Current mood:

creative

a few updates...
First of all, I really wanted to say thank you for all of your continued support and encouragement!

So...

our roll on perfumes are ready to go. that yet-to-be-named scent has been named! it is now officially known as "sweet nothings," and I cannot stop sniffing that bottle! I wonder if they have a support group for scent addictions. Hhhmmm, maybe sniffer's anonymous. anyway, I have managed to tear my nose away from the bottle long enough to write this post.

as I am becoming more proficient at fragrance blending, I am also becoming profoundly aware of my scent preferences. for example, when I hear the term "oriental" in regards to fragrances, I think of overly cloying fragrances with massive floral notes, sandalwood and/or ambergris bases and an unending desire to grab a bottle of tylenol while running for the hills. I always thought I was a "fruity/floral" or straight "fruity" kinda girl. apparently, not so. while exploring my chosen scent blends, especially the two this past couple of months - kudzu & ginger and sweet nothings - I am forced to face my deepest fear: I love oriental-style fragrances. Okay, for those of you who are scratching their heads and raising an eyebrow at this particular paragraph, I will digress and clarify...

lately, I have become obsessed with fragrance blending. I think since we closed the shop, I've been forced to stare at exactly how many different fragrances we have and well, either boredom or the need to procrastinate further takes over. I open a bottle, feeling that I can improve it and make it "my own." and there it goes from there - kudzu & ginger alone took 12 separate components to create. I see how much many of you enjoy our fragrances and well, its very satisfying and rewarding. I've always loved perfumes and by the way our solid perfumes are selling, apparently, many of you do, too! I still remember how well our roll on perfumes sold last year and this year, the bottles are glass with sweet little beads in them for added enjoyment. In spite of price increases, I am still planning to keep them at last year's prices. I do eventually want to create an eau de toilette line, but well, hubby and I are having discussions on the merits of adding a spray perfume to the line. if you've got an opinion on the matter please say so.

oh, last thing on the roll on perfume, as a last minute addition, I also have holiday berry (raspberries, orange, currant, and white musk) and love (a classic favorite from our signature 8 that I nixed back in april) will be available in limited quantities.

okay, for islandwide next weekend. I am planning to bring full-size product for those of you who've been asking. I am planning on 8.5oz body souffle, 8oz shower gel, 4oz body mist, 8oz hand soap, and 12oz room & linen sprays. if you'd like to preorder, please shoot me an email with your request, name, contact phone number and date you'd like to pick up. Please keep in mind that we're restricting these to our signature six fragrances - satsuma guava, mango tea, sweet lavender, summer love, jasmine green tea and wasabi bliss. you can email me through our website at www.berry-sweet.com.

travel packs are ready to go! this year we have updated our travel packs. we have swapped our our hand & body lotion for our waterless hand cleanser (you still have body souffle as your moisturizer), we still have our sugar shower gel and conditioning shampoo in there as well as our body souffle and mango butter lip balm. the new additions are cuticle balm and lip scrub. the price is going to be $17.50 each (last year it was $15 but we've added $6.50 more in product to our new travel pack so we think its a deal!), and we'll do a special on it for those of you who'd like to purchase some as gifts. Of course, they are still in their cute little zippered pouch.

car & room fresheners. we have some new fragrances for your sampling pleasure - juicy pear, holiday thyme and holiday cheer will be joining the line up. shave ice is making its last debut and once its gone, its gone! I believe tropical island may have sold out at KCC earlier this month.

reed diffusers will be there as well. since small outsells medium by a mile, we've decided to bring only small. medium will be available by special order only. we will be bringing some refills with us since many of you have been asking. we have created a holiday berry reed diffuser in honor of the holiday season and it is limited to 12 diffusers.

I think that's it for now!

carri