I saw something called "bath truffles" in a recent issue of O magazine that were dressed up all fancy like these ones from Bark Lane which cost $30!:
I thought, 'Certainly I can make those... and for a whole lot less than $30 for 6!' So I looked online and found a few recipes and gave it a whirl. Check it out:
Technically, what I made are called Bath Bombs, and I found I had to modify this recipe quite a bit to make it work (like lots more oil, twice as much food coloring, etc). Then I rolled them in sugar to make them shimmery.
I got some fragrance oil from the soap aisle at Michaels (these ones are Apple, hence the green). But, I also found a site online that sells thousands of different kinds of fragrance oils like a Buttercream that smells just like the Yankee candle of the same name! and for a lot cheaper than buying them at Michaels- I just didn't have time.
The only hard part is finding Citric Acid. You can find it at online soap supply stores but I was in a hurry and remembered seeing it at the little India Imports store down the street, so I just got it there (what do they use it for?!).
Then, I got some cute chinese "take-out" boxes at Michaels to put them in for gifts and these super-swank boxes that were only $1 apiece: Voila! J'ai fini!
