer back in the day. That one where everyone was suntanned and beautiful, the beach parties went on all night, and love was sweet and naïve.
The first warm sunshine-y day that feels like summer lands just like that. We’ve been so hunkered in the rain and sweaters, we didn’t realize we’d been missing summer’s charms. But suddenly everything feels lighter, stretchier, and more alive, reminding us how good it feels just to BE. Summer doesn’t rush us; it simply opens the door and lets us step into a slower, sweeter rhythm. Free to wander, content to just watch, grooving in our own lane – summer gives us permission to just hang out.
Scents, just like music, are so intimately entwined with memory that one whiff can teleport us right back to a specific moment in time. Summer fragrances are the effervescence of dazzling sunshine, salty breezes at the beach, sun-drenched wildflowers, crisp linen sundresses with flipflops. They bring a sense of joy, freedom, and adventure, infusing your showers with the radiance of the season. These are only available for the next few months, made in limited production. ($6.00 each)
LEMON BALM + OLIVE WOOD – This spectacular scent was the most popular summer seasonal soap a couple of years ago, plus one of my own personal loves, and I’m delighted to have it back on the menu. It’s an enchanting sunny blend of citrusy lemon balm and soft, botanical greens layered over the gentle warmth of olive wood. Fresh and herbal, it smells like sunshine in a summer garden - bright, cheerful, invigorating, bursting with life.
MIDSOMMAR – A hint of sunny orange opens into soft florals and green leaves, capturing the carefree joy of a summer solstice celebration. Dewy fig leaf and green tea lend a fresh, airy quality to a bouquet of pretty blossoms grounded with gentle, sun-warmed white musk. This scent is magical, radiant, and full of life — dainty crowns of wildflowers, dancing in the sun on the longest day of the year.
SEASHORE + DRIFTWOOD – This fragrance whisks you off to the beach, a windswept shoreline where salt air lingers over sun-bleached drift wood. Salt air, ocean waves and sea minerals blend with layers of soft, weathered woods, creating a scent that feels both clean and quietly warm. A lazy day of exploring tidepools, collecting sea shells, watching the dogs chase and the kids make sandcastles, not a care in the world.
WHITE LINEN - Not a repeat of any other previous seasonal scent, this White Linen fragrance outshines them all. Step into an oasis of calm and tranquility with linen curtains fluttering in a summer breeze. Crisp, airy, and effortlessly elegant - sheer layers of white tea and crisp eucalyptus blend with delicate florals of jasmine, lavender and violet petals, refined by the soft warmth of palo santo wood. Light and serene, it’s a luminous floral that feels like sun on skin.
MOTHER’S DAY IS ALMOST HERE!
SHOWER HER WITH HAPPY SMELLS!
Moms are our everyday superheroes. They take care of just about everything for everybody, always there to smooth out the wrinkles. Tell all the moms in your life how much you appreciate them with a happy little gift of pretty smelling soaps and treats that she can pamper herself with. It’s way better than brunch, though nobody said you can’t do both. And it might just last all month - way longer than a bunch of flowers. We’ve got all shapes and sizes of totes, care packages, ribbon tied boxes, the works on our GIFTS page.
This is also the time of year for grads, Dads, birthdays, and lots more occasions to send a small, thoughtful, handmade gift. Maybe a Soap of the Month Sudscription with 2 fancy soaps in the mail at the start of each month? If you’ve been around here a minute, you know what I say about the gift of soap – you’re not hinting “ugh, you smell bad.” Gifting beautiful handmade soap means “you're special and you're worth it“ . . . or “I love you and want to pamper you with the finer things in life.” All really good stuff!
Here’s to slow days, warm nights, and all the groovy little moments that make summer feel like something to hold onto.
Heidi Risse