What I want to smell like

by Erika Jurney on January 8, 2009

I know you’ve all been wondering, so I won’t keep you in the dark any longer. Below are some of my favorite scents and all are available in soap form.

But first a question: why can’t I find an intensely scented black licorice bath oil? Am I so weird that I’m the only one in the world who would want such a thing? Am I going to have to learn to make it myself. (Related query: can I cause an explosion this way?) Platinum star to anyone who can point me in a good direction :)

By Adoration Soap:
1. Pink Grapefruit Rounds
3. Pineapple
4. Marmalade and Musk
5. Green Tea and Cucumber
il_430xn50653414 6. Earl Grey Citrus Tea
11. Sparkling Citrus
12. Red Current and Orange
13. Watermelon
14. Cherry Almond

2. Chocolate Espresso and Almond Soap Bar by BellaSapone.

7. Pomegranate by Amethyst Soaps (who I’ve previously featured)

8. Black Licorice by Squeaky Queen Soap Lab.

9. Pillow Mint by My Birch.

10. Plum Blossom by Mooka.

15. Anise by Lave-Me! Soap Company.

Erika Jurney is the founder of Try Handmade. You can follow her on Twitter and Facebook or learn more about her love of the handmade.

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1 Erika Jurney January 8, 2009 at 8:44 am: Mmm, I know… It’s morning here, and I could go for some actual chocolate espresso!
2 beachyrustica January 8, 2009 at 8:21 am: Chocolate Espresso and Almond… Yum! That reminds me, time to place another soap order!
3 Erika Jurney January 8, 2009 at 2:54 pm: What I want to smell like http://tinyurl.com/8ahh6m
4 Lave-me! Soap Co January 9, 2009 at 12:19 pm: WOW! These are all so wonderful! I love everything black licorice. I will see if I can find a bath oil for you.
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5 Adorationsoap January 9, 2009 at 12:22 pm: Wow. Thank you so much for including me with these amazing soap artisans! I’m drooling over that pillowmint soap!!!! Yum.
6 mybirch January 9, 2009 at 12:44 pm: Thank you so much for adding my Pillow Mint!! That pink grapefruit looks yummy!
7 Erika Jurney January 9, 2009 at 12:46 pm: Glad to meet another black licorice fan!
8 Erika Jurney January 9, 2009 at 12:46 pm: Adorationsoap — sure! And I can’t help get hungry when I look at the pillow mint too ;)
9 Erika Jurney January 9, 2009 at 12:47 pm: mybirch — come summer I’ll be swimming in grapefruit-scented products!
10 mybirch January 9, 2009 at 12:53 pm: Nice! I love grapefruit!
11 Melanie @ Mel, A Dramatic Mommy January 9, 2009 at 10:04 pm: Black licorice? Not sure about that. I can’t help but think of Jaegermeister (sp?) ;^)

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