{"id":685,"date":"2008-07-31T09:26:38","date_gmt":"2008-07-31T13:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=685"},"modified":"2011-09-30T22:50:10","modified_gmt":"2011-10-01T02:50:10","slug":"european-soaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/european-soaps\/","title":{"rendered":"european soaps &#8211; an every day luxury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now that we&#8217;re entering in the dog days of August, nothing feels better than a cool shower to recharge for the next day.<a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/07\/31\/eur04.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-full\" title=\"Eur04\" alt=\"Eur04\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/07\/31\/eur04.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>And adding a luxurious soap to the mix makes that experience even more invigorating.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve carried these high quality European soaps at our stores for some time and just got a big batch of scrumptious scents in like<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shopcatchingfireflies.com\/Qstore\/Qstore.cgi?CMD=011&amp;PROD=1216841221&amp;PNAME=lavender+-+pre+de+provence+soap\"> lavender with a relaxing aroma<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/07\/31\/eur02.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-full\" title=\"Eur02\" alt=\"Eur02\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/07\/31\/eur02.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shopcatchingfireflies.com\/Qstore\/Qstore.cgi?CMD=011&amp;PROD=1216840604&amp;PNAME=peony+flirt+-+pre+de+provence+soap\">Peony has a flirty fragrance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/07\/31\/eur03_2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-full\" title=\"Eur03_2\" alt=\"Eur03_2\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/07\/31\/eur03_2.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>And the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shopcatchingfireflies.com\/Qstore\/Qstore.cgi?CMD=011&amp;PROD=1216841651&amp;PNAME=verbena+-+pre+de+provence+soap\">ever popular verbena scent<\/a> which is known to energize. <em> (Couldn&#8217;t we all use a little of that in the morning!)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above scents we have online, we also carry the following styles at our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shopcatchingfireflies.com\/letstalk.htm\">Berkley &amp; Rochester locations<\/a>&#8230; <strong>coconut<\/strong> which is know for it&#8217;s smoothness, <strong>argumes<\/strong> refreshes you, <strong>linden<\/strong> awakens you and <strong>pomegranate<\/strong> is a wonderful detoxifier.<\/p>\n<p>A number of our firefly staffers have become addicted to this soap and can&#8217;t bear to return to their old brands they once used.&nbsp; The bars are giant (4&quot; x 2.75&quot; x 1.25&quot;) and last a long time, making the $7.50 price tag well worth the indulgence.<\/p>\n<p>Other facts about this soap include:&nbsp; it&#8217;s Shea-butter enriched, Parabens, BHT Butyl &amp; Phenoxyethanol free, non-drying because it&#8217;s made with pure vegetable oils and it&#8217;s not tested on animals.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"subtitle\"><span style=\"COLOR: #330066\"><strong><span style=\"COLOR: #0099ff\">Do you like to see what we&#8217;re stocking our shelves with week to week?&nbsp; Then <\/span><\/strong><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/catching_fireflies\/2007\/05\/get_catching_fi.html\"><span style=\"COLOR: #330066\"><strong><span style=\"COLOR: #0099ff\">sign up<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"COLOR: #330066\"><strong><span style=\"COLOR: #0099ff\"> to receive these colorful blog posts in your email inbox&#8230; window shopping has never been so easy!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"flaresmith\" class=\"feedflare\"><script src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~s\/http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/catchingfireflies\/TyNo?i=http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/european-soaps\/\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/european-soaps\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 944859;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that we&#8217;re entering in the dog days of August, nothing feels better than a cool shower to recharge for the next day. And adding a luxurious soap to the mix makes that experience even more invigorating.&nbsp; We&#8217;ve carried these high quality European soaps at our stores for some time and just got a big batch of scrumptious scents in like lavender with a relaxing aroma. Peony has a flirty fragrance. And the ever popular verbena scent which is known to energize. (Couldn&#8217;t we all use a little of that in the morning!) In addition to the above scents we have online, we also carry the following styles at our Berkley &amp; Rochester locations&#8230; coconut which is know for it&#8217;s smoothness, argumes refreshes you, linden awakens you and pomegranate is a wonderful detoxifier. A number of our firefly staffers have become addicted to this soap and can&#8217;t bear to return to their old brands they once used.&nbsp; The bars are giant (4&quot; x 2.75&quot; x 1.25&quot;) and last a long time, making the $7.50 price tag well worth the indulgence. 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