Throughout
history, persons of royalty have set the tone for jewelry fashion. It is
said that Queen Elizabeth loved to wear cameos and it is noted that
Catherine the Great had a very impressive collection of them. The
cameo survived the whims of changing fashion during the Nineteenth
Century in England. Since Queen Victoria favored cameos, the
cameo was quite popular during and since her reign. They were popular as
pins and pendants usually worn on a black velvet ribbon.
Originally, cameos were carved from bone, shell or glass. I am not nearly that talented, so my exhibit of cameo love comes in the form of a beautiful silicone mold and a few excellent soap recipes. I have three varieties, one made from shea butter, another made from a milk base - half & half, and the last made from the very luxurious cocoa butter. All are extremely high quality, hand-made soaps befitting a queen.
Due to the high milk fat content in my milk soaps, they are much softer than those made from cocoa or shea butter. If you intend to use this soap strictly for your face, I'd recommend the milk soap. For the rest of you, the cocoa and shea butters are longer lasting, but equally as excellent. All three should be guarded from husbands and kids... (My neighbor's husband unceremoniously completed his hand washing by laying my fair lady face-down in a puddle of water and left her there to drown). Shame on him....
Available on my website for $5.50/each and come wrapped in a lovely floral fabric. Also available is a cameo sampler, (get all 3), available for $18 in a lovely wrapped gift tray. Check my website for details ----->
Whoooo Wah! Smell that barbasol! My workshop has smelled like a
barbershop for weeks now and I'm finally gonna let you smell it too.
Only the best for our manly-men...
Goat's milk and cocoa butter base... Top quality gear! Come to the
South Coast Botanic Gardens and grab yourself several pots of this clean
smelling shaving soap! 
