Friday, March 2, 2012

Kustom Soap

The line's signature variety is, of course, the Louisiana Sweet Olive, but our favorites of the slab-cut soaps were the Vetiver and Goat's Milk bar and the Lafitte 1815. The silky Vetiver and Goat's Milk pays homage to New Orlean's French heritage, blending the Creole culture's signature Vetiver fragrance—first imported to the colonies from East India—with creamy goat's milk and notes of almond oil and sandalwood.

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Named for the French Pirate who helped defend New Orleans against the British in 1815, the masculine Lafitte 1815 combines fragrant oak moss, sandalwood and light undertones of cedarwood and black amber. Plus, the activated charcoal acts as a natural solution for drawing toxins from the skin, and gives the bar its dark hue.

For more information on Sweet Olive Soap Works and their wide variety of handmade soaps check online where the 4.3 ounce bars sell for around $6 a bar.

Aces for Mort

'32 Sedan SoapBox

Peter Vivian built this soapbox to compete in the 2010 'Hotrod Hayride' soapbox derby where he were beaten in the semi-final and later in the same year at Goodwood where he only made it to the quarter finals but won the trophy for best cart and also for most money raised for charity. It is built from Walnut, Ash and Ash veneered plywood. He used 16 inch BMX wheels with the all important white-wall tyres. It has a single disc brake with miniature track rod ends and a formula Ford steering wheel.

Ink Explosion 3

BSA Girl

Low Scooter

Sportster Peashooter

Helmet with a Style