The Villainess Blog - Winter Release!

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November 9, 2009

Winter Release!

Each season around here brings a new wave of excitement and old Villainess favourites. And nothing is quite so exciting as our November release, and our sweet, homey winter picks. This year, in addition to classics, we’re pleased to introduce a new face…

Mall Santa is The pervasive scent of cinnamon buns and cream cheese frosting, underscored with cheap whiskey, tobacco stains, toffee candies and delicious filthy lucre. - it’s seasonal, it’s a little grinchy (and Villainess-approved), and it’s the single most edible blend I’ve smelled in months. The Smooch! is a stunner, even by our standards. A layer of our molasses-drenched brown sugar scrub, topped with a fluffy layer of confectioner’s sugar scrub. This is cream-cheese frosting, made bath-worthy. The Soap features creamy white curves against a cinnamon-flecked backdrop, and the Whipped! is underscored with a nice wearable layer of myrhh. Call it a “new classic” - we’re sure Mall Santa will be with us for years to come.

Returning favourites include… Gloop - Fluffed marshmallow fudge. It wouldn’t be winter without our delectable marshmallowy concoction. Available once more in Soap, Smooch!, and Whipped! format and a limited-label-run Gloop Perfume Oil (a 2008 vintage loaded with aged cocoa absolute).

Frostbite - Jasmine and lily of the valley frozen with fir and green apple. An incisive bite of citrus, and a chilling wooden core. Still one of the prettiest soaps we make! Available once more in Soap and Smooch! formats, and due to popular request, a beautiful creamy Whipped! lotion.

Just Desserts - Blood oranges dripping over a warm, resinous vanilla, wrapped in a dry peel of orange zest. The best part of a creamsicle, all grown up. Available once more in Soap, Smooch!, and Whipped! format.

And finally, our Winter Edition Scintillating Smooch! features our year-round vanilla mint accented with crushed all-natural candy-canes. It’s festive and predictably scintillating!

Due to unprecedented demand we do have limited stock on some items - we will be restocking them through December though, so don’t worry if you’re favourite item is temporarily out of stock. And if you don’t want to wait on an order from V-HQ, give our fine retailers a try.

And just in time for gifting we’ve restocked our full selection of Cuppa teas and cocoas! Better yet? We’re pleased to introduce the Official Villainess Mug for your beverage-related convenience. It’s a big 15 oz mug, heavy black ceramic, and decked with our signature in matte silver. We’ll stock these year-round with an upgraded serving of our exclusive Cuppa! teas and cocoas. For now, they’ll arrived gift-wrapped with our frosty winter ribbon:

Our monthly Staff Pick Smack! is an appropriately cozy ode to Daylight Saving’s Time. Cold November mornings - too early, too cold and not nearly enough caffeine. Falling leaves and Red Woods, Espresso with a warm shot of Spice Trade, and a creamy touch of Vanilla Bean.

In policy related Big News, we’re both pleased and saddened to limit our fabulous Free Shipping offer to North American destinations. We established our international free shipping policy because we believe Villainess loot should be a global privilege and we wanted to make it as easy as possible to access that privilege. That plan worked so beautifully that we’re establishing wonderful relationships with indie retailers outside of the US (many of whom have established their own comparable free-shipping policies). Since you can get Villainess a little closer to home, we’re dialing the freebies back to North America (and temporarily) Australia. We’re thrilled to have expanded our reach so very far, ‘though we’re feeling a little nostalgic for the early days. Thank you for growing with us!

‘think that’s it, guys! Enjoy!

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