If you ask me, it's still too soon. I'm not ready to think about the holidays! But when it comes to soap - especially the just-released limited-edition Holiday Collection from Cellar Door Soap Co. - it can never be too early to bring on the holiday cheer. We're past farmers' market season so I've been worrying for weeks about how I was going to get my hands on the holiday soaps. (What? Doesn't everyone lose a little sleep over soap now and again?) I needn't have worried, however, because it's craft fair season and this Saturday Cellar Door was at not one but two fairs for the big release of the new soaps. And I made sure I was at one of them.
You may recall my Fall
and Halloween soap-buying extravaganza when I bought ten bars of soap at
once. I just couldn't decide! This time I exercised a little
restraint and didn't buy every new soap in the Holiday Collection. I did,
however, buy multiple bars of my favorites so I still left with ten bars.
Plus the two I picked up for Katie. That doesn't really count as
"exercising restraint" now, does it? ha ha!
Hands down, Christmas
Cookies is my absolute favorite. It smells exactly as you'd think it
would smell. I've been waiting for a vegan sugar cookie soap and was
super excited to see this in the Holiday Collection. I bought two bars
but now I'm regretting not buying more. This one is almost out of stock already! Chestnuts Roasting is a close second favorite. It smells like
a delicious dessert made with chestnuts, brown sugar, and caramel. I also bought two
bars of this one. The one hiding in the back is Pumpkin Pie. Mmmmm...
Santa's
Pipe is another one that I
bought two bars of. It reminds me of Once
Bitten from the Halloween Collection because of the cherry and vanilla but
it also has raspberry and a hint of tobacco. Not that I'm a fan of
tobacco but it really works here. As for Krampus,
it has a fabulous scent of lemon, mint, vanilla, and menthol, but I would have
bought it for the name alone. Krampus is a mythical creature
who goes along with St. Nicholas and punishes the bad children, sometimes even
taking away those who are especially naughty! How had I never heard of
Krampus before??
I picked out North
Pole Forest and Sugared Spruce
with Brian in mind. He loves Christmas trees so I thought he'd like
them. Both of them smell like a walk through the woods!
Here's the full Holiday Collection, including the 3 soaps I did not buy - Bayberry,
Frost Bite, and Peppermint Mocha. If you want to get your hands on some of
these, you can order
online but you better hurry. They won't be around for long . . . and
don't expect to come shopping in my closet! (Unless you want a good deal
on some Lush soap. Ha ha!)
What is your favorite holiday scent?
