Morning all! Just thought I would give you a quick update.
Panhandle Potions
Anna will be selling her tarts on Sunday March 5th instead of Saturday. There is just not enough time in the day to get everything done! I will send a quick newsletter out sometime on Saturday evening to give you the link to the site. I will also put this link on my website and in the blog. There is not a specific time for the sale. When you wake up from your beauty rest just check your emails and the link will be working. Also some tart scents will be limited for the first month but there will be an opportunity to get the tarts you want in all of your favorite scents the following month.
Whipped Shea Body Cream
It has finally arrived! Orders that have put aisde waiting for this to come in will now be processed. Thanks for your patience!
Until next time! :o)
Friday, March 03, 2006
Thursday, March 02, 2006
March 2nd Business News
Hello everyone! Hope you are all having a good day. I am! I am very excited about Anna and her tarts... how about you? Some of you have already emailed me and voiced your support. Thanks for the emails! Anna will begin selling her tarts on Saturday on a site that has yet to be determined. I will post a link her and send a link out in a quick newsletter as well as post it on my website. You will not be ordering the tarts through my site. Can you imagine? The last thing I want to do is increase my turn around time! Plus I don't know the first thing about making tarts. I just like to burn them! At some point I would like to send a poll out to see what fragrances you would like to see in tarts in the future. I think my newsletter has that feature so be looking for that.
Fragrance News
My new fragrance Vanilla Pineapple is really good...OK..it is really to die for! LOL..sorry but I just made it up the other night for a customer and I wanted to taste it. Fresh cut juicy yellow pineapple and creamy vanilla. The inspiration came from Comptoir Sud Pacifiques Vanille Pineapple. I got to sample this at Sephora and the dry down was fizz...kind of. Mine is more airy and has more vanilla, cream, no musk and no coconut!
Chocolate Divinity! What can I say?...a really great chocolate and that great Divinity fragrance you love. Come on, take a chance..it is really good..I know the chocolate scares people away..Ask Anna! She loves it! I sent her a wee sample when I sent her the Strawberry Puff Pastries oil to make tarts with. :o)
Future of The Body Dessert Shop
It looks like the direction I am going with The Body Dessert Shop in the future is exclusive dessert & bakery blends, some fruit blends and designer duplicates. Please let me know if there is something you would like to see designer duplicate wise. I would be happy to try and get it get it for you. It is the most fun for me and I might as well do what I enjoy. Also the plan for the summer months when my kids are home is to not close as many etailers do (and as I have done in the past) but stay open and have a limited product selection to choose from for quick shipping. Butters and heavier creams melt in the summer months anyway and it would be nice to not have to worry about that. I may take a vacation in July...my husband wants to go New York. I am hoping he will change his mind. It is so humid at that time but all our family is there (with the exception of my mother) so it looks like we may be going there. I will keep you updated.
As always I will continue to try and improve my turn around time. It is slow and I realize this. I also have many orders as well, sometimes steady, sometime overwhelming. My husband says to take out the recipes, the candy, the samples... I say NO WAY. This is what is fun for me about etailing...the extras! I love getting extras when I order from etailers. I think everyone does. When he sees how long I can take with an order, all obsessive compulsive like..I think he wants to just have me hurry along and be done with it already so I can spend time with him! LOL...My goal first and foremost is to improve my turnaround time.
Useless Information
Was looking briefly on the Sephora website last night and this caught my eye:
http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml;jsessionid=NDQX2PW5PT0LPLAUCJBRXCQ?cm_re=B23*Grid*P131704&id=P131704&categoryId=B23
Peach skin, marshmallow? It sounds so good to me. I am always on the hunt for new fragrances, either to re-create or buy. Next time I am in Sephora I will be trying this and I will report back.
Until next time! :o)
Fragrance News
My new fragrance Vanilla Pineapple is really good...OK..it is really to die for! LOL..sorry but I just made it up the other night for a customer and I wanted to taste it. Fresh cut juicy yellow pineapple and creamy vanilla. The inspiration came from Comptoir Sud Pacifiques Vanille Pineapple. I got to sample this at Sephora and the dry down was fizz...kind of. Mine is more airy and has more vanilla, cream, no musk and no coconut!
Chocolate Divinity! What can I say?...a really great chocolate and that great Divinity fragrance you love. Come on, take a chance..it is really good..I know the chocolate scares people away..Ask Anna! She loves it! I sent her a wee sample when I sent her the Strawberry Puff Pastries oil to make tarts with. :o)
Future of The Body Dessert Shop
It looks like the direction I am going with The Body Dessert Shop in the future is exclusive dessert & bakery blends, some fruit blends and designer duplicates. Please let me know if there is something you would like to see designer duplicate wise. I would be happy to try and get it get it for you. It is the most fun for me and I might as well do what I enjoy. Also the plan for the summer months when my kids are home is to not close as many etailers do (and as I have done in the past) but stay open and have a limited product selection to choose from for quick shipping. Butters and heavier creams melt in the summer months anyway and it would be nice to not have to worry about that. I may take a vacation in July...my husband wants to go New York. I am hoping he will change his mind. It is so humid at that time but all our family is there (with the exception of my mother) so it looks like we may be going there. I will keep you updated.
As always I will continue to try and improve my turn around time. It is slow and I realize this. I also have many orders as well, sometimes steady, sometime overwhelming. My husband says to take out the recipes, the candy, the samples... I say NO WAY. This is what is fun for me about etailing...the extras! I love getting extras when I order from etailers. I think everyone does. When he sees how long I can take with an order, all obsessive compulsive like..I think he wants to just have me hurry along and be done with it already so I can spend time with him! LOL...My goal first and foremost is to improve my turnaround time.
Useless Information
Was looking briefly on the Sephora website last night and this caught my eye:
http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml;jsessionid=NDQX2PW5PT0LPLAUCJBRXCQ?cm_re=B23*Grid*P131704&id=P131704&categoryId=B23
Peach skin, marshmallow? It sounds so good to me. I am always on the hunt for new fragrances, either to re-create or buy. Next time I am in Sephora I will be trying this and I will report back.
Until next time! :o)
Sunday, February 26, 2006
Happy Sunday & Business News
Good afternoon all! Thought I would write a few lines. Be looking for exciting news in my next newsletter due to go out sometime around the 1st of March. I have some new fragrances to launch and the website will be re-organized somewhat as well. Hope everyone is having a good weekend. It is due to rain here in California by Monday evening..a big deal here because we need the rain.
Business News
Valentine's Day scents that will be discontinued by the end of the month will be: Be Mine Brownie Cake, Cupids Crunch, Holly's Heart, Sugared Cocoa & Red Raspberry or Strawberry, Clementines & Strawberries and Apricot, Raspberry & Apple Cream Cake.
Holiday fragrances that will be discontinued until next year are: Warm Vanilla Gingerbread, Vanilla Frost, Sugared Pumpkin, Snoballs, Vanilla Pumpkin Cupcakes, Sugared Cocoabean Noel, Sugar Plum Cake, Sugared Chestnuts, Strawberries Dipped in Toasted Coconut, Pomegranate & Sweet Orange, Pumpkin Pie Blizzard, Pumpkin Milkshake, Pink Magnolia, Peppermint Egg Nog, Nutmeg Cream, Egg Nog Cream, Cocoa-Vanilla Raisin Cookies, Christmas Apple Cobbler, Homemade Cookies & Apple Butter.
Clearance price will apply on all of these fragrances for two weeks only during the month of March. More details will be available in the newsletter. Get them while you can until next year!
The Whipped Body Cream has been re-ordered. It was delayed yet again due the manufacturer taking its sweet time to make a new batch. All orders that had the Whipped Body Cream will be processed immediately upon arrival of the cream.
Ebay sales are doing well. I am excited about this new venture and plan to add more premade products. The ease and speed of shipping these pre-made items is wonderful. I wish my whole website could be like this but I never know what people will order and as a result can make very few pre-made products. Here is the link to the store if you would like to look around: http://stores.ebay.com/The-Body-Dessert-Shop
Fun & Useless Trivia
I got to go to Bath and Body Works last night. They have body butters for $8.00. They all smelled nice and were really emollient. I also got to sample the Breathe Intense Hydration Body Cream in Lavender & Vanilla Milk. It is lovely! The smell is divine and I was thinking, hmmm...I wonder if I can create this? It is on my list of must have items, which grows everyday, I might add. :)
If you are interested here is a link:http://www.bathandbodyworks.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2205187&cp=2073258.2079002.2208770
I also got to smell the Tutti Dolce in Fantasia di Cioccolata. I am not sure if I like it or not. At first sniff it is nice but then I catch cherry or almond or something. I guess it is supposed to be raspberry..I did not put it on my skin. It seems cloying to me, sickly sweet. I guess I really didn't care for it otherwise I would have put some on.
At any rate it was a short visit because there were way too many items I wanted. It is flagship store and they had everything stocked. Out I ran. I did smell the Japanese Cherry Blossom before I skidaddled and yuck! So old lady floral and bathroom spray like....Not for me...:o)
Trivia
Did you know?
The fragrance oil I used the most of since I opened is Marshmallow?
At last count I have over 600 fragrances in my shop. This does not include blends I have made on my own. They are not all listed nor will they ever be. Too much work!
My husband wanted to have his own line linked to my website called (and this is all him) The Shoddy Dessert Shop where he would have fragrances like pizza, beer, chicken wings and blue cheese dressing. I told him he had better find his own site. What the hell? LOL!!!
The fragrances I sell the least of are florals.
The fragrances I sell the most of are vanillas
The fragrances I wish I could sell more of are chocolate since I am so addicted to chocolate. I agree it is hard to get chocolate right in a bath and body product. My Old Fashioned Chocolate is the closet and best chocolate I could find so far. Still looking though...
The farthest away someone place an order from me was Singapore and the closest was one town away in Vista, CA.
I had only one Blueberry fragrance and I cannot find it no matter where I look. Note to self, get more blueberry. :o)
I am slowly getting addicted to Cold Process Soaps. I want to make them on my own instead of buying them from others but I was told by a good friend that if I start making soap, it is very addicting and I will never want to do anything else. Lord knows I need another addiction! So that is on the shelf for now but, someday..I really want to try my hand at it.
Until next time! :o)
Business News
Valentine's Day scents that will be discontinued by the end of the month will be: Be Mine Brownie Cake, Cupids Crunch, Holly's Heart, Sugared Cocoa & Red Raspberry or Strawberry, Clementines & Strawberries and Apricot, Raspberry & Apple Cream Cake.
Holiday fragrances that will be discontinued until next year are: Warm Vanilla Gingerbread, Vanilla Frost, Sugared Pumpkin, Snoballs, Vanilla Pumpkin Cupcakes, Sugared Cocoabean Noel, Sugar Plum Cake, Sugared Chestnuts, Strawberries Dipped in Toasted Coconut, Pomegranate & Sweet Orange, Pumpkin Pie Blizzard, Pumpkin Milkshake, Pink Magnolia, Peppermint Egg Nog, Nutmeg Cream, Egg Nog Cream, Cocoa-Vanilla Raisin Cookies, Christmas Apple Cobbler, Homemade Cookies & Apple Butter.
Clearance price will apply on all of these fragrances for two weeks only during the month of March. More details will be available in the newsletter. Get them while you can until next year!
The Whipped Body Cream has been re-ordered. It was delayed yet again due the manufacturer taking its sweet time to make a new batch. All orders that had the Whipped Body Cream will be processed immediately upon arrival of the cream.
Ebay sales are doing well. I am excited about this new venture and plan to add more premade products. The ease and speed of shipping these pre-made items is wonderful. I wish my whole website could be like this but I never know what people will order and as a result can make very few pre-made products. Here is the link to the store if you would like to look around: http://stores.ebay.com/The-Body-Dessert-Shop
Fun & Useless Trivia
I got to go to Bath and Body Works last night. They have body butters for $8.00. They all smelled nice and were really emollient. I also got to sample the Breathe Intense Hydration Body Cream in Lavender & Vanilla Milk. It is lovely! The smell is divine and I was thinking, hmmm...I wonder if I can create this? It is on my list of must have items, which grows everyday, I might add. :)
If you are interested here is a link:http://www.bathandbodyworks.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2205187&cp=2073258.2079002.2208770
I also got to smell the Tutti Dolce in Fantasia di Cioccolata. I am not sure if I like it or not. At first sniff it is nice but then I catch cherry or almond or something. I guess it is supposed to be raspberry..I did not put it on my skin. It seems cloying to me, sickly sweet. I guess I really didn't care for it otherwise I would have put some on.
At any rate it was a short visit because there were way too many items I wanted. It is flagship store and they had everything stocked. Out I ran. I did smell the Japanese Cherry Blossom before I skidaddled and yuck! So old lady floral and bathroom spray like....Not for me...:o)
Trivia
Did you know?
The fragrance oil I used the most of since I opened is Marshmallow?
At last count I have over 600 fragrances in my shop. This does not include blends I have made on my own. They are not all listed nor will they ever be. Too much work!
My husband wanted to have his own line linked to my website called (and this is all him) The Shoddy Dessert Shop where he would have fragrances like pizza, beer, chicken wings and blue cheese dressing. I told him he had better find his own site. What the hell? LOL!!!
The fragrances I sell the least of are florals.
The fragrances I sell the most of are vanillas
The fragrances I wish I could sell more of are chocolate since I am so addicted to chocolate. I agree it is hard to get chocolate right in a bath and body product. My Old Fashioned Chocolate is the closet and best chocolate I could find so far. Still looking though...
The farthest away someone place an order from me was Singapore and the closest was one town away in Vista, CA.
I had only one Blueberry fragrance and I cannot find it no matter where I look. Note to self, get more blueberry. :o)
I am slowly getting addicted to Cold Process Soaps. I want to make them on my own instead of buying them from others but I was told by a good friend that if I start making soap, it is very addicting and I will never want to do anything else. Lord knows I need another addiction! So that is on the shelf for now but, someday..I really want to try my hand at it.
Until next time! :o)
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