Mr. Darcy would love this soap!

Frankly, who doesn't like a blog post that starts out with Colin Firth?  Yes, this actor will always be the one I and so many other millions of women will imagine as Mr. Darcy.  Who could forget his 1995 portrayal of the hero of BBC's Pride and Prejudice?  Were you envious of Miss Elizabeth Bennet like I was? 

And who could forget Mr. Darcy emerging from the lake at Pemberley looking like this:  

Pas moi, c'est certain! 

Apparently, the real life Pemberley, Lyme Park, has a 12-foot tall statue of Mr. Darcy emerging from its lake.  

I must go to England to see it some day!

{INTERMISSION:

How about another gratuitous photo of Colin Firth?  

Nice.}

Well, back to the point of this blog post:  imagine yourself taking a stroll through the rose gardens of Pemberley, enjoying the delicate fragrance of the beautiful English tea roses you find surrounding you.  

Imagine leaning down to smell one...

Isn't it just lovely?  Well, you may be able to live out some of these scenes if you were to experience the lovely English Tea Rose soap from our shop, Prairie Sunshine Soaps.

I can't guarantee Colin Firth will appear at your doorstep soon thereafter, but won't it be fun thinking he might?  

Enjoy!  

{Talk to you soon.  Now I have a date with my DVD player!}

Trying something new--English Tea Rose soap

In the last couple of months, I have tried many new soap fragrances.  Most have been fabulous and wonderful to work with.  Unfortunately, two fragrances produced soap that seized on me.  It is always humbling and frustrating when this happens.  I like to think I am very careful when I make my soaps.  However, some fragrance oils don't like to be mixed at temperatures around 115 degrees Fahrenheit and they don't like to be too agitated.  Lesson learned.  This new soap, English Tea Rose, looked horrendous at first after plopping the mixture into the molds.  I was scared it wouldn't turn out at all.  However, just one day later, it looks almost charming.  Once this soap cures, there may be a few bars that aren't perfect, but that will just mean we will get to keep it and use it ourselves.

Here is our English Tea Rose soap, put to bed.

These soaps smell like rosewater and the pink parts contain rose clay.  Rose clay is a mild kaolin clay that can be used on normal to dry skin to gently cleanse and exfoliate while improving the skin's circulation.

Look for it around June 2, 2014.