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Home » Bath & Body » 1819 Couture Soaps – Pretty and affordable handmade soaps

1819 Couture Soaps – Pretty and affordable handmade soaps

June 18, 2009 Paris B 21 Comments

When a cakebox landed on my desk one day, I was very puzzled. Who’d send me a whole loaf of cake for no reason? Especially when I’m not into cakes 😛

1819 Couture Soap

The mystery was solved when I opened it and saw inside a row of handmade soap bars prettily presented. Already the presentation had me! The soaps were from WeiBoon of 1819 Couture Soaps.

I’d never heard of 1819 Couture Soaps but WeiBoon tells me that he’s been doing this for a while, selling them from InQBox at 1 Utama Shopping Centre until May 2009. He’s now taking orders by email and I was surprised at just how affordable and pretty his handmade soaps are.

1819 Couture Soaps are handmade soaps using quality oils blended with essential oils and herbs and made using the cold pressed method. The soaps smell lovely without that sharp chemical smell and do not contain animal fat, sodium laureth sulfate and preservatives. Above all, I think they are presented very well and make great gifts!


The flavours presently available are:-

1819 Couture handmade soap

Lemon & Poppyseed – Fresh smelling lemon with poppyseeds embeded in the soap. I cut out a piece and I like the slight scrub the seeds provide.

Valencia Orange – Another favourite because it smells so fresh of oranges. My bathroom smells lovely every morning!

English Rose – A fresh light rose scent. Not too musky or powdery. Just nice!

Coffee – Perfect for coffee lovers and for skin exfoliation 🙂 Lovely pick me up in the mornings before your morning cuppa!

Honey & Oatmeal – Smells sweet and good enough to eat! The oatmeal offers some exfoliation of the skin and this one’s good for dry skin as it helps moisturise the skin.

Lavender – A top seller and I can see why! Lovely fresh lavender smell – no sharp chemical smell just a relaxing scent that calms you at the end of a long day. My favourite too!

I love that it is labeled “Non Edible – Do Not Eat”! Its such a tongue in cheek way of saying that its good enough to eat but you’re advised not to 😉 And the name too 1819 Couture Soaps sound luxurious which belies the price. Each piece of soap is wrapped with a label telling you the soap ingredients and what its for. At the top of each piece of soap is a sprinkling of the key ingredients. Its a lovely touch that is aesthetically pleasing.

I’ve used them and I find them non drying on the skin. They don’t promise to cure skin ailments like other soaps do, but they do smell lovely and feel lovely on the skin and look lovely and for that, I’m giving them a seal of approval because I’m a girl and I love anything pretty that works! 🙂

The retail prices for the soaps are:-

  • RM9.90 each
  • RM25 for 3 bars
  • RM50 for 6 bars with a free gift
  • Delivery charges within Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya is RM6 but its free for purchases of 12 bars of soap and above. So psst! combine orders with your friends! 😉

Interested purchasers can contact 1819 Couture Soaps at [email protected] for enquiries and to place an order. I think these make great gifts especially since they look good, smell good and are handmade to boot! Um… so those expecting Xmas gifts from me may already know what’s in your packages yes? LOL… 😉

Stay beautiful,

Paris B

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Paris B is a 40-something beauty and skincare enthusiast with a practical and very critical view of beauty products and the world of beauty. Her mission on My Women Stuff is to deliver clear, honest reviews and facilitate discussions about beauty trends and life, tempered with a healthy dose of humour. When not blogging about beauty or life beyond 40 find her talking about feeding dogs real, wholesome food. Connect with us on social media at Instagram.

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  1. aYu says

    June 18, 2009 at 1:40 pm

    Wow, it look delicious. Thanks for this post and I can’t wait the 1 eyeshadow, 1 blusher in 1 month challenge to end.

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      June 21, 2009 at 10:01 am

      Hi Ayu

      An update will come next week! 🙂

      Reply
  2. plue says

    June 18, 2009 at 3:34 pm

    oh gosh! the soaps are cheap! i want the english rose! lol. 😀

    am emailing him soon! but hm, i wish if he’s selling in InQbox still, much easier for me den doing postage…

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      June 21, 2009 at 10:01 am

      Hi Plue

      The English Rose one is nice – makes the bathroom smell like a garden heh

      Reply
  3. Sylvia says

    June 18, 2009 at 4:08 pm

    I spotted them at InQBox 2 mths ago and really caught my attention. They do look so lovely and good to eat. Smells great too. Did u mean it is no longer sold in InQBox since May 2009? I won’t buy it for myself though as I don’t use soap. I only use liquid shower foam or gel.

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      June 21, 2009 at 10:02 am

      Hi Sylvia

      WeiBoon tells me he’s no longer selling it at InQBox I’m not sure why. I used to be all about shower gel too … still am really 🙂

      Reply
  4. rinnah says

    June 18, 2009 at 5:43 pm

    At that price, they make really good gifts! Will most definitely KIV this come Xmas…

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      June 21, 2009 at 10:02 am

      Hey rinnah

      Ah yep! That’s what I thought 😉

      Reply
  5. Li says

    June 18, 2009 at 7:49 pm

    that is… really cheap for handmade soap! I am SO getting some (not that I need to… but they’re way too temptation worthy)

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      June 21, 2009 at 10:02 am

      Hi Li

      Hope you like them!

      Reply
  6. Alice says

    June 19, 2009 at 9:15 am

    wow, i definately paying them a visit. they are so lovely…

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      June 21, 2009 at 10:03 am

      Hi Alice

      Do drop him a line 🙂

      Reply
  7. Lils says

    June 20, 2009 at 4:03 pm

    does anyone know how big each soap is? I am a sucker for ‘natural’ stuff >,<

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      June 21, 2009 at 10:00 am

      Hi Lils

      Its about 8×5.5 cm and 4oz in weight. All rough approximations only.

      Reply
  8. Tine says

    June 20, 2009 at 8:09 pm

    Man, those look good enough to eat! I’d definitely be ‘tak sampai hati’ to use 😛

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      June 21, 2009 at 10:07 am

      Hey Tine

      Yeah I was so stunned when I saw them 🙂 Took a while to break them in.

      Reply
  9. Julie says

    June 21, 2009 at 1:38 am

    Wow, these look really pretty!!! I’d like to get some of that too!

    Reply
  10. a.min says

    June 23, 2009 at 5:16 pm

    does it deliver to other places in malaysia? i so wanted to try out !

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      June 24, 2009 at 10:11 am

      Hey A.min

      Do write to the owner and ask – he just might! 🙂

      Reply
  11. Mike says

    September 22, 2009 at 5:15 pm

    Of course these soaps are cheap, the fragrances used are synthetic and not 100% pure essential oils derived from plants. The citric fragrances such as lemon & orange are impossible to “lock” into soaps unless they are synthetic. Coffee, also would be a synthetic fragrance.

    Reply
  12. Sugar says

    May 28, 2010 at 11:19 am

    AAAHHH! Lemming! which shall be satisfied by this weekend as i am going to one u!!! guess which one i want PAris! lol

    Reply

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