So, it's almost one month until my amazing mom's birthday, and I think I'd like to get her a nice (reasonably priced) soap, since I recently converted her to using a brush and actual shaving soaps and creams, and she's loving it so far (still working on convincing her to try a DE).
I need to plan ahead though since I won't be in the country for her birthday once again (poor me), and so things I get for her will have to be ordered online and shipped home.
What I would like from you is to recommend some soaps you think would be a nice gift for an incredible woman. She's in her early 50's, and doesn't generally like OVERLY feminine/sweet scents. Flowery is fine as long as it's not sweet or overpowering (for example, a nice rose or lavender would be fine. She really loves the scent of the Speick cream I gave her when she visited me here in Germany). Vanilla/carmel/brown sugar type scents are ok to be in the soap as long as they're not the main, overpowering note, if that makes sense. She's also very outdoorsy, and loves scents like pine, cedar, and rosemary, though I know that a lot of the soaps that use these scents tend to smell quite masculine, which is also not her. But get creative with the suggestions! I won't rule out anything out just because it has a certain note to it, so if it's a good performing soap that has a great scent, feel free to recommend it regardless.
So let me know what your suggestions are! Please keep it in a semi-reasonable price range, after all I'm a poor grad student living abroad, and I would like to make sure I can pay my rent. It doesn't have to be cheap, per se (looking for something a little classier than Arko this time), but just don't break the bank. And if it's on the cheaper side, I could definitely get two different ones, or a soap and something else. Bonus points if it comes in a nice bowl or package, but honestly that is secondary, the presentation isn't a deal maker or deal breaker for me.
Thanks in advance for helping make the greatest woman I know have a nice birthday despite the fact that I won't be home to spend it with her. Take care!
I need to plan ahead though since I won't be in the country for her birthday once again (poor me), and so things I get for her will have to be ordered online and shipped home.
What I would like from you is to recommend some soaps you think would be a nice gift for an incredible woman. She's in her early 50's, and doesn't generally like OVERLY feminine/sweet scents. Flowery is fine as long as it's not sweet or overpowering (for example, a nice rose or lavender would be fine. She really loves the scent of the Speick cream I gave her when she visited me here in Germany). Vanilla/carmel/brown sugar type scents are ok to be in the soap as long as they're not the main, overpowering note, if that makes sense. She's also very outdoorsy, and loves scents like pine, cedar, and rosemary, though I know that a lot of the soaps that use these scents tend to smell quite masculine, which is also not her. But get creative with the suggestions! I won't rule out anything out just because it has a certain note to it, so if it's a good performing soap that has a great scent, feel free to recommend it regardless.
So let me know what your suggestions are! Please keep it in a semi-reasonable price range, after all I'm a poor grad student living abroad, and I would like to make sure I can pay my rent. It doesn't have to be cheap, per se (looking for something a little classier than Arko this time), but just don't break the bank. And if it's on the cheaper side, I could definitely get two different ones, or a soap and something else. Bonus points if it comes in a nice bowl or package, but honestly that is secondary, the presentation isn't a deal maker or deal breaker for me.
Thanks in advance for helping make the greatest woman I know have a nice birthday despite the fact that I won't be home to spend it with her. Take care!
