Scrumptious Soaps to tantalise your Taste Buds!... handmade by Simply Portugal Soaps - Day 5

This week's guest blogger has been the wonderful Simply Portugal Soaps & today they have definitely saved the best until last... get ready to feel very hungry this morning!...

For my last day I thought I would introduce you to some of our lovely soaps. I find that inspiration for the fragrances can run away with me if I’m not careful, and soapmaker Shelley and I are always trying to come up with something different. We really enjoy mixing fragrances to create something unique, and this is why we particularly love making soaps for wedding favours as we can take ideas from the bride and run with them to find something ‘just right’ whether we’re making soap bars, cupcake soaps or even a whole soap cake to be cut up and given to the guests.

Here is just a selection of our gorgeous fragrances…

Blue Amberwood – this is a wonderful ‘wake you up in the morning’ soap that’s just perfect for the shower, and men love it too.

Chamomile – a very gentle soap with added calendula, both soothing and healing ingredients that are perfect for sensitive skin.

Chocolate Gateau – a real blast of chocolate with a hint of strawberry, beautifully decorated.

Lavender – with a scent known for its relaxing properties, our lavender soap is just perfect for an evening soak in the bath.

Lime, Mandarin & Basil – this is an amazing soap full of citrus scents and earthy basil, and it’s another one that men and women both love.

Lovespell – the fragrance in this soap is just perfect for that very special night out. Our customers love this one!

Then our fun range of cocktails…

Cosmopolitan – with gorgeously fruity tangerine and cranberry to give you that citrus zing.

Kir Royale – the classic cassis and champagne, so very decadent and luxurious. 

Mojito – fresh lime and mint, a really bright ‘wake you up’ soap.

White Russian – coffee and cream, a beautiful creamy soap that’s perfect for a laze in the bath.

Our beautiful cupcakes…

Floral – a beautiful fresh floral fragrance, decorated with either violets or primroses. 

Rose Garden – that classic rose scent.

Neapolitan – vanilla, chocolate and strawberry, just like our favourite ice cream!

Banoffee – rich toffee and fruity banana, a really fun and indulgent soap.

Strawberry Sundae – strawberries and cream, the ultimate summer fragrance.

Cupcakes retail at £4.50 each.  Our soap bars sell at £3.85 each per 120g (as they are hand cut the sizes might differ slightly). 

The wedding favours are half bars, wrapped and presented in an organza bag in your choice of colour, or in a clear bag with a ribbon in your choice of colour, at £2.20 each.

 

Cake slices are available either as a whole cake at £70 or cut and wrapped individually at £4 per slice, these make perfect gifts offering great value for money.

All that's left to decide is which is your favourite?  Ours has to be the Banoffee!

 

Thank you Simply Portugal Soaps for a scent-sational week!  If you have been tempted by the gorgeous fragrances available, as well as the beautiful natural ingredients used, then here the details to be able to order these stunning soaps...

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The Product...

Our soaps are made from a base of olive oil, pressed from olives grown on our soapmaker Shelley’s farm, sweet almond oil, shea butter and cocoa butter. In some of our formulas we also use castor oil as it helps to make the lather rich, and all of our soaps also contain goats’ milk. 

 

 

Shelley started adding goats’ milk to her soaps as her neighbour had quite a few goats and needed to sell the milk, and it adds a wonderful creamy feel and lather and is very nourishing for your skin. I am sure Cleopatra would have used goats’ milk to bathe in if she’d run out of asses’ milk!  We then add natural pigments, fragrances and essential oils to blend the scents to perfection.

We make sure that all our ingredients are of cosmetic quality and as much as possible we try to source everything from Portugal. All our soaps are covered by a cosmetic safety standard certificate.

The soaps are beautifully moisturising, leaving your skin smelling amazing and feeling silky and smooth. An extra bonus is that having one of our soap bars or cupcake soaps in your bathroom will make the room smell amazing, so you won’t need an artificial air freshener.

We add beautiful toppings to our soaps when they are being made – fruits, flowers, soap shavings and swirls all help to make the soaps look wonderful, and as our toppings are also made from soap they won’t leave bits in your bath or shower! 

Our soaps make wonderful gifts, but they are equally perfect for everyday use or just to treat yourself. They look beautiful, smell fantastic and they’re sure to brighten up your morning shower or that long indulgent bath!

Tomorrow is our final day with Guest Bloggers Simply Portugal Soaps so what better way to end than an introduction to their difference fragrances... WARNING! it is going to be mouth watering!

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Where we can be found?

My favourite place to sell our soaps is at craft fairs and markets as people can come and see, touch and smell the soaps. There is nothing better than being able to experience all the lovely fragrances for yourself and choose your favourites, and although our soaps look gorgeous in photos it doesn’t compare with seeing them in real life! I really enjoy attending fairs and markets in the South West and I especially love to meet customers and help them choose a soap that will be just right for them. Many people think they can’t use soap, or worry that it will dry their skin, but once they see and feel the creamy texture of our soap bars and understand about the wonderfully nourishing natural ingredients that we use, they are often converted!

I have already been to markets at Sherborne, Yeovil and Bridport this year, and below is a list of the ones I know I will be attending over the next few months. More will be added to this list as the year goes on, so if you fancy coming along to see the soaps for yourself, please keep an eye out for our updates either on Facebook or on our website.

 

Digby Hall, Sherborne, Sat 5^th May 10am – 4pm

St Mary’s Church Hall, Bridport, Sat 26^th May 10am – 3pm

St Mary’s Church Jubilee Fair, Chard, 11am – 4pm

Ilminster Street fair, Ilminster, Sat 9^th June 10am – 4pm

South Petherton Folk Fest, South Petherton, Sat 30^th June 10am – 6pm

Forde Abbey Summer Fair, Forde Abbey, Chard, Thurs 26^th July 11am – 4pm

I have more fairs and markets booked in August, September, November and December, so please have a look at our Facebook page for the dates and times.

Tomorrow you can find out more about the products, their luxurious ingredients!

 

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