Gift Set Giveaway Sweepstake Details

It has been so much fun being part of the Bramble Berry Summer S.O.A.P. Panel!

I appreciate that Bramble Berry sent 10 fragrances for me to test and did not charge me anything for them (and paid the shipping too!). 

Now I’d like to pass on the love by holding a Gift Set Give Away Sweepstakes.  You have read about the fragrances, you’ve seen the soaps and lotion bars, and have rendered many kind and encouraging comments to SoapArt and the other test panel members.  In case you missed it, you can see it by looking back through my blog.

After hearing and seeing so much about these fabulous fragrances, wouldn’t you love to get some for yourself?  And wouldn’t getting them for free be even better?  If you are nodding your head yes, then read on!  You could win one of these sets.  Not pictured, but also included in each set, is a hand-knit cotton wash cloth.

You can find all the information you need to enter the sweepstakes here.  The event starts today. 

Winners will be announced on March 21, which also just happens to be, and I’m not making this up, drum roll please, Fragrance Day! 

Three gift sets will be given away.  Each set will be made up of products made from a test fragrance of your choice. 

For complete Gift Set Give Away Sweepstake details, please go to SoapArtOnline.

Thanks for reading! 

Wax Waffle Results for Bramble Berry’s S.O.A.P Panel Fragrance Testing

I am still having a blast testing the Bramble Berry fragrances.  Thanks, Bramble Berry (www.BrambleBerry.com) for this great opportunity!

My most recent testing adventure was with Wax Waffles aka wax melts or tarts.  I used 100% soy wax and fragranced at 10%.  The fragrances didn’t change much once in the wax.  I colored quite heavily, so if the fragrances did change color, it doesn’t show – yet.  I thought about leaving them uncolored, but if you've been reading, you know that I am addicted to color.

Here’s a very uninteresting photo of the wax waffles so you can see the colors.  I'll show you a better picture of a wax waffle toward the end of the post.

Here are very short summaries of what I smelled once the fragrance spent some time in the wax.

1.    I smelled fruit and green; in the wax there was more fruit than green.

2.    This one still smells like citrus to me.  I didn’t smell any grapefruit dry down in the wax like I did from the bottle and in the melt and pour soap.

3.    This one is just a nice fruity woody blend in the wax.

4.    I still like the name Open Window for this fragrance.  I still think of fabric softener too.  In the wax, I sensed some sort of a green/grassy note.  I can’t quite put my finger on what it is.  It’s not a sweet grass, but a minty-grassy smell.

5.    The punch is back in the wax melts.  All I got was fruit punch when I smelled the wax.

6.    This one is Pina Colada to me in everything now, even straight out of the bottle.

7.    I get mostly gardenia in the wax melts.  The green I smelled in the Cold Process didn’t seem to be there.  It’s delightfully sweet to me, but (I hate to say it) may be a bit too florally sweet for those who aren’t big floral fans.

8.    I still have no clue what this is, but it’s sweet and wonderful in the wax melts.  I’m still surprised at how much I like this one given it was not love at first sniff.

9.    In the wax melts, I get a Lemon Meringue Pie effect.  Delicious!

10. This one is still alluring in the wax melts, and is still my favorite.  Rich, dark and sultry.

I’ll post my overall ratings for the fragrances in a day or two. 

Don't forget to check back for the announcement of the Gift Set Giveaway Contest. 

Here’s a sneak peek of a set (and the promised better picture at the end of the post).  You can't see the waffle part of the wax waffles.  But if I had turned it over, you'd see that it looks wafflish.  You can see a picture of the waffle side of a wax waffle at

http://www.soapartonline.com/apps/webstore/products/show/2552457

Do you recognize this fragrance?

Thanks for reading!