The Ruby Slipper Hydrangea starts out snow-white but transforms into a scarlet once the days cool. The blooms smell like honey! I love this new bush! We planted them last fall. Lavender sprigs popped out on the sides. Love that too! Little things...
I mentioned how summer is one of our busiest seasons at Bittersweet in my last post and this week has proven to prove that. Firstly, the re-style of our brick and mortar took center stage this past week, and I'm happy to say that the final look-over makes me smile. It's a process to change the design of a shop. We take advantage of the clear space by doing a thorough cleaning and then we slowly start bringing in the pieces we want to style with. Some pieces we keep, and others we don't. We love changing our look and vibe and do it often.
Our new line "Back to Basics" has started to hit the store shelves! When I think of summer, I can't help but ponder the scents of lemon and lavender, and cool aromatic refresher sprays that well, refresh. Then there is the magnificent Bulgarian Rose! Typically, I'm not a rose fan. However, one of the reasons that I'm not is simply because the rose fragrance that is available is almost always synthetic. A chemist designs a scent that he, or she, believes resembles a rose. Most of the time the knock-off is either over the top or far between, but the real, $2800 per pound rose, well that's different! Now you know why most soap companies don't formulate real rose in their products. Except for Bittersweet! We are offering a Bulgarian Rose Refresher! Every time I walk by the tester I spritz it all over my body. I love the scent! This summer line is being curated, and we have a lot to add to the limited edition, but it's on the way. It seemed like yesterday that every time I'd blend a bath salt and get it out on the counter someone would grab it. I'm also fond of Lavender and Pink Grapefruit. The two essential oils work magic when they're blended! I consider it a go-to scent for summer. It would be lovely in a dry oil. What's a dry oil? The most amazing moisturizer that has ever been created! Bittersweet offers a scent bar at our shop. The sky really is the limit on the fragrances that we offer. Summer is a wonderful time to build a custom scent!
A floppy cotton hat for morning market trips and summer beach jaunts. Who doesn't love a cool cotton hat?
We're going to have almost triple-digit temps next week! It's way too early for that! I'm going to be spritzing those refreshers!
Stay strong and keep the faith.
Jill