Fragrance Spotlight - Royal Gifts

Its back by popular demand this year - Royal Gifts: A warm and wonderful blend of frankincense and myrrh. This scent has a slightly spicy touch of frankincense on the nose, quickly followed by the blending sweetness of the myrrh. You can find Royal Gifts in both Old Fashioned Bar Soap and LiquiGel Soap while supplies last.

October Art Market

Boo! Did I scare ya? Oh well, ok. Come see me tomorrow, October 8th, at the Downtown Art Market and I'll try to boo ya again :P

I'll have with me some soaps in new fragrances including Grandma's Apple Pie, Enchanting Jasmine and Winter Wonderland. Also, back by popular demand, and already almost sold out - I have just 4 Halloween Ducky soaps available. That's totally crazy since I just made them today!

Also, for my loyal readers on Facebook, find the Bodyluxe by Shawna fan site - I'll be posting coupon codes for online ordering and posting local specials as well as we get closer to Black Friday and Christmas. Once I get 100 fans on Facebook I'm going to do a random drawing for an Old Fashioned Bar Soap Sampler. Announce it to all of your friends and like the site today, the sooner you do, the sooner I'll give away some awesome soaps!

Updated Shipping App

Attention all shoppers, attention all shoppers! I have an important announcement about my web store and the shipping calculator.

I've set the thing to calculate for me by USPS finally, and it seems to be doing a good job (whereas it was not before) so feel free to browse and order to your hearts content. It should be now be working as it should have been a year ago, so way to go webstore programming staff.

Hopefully this will work properly and we'll have orders flying out again through the web store.. feel free to order for family and friends, I'll add in a complimentary card reading that the gift was chosen for the receiver and list your name. :)

Happy Shopping!

Fall is Falling All Around Us

Well, its that time of year. The temperatures aren't quite scorching here on the sunny South Plains any longer, and heck, I've even been able to open the doors and windows for a nice breeze a few times.

That means we're headed into Fall. Autumn. The season before Winter. I love this time of year, and all of the scents and memories that it invokes. Everything from jumping in piles of crunchy leaves to the first snow to the smell of a fire in the fireplace.

Especially for fall I have a few new fragrances soaped up already and a few yet to come. Grandma's Apple Pie leads off the list, and boy will it make you drool. Next up is Enchanting Jasmine and finally for this update, Winter Wonderland. Start thinking about your up and coming holiday plans and parties, and make sure to have a few great soaps handy to give as gifts to your party hosts and hostesses, or contact me about a custom soap log to cut and give to everyone you know as holiday gifts.

Happy Birthday Bodyluxe by Shawna!

Happy Birthday to Bodyluxe by Shawna!

Believe it or not, these adorable cupcakes are made of handmade soap. Hand poured and decorated with the same love (and recipe!) that goes into the Old Fashioned Bar Soap, these soap cupcakes were created in honor of Bodyluxe by Shawna's business birthday.

The soap cupcakes are not made from a premade soap base, but from my own Old Fashioned Bar Soap recipe. Even the frosting and sprinkles are handmade soap!

Take home a cupcake today - its quite the conversation piece. Just don't leave it in the kitchen or someone may come out blowing bubbles after looking for an afternoon snack. :P

These soap cupcakes are unique gifts and available in limited quantities. They are for sale on the Bodyluxe by Shawna website, and will be featured at this month's Downtown Art Market and Bodyluxe by Shawna's Invitational Birthday Party.

If you'd like to have custom soap cupcakes made for your next party or event, please contact Shawna by email: bodyluxe@gmail.com for prices and customization options.

New Product Spotlight - Silk & Shea Luxury Lotion

Introducing my new Silk & Shea Luxury Lotion - pamper yourself today with this ultimate skintimate experience.

Rich Shea Butter and Shea Oil combine with Silk Protein to give your skin the ultimate royal treatment. This lotion is thick and creamy, yet glides on smoothly to keep your skin soft all day. The luxurious silk imparts a soft, powdery smooth feel.

Silk & Shea Luxury Lotion is as close to 100% natural as possible. Feel the difference between natural ingredients and man-made chemical moisturizers today.

The new Silk & Shea Luxury Lotion is now available and will be featured at the Downtown Art Market this weekend, as well as the Bodyluxe by Shawna Invitational Birthday Party.

Soap is an Art Form

I just wanted to take a moment to share with you some thoughts I've been having lately about soaping and how my business is run.

To me, my soap is an art form. I put loving care in creating the recipes from scratch - balancing the oils using my knowledge of chemistry to make a finished product that is great for your skin type. I don't just mix a bunch of stuff into a pot and dump it into a mold and hope for the best. I choose the best colors for the fragrance, swirl or pattern it to what I see in my mind's eye, just like an artist would paint on a canvas or sculpt a lump of clay.

I will not be out there competing with other soap makers at the markets and fairs. As much as I'd love to see my soap in everyone's household and loved by everyone who uses it, I will never mass market, and I will also never treat the art market as though as it is a flea market. I will never annoy a friend or potential consumer of my products as "just another sale" and I will never annoy you until you purchase a bar of my soap.

It is not my goal to underbid, outsell or otherwise inhibit anyone else who enjoys the arts as I do. We're in this together and I make soap because it makes me happy. I sell soap simply because I know it makes others happy... (and because my shelves would be way too full otherwise).

Thanks for listening.