$3.00 Soaptacular Sale -- Nov 30 through Dec 2nd

Bodyluxe by Shawna is having a sale in celebration of Cyber Monday!!! After you've finished drudging the mall and all over town, come home, settle down at your computer with a cup of coffee and send me your orders! I'll get your stocking stuffers and Christmas / Hanukkah gifts ready to go.

Monday November 30 through Wednesday December 2 only, choose any of the Old Fashioned Bar Soaps, Red & Black Glycerin Soap or Angel Ducky Soaps for only $3.00.

Your order needs to be emailed to me at bodyluxe@gmail.com or given to me directly (if you're local) I will not be updating the website prices, so please make sure you use the email, my mother, my husband, my children or the telephone to send me an order. Please include your name, address and phone number in your email. I will accept Paypal or Google Checkout for credit cards, or cold hard cash. Make sure you order early, as the sale is limited to soaps currently in stock, and when I run out, its done.

Any order over $10 during these 3 days will receive a free gift as well.

Happy Shopping!

Gift Ideas in the $5 Range

Shopping can be hard sometimes. Between fighting the crowds, finding what you actually want to buy and then making it through the checkout lines, its almost feels like war time. This is where I can help save you some time and some headaches. I've put together several small gifts this year to help round out your gift giving experiences.

Soap and Lotion Gift Bag - $5.00

This cute little penguin bag contains a guest sized bar of soap and a 2oz lotion. Its just the perfect size for a teacher or coworker gift. Available in several fragrances, please see the webstore for details.



Red and Black Glycerin Soap - $4.00

Cheer on your favorite team (go Tech!) with this red and black handcrafted glycerin soap. It is scented in Candy Apple.

This is a full sized bar of soap, perfect for your main or guest bathrooms, or to give to a Texas Tech fan as a gift.

Airluxe Gel Scents - $5.00

Airluxe Gel Scents are great anywhere you need a fragrance boost. The jar fits wonderfully into a car cupholder to keep your auto fresh, is nice in a closet or on your desk at work. As the gel dehydrates, add more water to expand the gel and refreshen the scent, it goes on and on!


Soy Spa Candles - $5.50

What's so great about Soy Spa Candles? Soy wax is a renewable resource, produced by soybean farmers right here in the USA. It burns cleaner than paraffin wax, leaving very little soot behind and does not increase carbon dioxide in the air. Soy candles can give off more fragrance than paraffin because of the lower melting point of the wax, and the larger wax pool it creates. Each candle will burn between 20 and 30 hours.

The Art of the Secret Santa

Forum friends, office parties, school gatherings - almost everyone has been a part of a Secret Santa trade at one point in time or another. You know how it works - everyone draws a name, and you buy that person a gift anonymously. Some people prefer gag gifts, others put a lot of thought into their gifts. Either way, its always a lot of fun to be a part of a Secret Santa gift exchange.

Bodyluxe by Shawna can help you perfect the art of the Secret Santa trade. Pick a current fragrance - I'll construct a custom gift box, or you can choose from my Daily Facial Set or Soap & Lotion Set, all are excellent gift choices. I'll pack it up nicely, decorate it, and if you tell me its for a Secret Santa gift exchange, I'll even include a cute little custom card stating that the gift was from you. There's no easier way to buy for others than to point and click, I can even ship locally or overseas.

There are even many solutions under $5 for your teacher gifts and coworker gifts too! How about an Airluxe Gel Scent or a Soy Spa Candle?

If you don't see what you want through the website, just email me: bodyluxe@gmail.com with your gift ideas and I'll do my best to accomodate anything you might need. Secret Santa just got a lot easier :)

Moondance Market & Saturday's DAM

I'll be at both of the art markets this weekend - starting tonight at 6pm. Come see me at the Moondance Market or tomorrow morning starting at 9am. Location: 19th and Buddy Holly. This is a great time to start that Christmas shopping. I know that I will have many gift items available as well my regular line.

Come early - stock is limited (I'm only 1 person, y'know! hehe)

Hope to see you there!

Market Time & Gifts Galore

This month, the Downtown Art Market is also having a Friday evening gig that they're calling the Moondance Market. It'll be Friday, November 13 from 6-10pm. You guessed it, I'll be there too! The emphasis of the Friday night preview is getting ahead on gift giving. The regular Downtown Art Market will then go from 9am-3pm on Saturday. That's a whole lot of gift giving potential right there!

I've been working up several different gift sets to bring with me, and I also have my winter soaps, air scents and candles ready to go. So what's new, you ask? I'll show you.

A chilly soap for the cool weather we've been having, Winter Wonderland is a gorgeously blended mint fragrance.



Royal Gifts - a gorgeous blend of spicy frankincense and sweet, warm myrrh round out this holiday soap beautifully. I can't wait to nab a bar of this for my own shower.




I also have several gift sets on hand for this holiday season. They're boxed in an elegant white windowed box with purple cello and a gorgeous galaxy bow.

Soap, Lotion & Scrubby Gift Set
*8oz Lotion
*Bar of Old Fashioned Bar Soap
*Cool Bath Scrubby

Best selling fragrance choices: Unscented Lotion with Oatmeal, Milk & Honey Soap, Skyfire, Sleepytime, Black Raspberry Vanilla, Oakmoss Sandalwood, Lilac Breeze, Royal Gifts, Winter Wonderland


Daily Facial Gift Set
*4oz Daily Facial Lotion
*Bar of Daily Facial Soap
*Super Soft Washcloth

This gift set is fragranced with a soft and smooth, light and sweet scent. The lotion is airy and great under makeup or after a shower. The soap is non drying, and perfect for every day use.

This is just a preview of all of the great goodies I've been getting ready for Friday and Saturday. Come check everything out and get a head start on your holiday shopping. I hope to see you there!

In Light of a Local Win...

Even though I don't typically keep up with football, its hard to ignore when you live in a college town with such a prominent team.  It seems as though Texas Tech is everywhere here - on clothing, in shops, on the television every day, and heck, its even down the street from me!

I figured if I can't ignore it, I might as well celebrate it.  This lovely Red and Black Glycerin Soap is scented in Candy Apple, perfect for any Texas Tech lover's bathroom or kitchen sink.

Goooooo Red Raiders!  Get yer guns up, everyone!  *cheers*

Soap Pot Happenings

So what's been in the soap pot, you ask? Here's what I have coming ready for November:

I've made more of the Daily Facial Soap - an easy on the skin soap with lots of colors (oOooOooo pretty colors) and bentonite clay to help dry out any excess oils without overdrying the skin. When paired with the Daily Facial Lotion, your face will love you all through the cold, dark winter months. Since these sold out so quickly last time, I've made extra this time!

Also on the curing racks right now:



Royal Gifts: A spicy sweet, warm blend of Frankincense and Myrrh, in joyous red, green and gold. Perfect for stocking stuffing this holiday season!




Winter Wonderland: A cool blend of mint, just like the shivery outdoors at my house this week!

Fall and Winter Fragrances

I'd like to introduce you to the Bodyluxe by Shawna exclusive Fall & Winter Fragrances. These will be available until it starts to warm up again outside in the spring.

*Winter Wonderland - a fresh and cool mint scent
*White Christmas - A blend of mint and pine, just like playing outside in the snow
*Kingly Gifts - Frankincense and Myrrh, perfect for royal pampering

Tropical Coconut, Mango & Papaya and Sensual Pomegranate will be back for the Spring and Summer months :)

Product Spotlight: Airluxe Gel Scents

Airluxe Gel Scents are a burst of flameless fragrance for any small area. These cute little jars are perfect in the car, closet or bathroom, anywhere that needs a little freshening up.

As the gel evaporates, it releases its fragrance filling the area with scent. When the gel has evaporated down, add a bit more water and watch it grow and refreshen itself. This can be done repeatedly!

Do you have a perfect place for an Airluxe Gel Scent? I'm sure you do! They have been sighted in car cup holders, teachers desks, office cubicles, closets, linen drawers, bathroom counters and too many more places to list.

At just $5.00 each, give the gift of homemade to someone special this year, or grab a couple for yourself as a treat! Watch for holiday fragrances coming soon!

Custom Soap Gifts - Soap by the Log

There is no better way to create your own gifts or favors than to have a custom made Soap Log. Great for Wedding Favors, Office Parties, Teacher Gifts or Stocking Stuffers, each log weighs over 3 1/2 lbs.


Each log order has a 3 1/2 - 4 week lead time, as the soap must cure before it is ready to use, please keep this in consideration and order early.

I will cut it into 10 standard bars or 20 travel sized bars, your choice. You can also cut the soap yourself if you prefer, but I will have to cut the log in half for it to fit into the shipping box. :P

Flat rate shipping is included in the price (US Only) - please contact me for shipping on multiple logs or international shipping, as I will adjust the shipping price down for multiple log orders, or local orders.

Please specify fragrance, color and cutting preferences in the comment box on the order form, or contact me directly at bodyluxe@gmail.com.

Fragrances available:
*Winter Wonderland - A cool mint blend
*White Christmas - A blend of pine and mint
*Royal Gifts - A blend of Frankincense and Myrrh (pictured)
*Black Raspberry & Vanilla - Succulent and Juicy
*Tiger Lily - a beautiful floral
*Sea Mist - A cool, clean blend
*Skyfire - Amber, Vanilla and Musk, warm & sensual

Other fragrances may be available - contact me if you are looking for something in particular. :)

Missed the Art Market Fun

I really hope that the Downtown Art Market was great this month for all of those involved. I completely missed out because I have been so very sick the past few weeks. My most sincere apologies to anyone who might have been looking for me there. I -will- be there next month, most definitely. I'm already starting to prepare now that I feel human again. Now I need to find out what they mean by Friday the 13th Midnight preview...

Updated Policy

Unfortunately I am no longer able to accept personal checks - not even local ones. I always said I would take checks until someone screwed me, and just that has happened. I was always taught to trust everyone and be nice and be helpful, but for that I have been played for a fool and taken for a decent amount of products. I certainly hope this person is enjoying their merchandise, and sincerely hope that no one else at the fall festival was ripped off like I was.

I am fully able to accept credit cards through Google checkout - If you have an order you'd like to pick up from me at the Downtown Art Markets, I can always invoice you by email and have your goods ready for pickup on the Saturday morning.

The cold, hard, green stuff is also great.

Thanks for understanding.

GAC Fall Festival Success!

I personally had a great time at the fall festival. It was great listening to the entertainment and talking with everyone that came to visit me out at the Garden & Arts Center. I hope to see you all again at the October Downtown Art Market!

Thanks again for the great time! Watch this space to see what I have up my sleeve for the fall and winter months. :)

Garden & Arts Fall Festival

I'm putting the finishing touches on everything for Saturday's Fall Festival at the Garden & Arts Center. There will be food, live music, and tons of vendors showing off their handmade goodies. I hope you see -you- there. If nothing else, come hang out with me, I love the company!

I am also currently taking orders for delivery at the Fall Festival. Should you require a gift set of any sort, or any product that I might not bring with me, shoot me an email and let me know so I can have it ready for you to pick up at the GAC Festival. :)

Its Downtown Art Market Time!!!

Woohoo! I'm set and ready to go, have you made plans to come see me yet? I'll be at the Downtown Art Market tomorrow, Saturday Sept. 12, from 9am to 3pm. Come visit early before it gets too hot, and while I have the best selection available for your sniffing pleasure. I'll see you tomorrow!

With me I plan to have:
Old Fashioned Bar Soap, Moistureluxe Lotion
FlexAgain Lotion, Kitchen Citrus Scrubby Soap
Daily Facial Soap, Sinus Savers Spray
Soy Spa Candles and Airluxe Gel Scents


I also have several new fragrances in a full line ready for their debut.

When Sniffles Strike...

Sinus Savers Spray saves the day! A perfect helper to your decongestant, just a little spritz on your pillow, chest or back and those sinuses will be cheering in no time. Sinus Savers Spray contains menthol and eucalyptus and really does the trick, much like a popular brand of vapor rub, but without the burn. This stuff sells like hotcakes and I -will- have a supply with me at both the Downtown Art Market and the GAC Fall Festival. Come see me!

New Product Spotlight - Daily Facial Soap

The newest addition to my Old Fashioned Bar Soap line has finished curing. The Daily Facial Soap is lightly scented with a soft and smooth fragrance, and the colors are out of this world!

Daily Facial Soap is special because it contains bentonite clay especially to draw excess oil from your skin. The result is a clean face without being overly dry or oily. Its treated my combination skin absolutely wonderfully, and my "teenage breakouts" are practically nonexistant now. All of this without any strange chemicals? Of course! As always my products are hand made and designed to be as close to 100% natural as possible.

After washing with the Daily Facial Soap, rinse and pat your face dry. Then follow up with just 2 drops of the Daily Facial Lotion for the softest, most kissable cheeks on the block. Mwah!

Big News on the Market Front!!!

The 39th Annual Arts & Crafts festival at the Garden & Arts Center has been moved to September 19th from 9am - 6pm. This is great news! This gives everyone a chance to come see me twice this month!! Woohoo!!!

I will be located at the Downtown Art Market on September 12th from 9am - 3pm, hopefully in the usual spot. Come see me there and partake in the great fresh produce from our local farmers and other area arts and crafts. There are some truly great artists out there!

Then the next weekend - September 19th from 9am to 6pm - I will be set up by the GAC Sign under a tree. Just look for my signature purple booth. There will be great artists and crafters, live music and great food. Since its only once a year, this is definitely worth coming to see. I can't wait to talk with you there!

Product Spotlight - Pedi Perfect Foot Polish

Bodyluxe by Shawna's Pedi Perfect Foot Polish will take care of your dry feet, making them soft and happy once again. Use it several times a week - rub it on in the shower or bath then rinse thoroughly. The creamy blend of oils, real peppermint and pumice will work their wonders making your tootsies breathe a sigh of relief.

I formulated this particular product for my own feet - I have a bad habit of running around barefoot all year round, outside too! My feet dry out really bad and the rough patches are killer. Just a few times a week in the shower really helps with this. I always use the foot cream at night too, to soften as I sleep.

Follow it up with my special Pedi Perfect Foot Cream for a combination that your footsies can't live without!

Gearing up for the Fall Festival

This month, rather than being at the Downtown Art Market this month, I will be at the Garden & Arts Center's Fall Festival on September 12th. While I'll be enjoying all of the food and entertainment going on, I'll also have almost my full line of products with me, so long as the weather holds. Here is what the Garden & Arts Center say about the 39th Annual Fall Festival:

"The Fall Arts Festival is a family-oriented arts festival that includes more than 100 vendors selling handcrafted items, all day entertainment on the main stage, art demonstrations and concession booths. This event has traditionally attracted more than 10,000 visitors and this year we are hoping to make the festival bigger and better than ever. Vendors have traditionally offered such items as jewelry, clothing, hand made items and other fine arts and crafts."

Several new soaps will be making their debut at the Garden & Arts Festival. Skyfire, Sea Mist, and Lilac Breeze, as well as my Daily Facial Bar. I have also made more of the Kitchen Citrus Scrubby Soap, too!

I intend to bring my Body Buttercream to sample and sell, as well as the Pedi Perfect combos. Its going to be a great month, and I am really looking forward to a day at the Garden & Arts Center. Won't you come join me at Clapp Park on September 12th? :)

Product Spotlight - Body Buttercream

The Product Spotlight is where I'm going to feature a different product every now and again, to give you a chance to learn more about it! This time we'll start with the Body Buttercream. Its available in several different fragrances - just let me know what your fave is since they're not all on the website yet, you can use the comment option to request a fragrance on the order form.

A luscious blend of natural avocado, mango and shea butters that melt in contact with your skin, Bodyluxe by Shawna's Body Buttercream glides onto your skin smoothly and soaks in quickly for minimal greasiness. This buttercream is a favorite to be used after shaving or in the dry heat of summer. It is also great at bedtime to give you refreshingly soft skin by morning. A little goes a long way!


On a personal note - my daughters and I use this religiously after shaving. It gives a nice layer of moisture to keep razor burn from attacking our legs, and we smell great all morning, too! The Black Raspberry & Vanilla or Mango & Papaya are our favorites.

In the Soap Pot

What's been in the soap pot lately, you ask? Well let me show you!

This is Skyfire - a neutral blend of Amber, Vanilla and Musk. Its got a very light fragrance to it, a must have for everyone! The lotion is to die for, probably my new favorite.





This particular soap is Sea Mist. Its a very clean blend of Ozone, Mint and Rain. Very refreshing, its great for anyone's shower or sink!






This is my new Daily Facial Soap. It contains Bentonite clay to help dry out extra oil, and has worked very well on the teenage acne that lives in our household. It won't over-dry, and you can always pair it with my daily facial lotion for ultimate softness.





Lilac Breeze! A perfect compliment to the lotions and Airluxe Gel Scents that I've already been making. It reminds me of smelling lilacs in summer through my kitchen window. Totally wonderful!






This pretty much completes my spread of soaps for now - until fall and winter rolls around :)

Another Blazing Success!

I just totally love the Downtown Art Market. Not only am I a vendor there, but I had a blast shopping at all the different stands there yesterday. I came home with 2 more plants for my back yard, a bag of sweet onions, a cantaloupe and I bought my husband an amazing gourd that had been painted to look as if a dragon is hatching from it. Where else but Lubbock can you find such great variety?

I'd like to thank everyone who stopped by an visited me at my booth this month - I hope you enjoy your soaps and lotions, and I hope to see you at the Fall Festival at Clapp Park next month, or back at the Downtown Art Market again in October. I promise to have yet more new soaps and lotions for you to try!

Almost Downtown Art Market Time Again!

I can't believe it, time sure flies when you're busy as all heck! I've been really working the past couple of weeks on getting ready for the Lubbock Downtown Art Market on August 8th. If the weather holds, I may be able to bring a few more product types from my line this month. If its hot, well.. I can't have it melting.

Having said this - I am taking orders in advance for you to pick up at the DAM on August 8th. If there are any products you'd like to have (that might melt such as my Body Buttercream or Soy Spa Candles) please let me know. You can pay in advance if you like, or at the market, and I'll have it bagged up and made ready, especially for you! This is also a great way to get your hands on one of my new gift boxes that are not even listed on the website yet (1 soap, 1 lotion, 1 super soft washcloth of your choice all contained in a beautiful display for $14 - ready for gift giving!). Just email me (bodyluxe@gmail.com) and let me know what you need. I'll make sure its there and ready for you! I will keep it in a cooler until you can come and collect it if the weather tries to bake us until we're crispy again this month.

I hope to see everyone there next weekend, and bring your friends and family, too! I hear that the farmers will be present again as well with this month's freshly harvested fruits and veggies. I can't wait!

Introducing the Kitchen Citrus Scrubby Soap & Complimentary Lotion

I have been waiting on this soap for a month now and wowza, I totally love it! This is my first ever "soap in the round." That's right, its round! This beautiful gem has been created to sit beside your kitchen sink, ready to scrub the goo off of your hands. Made with lime and sweet orange oils, as well as cornmeal as a natural scrubby agent, my Kitchen Citrus Scrubby Soap leaves behind a light, fresh scent.

What better way to help ease those dishpan hands than to follow up your scrubbin' with a little dash of my sunny Kitchen Citrus Moistureluxe Lotion. Its the same great Moistureluxe Lotion you've come to enjoy - with Goat's Milk & Shea Butter, just like always! This time I've scented it up with the same blend of juicy lime and sweet orange oils that are in the Kitchen Citrus Scrubby Soap.

Get your matched set of Kitchen Citrus Scrubby Soap and Moistureluxe Lotion today!

Discontinued Items - Deeply Discounted Prices!

I've decided to keep my business rolling in the more natural and completely homemade direction, so I've discounted all remaining shower gels, bubble baths and body sprays that I have in stock. I'm proud to say that all of my current recipes are my own, and of my own research, and that's the reasoning behind leaving the shower gel and bubble baths. I want to be in control of the ingredients that go into them, and I just don't feel that these are what I want to be selling. Keep in mind though, they're still great products, just not the products I want to be spending my time on.

I will soon be learning how to make liquid soap, so this will be a great shower gel and hand soap - and it will be as great as my Old Fashioned Bar Soaps, as soon as I've mastered the technique. I've been doing research on the liquid soaps for a while now. In the meantime, hit up the Clearance Sale on the website - the remaining shower gels and bubble baths are only $3 each and I have a feeling they won't be around for long!

What exactly is soap?

So what is soap? Is it the stuff in a bottle that says "Antibacterial" on it? Is it that pressed funky shaped bar from the grocery store that comes in box, 8 to a package? How about that clear bar of stuff in fruity flavors that's supposed to be good for my face? Or better yet, its that stuff we put into laundry to get our clothes clean, right? There is a lot of confusion today about what soap really is.

Its time to do a little myth busting here. The true definition of a soap is that it is a mixture of an acid (fats and oils) that react with a base (sodium or potassium hydroxide) to form soap and glycerin. GASP! You mean you're rubbing fat all over your skin? Well, no. Once the mixture has gone through the soap making chemical reaction, known as saponification, it is no longer just fats and lye.. its a great bar of handmade soap that your skin is going to love. A truly accomplished soapmaker knows how do the research to take a blend of oils to get their best skin attributing properties and turn them into a bubbly bar of soap full of lather. Finding a good blend of oils is both an art as well as a science, honestly.

So is that stuff at the grocery store really soap? Well, look at the label. The FDA says that only real soap made by the above process can be labelled as such. The others on the shelf are synthetic detergents. Detergents are made from chemicals and things that are hard to pronounce. They can be very drying and irritating to the skin, and leave a sticky film around the tub. Soap by its very nature is antibacterial as well - but that's a science lesson for another day.

Happy Birthday, Texas Soapmaker's Association!

I apologize for the lapse in blog posts lately, I have found myself fortunate enough to be in attendance at the 10th Annual Texas Soapmaker's Association convention. It was such an unbelievable experience, and I'm truly impressed at the caliber of soapmakers we are lucky enough to have here in Texas.

It was great to hear the guest speakers speak, the expertise they have shared will last a lifetime. I only wish that they could each have had some extra time, because I know I could have learned even more. The guest speakers were some of the top people in our industry - Marie Gale (I bought her FDA Labelling book too and had her sign it!), Tammy Doering, Alecia Marie Fruin, Debbie Matteucci, and our very own Sarah Bogle, Rachel Lane and Susan Svec. To me, all these people are like celebrities. The soaping demos from Lisa Chouinard and Joy Douglas (Feel better soon, Robert!) were also nice to watch. I enjoyed seeing someone else do what I've done, to see if they have a better technique I can learn from.

I have nothing but great things to say about the entire experience. I came home with a great door prize (Thanks Jann from Texas Container & Supply) and took advantage of the vendors being set up there as well. I bought some GM powder from Star Moore (Supplies by Star) and Susan Miller Cavitch's book from SoapEquipment.

I made some new friends too, and had some fun times just sitting around listening to stories and hearing of other people's experiences.

Thank you all very much for all of the hard work that went into the convention. I really, personally appreciate it, and I hope to be able to attend the next conference in 2010!

Swirlapalooza!

Its been a varitable swirlapalooza in my soap factory (aka: my kitchen) this week. I've been trying to make sure I have a great selection of wonderful handmade soaps ready for your lathering pleasure.

I've done waves, swirls, swishies, and just about everything in between, with even more to come. Look for these at the August Downtown Art Market on August 8th!

Left: Clean Rain, Center: Celtic Waters, Right: Oakmoss Sandalwood

July's Downtown Art Market

The Downtown Art Market was a huge success. There were a bunch of vendors there and they had some amazing things! I personally came home with a new little car and some plants for my yard.

Thank you to everyone who came out to see me, it was great to meet so many new people and share my love of soaping with Lubbock. I'll see you again in August, same time, same place!

In the meantime, feel free to throw me an email if you need any other products. :)

A Yum! of double proportions

Its been a creative month or two for me - I've been experimenting more with butters and here's a divine concoction I've come up with. I call it Body Buttercream and it is so luscious. Body Buttercream is a combination of Avocado, Mango and Shea butters as well as a few skin loving oils and a totally drool-worthy fragrance. I specifically did NOT want a body butter that was extra greasy. With the heat around here I don't need to slide off of my chair, LOL. Having said that though, I've found that a little of this stuff sure goes a long way and its done very well in softening my skin after swimming for several days in a row. You know how drying chlorine can be in 100 degree heat.

The Body Buttercream is sold by weight - a hefty 5 oz of buttercream, in an adorable 3 inch diameter flat jar. I can do any of my fragrances in the buttercream, the Black Raspberry & Vanilla just happens to be the one I chose for sampling. Let me know what you need!

Also, I now have Black Raspberry & Vanilla fragrance - just like that major body product chain store. Its wonderful! Now if I can keep it around long enough to make much with it, seems my teenage daughters love it too.

Scent: To Go

I've discovered something new that I have totally fallen in love with. Solid parfume balm - its an easy way to get a quick fix of fragrance on your pulse points without having to tote around a whole bottle that may break or leak. It doesn't leave a wet spot where it was sprayed, either. So far I've created these fab little fragrance sticks in Heavenessence (Angel by Thierry Mugler) and Love Always (Endless Love by Victoria's Secret). I'm still debating on which others to add to the line as well, so if you have any suggestions just let me know. Pick yours up today for only $3.00 at my web store, or come get them in person at the Downtown Art Market on Saturday!

Sometimes soap imitates art

Its true - soaping is a great way to let the artist inside of me get out a little at a time. Its a great challenge to see something in my head and then try to get it out of the mold in the same way that I pictured it.

While this isnt exactly how I'd imagined it, its very close. The peach should have been purple. It figures I can't create peach or orange when I try, but only when I don't. Ha! But anyway, this soap is Moonlight Walk - a fragrance I'd had trouble soaping 7 months ago. This time however, its gorgeous and smells fab.

Look for it at the August Downtown Art Market!

Apricot Freesia Shaving Soap

Yesterday's experiment was cut this morning. Apricot Freesia shaving soap. I put together a new recipe and I'm very excited to give it a try in a few weeks. Its got some bentonite and kaolin clay to give it glide for a good, close shave. If this works the way I hope it does, I'll definitely make a more manly fragrance for all the guys out there. If nothing else, its awfully springy colored and cute. :)

Tonight is a meeting about starting up a new Lubbock Farmer's Market. I really hope that this project will take off, and that they'll let me participate. I really need a good venue that I could do on a regular basis in hopes of meeting people and showing off my soaps to the real world. I want everyone to see what a different handmade can make.

Introducing FlexAgain Lotion

Introducing FlexAgain Lotion - an all new product from Bodyluxe by Shawna. FlexAgain is an MSM lotion, blended with essential oils to help all of the aches and pains of life fade away. MSM is one of nature's sources of sulfur, a building block of our bodies, and has long been touted to help relieve aching muscles and joint stiffness and pain. FlexAgain Lotion is made with a muscle rescue blend of essential oils: Eucalyptus, Orange, Rosemary and Peppermint for that "aaaaah" feeling (and not to mention it smells darned nice too!).

FlexAgain Lotion is great used after a workout, after a busy day, or during one of those annoying weather changes that make bones creak and moan. Simply rub the lotion on to stiff or sore areas as needed. FlexAgain goes to work where you need it the most - on your shoulders, wrists, hands, back, legs, or even your feet! This is a more natural alternative to the chemical-laden over the counter creams available at the drugstore.

Summer Soaptacular Sale ends soon!

The deadline for the summer soapy event of the season is soon drawing near. Midnight June 30 is the latest to place an order though my ArtisansOnline website to take advantage of the 25% off and more. Don't miss your chance to get a couple of great bars of your fave fragrance and make your friends and relatives jealous. Remember, handmade soap is far superior to the store bought brands - I can tell you what is in my soap and why. Can the store even pronounce what is in theirs, let explain what their ingredients do?

Coming soon to a shower near you...

Honestly, I love the Cherry & Almond. Soaped up like this it smells like black cherries drunk on amaretto to me. Yum yum yum! I've been playing with swirling techniques and this turned out a little on the funky side. (That's cool funky not yuck funky in case ya were wondering, hehe.) I expect the cream color to go more of a tan-beige before its all said and done.

Look for it in a few weeks, its on the curing rack now! :D

Citrus Scrubby Kitchen Soap

I've been doing some experimentation lately. First - I really wanted to make a round soap. Introducing the Citrus Scrubby Kitchen Soap. Its about hand sized and contains sweet orange and lime essential oils, as well as cornmeal to help scrub the blech off of your hands. Its a great gardener's or mechanic's soap as well! Look for it retailing at $3.00 a bar in about a month :)

In the works

Just wanted to throw everyone a quick update as to what I've been up to lately...

I'm currently working on a body buttercream (frosting) that has so far proven divine. Its in testing - as in I've given it to my teenage daughters. I figure if they love it then its gotta be done well, right? My test batch is in Mango & Papaya, great for summer now that we're hitting 100 degrees during the day here.

Also in the works is my new Aches and Pains cream. I'm not sure what sort of name its going to get, but with a blend of essential oils and MSM added, it will hopefully help to fix those sore and achy joints and muscles. I'm hoping it'll work as planned because I'm soon to start my new exercise routine and I'm going to need all the help I can get. More on this later once its been proven to work or not...

In the meantime - get 'em while they're hot! The Summer Soaptacular Sale is soon to be coming to a close. All of my bar soaps are listed at either $2.50 or $3.00 for a limited time only. No, there's nothing wrong with them - I just want everyone to get the chance to try them, to see what the handmade difference is from those icky soaps and detergent bars you get at the grocery store.

Summer Soaptacular Sale

That's right, its time for a summer soap sale. Get em while they're hot (and cheap!) because the sale will not be around for too long. All of my gorgeous Old Fashioned Bar Soaps are at least 25% off, with some at even deeper discounts. Here's the catch - come try out the new website. The sale is only offered through my new AAB website. I want to test out the handling, kick the tires, all that sort of thing.. because so far I really like the new layout. Payment is available by Paypal so hop on over and shop till you drop, then come back here and tell me what you think about the new site. :)