LUX Handmade Soap Collection - Eros Soap

Fan the flames in your direction with our Eros soap.  An irresistable blend of decadent patchouli and sensuous sandalwood with hints of cinnamon and rosehip seed oil.  Using this bar does give you an unfair advantage over your lover, but who cares when it smells this good!  Our generous 8 oz. bar is wrapped in red handmade, Italian paper using an artisan, feathering technique to match the color of passion and intense desire.  You will want to keep this your secret!

Ingredients: Palm kernel, coconut, calendula-infused olive, castor, rosehip seed and essential oils - sodium hydroxide (lye) - water - fragrance - rose petals.  Note: No sodium hydroxide (lye) remains in the finished soap product! 


Pair it with our soap elevator to extend the  life of your bar!  Check out my entire LUX Soap Collection here.

LUX Eros bar - $16

EROS LUX Soap Bar $16.00 USD MORE Magazine EROS LUX Soap Bar $14.00 USD EROS LUX Soap Bar & Soap Elevator $20.00 USD Soap Elevator $5.00 USD

Valentine's Day S'mores

Tell them of your love with this cheeky version of the famous childhood treat.   I readily admit that the graham crackers are slightly time consuming, but they are not hard to make.  In fact, you could make the graham cracker dough on day - roll it out and stick in the freezer on day one, then cut, prep and bake the next day.  

My Vanilla-Bean Marshmallows are a breeze to make - the only requirement is a good mixer since they need to whip for 15 minutes - this needs a tough motor.  The alteration to this recipe is that you pour the marshmallow into a 1/2 sheet pan to create a thinner marshmallow, I would even suggest dividing the recipe in half.  If you put them in a regular 9X13, it would get too thick.  The marshmallow needs to rest for at least four hours before you cut them.

Lastly, to assemble you will need to prepare your chocolate:

16 oz. bittersweet chocolate
1 tsp. canola oil

In a double boiler, melt chocolate and oil together until smooth. Remove from heat, take bowl off of bain maire and let rest on counter for 15 minutes. Take a regular teaspoon and puddle 1-2 spoons onto the bottom of each graham cracker.  Let those rest for 15 minutes to set up so the chocolate cools enough and then it will not flood out when you assemble.  

Place a marshmallow on top of one chocolate-prepped graham cracker, then top it with another chocolate-prepped graham craker.  Let rest for at least four hours to set.

Remy XO Valentine's Day Cake for Two with Piper Heidsieck Champagne Truffles

Many desserts make a large amount and Valentine's Day calls for something smaller, more special. I decided to make a tiny cake adorned with truffles. The cake is moist chocolate cake that has been infused with Remy XO in the recipe. I baked it in two 6" cake pans. I also infused jam mixed with Remy XO and spread it between the two layers. I then covered the entire cake with a rich layer of chocolate ganache. For the truffles, I used four different brands/types of cocoa powder to obtain the various exteriors - the truffles are infused with Piper Heidsieck Champage. After the chocolate ganache had set for a half hour, adorned the top of the mini-cake with the truffles.  Here is the recipe:

Cake