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The fevered minds behind Arcana Soaps have been selling lavish distillations and ablutions since 2003. Our focus is on unparalleled skincare, exotic ingredients and delectable hand-blended scents.

Friday, November 16, 2007

Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World aka The '07 Holiday Update

Helloooo Darlings!

Just for you-- an update so merry, it could not be silenced! (Admittedly, no one really tried to silence it, but it stayed festive and alert just in case!)

Everything was created with one goal in mind: how can we bring feelings of unexpected delight to Arcana's adored customers, fans and friends? I hope we pulled it off.


Holiday Collection 2007


The Scents:

Arctic Bear Perfume Oil (Limited Edition): Cave in to shivery pleasures with this festively icy blend straight from the North Pole. A playful mix of aromatic Northern bayberry, frosted Siberian fir needle oil and the dry freshness of snowy woods. Hail the Great Arctic Bear!

Frozen Heart Perfume Oil (Limited Edition): The essence of a snow queen’s glacial affections. An enchanted concoction of spiky black pepper, cold peppermint, icy watermelon, pale vanilla and pearl musk. Beware of glittering women in sleighs who promise you the world.

La Befana Perfume Oil (Limited Edition): Notes of ripe apricot, Sicilian blood orange, dark chocolate, smoked vanilla, and toasted biscotti combine to evoke la Befana, the Christmas witch of Italy who slides down chimneys to leave sweets for very good children and lumps of coal for the very bad.

Pax Mundi Perfume Oil (Limited Edition): A prayerful ode to world peace. Smoky frankincense, bay laurel, myrtle pepper, peach nectar, myrrh, balsam of peru, Atlas cedarwood and gentle copaiba.

Solstice Sugar Perfume Oil (Limited Edition): Rejoice in the return of the sweet sun-child throughout all the jolly festivals of the Winter Solstice. The scent of warmest celebrations and Yuletide feasts with notes of toasty almonds, apple cakes, baking spices and honeyed mead.

The Ulda Perfume Oil (Limited Edition): The elusive fairy folk of the Nordic Sapmi region are said to live underneath the Earth and travel in reindeer-drawn sleighs tinkling with silver bells. With white almond, resinous Baltic amber, crisp bayberry, warm cardamom and pink pepper.

Winter Malaise Perfume Oil (Limited Edition): Sigh. A carb-laden base of syrupy sweet mango and thick, rich vanilla is prodded with cinnamon, clove, black anise and iron-distilled patchouli. Perfect for that date with your light box.

Winter Mirth Perfume Oil (Limited Edition): The scent of favorite scarves, gleeful snow days, and a lighthearted whirl of holiday parties: green coconut, baked pumpkin, nutmeg, red patchouli and brightest lemongrass.


The Soaps:

Arctic Bear Soap (Limited Edition): Cave in to shivery pleasures with this festively icy blend straight from the North Pole. A playful mix of aromatic Northern bayberry, frosted Siberian fir needle oil and the dry freshness of snowy woods. With coconut milk, white macadamia oil and sweet almond oil. Hail the Great Arctic Bear!

Solstice Sugar Soap (Limited Edition): Rejoice in the return of the sweet sun-child throughout all the jolly festivals of the Winter Solstice. The scent of warmest celebrations and Yuletide feasts with notes of toasty almonds, apple cakes, baking spices and honeyed mead. Enriched with sweet almond oil, coconut milk and a merry dusting of gold mica.

The Ulda Soap (Limited Edition): The elusive fairy folk of the Nordic Sapmi region are said to live underneath the Earth and travel in reindeer-drawn sleighs tinkling with silver bells. With white almond, resinous Baltic amber, crisp bayberry, warm cardamom, pink pepper, soothing macadamia oil and fragrant cedar tips.

Winter Malaise Soap (Limited Edition): Sigh. A carb-laden base of syrupy sweet mango and thick, rich vanilla is prodded with cinnamon, clove, black anise, iron-distilled patchouli, smoky shea butter and consolatory buttermilk. Perfect for that date with your light box.

Winter Mirth Soap (Limited Edition): The scent of favorite scarves, gleeful snow days, and a lighthearted whirl of holiday parties: green coconut, baked pumpkin, nutmeg, red patchouli and brightest lemongrass. Enriched with coconut milk and cheerfully scrubby organic oats.

The Scrubs:

Frozen Heart Scrub (Limited Edition): The essence of a snow queen’s glacial affections. An enchanted concoction of spiky black pepper, cold peppermint, icy watermelon, pale vanilla and pearl musk. Beware of glittering women in sleighs who promise you the world. Made with shea butter, cane sugar, vanilla beans and cooling menthol crystals.

La Befana Scrub (Limited Edition): Notes of ripe apricot, Sicilian blood orange, dark chocolate, smoked vanilla, and toasted biscotti combine to evoke la Befana, the Christmas witch of Italy who slides down chimneys to leave sweets for very good children and lumps of coal for the very bad. Made with shea butter, cane sugar and finely-ground apricot kernels.

Solstice Sugar Scrub (Limited Edition): Rejoice in the return of the sweet sun-child throughout all the jolly festivals of the Winter Solstice. The scent of warmest celebrations and Yuletide feasts with notes of toasty almonds, apple cakes, baking spices and honeyed mead. Made with shea butter, cane sugar and apple extract.

Winter Mirth Scrub (Limited Edition): The scent of favorite scarves, gleeful snow days, and a lighthearted whirl of holiday parties: green coconut, baked pumpkin, nutmeg, red patchouli and brightest lemongrass. Made with mango butter, cane sugar and ground coconut.


The Exclusive:

One final blend, found only at Magical Omaha...

Fezziwig Perfume Oil (Limited Edition): All rosy cheeks, frolicsome dances and convivial jokes. Spiced gingerbread, honey, treacle, raspberry ale, warm cardamom, sweet benzoin and aged vetiver.

Fezziwig Sugar Scrub (Limited Edition): All rosy cheeks, frolicsome dances and convivial jokes. Spiced gingerbread, honey, treacle, raspberry ale, warm cardamom, sweet benzoin and aged vetiver. Made with mango butter, cane sugar, ginger root and raspberry fruit.

Coming very, very soon to the following online retailers:



www.buyolympia.com
www.thesoapboxco.com
www.magicalomaha.com
www.goreydetails.net

Available until mid-Januaryish* or until we run out of stock.

*Hopefully by now everyone has heard me say at least once that since we sell wholesale and don't know when the Arcana retailers will sell through their stock, we cannot give exact ending dates for limiteds.


With gladsome tidings and much love,
Julia

x-posted from
The Arcana LJ Community