With an open heart:

Finally, I have time to sit down and share my success story with you. Please bear with me as I am not very good at telling stories, especially mine.

Seven years ago I met my husband online and we fell in love. Two years later, we got married and I moved to California from Europe. With a B.A. in English and French, I found it a little boring to practice my Translator profession, so I wanted to re-invent myself and do something fun.

On one of our trips to Nevada, we saw this absolutely amazing soap! It was love at first smell! I wanted to buy a bar of every fragrance! They smelt soooo goooood! But they seemed a little bit expensive (now I know why!) so I ended up buying just three bars. I had one of them on my desk for the whole summer of 2005.

After a lot of thinking, my husband and I decided it would be fun for me to start a soap business. That was it. I’ve been busy ever since! It’s been a long journey, many times frustrating, many times rewarding and we’ve learnt a lot… but I wouldn’t change a thing! Okay, maybe the food coloring experience!

Here, at Magic Senses, we believe life is too short not to have fun! So we make fun soap! “Unique soap for unique people”.

During the past five years, I was asked many questions; here are just a few of them:

Do you make it yourself?
YES!

What’s your favorite fragrance?
Favorite? There is no such thing! They are all my favorites! That’s probably why we have over 60 designs in our Collections. I think it should be easier to say which one is not my top favorite: Patchouli. However, I have to admit that I started to like it…

How did you learn to make the design?
A lot of trial and error! The design you see in our soap has been perfected over time. It takes between three to five loaves to achieve the design (and colors) we are looking for. We are very picky. If it’s not fabulous, it’s not good enough.

What is the best advice I would give to my customers?
Keep the soap in a dish that drains and if the bar is too big for your hand, cut it in half! It will last twice as long. And if you don’t plan on using your soap for a few months, save it in a ziploc bag.

Which design are you the most fond of?
Well, they are all my “babies” so it is hard to choose… but I absolutely love “Cool Rhythm” and “Two to Tango“.

Are you afraid of competition?
Competition is healthy. It makes us want to be better. Plus, there is a type of customer for every business. I think there is room for everybody! That’s probably why we started Creative Soap Week! To share the love and celebrate with all the talented soap designers out there!

Magic Senses was built mainly on referrals and word of mouth. We have been blessed with loyal and supportive friends and customers and I want to take advantage of this occasion to thank you all for your wonderful support through the years! We love you!

This designer soap has changed our lives. It has given us a lot of opportunities to meet and help people and to put a smile on their faces through every single bar we make. If, five years ago, you had told me that my business would one day help raise funds for kids to learn how to dance, I would have laughed! But now, it is reality!

Don’t you ever believe you don’t have talent because you do! The sky is the limit. Now, I’m going back to living my American Dream!

If you want to find out more about Magic Senses, here are some links:

Visit Magic Senses store!
Visit Magic Senses Blog
Join Magic Senses Fan page on Facebook!
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Check out these awesome websites! They have reviewed our soap and are having Butterfly soap Giveaways!

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HappyMommy3.com
“I opened the mailing envelope and the scent just billowed out, it was such a pretty smell. Then I also remembered that I had to actually use the soap. LOL! It is so pretty and smells so good that I just wanted to put it on display in my bathroom.

The butterfly soap is absolutely adorable and very well made. The soap lathers up really nice and it leaves my hands feeling clean. It doesn’t leave any filmy residue or dry out my hands.

I have my soap in the hall bathroom and I can smell the scent of the soap all through my living room. It is great!” Submit your entry for the Giveaway!

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 MoomettesMagnificents.com
“Easter is coming and that means getting creative when the Easter Bunny has to assemble those Easter Baskets! It’s especially challenging if you’re the Mom or Grandmom of a Tween, Teenager ~ or adult daughters!

Now, the old money-in-the-envelope just doesn’t cut it. Over the years, my daughters have had “baskets” that included shower caddies when going off to college and roasting pans when one was setting up an apartment.

If you’re wondering what you can suggest to the Easter Bunny to fill those baskets, there’s a new Cheerful Butterfly Soap in Blue from Magic Senses“. Read the review and submit your entry for the Giveaway…

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IslandLife808.com
“When I first opened the box, I could immediately smell the wonderful Plumeria scent of the Cheerful Butterfly Soap. It smelled so good that I wanted to take a shower right then and there! I found it to be so pretty to look at with it’s pink & purple swirls in the wings and yellow antenna that I wasn’t sure if we should just display it instead. However, my girls had other ideas and started begging me to let them take a bath even though it was in the middle of the day – so they did.

Each soap is handmade which means that no two are exactly alike. I think this is a great concept because it gives each piece it’s own personality. And if butterflies aren’t your thing, they have so many different designs to choose from that you’re sure to find something for the whole family. In addition, they also have various shea body butters and the most adorable scrubbies. You’ll kids will love bathtime!

MagicSenses is offering everyone 15% off your next order of $15 or more. Just use the code …” Grab the code and submit your entry for the Giveaway!

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