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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 very fine and oily hair. My hair is a little longer than shoulder length and hasn’t been colored, straightened, curled or even been dried by a hair dryer! I prefer to wash my hair and let it air dry since my hair dries very quickly. Unfortunately, the oily […]

Simple Daily Hair Conditioner

April 17, 2013 in Hair Care Products by Andee

I had formulated this body cream and had created a small pile of notes about why I had made this simple body cream and even for whom I had created this formula. I had transferred the formula to my computer so I could create a testing schedule, but I didn’t […]

I Lost My Mind Body Cream (Or the Importance of ...

April 12, 2013 in Lotions and Creams by Andee

I enjoy seeing all the wonderful products that our customers make! I find every shop I visit to be inspirational in many ways. I want to share this inspiration with you by featuring a crafter just like you!Today, we are featuring an interview I have done with Lisa at ForGoodnessGrape. […]

Special Feature: Lisa at ForGoodnessGrape

March 28, 2013 in Featured Crafters by Andee

I enjoy seeing all the wonderful products that our customers make! I find every shop I visit to be inspirational in many ways. I want to share this inspiration with you by featuring a crafter just like you!Today, we are featuring an interview I have done with Susan at S~Design […]

Special Feature: Susan at S~Design Jewelry and Skin Care

March 22, 2013 in Featured Crafters by Andee

Recently, Carolyn asked if we would consider reformulating our Coffee Butter Latte Cream to include Coffee Oil. I had been considering reformulating and Carolyn gave me that extra boost of encouragement to make this new formulation!I made the light formula that uses Isopropyl Myristate to help reduce the greasy feeling […]

Coffee Latte Body Cream

March 8, 2013 in Lotions and Creams by Andee

I enjoy seeing all the wonderful products that our customers make! I find every shop I visit to be inspirational in many ways. I want to share this inspiration with you by featuring a crafter just like you! Today, we are featuring an interview I have done with Ana at […]

Special Feature: Ana at AnaBanana’s Bath & Body Treats

March 7, 2013 in Featured Crafters by Andee

Ready for our second day of experimenting with snake oil? I am! Yesterday when we made a hand cream with snake oil, I told you I would also share my snake oil soap experience with you. Let’s go! After a bit of research, I discovered that the snake oil Jerry […]

Using Snake Oil in Cold Process Soap

March 5, 2013 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Andee

Last week, I shared the adventure that brought a jar of Snake Oil Cream to my attention. Jerry helped me find some snake oil online. When I first received the bottle, it was cold outside and the snake oil had solidified in the bottle. I wasn’t sure how I was […]

Using Snake Oil in a Hand Cream

March 4, 2013 in Lotions and Creams by Andee

Back in January, I went on a shopping excursion with some friends. We had a full girls day out of shopping for clothes, cosmetics and naturally, lunch! 🙂 Our shopping trip had us visiting Yabaolu area of Beijing. North Yabaolu (unofficially known as Russiatown) is an area that is populated […]

An Adventure in a Chinese Cosmetics Store

February 28, 2013 in Thoughts from The Sage / Travels with The Sage by Andee