Specials, New Stuff, Perfume Updates

I have lots of new stuff going on.  I ordered pretty new business cards and a few magnets and they arrived this week so my best customers will receive a magnet with their next orders to put on their fridge.  i have a limited quantity of these for now but I may order more soon just because they're really cool!

I will also be sending out coupon codes for some of my customers.  My top shoppers will be able to get 10% off all their orders for the rest of the year.  Second tier shoppers can get 5% and I may promote some of you who shop with me a lot for the Holidays! These discount codes will also be valid on custom orders.   I will also be offering special gift bags that you can customize.  I have 2 sizes of nice vinyl travel bags so you can customize a gift package for loved ones (or yourself).  I will have a listing for the gift bag and you can set up a custom order with me to fill it!  Or you can just buy the bag and fill it yourself but what's the fun in that?

I am working on aromatherapy oils in 15ml dropper bottles.  These are strong dilutions (10%) of essential oils in fractionated coconut oil.  The base oil has an indefinite shelf life and since you won't use much and you will not have to put your fingers in it, they will last for a very long time!  I will be replacing my Sleep Easy roll on with this type of oil.  I have also been using one myself for hormonal balance with pretty impressive results!  I also have a formula for emotional release with some pretty amazing oils from Australia.

I did my perfume blends.  One is an amber blend with Rose Absolute, which smells nice but not quite balanced so it needs more work, I think.  The other is the Chypre type with cistus, oakmoss, citrus oils, petitgrain, lemon petitgrain and Jasmine.  I am really pleased with this one and I am very partial to this perfume type anyway. 

A customer placed an order with me for a surprise package last night and we did some emailing back and forth so she is going to be an official tester for these!  The listing does say that you can preview new products and I tend to be overly generous....

I have also done a cologne version of my JOY aromatherapy perfume which I will probably just put in my consigned stores.  It is still my greatest masterpiece!

Mint Juleps

I am preparing my first mint julep. Right now I'm making a strong infusion of spearmint leaves. When that's ready I will strain out the leaves and disolve an equal amount of sugar to make a syrup. You are supposed to add 1 1/2 teaspoons of syrup over crushed ice, add 2 ounces of bourbon then garnish with fresh mint leaves.

It may seem odd that I've never tried one after all the many decades I've lived in Kentucky. Honestly, I'm not a big liquor drinker and it seems to me that it would taste like cough medecine. Some people say it's a very refreshing drink. So we just bought a bottle of Woodford Reserve last week and my spearmint is going to die from the heat soon, so what the heck!

I'll update the post after my experiment!

****UPDATE****
I am enjoying my mint julep very much. I felt the syrup didn't have much mint flavor so I added 3 drops of spearmint essential oil and I added 2 big spoonfuls of the syrup to the bourbon. I just tastes like sweet bourbon with a mild spearmint aftertaste. Next time I'll try it with Jack Daniels. The woodford Reserve has so much flavor on its own that it is probably masking the mint flavor. But yes-I like it!