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Havana Classic Roundup

Filed Under: Bramble Berry News

Judging from the photos, Havana, Cuba is a gorgeous, beautiful island with much inspiration for food, drink and yes, soap. This city was the basis for our entire Havana Classic series, ending this week with another beautiful thing: a coupon.

As part of the series, select silicone molds are 30% off! Simply enter the coupon code HAVAMOLD during checkout to receive the discount on the entire category of original silicone molds.

This includes all of our Mini Silicone Column Molds (including the heart!) and the silicone liners for the 2 lb., 9 bar, 18 bar and 5 lb. mold.  This special flash discount ends today, Wednesday, March 26, at noon PDT so don’t miss out!

These timeless soapy tutorials feature the earthy and masculine Tobacco & Bay Leaf Fragrance Oil, which make them ideal for any manly projects you have on the horizon. They’d also make excellent Father’s Day presents, which is around the corner on June 15.

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Havana Classic: Neptune Column Pour + free template

Filed Under: Cold Process Soap

The Havana Classic series wraps up this week with one final tutorial — the Neptune Column Pour. Typically this look is achieved by pouring the soap batter over a weighed column shape. Check out page 74 in the Soap Crafting book for an example of this technique. In this project, we put a little twist on the traditional column. Instead of a 4-point rectangle shown in the Soap Crafting book, we poured over a 5-point star, resulting a beautiful and unique pattern. The star template is included for free in this tutorial.

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Facebook Photo of the Week (March 15th ~ March 21st)

Filed Under: Bramble Berry News

Despite the name, The Soap Queen blog posts all kinds of information and how-to guides on everything from sewing to cooking. It’s sort of a smorgosboard of my personal interests at the time. This week however, was all about the subject that got it all started: soapy projects!

Learn how to make Luscious Lemon Cupcakes with this tutorial. Don’t be fooled by the fluffy frosting, these cupcakes are made with melt and pour soap and feature the Lemon Cake Fragrance Oil. As a bonus, this wonderful fragrance is also 20% throughout all of March.

Visit the Soap Queen Tumblr for this rum aftershave recipe as part of the Havana Classic series.

The Havana Classic series began this week, so be on the lookout for projects featuring the Tobacco & Bay Leaf Fragrance Oil until March 26. This series features projects that are perfect for the man in your life, including the Havana Layers Melt and Pour Soap. Made with lots of scrubby exfoliants and fun colors, it’s a tough soap that will make hands squeaky clean. Visit the Soap Queen Tumblr for a recipe for rum aftershave too!

Speaking of fun colors, the Facebook Photo of the Week is bright, cheery and features sherbet-like colors that are perfect for spring.

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Havana Layers Melt & Pour Soap

Filed Under: Melt & Pour Soap

The Havana Classic series continues today with this super sensory melt and pour project. Loaded with natural additives such as Shredded Loofah, Poppy Seeds, Lemon Peel, White Pumice and Walnut Shells, this is a fun textured bar of soap that exfoliates as it cleans.

Now through March 26 we’re rolling out specials tutorials, coupons and discounts as part of Havana Classic. Subscribe to our newsletter, and keep an eye on our Facebook page, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, Homepage and the blog for the coupon codes so you don’t miss the savings!

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