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!

On my way to work this morning there was lots of fog and all the plants, fences and signs were coated with hoarfrost. It is very cold today and I’m glad to be inside a warm building. We had a low temperature overnight of 8° F below 0! Currently the […]

Brrr! It’s Cold!

November 30, 2010 in Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

Attention all TheSage customers! Northern Utah has been receiving a lot of snow over the last two days. We have been placed under a Blizzard Warning by the National Weather Service. This warning is in effect from 3 pm Tuesday till 8 am Wednesday. We are expecting anywhere from three […]

Blizzard Warning for Northern Utah

November 22, 2010 in Notices and Alerts by Andee

As Thanksgiving is just around the corner, you probably want to know everything you can about when your package will be delivered and when we are open. Here is all the shipping news for you! TheSage Operation Hours: November 24th: (Pie Day) We will process all orders received into our […]

Thanksgiving Shipping Schedule for 2010

November 22, 2010 in Notices and Alerts / Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

Here at TheSage, our staff has an annual tradition that is now in its fifth year of operation. We go shopping for the local Food Pantry and each staff member is given $50 to purchase food for a Thanksgiving dinner. This year we had the staff make teams of 2 […]

2010 Thanksgiving Shopping for the Food Pantry

November 22, 2010 in Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

Clementine Essential Oil I have just recently learned that we only have a small amount of Clementine Essential Oil on hand. We have tried to bring more in and there is not any currently available on the market. If you really like Clementine, we recommend trying Tangerine. We are hoping […]

Latest Product News

November 19, 2010 in Notices and Alerts / Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

I have more Cyclomethicone Testing results for you. I have a list of requests that I will test later this week and I hope to release those results next week. Today, I tested Alice Fragrance Oil, Chocolate Mousse Fragrance Oil, Coconut Fragrance Oil, Cranberry Fragrance Oil, Crystal Blue Fragrance Oil, […]

Cyclomethicone Testing, Part 6

November 18, 2010 in Fragrances by Andee

Recently I was asked by dbuhler if it was possible to duplicate a cuticle butter from Lush. I asked what her what she liked about the cuticle butter, and here is her response. My favorite thing I like about Lemony Flutter is the texture! Its texture is like a thick, […]

Special Request Orange Cuticle Butter

November 17, 2010 in Lotions and Creams by Andee

For those of you who have been asking for a picture of the 1 oz jar and cap set, here is a picture I took in our blog kitchen. This jar is perfect for those little salves and specialty lotions you make. I could even see a sampler gift set […]

1 oz Jar & Cap Set Picture

November 16, 2010 in Product Assistance / Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

Back in August I shared a picture of the mountains in Northern Utah. Now that the snow has started to coat the mountains, I’m excited to share another picture of our home valley as the winter weather begins. Over the last week or so, we have had on and off […]

Mountain Snow in Northern Utah

November 16, 2010 in Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

Making Natural Liquid Soaps Cover — I recently found my test kitchen crock pot and I’ve been dying to use it. I thought about making liquid soap, but I haven’t had any experience making liquid soap. I decided that it would be fun to have an Introduction to Liquid Soap Week and you could learn right […]

Introduction to Liquid Soap Week Coming Up

November 12, 2010 in Liquid Soap / Soap / Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

The weather is changing to winter and while I love the holiday season, I couldn’t stop myself from daydreaming about next summer and the fresh flowers. To help solve my desire to stop and smell the roses, I made this fun soap that smells just like a fresh summer bouquet. […]

Summer Rose Bouquet Soap

November 11, 2010 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Andee

We had so much fun with the Fragrance Blend Challenge that Taylor released back in August, so we are going to do it again! So many of you had fun and I did too. This challenge is a little more centered on the holiday seasons, so I will allow you […]

Holiday Scent Blend Challenge

November 10, 2010 in Challenges and Q&A by Andee

Thoughts and ideas from the world of Majestic Mountain Sage.