Bailey

Smells like: Something you didn't know you love but you love it so much, more than you could imagine. Spicy, pungent, green and sweet --- beloved fennel. This aromatic is one you know, it's complex and complicated, draws you in to experience all the layers it contains. 
Made with: Whole milk, activated charcoal, skin loving shea butter and essential oil.
 
Bailey was part of my soaping inspiration for every batch made in her lifetime, almost two decades. This bar...means so much. She was the first of my original pack, and she was  the last to go. I cannot talk about or express the things this dog went through, and went through with me. She likely saved my life, putting hers at risk. I acted. We left, together as a pack, as a family, safely and swiftly. I had fierce love, fierce loyalty and a fierce bond with her. I lifted her, she lifted me, and the day she died, a part of me died too. I knew it was coming, so the first batch of Bailey was made with her by my side. This is the only time I've ever done an In Memory of soap before they were just a memory.
 
Bailey was an intense cattle dog. She was a handful right out of the chute, she was not for everyone. She was passionate, focused, devoted and loyal like nothing I've ever seen. Once I met Brent I was second fiddle, along with Clyde we called the two dogs "Team Brent" for the rest of their days. Bailey fetched like a son of a bitch, she could have won competitions. 
 
In her later days, Mr🥑 came into her life, a stuffed toy that became her sidekick until the last breath. She was never a toy dog so it was surprising when she slept with him, took him on walks, put him in the kennel AND fetched the heck out of him. So much that we ended up with an avocado pile in the house, there was another if one got destroyed. You'll find a soap to commemorate Mr🥑 on the website too. Their adventures together became infamous, and it was neat for me to see her enjoy something she hadn't cared about her entire life until the end. 
 
 
I've changed up this batch, it's now a solid charcoal bar with an intense spicy, woody, deep aroma. I feel THIS is it, it is like her - you love it or hate it. Take it or leave it. Not for everyone. But for those of us lucky enough to love it, it's incredible. She was just that for me...incredible.