Caroline de Rothschild’s gorgeous soaps
June 29, 2008
Looking for the perfect personalized gift for girl or bloke? My friend Caroline makes the most wonderful soaps in the old dairy of her farmhouse at Exbury. Handmade using an old fashioned process, they contain a combination of olive, palm, coconut and avocado oils together with luxurious shea butter, plus the finest essential oils to create the perfume and allow them to last for ages. “Nothing goes into the soaps that I wouldn’t eat” says Caro, and they certainly look good enough to eat. Even better, she packages them in charming wooden boxes fashioned after her family’s famous Mouton Rothschild wine cases and personalises the pretty printed labels for each customer. The label on the box (one of several in my house) in front of me reads, appropriately for the man in question “Caroline de Rothschild olive oil based, natural, handmade SAILOR SOAPS for ANDREW These SEAWORTHY soaps are made specially for yachties, anglers, surfers and old sea dogs. Just add water”.
Go to Caroline’s beautiful website, www.carolinederothschild.co.uk and see what I mean. If you buy, let me know if you agree with me about what lovely and unusual gifts they make. They’ve certainly brought pleasure to my friends and family.
