Welcome, beautiful people, to 2026.
With any new beginning and each shed of the old year, the transition can come with mixed feelings. I know many followers of our little brand experienced the worst year of their lives in 2025. Health trials, loss of loved ones, exhaustion and disappointment with global affairs, and hope for the future failing.
As a soap artist and content creator, part of my mission is to keep a pulse on the people who watch my content and then, in response to their needs, create art that serves them in their current state, however depleted they may be.
With this newest collection, you may notice the colors are darker and the feeling of cold is very present. Inspired by the beauty of a Scandinavian winter, I tried my best to embrace the darker and colder colors, the freshness of the air, maybe even as an ode to some of our moodier, more reserved feelings. We then transition to the warmth of a home, the smell of tea in a kettle or a baked treat on the counter. I envision us as a community, walking through the door of cottage, shaking the cold from our feet and noses. I imagine us looking through a window, safe in the warmth, but aware of the cold outside.
So, as we all make this leap into a new winter, I want to acknowledge the reality of living with joy and pain, hurt from the past and perhaps wary of the future but still continuing to enjoy quiet moments alone or with friends, joy in a living room, the safety of loved ones. Both can exist in this new beginning so let's hold each other close and take this next step into a year still full of possibilities.
Winter Garden Frosted Soap
Fragrance Notes : Clean Air, Frosted Pine, Menthol, and Blue Eucalyptus
Scent Strength : Strong
We start our adventure in the cold. The garden has been covered in snow and frost but there is still the smell of mint in the air from our summer harvest. I added bio-glitter and melt and pour soap snowflakes to spruce this soap up and if you like a soap that smells traditionally "soapy", this is a really great bar!
Labdanum + Peach Artisan Soap
Fragrance : Labdanum, Peach, Orange Peel, Rose, Teakwood, Amber
Strength : Strong
Still in the garden and perhaps walking back home to the house, we experience our next soap of a truly winter floral fragrance. I've included darker colors for this scent because it really matches the labdanum, a rich, resinous essence of the Cistus plant (commonly referred to as Rock Rose) with amber base notes and subtle sweetness and while still a floral, this is not your Grandmother's potpourri. It's complex and elevated.
Chai Tea Latte Artisan Soap
Fragrance : Cardamom, Rice Milk, Chai Tea, Sandalwood, Amber
Scent Strength : Medium
Now in the house, we can sit in a soft sofa with a warm cup of something sweet and a bit spicy to drink. This is my favorite fragrance of the month, the rice milk is a very tangible fragrance element to this soap and it translates well. I have used it in the shower and the heat of the water really brings out the warmth of the scent. You will absolutely love this bar if you're a fan of gourmand/spice scents!
Vanilla Almond + Orange Artisan Soap
Fragrance : Almond, Vanilla, Orange, Clove, Cranberries
Scent Strength : Medium
Do you remember the cranberry and white chocolate bars from that famous American coffee shop (wink)? This soap smells very similar with huge wafts of almond and sweet vanilla, a hint of orange, and just slightest bit of cranberry. While this is our gourmand scent for the month, it's still elevated and the perfect addition to the Chai Tea Latte soap, they compliment each other very well!
Siberian Fir + Blue Eucalyptus Artisan Soap
Fragrance : Eucalyptus, Fresh Air, Fir Tree, Juniper Berry, Cedar, Patchouli
Scent Strength : Medium
And finally, let's look out the window together. Let's remember the smell of the cold air and smell the cedar planks of our cabin. This landscape soap represents looking at the winter outdoors through a cabin window and it was such a fun design to both create but honestly to see the inside of after saponification. I topped the bar with Frankincense resin tears, another wink and nod to the woods, and it's our earthy scent of this month for those who want something a little more grounding.