Thursday, March 7, 2013

Love my whipped body butter

I have been wanting to try out a whipped version of the body butter that I have started making and gifting out. And yesterday I did just that. With all the goodness of Mango & Shea Butter, Olive & Coconut oils etc. I added a mix of Orange, Cedarwood, Ylang Ylang & Frankincense oils which has somehow given it a very mysterious smell. It starts off smelling like Orange and as it gets absorbed into the skin, which is not more than a few minutes, it leaves a woody scent with a hint of Ylang Ylang and Frankincense. Really nice. And so light on the skin. 



Body Butter scented with Orange , Cedarwood & Ylang Ylang
I plan to showcase them on Sunday at the Kitsch Mandi Flea Market. I have made them in 50 gm jars. They spread so easily on the skin. Just a little bit goes a long way and so this jar could last a while. Absolutely free of any chemicals, only butters and oils. I also managed to make another small jar for my daughters who love using anything I make. I hope people love them as much as they do my Lip Butters and Vaporubs.


Lip Butters & Vaporubs

My 2nd Flea Market

My stall at Royal Orchid, Bangalore
This was my 2nd Flea Market presence. Actually, it was my 3rd. I had another one on the 2nd of March. But that turned out a dud. Everyone was disappointed and surprised at the total lack of visitors. I left early. I heard the poor organizer had to shell out a hefty amount from her pocket to compensate for the loss she had incurred. I guess we all have our bad days.

Anyway, the one on Sunday, 3rd March was a lot of fun. I managed to do more sales and attract more visitors to my stall than the first one. That reminds me to send out those thank you mailers to all those nice folks who stopped and smelled my soap and also to those who picked a few bars up. I had one customer, who had come all the way from Dubai, United Arab Emirates and picked up 10-12 bars of soap and a couple of my Lip Butters. Hopefully, I will soon develop a profitable client base in the Middle East!

A pretty little girl was so exhausted at the Flea Market that she stopped at my stall and announced to her mom 'Can we stop now and have something to eat'. Her mom had to tell her that what I was selling was soap and not candy.........Should I take that as a compliment or.......?

Suddenly I seem to be busy with Flea Market attendance. I have one this Sunday and one the following Sunday as well. Love to meet so many new people.