My name is Betty Miller and I am the Founder of Magic Senses. Please bear with me as I am not very good at telling stories, especially mine.
Seven years ago I met my husband online and we fell in love. Two years later, we got married and I moved to California from Europe. With a B.A. in English and French, I found it a little boring to practice my Translator profession, so I wanted to do something fun… that’s how I became an entrepreneur!
On one of our trips to Nevada, we saw this absolutely amazing soap! It was love at first smell! I wanted to buy a bar in every fragrance! They smelt soooo goooood! But they seemed a little bit expensive (and now I know why!) so I ended up buying just three bars. I had one of them on my desk for the whole summer of 2005.
After some thinking, my husband and I decided it would be fun for me to start a soap business. That was it. I’ve been busy ever since! It’s been a long journey, many times frustrating, many times rewarding and we’ve learnt a lot… but I wouldn’t change a thing! Okay, maybe the food coloring experience!
Here, at Magic Senses, we believe life is too short not to have fun! So we make fun soap! As fun and unique as our customers!
During the past five years, I was asked many questions by my customers and media; here are just a few of them:
Do you make it yourself?
Yes!
What’s your favorite fragrance?
Favorite? There is no such thing! They are all my favorites! That’s probably why we have over 60 designs in our Collections. It’s easier to say which one is not my top favorite: Patchouli. However, I have to admit that I started to like it…
How did you learn to make the design?
A lot of trial and error! The design you see in our soap has been perfected over time. We are very picky. If it’s not fabulous, it’s not good enough!
What is the best advice I would give to my customers?
Keep the soap in a dish that drains and if the bar is too big for your hand, cut it in half! It will last twice as long.
Which design are you the most fond of?
Well, they are all my “babies” so it is hard to choose… but I absolutely love “Cool Rhythm” and “Two to Tango“.
Are you afraid of competition?
Competition is healthy. It makes us want to be better. Plus, there is a type of customer for every business. I think there is room for everybody! That’s probably why we started Creative Soap Week! To share the love and celebrate with all the talented soap designers out there!
Magic Senses was built mainly on referrals and word of mouth. We have been blessed with loyal and supportive friends and customers and I want to take advantage of this occasion to thank you all for your wonderful support through the years! We love you!
This designer soap has changed our lives. It has given us a lot of opportunities to meet and help people and to put a smile on their faces through every single bar we make. If, five years ago, you had told me that my business would one day help raise funds for kids to learn how to dance, I would have laughed! But now, it is reality!
Thank you, all!
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