I really like the company Freshskin. I’ve been using their fragrance and essential oils for a very long time and haven’t had issues with any that I can recall. What I really like about them is that they offer 10ml sample sizes which i think is very important. If you think about it, for fragrance… Continue reading Fragrance Oil Reviews Part 4 – Freshskin Samples
Ok so went for a Gracefruit sampler pack from their website which is £19+ for five 30ml sampler bottles. Gracefruit’s fragrance oils are definitely more on the pricier side compared to others on the market so this sampler pack is definitely worth it if you want to try a few before commiting. They used to… Continue reading Fragrance Oil Reviews Part 3 – Gracefruit Sampler Pack
So I’ve not posted since March and that’s because a lot of things have been happening. Like a lot! Rustic Stuff has never been my only venture in business and I’ll admit that I did begin to stretch myself a little thin. I had 4 business emails to keep track of alone, not to mention… Continue reading Changes, Changes, Changes
Green Tea & Mint from Freshskin was one I recently used in a scent and it behaved superbly. A very delicate scent – as most green tea scents are wont to be – it has just the right balance of mint without it being overbearing in the blend. It did not accelerate trace and I… Continue reading Fragrance Oil Reviews – Part 2
Made the first of the Alba Range today (this is a scheduled post) which is inspired by my home country of Scotland. Scotland is always inspirational to me – the scenery, history, people, community, traditions, my childhood memories. And specifically for me, living in the bonny East coast, where the scent of the sea has… Continue reading Cinder Toffee Handmade Soap – Alba Range
OMG! I just cut this soap an hour ago and the minute I did I ran upstairs to get my camera. I didn’t have high hopes for this – the Rose FO from Freshskin accelerated trace quite badly and the elegant swirl I had imagined quickly became a plop and swirl the chopstick as much… Continue reading Black Tea Rose Soap – Tea Room Soap Range
When I was a child we had a local John Lewis bookstore in the town centre. My favourite pastime while mum was shopping was just to go around browsing the bookstore and then get picked up when it was time to go back home. I would have a ritual of walking down each of the… Continue reading The Faerie Soap Range
This is a product is where creativity can really be given an exemplar outlet. Perfume creation lets you develop a symphony of scent – accords of top, heart and base notes. But soapmaking is where you can add colour, shape, design and texture to that too! I love soapmaking. It has to be one of… Continue reading Handmade Soaps
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