Living Our Dream

Welcome to our blog. We hope you will find this an interesting place to visit as we update you on our products and why we think they are the best anywhere. We want to give you a chance to get to know us as we get to know you. Hopefully we will be able to offer you some helpful hints to make your life better. We are so happy to be doing what we are doing at this time in our life. We are living our dream and we invite you to come along with us as we grow together.

Evelyn & Debbie

Monday, September 15, 2008

New Fall Fragrances



We are so excited to introduce our new fall fragrances to you. This year we ask our customers to help us in choosing what fragrances to use in our fall and holiday collection. And as always they have submitted wonderful choices. Below is listed the most requested fragrances from our customers.
Apple Jack Peel: Apple & spices with a sweet background.
Autumn Leaves: A musky fragrance with a hint of bergamot and clove and a dash of vanilla and plum. Another truly unique smell.
Bayberry: Cinnamon & clove mixed with cedarwood & spruce enhanced by peppermint on a dry down of vanilla.
Candy Corn: Smells just like candy corn with no calories!
Christmas Cabernet: A sweet robust medley of sun kissed strawberries and rich vintage grapes with delicate rose petals and soft sensual musk.
Christmas Spice/Country Spice: A classic blend of traditional holiday kitchen spices, fruits and baked goods: gingerbread cookies, cinnamon, nutmeg, orang & pumpkin with a warm lingering mixture of cinnamon leaf with a hint of vanilla.
Cinnamon Apples: Baked apple with ground cinnamon sprinkled on top.
Fireside: A combination of red hot cinnamon and ground cloves.
Freshed Baked Bread: A crispy crust and warm steamy soft in the middle..you dont even need butter to enjoy this one!
Holiday Wassail: A festive holiday punch made by simmering apple cider, orange juice, pineapple juice, and lemon slices with cloves,cinnamon sticks and nutmeg, then warmed with a hint of brandy! An old fashioned favorite served hot on a cold day!
Home for the Holidays: A cosy blend of Christmas Tree and warm spices.
Mistletoe Kisses: A mixture of fruit (Raspberries, Lemons, and more) and pine to make a great Christmas Fragrance.
Pumpkin Souffle: A spicy pumpkin puree with orange zest, ginger, cinnamon, crushed nutmeg, clove, banilla creme and whipped cream.
Pumpkin Spice: Blend of cinnamon & clove with vanilla & coconut.
Smell of Christmas: Rich and delicious spice and citrus notes of cinnamon, clove and orange with vanilla undertones.
Warm Orange Gingerbread: Fresh baked gingerbread cookie with the aroma of spices and vanilla with a twist of orange.
Winter Nights: A very unique fragrance of mint and musk with an undertone of floral. This is a very unusual fragrance that just draws you back everytime.
It is our sincere desire that each and everyone will find something from our list of candle fragrances that you can enjoy for yourself or give to a friend. And remember if you do not find your favorite on our list we always welcome your special request.
Evelyn & Debbie

Saturday, August 16, 2008

"Football Time In Tennessee"


In two weeks it will be
"Football Time in Tennessee" Now that might not mean much to some people but here it is a way of life. There will be 195000 fans on hand to watch the Vols run through the "T" as the band plays "Rocky Top". The Vol Navy will arrive by water on Wednesday or Thursday to get their place at the docks. Campers and Motor Homes will be on Noland Drive back to back as they start tailgating early in the week. The whole city will become a sea of ORANGE. There will be orange flags everywhere. Bank tellers, store cashiers, waiters, even some of our doctors wear Orange Scrubs. That is the way it is when you live in the city that is the home to The University Of Tennessee.

With this in mind we felt it only appropriate to make our very own Orange "T" Guest Soap. So for all you U.T. Fans out there who may be living somewhere else but want to show your colors.

You can order it on line at http://www.goodescents.com/ it is not pictured there but you can just contact us and we will get it on its way to you.

Evelyn & Debbie

Thursday, July 17, 2008

The Smells of Fall

Debbie and I are in the process of creating our new fall fragrances. How can you think of fall when we are in the middle of summer, you may ask? Well in our business as well as any other you are always thinking ahead. And I love to think ahead about fall since it is my favorite season of the year. Fall to me invokes so many memories and now I know why thanks to the study of aromachology (you can find out more about this on our website). Even though my first day of school was more than 60 years ago I will never forget the smell of that big round red lead pencil and the paper with the green lines for us to write on and the big fat Crayola's that we used for art. And then there are the smells from the county fair: cotton candy, funnel cakes and of course corn dogs. And as we sit with friends and watch our favorite college football team play on Saturday (ours being the TENNESSEE VOLS.) I think the smells of fall are more intense or our senses are more in tune to them when we look at the yellow, brown and red color from the changing leaves against that beautiful blue autumn sky and of course we can't forget that first smell of wood burning as we lite our fireplaces for the first fire of the season.

So these are some of the reasons we are thinking about fall and what new fragrances we will come up with for your enjoyment. Of course we will keep the old favorites such as candy corn, pumpkin spice and apple jack peel. We also love to get suggestions from our customers. The other day we got a request for clove, just clove. So we did a candle in clove and shipped it out. It always makes us happy to be able to fulfill a special request so please feel free to ask for your favorite fragrance and let it take you back to a wonderful memory.

Evelyn & Debbie