I love doing Freebie Friday. It is a great way for customers to test a new fragrance with only a little sample. It is also wonderful to hear people email or comment say “I never would have tried this fragrance but it was absolutely wonderful.” or “This fragrance didn’t move […]
Product Assistance
Over the break, Cynthia emailed me, wanting help with a recipe for a lemon cuticle butter. She wanted something similar to Lush’s Lemony Flutter. She had seen a post that Andee had done for a Special Request Orange Cuticle Butter. Also, she didn’t have everything necessary for that recipe. She sent […]
Cupboard Recipe Request – Cynthia’s Lemon Cuticle Butter
1 Ack! Can you believe that Christmas is this Sunday? Egads! Do you need help making last minute gifts? This week we will be helping you make last minute recipes with items that are in your cupboard. Send us an email with a list of oils, butters and containers you have, […]
Christmas is HERE!
Now we have learned all of the tips, tricks and hints in using the Plastic Tom filling trays. Well… almost all of them. Let’s say that everything went according to plan. You get everything heated, flavored, poured and even scraped the lip balm without any complications. Then life happened. A […]
Lip Balm Filling Trays – Day 5
Now we have learned some of the major don’ts that accompany using the Plastic Tom filling trays. Let me show you how this ideally should work.First, let’s gently melt the lip balm. We don’t want to super heat it. We want it to be warm enough to just have everything liquid. […]
Lip Balm Filling Trays – Day 4
2 Once we have the tray and the tubes, it is time to load the tubes into the tray. With the tray facing up, don’t try to load the bottom of the tube first. (photo 1) With the tray facing up, don’t try to load the tubes upside down. (photo 2) […]
Lip Balm Filling Trays – Day 2
3 This week I will be teaching how to use the PlasticTom.com lip balm filling trays. I will be demonstrating all of the dos and don’ts of using these trays as well as helping you troubleshoot the problems you may be having. If you have any questions, please let me know […]
Lip Balm Filling Trays – Day 1
6 Recently I have been asked several questions about Titanium Dioxide. I thought everyone would like to hear (read?) my responses because these are good questions that you may have thought of before. All of these questions that have been sent to me are posed as if coming from the Blog […]
Titanium Dioxide – Frequently Asked Questions
5 I’ve had some of you asking for pictures of the Big and Bigger Lip Balm Tubes. Well, I now have a picture for you to do some comparisons of your own. On the left side of the picture, I placed a White Bottom Twist Tubes (0.15 oz) with a White […]
Big and Bigger Lip Balm Tube Picture
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
If you look back a couple of posts, I mentioned three things a good label ought to do: have a positive “net effect,” tell a story, and provide information. One of yesterday’s posts covered the importance of a well developed brand identity in the overall emotional impact, or net effect […]
The Importance of Labels, Part 4
2 Whether or not people end up buying your product, they will inevitably link their initial impression of your packaging to you and your brand. So the “net effect” we talked about earlier today is where you should really focus on your brand identity. Why is brand identity important? Your brand […]