Jewelry making at bath junkie

Yes you read that correctly!  We’re making jewelry at bath junkie!  We’ve been introducing all different types of workshops at our store geared towards people with vararing interests in hopes we have enough variety to encourage people step out into Spring (while avoiding the snow piles) and join us for a fun night out.  So what is this workshop about?  This class introduces you to the wonderful world of jewelry making! With design assistance and creative inspiration you will design and create 3 pairs of one of a kind, pierced earrings.  Using beads, crystals and wire, your original creations will be ready to bring home with you that evening! After leaving this class, you also will have obtained the skills to do small jewelry repairs at home. Tools provided, no previous experience necessary. Jewelry designer and owner of T’Bali designs will be leading this workshop. PLUS enjoy complimentary vodka sampling, fun drinks, and a raffle provided by representatives of Zyr Vodka during the event! $30 per participant, registration required.  Friday April 10th 6:30-8:30pm, don’t forget to call the store to register we only have a few spots left!

Workshops and more!

We have so many new workshops going on at the store.  This cold weather just won’t let up so what’s better to do on a cold spring night but attend one of our many workshops!  You can find a detailed list of our activities under our events tab, but I’m going to post a few blogs about different workshops in more detail here.  Our next one coming up in Jamberry nails.  I don’t know about you but I’m always looking for a better at home manicure and I think this is the answer.  You actually purchase pages of nail sheets, almost like stickers to make a simple comparison.  There are so many different designs to choose from seasonal, to whimsical and fun.  The sheet contains enough for 2 manicures and 2 pedicures.  You can’t purchase these directly from a store, they need to be ordered through a Jamberry wrap.  For our first workshop with Jamberry we geared it towards kids, if we get interest from adults, we may end up doing a nail night for ladies in the future.  We’ve combined one of our great products, our shea butter hand and foot lotion with a Jamberry manicure!  After the kids make their lotion, we’ll go in the back party room and teach them how to put on the Jamberry nails.  We’ll do one of the manicure sets for them and they get to take the rest home.  I’m looking forward to this event, check out our facebook page for pictures!  If you are interested in signing up give us a call at the store.

 

Custom created cleaning products!

OK lets face it junkies how many of you out there actually knew we carried a cleaning line!  For those of you who have been into one of our stores, at first it’s a bit overwhelming trying to figure out why everything on the shelves are empty (because you have to design your scent and pick your color!) so needless to say our cleaning line often goes overlooked.  But we do have a great line with over 15 products!  I’m not going to list them all here and bore you with describing them all, but I do want to talk about my top 3 picks.  Number 3, our dish soap. I admit it I was skeptical at first, would this really get my dishes clean and can I use it when soaking my pots.  So of course I tried in and loved it!  I like that I can change my scent out and I can color it to match my kitchen.  I usually go back and forth between oranges and yellows.  Right now it’s scented ginger, nutmeg and clove, it smells great!  Number 2 is our linen spray.  I think my daughter is actually a bigger fan of this then I am.  She sprays her sheets every night before going to bed (I’m lucky to do it about 3 times a week, the other times I’m to tired and lucky I can crawl into bed!!) but it does smell great and the whole room smells of the custom scent. I actually like using it for my kids because I think it helps calm them down after a busy day especially if it’s soothing scent like lavender.  So what is my number 1 product you ask?  Why it’s our Clean Freak all purpose cleaner!  This stuff works on almost everything but it’s particularly great on granite and stainless steel.  So get rid of those messy stainless steel cleaners that are just gross to clean with and go to this amazing product.  I love that I can clean my entire kitchen with just one product.   You can even use it on mirrors.  I do have some favorite scents, like ocean rain and Egyptian musk in the summer, sage and citrus in the spring and yes my good old favorite for the fall, ginger, nutmeg, clove and pumpkin!  If I clean my kitchen counters in the morning when I come home from work in the afternoon the kitchen still smells great!  Now if I could just figure out how to get the kids to use this product I’d be all set!!  So come on in and check out our full cleaning line, it’s sure to make cleaning a little more pleasant!

My Favorite Product!

OK I have to blog today about my favorite product, moisturizing detox rocks!  I admit it I am a full fledged bath junkie, literally.  That’s right I love my baths!  My relaxation routine at night (once all the kids are asleep or lets face it at least out of my hair) I love lighting a few candles, grabbing a glass of wine and sinking into my tub full of detox rocks!  This is truly an amazing product.  We infuse it with olive oil and shea butter so your skin fills so soft and silky once you get out, I don’t even add any lotion afterwards.  I tell all our customers in the store that you can literally feel the difference between your arm that’s soaking in the tub and the one that’s not, it’s that good!!  I change my scents up for the season, right now I’m into oatmeal, milk, & honey and cranberry, smells so yummy!  I also keep a tub of peppermint and eucalyptus near by for those nights I’m trying to relieve my tired muscles.  If you’re a “bath” junkie and not addicted to your bubbles, I encourage you to swap out your old stuff and make room for the new love of bath time, moisturizing detox rocks.  The name really does say it all and now I can’t wait to take my bath tonight!

Soy Drop Candles

I’m so excited about this new product!  I searched for months to find a way we could make custom candles using the scents that we have!  We could have made pillar candles similar to what you buy at Yankee Candle but we wanted something a bit more unique in keeping with the overall theme of our store.  So we finally found soy drops.  These are 100% soy wax beds that we purchase from a candle distributor.  Then we custom make our drops right in our store using our own oils and candle coloring.  It’s a bit of a math problem (everything is figured out by weight) but once we got it right there was no stopping us as we created over 12 different scents.  The whole concept is you can combine the way drops to make a custom scent.  So if you want to mix pumpkin and vanilla or oatmeal, milk, & honey and cranberry you can!  Since this is a new product for us, we’ve done extensive testing on how they look, smell and burn.  I am not over exaggerating when I say these are GREAT!  I took home a 4oz jar of the drops along with our aroma lamp.  We’ve been lighting it every night and our kitchen smells great.  The color is fantastic when the combined waxes melt.  The wax has really lasted, I haven’t added any to the glass bowl in a week.  I have gone through several of the tea light candles and I’m amazed the wax is still almost full.  If you are a die hard candle fan this is a must have! (It also makes a really unique gift!).  We can even create soy drops just for you if you want to create your own scent and pick your own color. There is a 1lb minimum order for this custom scent but we can do it!  I hope you get a chance to check these out in the stores.  We have a feeling they are going to go quick for the holidays!

It’s All About Shea!

How many of you really know where Shea butter is from or how good it is for your body? he exotic-sounding butter originates from the Karite Nut tree (also known as the Mangifolia tree) found in the savannahs of central Africa. Shea butter is a product of the oil extracted from Karite nuts, which are produced once a year, and has been known to be used by healers for thousands of years for a multitude of skin ailments. Shea butter has soothing, moisturizing, and protecting effects. This natural product aids in protection against UV rays because of its content in cinnamic acid. The natural latex contained in Shea butter would moreover help prevent certain sun allergies. Shea butter also helps cell regeneration and capillary circulation. This favors the healing of small wounds, skin cracks, rough skin, and skin ulcers. In the cosmetic field, this property is an asset against skin aging. Dry skin, dermatitis, dermatoses, eczema, sun burn, and burns can all be aided by natural Shea butter. Shea butter has an anti-elastase characteristic which makes it a good active ingredient against stretch marks.  Now that you know all about Shea butter, did you know we have several products in the store that derive from this fabulous oil!  We have 3 types of hand and foot cream that are organic, all natural and have 40% Shea butter in them.  Our all over Shea butter body lotion contains 5% Shea all of these can be made with your own custom blended scent!   Our newest product, our homemade Shea butter soaps (currently scented pink grapefruit and mandarin breeze) are loaded with Shea for a creamy all over lather.  So come on in and treat yourself to the luxury of Shea butter!

Are are overcleansing your skin?

 

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Here’s a great article we posted on our facebook page above over cleansing your skin, it’s a great read and provides some great tips we could all use.  Did you know that at bath junkie we have a great face line that starts with our walnut exfoliating face wash.  It gently exfoliates helping to remove dead and clogged skin.  Best part is you can design the scent.  My current scent is Egyptian musk and ocean rain.  Every night I finish my face routine with our primrose face cream, I’ve been using it since I opened the store almost 2 years ago and it is the BEST face cream I have ever used.  It’s 40% shea butter all natural.  I really didn’t know much about shea butter until I started using our products (our shea all over body lotion is also my favorite!) I’m going to do a separate blog on the wonders of shea! My face cream I scented lavender vanilla which I love putting on right before bed, it automatically has a calming effect!  Enjoy the article and come visit us to help design the perfect face care products for you!

Summer Coffee Scrubs

Hello fellow bath junkies!  If you’ve been in our store before then you have most likely experienced our complimentary hand treatment with our exfoliating salt scrub.  But have you tried our coffee scrub?  Did you know that the caffeine in coffee has a number of benefits for your skin, from treating redness and inflammation, to reducing the appearance of under-eye circles, to getting rid of cellulite. By incorporating caffeine into your skin care routine, you can reveal evenly toned, smooth skin all over your body. Caffeine has potent anti-inflammatory properties that make it ideal for reducing inflammation and redness in your skin.  We’ve mixed up some of our favorite summer coffee scents for our coffee scrub station that you can try or you can custom make up your own blend.  Who doesn’t want something that smells good and gets rid of cellulite!

New Candy Soap Shop

We are so excited to announce a new line of soaps in our store, our candy soap shop!  Now you can get all your favorite candies, like gummy bears, gummy worms, jelly beans, licorice, rock candy, Swedish fish and much more as soap!  It’s so much fun to fill up a bag of candy soap and even more fun to display them in your bathroom!  Use them as hand soaps or in the bath, it’s such a fun way to add a little suds to your life!  You can check out pictures of our new soaps under our featured products section of our website.  We’d love to hear from you, what’s your favorite candy?  Mine is definitely Swedish fish!