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A wee bit of girly

It appears the pendulum swung the other way recently.  I dearly love my naturally colored, unscented soaps.  But sometimes you gotta get foofy.

First came a whole bunch of curls.....

Then a lot of glitter....





All combined into peachy-colored, fruit salsa-scented chunks of goat milk bubbliness.






       



















Natural, smatural.


This post can also be found on Fill Those Jars Friday.
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  1. Head 2 ToeAugust 9, 2012 at 9:54 PM

    these are really pretty, I love the pastel colors.

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  2. TopcatAugust 9, 2012 at 10:01 PM

    Oh, be still my beating heart! <3

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  3. Two Blooms Design StudioAugust 10, 2012 at 12:44 AM

    What a fun looking soap.

    Michelle

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  4. UnknownAugust 10, 2012 at 3:42 AM

    Girly pastel curls, very pretty.

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  5. Donna OShaughnessyAugust 10, 2012 at 9:21 AM

    Hey Amy, a girl gotta have fun eh? These look like candy that should be in a dish. In my house.Yum

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  6. Amy@10th Ave.August 10, 2012 at 10:45 AM

    Thanks! If Dr. Suess had gotten the soaping bug, I think his creations may have looked like these!

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  7. Mindy @ Too Many Jars in My KitchenAugust 10, 2012 at 12:15 PM

    How fun! I love using goat milk soap.

    I just launched a new real food blog carnival called Fill Those Jars Friday. I'd love to have you come stop by and share this on it: http://toomanyjarsinmykitchen.com/2012/08/10/fill-those-jars-friday-august-10-2012/

    See you there!
    Mindy

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  8. LauraAugust 10, 2012 at 12:30 PM

    Haha, natural smatural! These are gorgeous!

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  9. LatherBeSoapingAugust 10, 2012 at 1:41 PM

    What a fun soap, Amy! I love the soap curls! The scent and the style go together perfectly.

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  10. AmbraAugust 10, 2012 at 4:45 PM

    lol, I so get that feeling sometimes of just wanting pretty, pretty. And you did :)

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  11. Anne-MarieAugust 13, 2012 at 3:54 PM

    Glitter and soap...what could be better? :D

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