January Happenings with Mama Bear's

[Mama Bear]

I have a new line of bath soaps available. I have the first double batch done and I am really happy with them. Really, Really Happy!!

So introducing my new swirled bath soaps is this one that is un named.. I am just calling it blue, purple and mauve because those are the colors I used to make it, along with gold mica flakes and both cocoa butter and clear bath soaps.. I fragranced them strongly (of course) with Butterscotch Vanilla fragrance oil and I could take a bite out of these they smell so good.. I marked these down 10% for January. I will probably be making more of these this month and they will all be 10% off.

...........and yes, Marty, I am going to send you one tomorrow.. maybe you can give me a review??

New Shaving Soaps are also available, Lilac and Patchouli, Bergamot and Lime, Grapefruit Ice Mentholated.. Rose Ice Mentholated and Autumn Lodge. I will be discontinuing the Beau Brummel as soon as I am out of stock.

I have a LOT of short pours available and want to get those to people very shortly, I have a doctors appt tomorrow to see about having surgery on my knee.. so before committing to that, I want to wait and see if I am going to be mobile enough to do it. If not right away we will do it when I can get about.

I am also thinking about offering custom fragranced colognes to match my shaving soaps, kind of the same thing I do with the aftershave, but haven't figured out how I want to go about that yet, the labels are going to be an issue.

Lastly.. I am going to be introducing hand and body lotions soon.. i am not sure in which fragrances, but the men's cologne favorites for sure..

Happy New Year to everyone!!!!

[Beau J.]

Thanks, Mama. I'm enjoying the tub and samples that I ordered from you before Christmas. SWMBO is pleased with Sandalwood/Vanilla.

[mankini]

Soap looks great Sue, good luck with the knee.

[htownmmm]

I will definitely review it! The only problem is SWMBO uses them up before i get a chance to!(I'll have to hide it.)


marty

[TonyH]

I'll be ordering the bergamot for sure!

[Mama Bear]

I will definitely review it! The only problem is SWMBO uses them up before i get a chance to!(I'll have to hide it.)


marty

Thanks Marty! I KNEW as soon as I decided to use the Butterscotch Vanilla that you were gonna be all over me.... wink! :thumbup1:

[Mama Bear]

I took this picture a few months back over Keyes Lake here in Northern WI... I think I am going to try and do a swirled soap that looks like this.. I have issued myself a challenge now.. and in public... so I am nervous as hell... Wonder what scent this should be..any suggestions?

[Leonard1]

Celestial Waters - like your shave soap?

[Mama Bear]

Celestial Waters - like your shave soap?

Oh! Excellent Choice!! That is one that I even put in the bathtub I like it so much.. I can't do it tho, I have my Winter Ice Bath Soap with that fragrance now.. and want something different..

What were the odds tho! Thank you! :thumbup1:

[htownmmm]

I took this picture a few months back over Keyes Lake here in Northern WI... I think I am going to try and do a swirled soap that looks like this.. I have issued myself a challenge now.. and in public... so I am nervous as hell... Wonder what scent this should be..any suggestions?

Cinnamon Sunset.


marty

[Wendy]

I took this picture a few months back over Keyes Lake here in Northern WI... I think I am going to try and do a swirled soap that looks like this.. I have issued myself a challenge now.. and in public... so I am nervous as hell... Wonder what scent this should be..any suggestions?


No name needed on a soap that pretty. Good luck with your knee.

[OkieStubble]

Very interested in hearing about your lotion making. Have yet to find an all natural peppermint scented lotion that doesn't contain skin drying alcohol's or propylene glycol in the ingredients.

Used to use Nature's Secret peppermint foot lotion after getting out of the shower. but they discontinued it. had more of a "peppermint bismuth" type smell, sorta reminded me of pepto bismol and I loved it. Haven't ever found anything close to replace it that wasn't loaded with different alcohols.

[Dustinl]

Gentlemen,

If you like rose scents, I highly recommend Rose Ice. It is one of my favorite scents right now. Very close to a bouquet of roses. It reminds me of going into a florist shop and ordering a dozen roses for my wife on Valentines Day.


DL

[kingfisher]

I took this picture a few months back over Keyes Lake here in Northern WI... I think I am going to try and do a swirled soap that looks like this.. I have issued myself a challenge now.. and in public... so I am nervous as hell... Wonder what scent this should be..any suggestions?

That's a pretty cool idea, to make a soap that looks like that sunset.

I did something KINDA similar. Over the summer I took my family to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. There, my wife and I found some really beautiful shells that were white with tan and purple stripes. I went to a paint-it-yourself ceramic store with some of the shells in my pocket and made some coasters that looked like the shells. They turned out pretty well.:thumbup1:

[Mama Bear]

That's a pretty cool idea, to make a soap that looks like that sunset.

I did something KINDA similar. Over the summer I took my family to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. There, my wife and I found some really beautiful shells that were white with tan and purple stripes. I went to a paint-it-yourself ceramic store with some of the shells in my pocket and made some coasters that looked like the shells. They turned out pretty well.:thumbup1:

Thanks Kingfisher.. do I see the makings of an artisan blooming?? Don't you get a HUGE sense of satisfaction when you do something like that.. instant gratification, memories and talent all rolled up in one.. it's an awesome feeling for me.. however, I am not betting the farm on this soap coming out.. gonna give it a shot tonight tho...

Dustin.. thank you!!

[Sullybob]

Good luck with your knee Sue.

[Mama Bear]

Good luck with your knee Sue.

The knee thing turned out to be alright. I have something called a Bakers Cyst behind my left knee and it is about the size of a fist. The doctor drained it and shot me up full of steriods.. and I have some excellent pain pills.. so don't be surprised if you don't hear from me during the wee hours as is usual for me.. :sleep:

I guess they often come back tho.. it is an issue of a previous injury... in my case back in high school.. that will probably lead to a complete knee replacement, but I think I am good for 20 years anyway.. I can make a LOT of soap in 20 years.. wink

So I am moving on to thoughts of what to do with all these short pours.. I am going to make a list in a few days.. and probably run it by you guys. I would love to see the newbies get some free items... any ideas are welcome.

zzzzzzzz and hugs!!!!!!!!

[Wendy]

Sue,

Great news on the knee. I am thinking I need to go have mine looked at. It has given out on me a few times and I barely save myself from hitting the ground, it also makes an 80yr old lady sound when I walk stairs. Hopefully it is from the 10 pounds of stress eating :blushing: and lack of exercise. I am afraid not though.
After having both shoulders fixed already I think it may be just the way it is for me. My brother is just a few years older than me and has had both shoulders and both knees done. :thumbdown

[Sullybob]

I'm glad that your knee turned out all right. Having a baseball sized cyst drained must have been a huge relief.

[Mama Bear]

I'm glad that your knee turned out all right. Having a baseball sized cyst drained must have been a huge relief.

It was a huge relief!!!!! :blushing:

On a side note, there were some checkout issues with my website for the past week that were due to a upgrade that my webmaster did not apply to my site.. but it is not applied and seems to be working just fine.. :thumbup:

Bear Hugs, Sue

[RichGem]

Glad you're doing better, Sue!

[Ihorn]

I took this picture a few months back over Keyes Lake here in Northern WI... I think I am going to try and do a swirled soap that looks like this.. I have issued myself a challenge now.. and in public... so I am nervous as hell... Wonder what scent this should be..any suggestions?

What if you did a Forest Mist kind of smell. That is always a great scent to wake up too in the morning.

[Mama Bear]

What if you did a Forest Mist kind of smell. That is always a great scent to wake up too in the morning.

Do you mean my Northwoods? I don't have a Forest Mist.. but I love the name!!!!! :thumbup1:

[TonyH]

Forest Mist makes me think of Hydrogen with balsam/pine.

[Mama Bear]

Forest Mist makes me think of Hydrogen with balsam/pine.

Now I am thinking of pine with ocean rain... I wonder if it will smell like Cape Cod... omg, you guys have me thinking!!! :thumbup:

[Ihorn]

Now I am thinking of pine with ocean rain... I wonder if it will smell like Cape Cod... omg, you guys have me thinking!!! :thumbup:

Glad that I could help. That picture just reminded me of a nice morning out in the woods. I always loved that smell of the woods in the morning.

[Mama Bear]

Well the only thing that comes to mind right now is if you are gonna fail, you might as well do it spectacularly.... I think I might need a few more tries before I can do this one.. however.. it smells wonderful! I blended the ocean rain with Siberian Fir Needle.. and it smells fresh and crisp and piney.. I really like it. The smell I mean.

Back to the drawing board... :blush:

[CaptainK]

Wow - that's pretty good! It's amazing how well the layering reflects that of the photo. Don't give up! :001_smile

[John C]

Those look really amazing Sue!
I might have to add some to my upcomming order!

[Mama Bear]

ya know.. I just wrapped those soaps.. they may not look like the picture.. but they are gorgeous.. I guess I just didn't look at them for what they were.. instead I critized myself for what they weren't.. I tried another one tonight... in green and black.. with gold and silver mica and scented it with Sweetgrass.. and thinking of doing one that will look like clouds tomorrow... this was going to be the month that I did lotions.. I guess fate had different ideas for me...

[Ihorn]

ya know.. I just wrapped those soaps.. they may not look like the picture.. but they are gorgeous.. I guess I just didn't look at them for what they were.. instead I critized myself for what they weren't.. I tried another one tonight... in green and black.. with gold and silver mica and scented it with Sweetgrass.. and thinking of doing one that will look like clouds tomorrow... this was going to be the month that I did lotions.. I guess fate had different ideas for me...

Those look really nice.

[Mama Bear]

Thank you! I have found a new addiction I believe!!! Going to post some pictures. I am so proud of these it is almost embarrassing...... :001_tongu

[RichGem]

Thank you! I have found a new addiction I believe!!! Going to post some pictures. I am so proud of these it is almost embarrassing...... :001_tongu


OMG, those are gorgeous! What are the scents?

[Mama Bear]

OMG, those are gorgeous! What are the scents?

Thank you Thank you.. I actually feel like an artisan with these soaps!!! The Blue one is coconut.. lots and lots of coconut.. the brown one is sandalwood vanilla.. and the one with the brown and green and red is aged spice.. I feel like a little kid with these soaps.. blush

Thank you Rich.. Huge Hugs!

[CaptainK]

Thank you! I have found a new addiction I believe!!! Going to post some pictures. I am so proud of these it is almost embarrassing...... :001_tongu
WOW! :001_tt1: You have every right to be proud - those are gorgeous!

Have you ever heard of Dale Chihuly? He's a glass artist who often works light into his pieces (sometimes even neon). Do some Google image searches on his name - you'll be impressed. He recently had a display near us - awesome!

My wife's first comment when she saw these soaps was "Wow - she's a regular Chihuly in soap. Perhaps some museum would like to display her work!"

[Mama Bear]

omg, you guys made me cry.. I am so glad I posted the pics! Thank you from the bottom of my heart.. and yep, it is the light effect that i am going for. I thought I might run out inspiration.. and I googled dawn clouds.... and the pictures that came back stunned me.. I think I won't run out of ideas.. I want to make enough of them to put in a glass case at the store. I am doing one a day right now.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!

[Dustinl]

Sue,

Are you on Facebook? I searched but couldn't find you.


I just saw it on your signature line.



DL

[Mama Bear]

Sue,

Are you on Facebook? I searched but couldn't find you.


I just saw it on your signature line.



DL

Yes, I just started on there.. It is under Mama Bear's Soaps and Gift Shop, here is the link there... http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mama-Bears-Soaps-and-Gift-Shop/174246802590952

[Dustinl]

Yes, I just started on there.. It is under Mama Bear's Soaps and Gift Shop, here is the link there... http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mama-Bears-Soaps-and-Gift-Shop/174246802590952

Cool!!! I got it!



DL

[Mama Bear]

If you have something in mind for one of these soaps.. colors or fragrance or both, let me know... I will give it a shot.. Still trying to do a batch a day and am open to suggestions.. Who knows what we will come up with.. :thumbup1:

[RichGem]

If you have something in mind for one of these soaps.. colors or fragrance or both, let me know... I will give it a shot.. Still trying to do a batch a day and am open to suggestions.. Who knows what we will come up with.. :thumbup1:

I'm not one for Aqua Velva, but that's the scent I immediately thought of when I saw the blue ones above. And you know the AV heads around this place....

[Mama Bear]

I'm not one for Aqua Velva, but that's the scent I immediately thought of when I saw the blue ones above. And you know the AV heads around this place....

I sure do.... :lol:

I am limited for duplications by what is available as a dupe already unfortunately. AV doesn't have a dupe out there... I check about once a week tho and have for 2-3 years now...... :blushing:

I am doing one with the dupe for Creed's Silver Mountain Waters right now...

[RichGem]

I sure do.... :lol:

I am limited for duplications by what is available as a dupe already unfortunately. AV doesn't have a dupe out there... I check about once a week tho and have for 2-3 years now...... :blushing:

I am doing one with the dupe for Creed's Silver Mountain Waters right now...

You could probably drum up a few volunteer noses if you were to do a "MB Interpretation of..." or something like that.

[Mama Bear]

Top Notes
Bergamot, Lavender, Peppermint, Petitgrain, Lemon

Middle Notes
Clary Sage, Jasmin, Vetiver, Sandal, Cedarwood

Base Notes
Labdanum, Musk, Amber, Moss, Leather

Oh Boy.........................:w00t:

I dunno Rich......

[RichGem]

Top Notes
Bergamot, Lavender, Peppermint, Petitgrain, Lemon

Middle Notes
Clary Sage, Jasmin, Vetiver, Sandal, Cedarwood

Base Notes
Labdanum, Musk, Amber, Moss, Leather

Oh Boy.........................:w00t:

I dunno Rich......

Wow,. Who'da thought "eau d'old man" could be so complicated. :lol:

[Mama Bear]

I did this one with my duplication of The House of Creed's Silver Mountain Waters.. you can find these here.... http://mamabearssoaps.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_25&products_id=599

I am very open to suggestions with these soaps.... :001_smile

[scaevola]

You have the prettiest soaps ever, ma'am! That last picture you posted makes me think of home.

Did you find a scent for your purple evening sky soap?

[CaptainK]

I did this one with my duplication of The House of Creed's Silver Mountain Waters.. you can find these here.... http://mamabearssoaps.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_25&products_id=599
Hmm ... that link brings me to the page for your "Amyris EO 100% Natural Shaving Soap."

[hitemfrank]

Hmm ... that link brings me to the page for your "Amyris EO 100% Natural Shaving Soap."

Here is the correct link

http://mamabearssoaps.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=21&products_id=601

[Mama Bear]

Thanks!!! :001_wub:

[Mama Bear]

You have the prettiest soaps ever, ma'am! That last picture you posted makes me think of home.

Did you find a scent for your purple evening sky soap?

I did! It's thubbards fault actually, he suggested a combo of celestial waters and pine..... and I jumped on that!! I actually used Ocean Rain fragrance and Siberian Pine Needle essential oils.. I like the smell so much I will probably make a shaving soap with it..

Thank you so much!! Reminding you of home is such an incredible compliment to me.. I hardly know what to say.. that makes me incredibly happy...

Huge Bear Hugs!!!!

Sue

[hitemfrank]

Thanks!!! :001_wub:

You're welcome. It also gave me a good excuse to look through some soaps I will try at some point - ya know, after I finish some of my current soaps and use up at least one of the three Mama Bear soaps I already have.

[Mama Bear]

we have about 30 empty used tubs.. if you place an order and want some just let us know how many you want...

[Virulence]

Just placed my first order (Lemon Ice and Lime Ice AS). Can't wait to try it out for myself!