Conundrum

There are times retail confuses me. Products I think will be popular aren't and products I wish weren't popular... are. Two prime examples are lip gloss and bath bombs.

Lip glosses are easy to make, relatively inexpensive, look and feel amazing. Unfortunately, they get very few likes on Instagram when I post about them (2 likes in a month) and they don't sell well. Lip balms, sure! Lip glosses, don't bother. I don't get it. 

Bath bombs, on the other hand.... I posted this picture on Instagram and within minutes, it had almost 10 likes (I know, that isn't a lot but you get my point, right?). I really don't like making them, though. They're finicky and messy, and I decided long ago not to make them for sale. 

 What would you do? 

Comparison

That's a shot of the two coconut milk soaps, the lighter one being a bar from the very first batch of soap I made. Amazing!

I've been told this last batch might lighten up a bit but it really doesn't matter; the soap will be good, that I do know and that's all that really matters.

I'm now planning to make a beer soap for the guys in my life. I've commissioned Kristen to buy me some nice dark beer from her favourite brew pub and I'll be hunting for a recipe this week.