Behind the Scents: 2025 In Review Edition

HOLY F***. WE MADE IT.

This has been a YEAR, hasn't it? I've watched good businesses close, bad businesses steal, I've watched misinformation thrive, watched families grow tighter, I've seen church mouses step outside of their comfort zones and stand up for their communities and everything in between. 

But you know what? Through what feels like nonstop B.S., this community that Soap Distillery has continues to grow, and you all continue to support and inspire me to bring you all the best I possibly could. You've shown me and my team over and over again how important our work is within your daily lives. A little scent of relaxation and relief and joy...you know, YOUR favorite scent :)

So this year, I want to spend a little time not just recapping my experience here, but also your experience here, because within this space, that's what's most important. 

Sometimes me treating myself turns into me offering you the option to treat yourself too :) This set here on the left might be one of the product releases that I am the most proud of from 2025, hands down (every pun intended). I got pretty far outside of my comfort zone with regard to the scent because I worked with a sharp green fragrance that I wasn't initially sure how to work with, and y'all absolutely LOVED this with ZERO influencer "influence". Just 100% trust in me and my team to create something that you'd love. 💚

I initially created this set as a personal treat for my own hands as a gardener, and I really wanted the scent to be reminiscent of being in the garden: smelling herbs, touching grass, harvesting veggies...low and behold, I wasn't the only one! :) 

A YEAR OF PUSHING CREATIVE BOUNDARIES

So, if you're new here, you probably don't know how much I love Halloween. Ok like, Y'ALL...I friggin' LOOOOOOVEEE Halloween. Years ago, I released a bar soap called Corpse Reviver 2, modeled after the cocktail and clearly I was overdue for a refresher! 

This scent, filled with notes of roasted marshmallow, pine needle, eucalyptus, cedar and moonflower and it again allowed me to flex my creative muscles. I even loved the design of the packaging as it was also outside of my comfort zone. A few tutorials were needed, and AI wasn't invited to help.

Here's what y'all had to say about this one:

OK THEN, WHAT'S NEXT?