The Surly Herbalist

The most esteemed council of crones has met, deliberated, and has chosen the winning name for the new pineapple scented rainbow soap...it shall from this day forward be known as "Kaleidosoap"! Coming this weekend to Escondido Ren faire!!

Congrats go to Kimberly Blunk !

Thanks to all who made suggestions.

Huzzah! A new soap scent is on my curing rack right now and I need your help naming it!

Made with a sweet, tropical pineapple fragrance, this bar was playfully poured using my new palette of blacklight reactive pigments.

So go ahead and post your suggestions and the elder council of crones, myself included will select the best name. The person responsible for coming up with the winning name will be gifted a free bar of this soap as reward - i'll DM you for your shipping info (free shipping too but US addresses only unfortunately) - of course, if you are going to be at Escondido Ren Faire and you've chosen the winning name, i can hand it to you personally

I've just finished up a big ole batch of Glow hyaluronic acid serum rollers to kick off the spring season starting with Tem Ren this weekend!

If you haven't tried Glow yet, you are missing out!! Low molecular weight hyaluronic acid, gentle fruit acids, and amino-rich sake extract are incorporated into a luxurious oil base of quick aborbing hemisqualane & daikon seed extract oil so that these actives fully pe*****te into the skin instead of just sitting on the surface. The beautiful color is attributed to buriti & buah merah oils, both high in beta carotene which the body naturally converts to retinol. This formula, which is the result of several years of hard work and obsession, feels absolutely decadent...applies quickly and effortlessly, vanishing into the skin, leaving nothing but glowingly soft complexion. It's a great way to add hydration to your skin without feeling like you are drowning in heavy skin creams.

Soap cutting,...take 3...with pants...cooler swirls...I hope.

Soap cutting, with pants, take 2

Today is, once again, for soap cutting. Yesterday's live videos were so much more fun since I didn't "set the stage" for public consumption...just a come-as-you-are cutting video in my jammies. Besides, we just don't care what I look like...we really only wanna see the soap cuts.

On that note, today's cutting will include a double batch of Cracklin' Campfyre, Temptress, Gaia, & Lime Ju**ie.

Now to think of some good stories to tell while cutting!

I'll probably get to cutting in an hour give or take...maybe

Looking forward to seeing you all at the Bakersfield Comic con & fantasy faire taking place this Saturday & Sunday 11/22 & 23 at the Kern County fairgrounds in Bakersfield CA.

Last year (my first time at the event) was great and I enjoyed meeting so many wonderful people and seeing your amazing cosplay garb. Be sure to pop by and visit the fantasy faire section!! I promise I'll have more soaps this year....I planned ahead!!! Can't wait to see everyone!

The return of solid perfumes has come to fruition! I still have not been able to get those pretty stone containers...with this unpredictable tariff rollercoaster nonsense going on, they are not in my immediate future.

However, so many of you have asked for portable vessels to pop in your bag for when you are out and about so I went that route. I searched high and low and found these beauties...matte black glass jars with a wood style screw top and an inner disc for extra protection. To be honest, I wasn't sure at first until they arrived but they are just lovely AND they hold a little bit more of the perfume than the stone vessels so it is a double win!

Scents are:

•Aphrodite - fruity and sweet with a touch of floral...a truly beautiful scent Aphrodite herself would swoon over

•Tiare - Tahitian gardenia

•Pear Glacé - sweet & refreshing pear

•Lavender - pure lavender essential oil

•Oceanus - a fresh watery ozonic scent surely worthy of the Greek god of the same namesake

•Sandalwood - mellow and soft

•Hephaestus - named for the Greek god of artisans, blacksmiths, and fire, this combines notes of leather & smoke

•Vanilla Vetiver - creamy vanilla is grounded with smoky vetiver for a deep, sensual, and unique vanilla fragrance

I am so pleased to finally bring you that which you have requested...picks for the Stache Wax tins!!

These are beautiful heavy gauge picks to help scoop out the right amount of wax! I really wish my photography skills could capture how beautiful they are to my eyes!

Thanks go out to for these babies! They came through with fantastic personalized customer service. On a scale from 1 to 10........11 stars--highly recommend!

A glorious day at escondido ren faire! One of you lovlies purchased a beard oyl serum and took the tester instead of a full product...please do message me so I can get you your full bottle!!