Impending Changes

I've spent a lot of time recently thinking about how things are going with the One Hand Washes The Other shop, and, while things are going well, there are a few things I am going to be changing in order to make it even better. Here's a heads up as to what you can expect so see in the coming weeks and months, so that any changes don't catch you guys by surprise:

• Fragrance Names- all my designer duplicates (Pink Sugar, Viva La Juicy!, etc) will be getting a name makeover. I'll keep the original's name in the description, so you'll know what you're getting (and so it doesn't look like I'm trying to take credit for scents I didn't design) but it's time to sit down and think about what else they could be called. Any suggestions are welcome- if I use your suggestion I'll send you  a little "thank you" ;) Additionally, I have 2 Sweet Peas and 2 Spa Fusion fragrances which are so different from one another that they're going to need new names as well.
• Inventory Cutback- I need to scale back the number of fragrances I offer. I've already cut some off the list, and used them up without reordering, but even so, I'm still running out of space in which to store my smelly things. Look for a massive cull, not soon, but eventually. This also applies to the Lip Balm flavors. This is one of those things that wouldn't be an issue if my space was unlimited, so if my situation changes, and I all of a sudden find myself with an abundance of storage/work space, this one might be struck from the list.
• Lip Balms- I'm going to stop making lip balms to order. It's a pain in the backside to make ONE lip balm at a time, so I'll be making them in small batches of like 5 or 6 at a time and selling them that way. Special requests will still be honored, and may just be how I decide which flavor I make for each new batch, but my days of making lip balms to order are coming to an end. This also ties in with the next change, which I'm VERY excited about...
• Colored Lip Balms- I've been dreaming about these for FOREVER. I'll be using a couple of different formulas, depending on the color being used, and as usual, all of them will be vegan-friendly. Colors will be all over the place: sheer, intense, shiny, matte, iridescent, color-changing, in every color of the rainbow... I've been playing a LOT :) Each will be flavored, lightly, with each color being assigned a flavor it will keep unless I get a bunch of requests for a particular color in a particular flavor. I'm so excited about introducing these I can't hardly stand it. You guys are gonna be so happy with them, it's ridiculous.

And that's it on my list of changes, at least for now. As always, I'm working on new soaps, and new scents, in addition to my jewelry and accessories, which I must admit, I've been neglecting lately :( Too excited about all my colors and scents, I guess. I'm still picking up the tools a few times a week though- I'm just not listing jewelry as often as I used to- most of it goes to Brazen Betties in Torrington, CT nowadays. Julia, the owner, is an absolute doll and she sells my stuff for me, leaving me free to play with smelly things most days. It's an arrangement which works great for both of us, I think. You should stop by if you are ever in the area, her shop is FULL of products created by talented local craftspeople.

Oh and speaking of new scents, I'll leave you with these, available NOW. Enjoy!

Carnivale- (I didn't realize this until a couple weeks after first creating this one, but I basically took all the "Sweet" out of the ever-popular Pink Sugar scent, leaving the florals behind, and blended them to create this sugary-sweet scent.) Cotton candy, orange soda, lemon snow cones and vanilla ice cream all come together to evoke memories of the sweetest part of childhood summer nights.

Absent- A 100% essential oils blend, this is my interpretation of Absinthe, made to be both wearable AND edible. That's right, I'll be putting this in lip balms as well as soaps and perfumes. It's an Anise-Peppermint-Lemongrass blend brightened with a few drops of red Blood Orange. It's definitely an anise-based scent, there's no doubt about that, but it's balanced by the mint and citrus scents so that even people who detest licorice-scented things might still be able to enjoy this. And of course, any fan of black licorice will most likely fall fast in love with this scent/flavor.