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Guest post by Amber from Bramble Berry I am a smoothie fanatic. I love them and have one nearly everyday! And I love when I find a new combination that just hits the spot. This one was suggested to me by a dear friend and I just had to try it. Conveniently, I had some homemade almond milk on … Continue Reading
In this episode, I show how to make your own eyeshadow and eyeliner from scratch using our Mineral Makeup kit. I think you're going to be surprised at how easy it is. I also go over some of the most common mineral makeup ingredients and share two of my favorite recipes. Here's the recipe for … Continue Reading
Thank you to all for blogging, tweeting and Facebooking about your favorite Bramble Berry products for the S.O.A.P. Team "applications" (see blog post here)! I had an extremely distracted morning reading all of the blogs, tweets and Facebook posts. It's a tough job, but somebody has to do it (all … Continue Reading
Our new acrylic soap stamps are amazing in cold process soap. Because of the acute details they require some special attention. In our testing, we found that they worked best on one of our basic cold process recipes after 4-5 days of curing time. The soap can't be too soft or too hard so you'll have … Continue Reading
I found a new Etsy shop called Herbolution and I couldn't resist buying a few things. I absolutely love their philosophy on being green and earth friendly. It's what we strive to do at Bramble Berry too. "We are Sasha and Veronika, a young couple, who is conscious about the current state of our … Continue Reading
I constantly say that I have the best friends in the world. The adorable baby hot tub above is just one more reason for me to love my friends. It was a super thoughtful gift from entrepreneur Bob Pritchett and his lovely wife Audra. Side note: Bob runs an awesome Bible Software company so if you're … Continue Reading
Soap Shout Out! These darling and detailed apple soaps were sent in for the last Bramble Berry Soap Swap. They were scented with a yummy apple fragrance and packaged in a hand painted muslin bags. And keep in mind that she sent in 24 of these soaps...that's 24 hand painted bags and 24 super detailed … Continue Reading
Recipe 1 Cup Foaming Bath Whip 1 Cup Clear Melt and Pour 1 Tablespoon Liquid Glycerin 3 Tablespoons Meringue Powder 7 ml Clementine Cupcake Fragrance Oil We tested and tried many recipes before settling on this one. Here are a few key characteristics of this recipe: Hardens up and could … Continue Reading
Looking for a New SOAP Fall/Winter Team We're itching to test some of our new Fall fragrance samples that were specially formulated just for Bramble Berry. Do you want to be on the Fall/Winter S.O.A.P. team and be the first to test them? What’s the S.O.A.P. panel you ask? Soap Opinion … Continue Reading
After weeks of built up anticipation, it's finally time for the big fragrance oil reveal! Our new S.O.A.P. fragrances (Summer edition) are here and ready to order. Here's a link to the S.O.A.P.(Y) Round Up from the Summer Soap Panel. Try all three fragrances in the click of a button! Southern … Continue Reading
Bergamot (Citrus bergamia): An orange-sized citrus naitive to Italy, most people are familiar with it's scent from Earl Grey tea. The juice was onced used as an anti-malaria remedy in southern Italy. It takes about 100 bergamot oranges to get about 3oz of essential oil! … Continue Reading
I can't believe that Courtney has been with Bramble Berry for 3 years now . Happy Bramble'Versary, Court! It feels like she's been here forever (in a good way)! Time really does fly when you're having fun. Courtney and I are both competitive health nuts, so I can't make her the standard … Continue Reading
We've been hard at work adding new products for your soaping and toiletry needs - molds, additives, colorants, new fragrance kits and more! Read on to be introduced to the latest products in the Bramble Berry warehouse. And be sure to add a few to your shopping cart on your next visit to show 'em … Continue Reading
Nothing does more damage to your skin than being outside in the elements in the sun and wind. Treat your overly sunned face to some pampering oils to help nourish, replenish and reduce inflammation. We've had a string of nice weather here in Bellingham, WA so you better believe that I've been … Continue Reading