Andee

About Andee

Director of Happiness. I'm a thirty-something soap snob. I've grown up with handmade soaps, and I love them! I really like making lotions, soaps, and perfumes. I adore mixing scents to come up with something new. My favorite scent is either Wicked or Cotton Candy. I tend to hoard fragrances, I even have an Earl Grey Tea from the MMS catalog. I won't tell you how old it is, but it sure is good!

I have an announcement about a change in our schedule! We will be closed for Martin Luther King Jr Day on January 20th, 2020. All orders placed before 12 PM MT on Friday, January 17th, will ship by the end of the day. All orders placed after 12 PM on […]

MMS Will Be Closed for Martin Luther King Jr Day, ...

17 Jan, 2020 in Calendar / Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

As the first day of 2020 draws to a close, I’m already anticipating all the cool things that I can see coming down the road this year! I’ve had to laugh as I tell people that this year will be one where my vision will be perfect, but that’s only […]

Focusing on 2020 with Excitement and a New Perspective

1 Jan, 2020 in Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

We’ve had a operations hiccup today and several of our staff members will not be available by phone. Please be patient with us as our limited staff tries to continue processing orders.

Operations Hiccup – October 18, 2019

18 Oct, 2019 in Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

Ok. I’ve been holding off on the fun Halloween projects, but I can’t wait any longer! I saw spider loofas when I was surfing the internet one day, but I couldn’t find any instructions or a credible source. Grab the kids, and let’s have some fun! So here are my […]

Surprising and Fun Spider Loofas in Under 5 Minutes

8 Oct, 2019 in Fast and Simple Gifts / Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

Last week, I took a Technical Support phone call from a gal who wanted to know how much color she needed to use to get a lipstick instead of a lip balm or a lip tint. She said, “You always mention Q.S. on your blog for lip tints like the […]

How Much Color? Making Lipstick with Oil Soluble Lip Colors

3 Sep, 2019 in Color In Products / Lip Balms / Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

Finished and labeled lotion bars. — I love lotion bars for several reasons. One of my top reasons is that I can easily pop a lotion bar into my luggage and fly anywhere without needing to put it in my liquids bag! Anything to limit my interactions with TSA is always good in my book. (TSA […]

Simply Soothing Lotion Bar Stick

12 Aug, 2019 in Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

It’s been a while since I’ve shared anything related to fragrance blending and I’ll admit that I haven’t made time to play around with the fragrances in our blog kitchen! I’m embarrassed to admit that I recently ran out of body cream and I was in desperate need for a […]

Fragrance Friday: An Adventure in Blending

19 Jul, 2019 in Challenges and Q&A / Fragrances / Scent Blends tagged andee by Andee

Our new Tangerine Lip Solutions. — It’s Tuesday, and I have a treat for you! One of our newest products is Tangerine Lip Solutions, and I have to admit that I fell in love with this delicious Lip Solutions when it was being formulated. Here are 5 reasons why I love our newest Lip Solutions and […]

5 Reasons Why I Love Tangerine Lip Solutions!

16 Jul, 2019 in Lip Balms / New Products / Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

I had a recent cooking experiment at home that needed part of a bottle of red wine. While I was cooking, I thought that it would be fun to turn the leftover wine into soap. As you can imagine, I got a little razzing when I showed up at work […]

Wine Soap: An Adventure and a Half

15 Jul, 2019 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Andee

Finished bars of soap made with dandelion flower tea surronded by dandelion flowers.. — Spring is here, and the dandelions are blooming like crazy! The bright color of the dandelions inspired me to make a batch of soap with a dandelion “tea” as my liquid. While herbal teas may not seem to be particularly adventurous for soapmaking, I’ve found them to add a little […]

Using Dandelion Tea in Cold Process Soap

16 May, 2019 in Botanicals / Cold Process Soap / Soap by Andee

Mother’s Day is this coming Sunday, and I’ve been worrying about finding a gift! Since I was freaking out so much and my mind was running a blank, I decided that I’d get her a gift certificate to use at her favorite shop. (Mom, if you are reading this, please […]

Forget the Flowers!

7 May, 2019 in Special Sales by Andee