Behind the Scents: September Edition

Welcome back to Behind the Scents: Monthly Edition newsletter in which I give a detailed update on what I'm working on, what I'm obsessed with, Soap Distillery happenings, product updates, dogs I've petted, and literally anything on my mind. This monthly update has always been a great way for you all to get to know me a little better and it's now being published directly to our website to make it easier to go back to if you want to :) I'll still send a newsletter update when it's posted!

If you haven't subscribed to the general newsletter and want to be notified when I release these, be sure to do so here. Ok, let's get into September:

 Soon to Launch and Staying Busy

Y'all, I have SO much stuff coming soon (or coming back...) that my digital planner is burning! haha Starting with a couple product improvements due to a supplier change, I'll be relaunching the body oils and body washes in the next couple of weeks and they will all be wearing some new fancy suits :) I'm sure you're wondering why, and needless to say I am NOT happy with the current supplier for these bottles. They look amazing, but life is no beauty pageant and looking amazing only gets ya so far. 

I mean, just LOOK at these bottles! But, I found this supplier to be unreliable and they have completely held up my refill plan, so it's time to move on. We'll have all the same fragrances available (and refills soon, most likely early next year...FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY) and might even release a new scent next year as well :) So, while it's been a behind the scenes battle for us, I've passed the savings on to you to move the last few bottles of our current packaging for both body oils and body wash and there are a few bottles left of just a few scents :) You can check out what's left right here.

The other thing I am working on is sexifying (not a word) our candles! Being critical of my own work, I think the current labels and packaging is a little, well, blah. Not terrible, but I think I can do a little better to make these babies stand out and look even better in your home. Sampling is still going AMAZING so I should be able to relaunch these so soon!  Grab some candles on sale while you still can.

Is there a fragrance we make that you'd love to see as a candle? Lemme know in the comments :)

Distiller's Series Return and Holy COW Those Went Fast!

Our Distiller's Series has returned and you blew my expectations OUT of the water because hot damn these sold out in a day! The opening fragrance is one that you're familiar with: Vetiver + Sweetgrass and it smelled I.N.C.R.E.D.I.B.L.E.  as a soap. If you missed it, you can still grab it has a candle. And do not worry, I promise to make more of the next scent so there will be more options for everyone to try it out!

Not sure what this series is all about? Well lemme tell ya: This series is a one-off chance for us to flex our fragrance blending muscles and prototype any scent that we desire. Made in limited batches, once this soap sells out, it's gone until the next one!

Events, Events, and more Events (and a new customer)

I'll be honest here: last year, I REALLY needed to take a break and unfortunately for me, the need arose right during the middle of the holiday season. That definitely hurt the income, but when you need time, you just need time. I didn't have the bandwidth and the Forest Bathing collection took all the energy I had left to release and promote. I mean, that collection was fire and it was worth completing because to date, it was the best release I've ever worked on.

After losing my 17 year old pup to cancer with my 9 year old pup a month after which was a huge surprise, and witnessing my father beginning to lose his own battle, that's exactly where I found myself: cooked. So, I bowed out of all events because I had completely lost my smile.

But this year, I'm pushing forward because I miss being out there and while things are still tough, it always makes me feel better to see all of you! So, the schedule will be released soon but I'll be participating in events in Chicago, and returning to Milwaukee and San Fran (that's S.F. if you're nasty :)

Plus, I'll be announcing this soon, but we have a new customer! I have been aiming to work with this customer for some time now, so I am incredibly excited to let you all know who it is. The first shipment is below, and after losing such a major client at the end of last year, this is a huge validation for me and this brand and shows me that there is definitely more out there for us.

That's it for now! Until next time :)

-Danielle