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Oscar Preps: The Birth of our Soap Display

Nov 142011

Hello, everyone! Since our announcement regarding our participation to the GBK Academy Awards (Oscars) Gift Lounge via the Artisan Group, we have been working on building a table display for our designer glycerin soaps.

We brainstormed different concepts on how to make the soap stand out; amongst these ideas, we thought of:

beautiful soap glass dishes from our friend Beth at BPR Designs
baskets in the form of a bath tub
bamboo soap dishes
seashell soap dishes
tree trunk soap dishes
rock soap dishes
soap dishes made from bonsai containers with river stones

Then, we realized that, in order to show the beauty of each individual bar, they had to be inclined at 45° (not laying flat) so any kind of soap dish was out of the question because the soap would slide. As far as the basket goes, the bars would overlap and hide each other. Not a good idea. Another thing we had to consider was the color of the display… it had to be dark and blend with the background, so the focus would be on the colorful soap.

Anyway, after a lot of research and some drawing, we decided to go with a black velvet jewelry display adjusted to our needs.

Here are a few “behind-the-scenes” pictures from our process:

Step 1: Deciding on the configuration.

Step 2: Building and testing our prototype.

Step 3: Working on the actual display. We glued the custom made acrylic pieces that support the soap bars.

Step 4: Allowing to dry overnight. Le Petit Larousse comes to the rescue once again! I suppose having a minor in French and dozens of dictionaries helps once in a while.

Step 5: Taking pictures of the final display. Ta-da!! The picture is not as sharp as I want it to be; it was overcast here in Stockton, California.

As you can see, the soap bars to be displayed are: Cherry Vanilla, Lemon Lavender, Two to Tango, Seaside (coming soon online), Watermelon and the Believe in You Butterfly. You can find them on our website at www.MagicSenses.com.

Please feel free to leave any comments!

2012, GBK Academy Awards (Oscars) Gift Lounge – We’ll be there!

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Oct 142011

photo courtesy of dorahon

We have very exciting news! In February 2012, we’ll be participating to the GBK Academy Awards Gift Lounge!

Our designer glycerin soap will be displayed for celebrities to see and smell. It will also be included in one hundred swag bags for attending guests.

We haven’t decided which of the soaps to send yet. We are debating if we should make a LIMITED EDITION design or just send some of our most loved ones… We’ll have to make a decision soon so if you have a top favorite, let us know below!

Many thanks to ALL our customers, friends and family for choosing, using and spreading the word about our handcrafted soap throughout the years.

Big thank you to The Artisan Group! They’ll be our ambassadors to this very exciting event.

As we go along, we’ll keep you updated on our journey; we’ll post pictures and other info. Please join us on Facebook and Twitter and be the first to know details of our “behind-the-scenes” process. You can even recommend us to Oprah, if you love our product!

Love,

Betty and Mike
MagicSenses.com

This Month ON SALE – October, 2011

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Oct 102011

Hello, everyone! This month we offer 17% off the following soaps:

Mango Papaya Handcrafted Glycerin Soap
French Vanilla Handcrafted Glycerin Soap
Lavender Handcrafted Glycerin Soap
Hawaiian Jasmine Handcrafted Glycerin Soap
Fall Dance Handcrafted Glycerin Soap.

They make great gifts or stocking stuffers and this Holiday season they come in clear plastic boxes with gold stretch loop. Get any of these soaps today (while in stock!) at MagicSenses.com and save 17%!

Launching Fall Dance Glycerin Soap

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Sep 082011

Our Fall Dance soap is here! This is a seasonal edition, available only during the Fall and Holiday season. Hand made with vegetable glycerin soap and smelling like soft oak moss and sandalwood, it will remind you of all the beauty of fall! Each soap weighs approx. 5 oz and comes in its own plastic box.

Fall Dance soap is available at MagicSenses.com, under our Holiday Soap Collection, next to Cinnamon, Peppermint, Cranberry and Orange Clove. Get yours today!

Sneak Peak Behind the Scenes

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Sep 062011

Hello there! We hope you had a great Labor Day week-end with your loved ones!

We’ll be sending out a coupon discount in our next Newsletter so, if you are interested in getting a discount, please make sure you are a subscriber to our free Newsletter.

So, what’s new at Magic Senses? Well, we have been very busy making soap… now that Fall is here and the Holiday season is approaching very fast, we want to make sure we have your favorite soap in stock. Also, we’ve been working on a few fall and winter soap designs to be released soon.

Here is a sneak peak at some of the soaps we are working on this evening (amongst other things): Raspberry, Cool Rhythm and Soft Rain. They will be added to our online inventory within 12 – 24 hours.

Our Latest Video

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Aug 202011

Hello, everyone! I just want to share our new Welcome video for MagicSenses.com. We absolutely love it! Professor Hans von Puppet, the cutest web’lebrity out there, was kind enough to be our “spokespuppet” for a couple of minutes. Isn’t he adorable? We love you, Professor! Mwah!

New Soaps Added to Our Harmony Soap Collection

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Aug 012011

We have great news! After a lot of testing and customer feedback, we are proud to launch three new beautiful soaps: Peony, Lily of the Valley and Hawaiian Jasmine. The fragrances we use are very soft and pleasant. We added them to our Harmony Collection (next to Bamboo Jasmine, Chamomile Oatmeal and Citrus Linen).

While testing, we made between 5 – 9 different designs in each of the new fragrances. We had a hard time choosing (Hawaiian Jasmine was the most difficult one) so we asked our customers: which design would you buy? And we got our answer! I want to take a moment to thank Jennifer, Jane, Nikki and the dozens of customers who kindly gave us feedback on their favorite soap design, thus helping us choose the most beautiful ones of them all.

Each bar in the Harmony soap collection weighs 5 oz and comes in its own clear box with a gold stretch loop, ready to be offered as a gift to that special someone.

Magic Senses soaps are handmade in small batches, therefore each of them is unique. We use vegetable glycerin soap base that is SLS free, vegan friendly and is not tested on animals. We make our soap right here, in Stockton, California.

We hope you’ll love our new additions! Here are a few more pictures:

More Soaps at Pine Tree Road Soap Shop

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Jul 272011

Hello, everyone! Just a quick note to let our customers in Southern California know that over 25 designs of our beautiful glycerin soaps are now available at Pine Tree Road Soap Shop in Ocean Beach!

You can find them at 4885 Newport Ave. (corner of Newport & Cable), San Diego, CA 92107 · Get Directions

Many thanks to the lovely store owner, Jackie, for sending us a few pictures!

Winner of the Watermelon Soap Giveaway, 2011

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Jul 062011

I want to thank everyone for stopping by and leaving a comment (or more) to our Watermelon Soap Giveaway. As always, we enjoyed all your feedback!

I also want to thank those of you who took the extra step and joined us on Facebook, Twitter, via our Newsletter or even Recommended Magic Senses to Oprah. Your support means a lot to us and it makes us want to be better.

Let’s not waste any more time. We have two winners for this giveaway they they are:

Comment no 8 (Mary Beth Elderton) and Comment no 54 (Jennifer H.). Congratulations!

I will e-mail the winners tonight and they have 2 days to get back to me or other names will be chosen.

If you didn’t win this time, stay tuned as we have another giveaway coming soon! And you don’t want to miss that one!

Casting for Recovery

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Jun 082011

We joined forces with our friends at BPR Designs and are sending free samples to support a “Casting for Recovery” retreat.

About Casting for Recovery:

The program offers “an opportunity for women whose lives have been profoundly affected by breast cancer to gather in a natural setting and learn the sport of fly fishing. The retreats offer an opportunity to meet new friends, network, exchange information, and have fun. [...]

While the fundraising burden of offering healing retreats at no cost to participants and asking volunteers to run state programs is enormous, Casting for Recovery has inspired the generous and loyal support of donors large and small, and continues to believe in its mission of providing women with powerful tools for healing at no expense to them.”

For more info on this program, please visit their website at castingforrecovery.org

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UPDATE: Since this post, we have received a thank you note from Mary:

“Betty and Mike,

Beth brought the soap to me that you made for our Casting for Recovery retreat. Thank you very much for this wonderful contribution. The soap is beautiful. We plan to have one of Beth’s soap dishes with your soap on the pillow of the women when they arrive – along with a nice poem about the “cleansing” nature of our weekend retreat. The participants are all breast cancer survivors and they are very appreciative of these special touches.

Thank you again.

Mary T.
Program Coordinator – Wyoming
Casting for Recovery”

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Here are a few more pictures of the samples; the beautiful glass soap dish was hand made by BPR Designs.