Pumpkin Kisses ... Autumnal Goodness!

Pumpkin Kisses - Imagine the warm scent of sweet Pumpkin Pie baking in the oven, the scent of lightly spiced sweet orange and vanilla filling the room.....

This wonderfully creamy soap is fragranced with our own blend of warm sweet pumpkin, gently spiced with a hint of cinnamon, clove and anise and sweetened with juicy fresh orange and drizzled with creamy vanilla.

We've used our signature formulation of Sweet Almond & Golden Olive oils along with lashings of creamy Cocoa Butter and, to this, we've added a trio of milky goodness - Yogurt, Buttermilk & Goatsmilk (all of which are fantastic sources of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals and are natural sources of AHA's) plus Kaolin clay which helps to clarify and cleanse even the most sensitive of skin types.

Pumpkin Kisses is made using natural pumpkin puree - pumpkin is a fantastic source of vitamins A and C and Zinc plus it's natural sugars will make for lovely bubbly soap!

For those mad to see something going a big haywire with soaping, check out the making video because the soap went a bit nuts on me but I saved it, with a ton of hard work!

Making Pumpkin Kisses Handmade Irish Soap:

http://youtu.be/I7dBEz_G3tk 

Cutting Pumpkin Kisses Handmade Irish Soap:

http://youtu.be/nV0LSCNi1SM

Here are the final cut photos, courtesy of Titch Holland ... hope you enjoy!

The soap will be fully cured by 8 October and is currently available for pre-order on our website... hope you enjoy!!!

Polar Pear ... Autumn/Winter Collection

Polar Pear - between it's swirls of polar white and the palest minty green, this soap is fragranced with our own blend of crisp juicy Anjour pears cooled by an icy drizzle of fresh minty Peppermint.

We've made the soap with our signature formulation of Sweet Almond & Golden Olive oils along with lashings of creamy Cocoa Butter plus we've added Yogurt, Buttermilk & Goatsmilk for extra skin conditioning and creamy creamy lather.  All three milks are a natural source of AHA's, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.  White Kaolin clay helps to clarify and clean even the most sensitive of skin types.

The soap is completed with a glistening carpet of irridescent glitter.

Making Polar Pear Handmade Irish Pure Silk Soap:

http://youtu.be/nnWE0B43mWA

Cutting Polar Pear Handmade Irish Pure Silk Soap:

http://youtu.be/swUQWPrrBPc 

Here are the final cuts photos courtesy of Titch Holland:

This soap is available for pre-order on our website and will be fully cured by 8 October... hope you enjoy!!

Frosted Evergreen

Frosted Evergreen.... I love the sound of that; green soap is very popular and I don't think I make enough green soaps! So I wanted to do something swirly, green and frosty .. something that made you think of a walk in a green forest during Winter, with crisp snow underfoot, crunching as you go. 

As always I use my favourite combo of Sweet Almond & Golden Olive oils with lots of creamy Cocoa Butter ... and then added the Triple Milk formula of Yogurt, Buttermilk & Goatsmilk for incredibly creamy lather and Kaolin clay to help clarify even the most sensitive of skins .. and, of course, we always use our favourite Tussah Silk.  Why? Because, believe it or not, actually silk does add a really wonderful silkiness to the soap, a lovely glide. 

The fragrance is divine ... a fresh, spicy blend of crisp pine needles, spiced with notes of clove, cinnamon & pimento on a base of cool fir balsam & precious woods - a fresh air walk in the woods! It has to smelt to be believed.

Making Frosted Evergreen Handmade Soap:

http://youtu.be/pAJXIbXBwnw

Cutting Frosted Evergreen Handmade Soap:

http://youtu.be/H6Nb-0F5big 

Here are the cut photos of the final soap, courtesy of Titch Holland 

The soap will be fully cured on 1 October and will be available for pre-order on our website. Huge thanks to Titch Holland for all her help & support.

Deck The Halls aka I'm Crazy for Christmas!

Yep, it's true... I'm nuts about Christmas and I know it's unfeasibly early to be thinking of it but, as I said in my previous post, when you have to work 6 - 8 weeks ahead, you need to start thinking about Christmas stock in September.

So this is the second in our Autmn/Winter Collection and it's called Deck the Halls.  It's unashamedly Christmassy with it's colours and scent and I make no apologies for it!!

Its made with our best selling formula of Sweet Almond & Golden Olive Oils with tons of creamy Cocoa Butter plus Yogurt, Goatsmilk & Buttermilk for their vitamins and minerals and White Kaolin Clay (to help clarify even the most sensitive of skins) and Pure Silk... just cos I love it and it really makes the soap more silky and wonderful.

The fragrance is a rich, festive aroma opening with fig slightly sweetened with warm blackberry, clove and peppery notes resting on a woody backdrop, enriched by aromatic notes of cedarwood, raspberry and sultana. And oh boy, it's soooooooooooooooo lovely. 

I've coloured it with traditional Christmas tones of gold, red and green and used the Celine Swirl and textured tops glistening with cosmetic glitter.

Making Deck The Halls Pure Silk Handmade Irish Soap:

http://youtu.be/oK05ssGvL5E

Cutting Deck The Halls Pure Silk Handmade Irish Soap:

http://youtu.be/r-4qxBUPhPM

Here are the final cut photos ... all coutesy of Titch Holland:

 

 

It will be fully cured by 1 October 2012 and will be available for pre-order on http://www.iamhandmade.com/ourshop/prod_2203819-Deck-The-Halls-PreOrder-Cure-Date-1-October.html.

Enjoy!!!!