August 18th Business News

Hello all! It is has been like Death Valley here in California! Thank God we have air conditioning. Kids are back in school and all is well with the world!

Business News and an Honest Explanation

I think I underestimated how much time I would have with the kids home from school. I have been bombarded with orders as of late and instead of closing I just kept at until I got further behind and more and more people angry because they have not gotten their orders. I guess I kept thinking I would catch up and then another 5 or so orders would roll in..At any rate..no more excuses! This is how it is going to go from here on out. I WILL put accurate turn around time on the website and I will meet those times or I will close for a short time to get completely caught up. I also thought of opening a day here and there and taking small batches of orders closing and getting those orders out that I have as quickly as possible. I know I can't continue with the way it has been. I feel miserable and I cannot create new products or scents or be creative any longer with the volume of orders I have been getting with no way to control it. I currently stay at home with my twins and I am a graduate student. I am studying to be a Marriage and Family Therapist. Just five more classes to go! Just those two things alone are a full time job, not to mention a husband, a really needy dog and a household that needs to be run, laundry, food preparation etc.. It is a wonder I get anything done at all! I am hoping closing and getting caught up will work. Also if I close periodically, I can spend time on new product development and get more creative with fragrances.
Our current turnaround time will be 7-10 days. All outstanding orders have been processed. Please check your emails for shipping invoices. I have several outstanding invoices. :)

I will be replacing the plastic sprayers with the silver sprayers on the Dessert Mini Perfumes. Many fragrances will be discontinued. These are indicated on the Dessert Menu. Order your favorites before they are gone forever! Products photos are now on the very bottom of the product page. Take a gander.

Useless Information

I am a big fan of Laura Mercier's Crème Brulee. My husband saw me drooling over it once in Nordstrom and bought it as a surprise for me a couple of years ago..lucky me! When I heard about the new Almond Coconut Milk I thought I had to at least try it. Off I went for a rare trip the mall and even rarer trip to Nordstrom’s...We get out of van..and our feet hit the scorching blacktop..it is at least 100 degrees and humid..and as we walk towards the entrance to the store..I see the store is all dark..and people are coming in and out. Someone is at the door to greet us and tell us that the whole mall had a power failure! WHAT? I think (and whine) to myself "But I am here to try the new Laura Mercier cream and I never get out of the house"! We were allowed in but since the registers weren't working we could not purchase a thing! Hubby breathes a sigh of relief and off we go to the still crowded dark makeup department! And there it is! I opened the heavy cream-colored glass jar with the silver lid and sniffed! Lovely...and then I slathered..it was dark after all and no one around to stop me! The scrub smelled even better! Edible I tell you! A sales rep is now lurking..."Isn't that nice" she said? I smiled at her and tried to hide my slick hands and arms. I smelled coconut and milk at first and then a sweet almond..it went through a beachy suntan lotion smell briefly which surprised me and then finally, the dry down is a lovely light almond coconut.
Here is the link: http://www.lauramercier.com/products/body_and_bath/moisturizers/souffle_body_creme/almond_coconut_milk_souffle_body_creme/

I also got to sample Laura Mercier's Eau de Lune. This is an unbelievably fresh fragrance. They have a body cream too! This is on my MUST get list. Here is link: http://www.lauramercier.com/products/body_and_bath/fragrance/eau_de_parfum/eau_de_lune/

I asked about Jill Stuart's Vanilla Lust which I have been dying to try and they didn't have it. The sales rep offered to order it but I need to try it first. I have to wear perfumes over night to see if I still like it the next day. I call it the gag factor..If it gags me in the first 5 hours it won’t make the cut. Update: A sweet friend gave me sample. I want! I need! Funny, but instead of being bitchy and snide all the Nordstrom reps were extremely nice. Maybe they were relieved the power went out. It was like a giant party in there. Off we ran out of the store and home so I could try and re-create the smell of this lovely cream from the fragrance on my arms. I will let know how it turns out. If it is a winner it will be in my fragrance line up for August. Update: Testing is complete! Looks like a winner!

Take a look at this!:http://www.freemanbeauty.com/portal/store/store.asp?nProductID=13023&lngRootID=5012&navigationid=5053 I have this and it is truly yummy! It really does smell like cookies and cream. The shower products have that fake plastic smell shower gels get but the lotions are worth a try. I had a hard time deciding between this one and the caramel one. I finally let the kids decide. Anyone find this anywhere? Calgon Marshmallow Lotion? I need it! I want it. If anyone can find this for me I will give you free product and free shipping! Email me at thebodydessertshop@cox.net

My husband was on a business trip this week and he asked what he should bring home for me!! I said "Oh, just something vanilla". Boy, was I surprised when he brought home L'Occitane Vanilla Parfait Body Cream! It is heaven in jar. Here is a link: http://usa.loccitane.com/product/product.asp?product=24CP200VN&variant I asked him if he was crazy?! I would never spend this much on myself unless it is perfume. Ahh...the beauty of the gift! Love that guy! ;)


Until next time! Colleen :)