Hello and Happy 4th of July!
I have been hard at work trying to get The Body Dessert Shop back up to speed after a lengthy closing. We are now selling only premade products for now. In the future, if we can manage the order load, we will sell custom products with a longer turn around time. If I can't manage to ship out premade products in 8-10 business days or less we will close our doors for good. I realize it is not fair for our customers to wait months on end for orders. I hope everyone is having a safe and happy weekend. I am happy to have 3 days off from my 9-5 job so I can focus on cleaning my house and working on products for The Body Dessert Shop. My husband is hard at work in our closet putting up shelves because about 1 week ago our closet shelves fell down in the middle of the night! We thought it was an earthquake. :b
A few things have gone on since I closed. I graduated with honors on May 18th. I walked down the aisle to get my diploma in over 100 degree heat. I was completely melted in a pool of my own sweat! It was awful! I now have a Master's degree in Psychology with an emphasis on marriage and family counseling. My mother came to the graduation with my brother Nathan. After that we all went to Disneyland! We had a ball. it was nice to see my Mom laugh and have fun after the death of my step dad in October. If you want to know more about this please read the October 2007 posts from this blog. I feel like our family has had this huge hole in it since he died. Every holiday including Father's Day has been very difficult for all of us but especially my Mom and my brother. I have felt flattened by the grief and have thought of little else except for my Mom and her suffering. We are all starting to feel a little better with the time that has passed and I hope we all continue to heal as time goes by.
Business News
We opened our doors for business on June 26th and I was surprised at all the orders I did get. I did not get stressed however because I had all the products made! The same will go for the Dessert Bars and our Gourmet tarts. It is very easy to ship quickly when you have everything ready to go.
Our 4 year anniversary of The Body Dessert Shop is coming up on August 1st. It is hard to believe. I started out making dessert fragrances because it was what I liked the most. I remember when I told my husband what I wanted to do he said "Oh, like that will ever sell". Hmmm.....countless jars of heavenly scented cream later, here we are! I have perfected my dessert scents and many of the custom fragrances we blend are like recipes. It has been so fun for me to create these fragrances. I never have gotten tired of making them. Let me know if you have come up with a good scent you would like replicated..maybe a favorite dessert perhaps! I would be happy to make one for you when we start making our custom products. A great example of this is Lemon Divinity! A customer came up with this scent and now it has been our best seller since we re-opened. It must say it is heavenly!
A few of my favorite things:
Love this! It is more like a heavy cream than a lotion. It comes in a pump and that is why I think it looks like a lotion. It does smell a bit like maple..I am not sure why but if maple is not your thing I suggest you test it first. Every time I wear it I get lots of compliments. I just wear it because it moisturizes so well.
I want this! But I don't dare...every bronzer except Bonne Bell turns orange on me. It is cheap too so I should just stick with it.
I tried this recently and loved it but of course the shade I tried (Italian Rose) they were out of. It was the most perfect shade! It is their best seller as well. I may order it online or go back to the mall. I never go to the mall but I just may have to make a trip for this. It felt like a lip balm on the lips and have great staying power.
I wanted to try this because of some breakouts and I am just waiting for more breakouts! I was told that BHA helps..I sure hope so. Since starting Lybrel my face is a mess and I am too old for such nonsense. :o)
And last but not least, I really want to get this! There is now a fragrance oil duplicate so I can make products in this but I have not tried it yet. I have a few fellow etailer friends who are waiting on it. I am hoping it will be product worthy. Of course, I will have add a little something to make mine smell even better. :b
Have a good weekend and I will post again as time permits!
Colleen :o)
