So I splurged and bought a number of soaps from both these artisan soap companies last week:

https://www.royaltysoaps.com/

https://sorcerysoaps.com/

And my haul just came in the mail and I just had to yell about it for a bit, I’m so excited. X3 (Forgive the somewhat crappy photos, I’m still getting used to my phone’s camera)

First Impressions
Shipping was prompt and quick from both companies. Packaging was pretty professional on both accounts as well, though I will say that I do think Royalty Soaps’ packaging was cleaner and more commercial looking. Customer service-wise, Sorcery Soaps seemed more personable;
when I placed my order,

I received an personal email from the company owner thanking me for my order and that she thought my email handle was cute. I was also sent a bunch of little surprise freebies with my package from them, which I appreciated immensely.

Royalty Soaps Review

Harvest Moon

I LOVED the design of this soap when I first saw the making of video for it, and I just had to have it. I wasn’t crazy about the scent at first when I first smelled it, but after using it, it’s actually really pleasant. The website describes it as “An alluring fragrance filled with fruits of nectar and exotic florals
blended with sweet vanilla and honey for an evening filled with romance” and… yeah, I can see it.
This was also my guinea pig soap to test out how these soaps perform (since they use the same recipe in every artisan bar). The first thing I noticed was how much prettier it looks when it’s wet; the colors get a lot more vivid and the swirls and micas show up better. It produces lots of big bubbles, which I liked a lot. The lather was also colored black from the mountains down there. The bar is also freaking HUGE; I can barely even wrap my fingers around it to properly use it. I can see why they recommend to cut the bars in half before you use them now, good grief.

Mermaid Treasure

Ya’ll know me, if it says mermaid on it, I have to have it. 😉 I just love how bright and shimmery this bar is, and the scent is super strong, sort of a fresh, clean, effervescent fragrance that reminds me of the ocean without smelling like ocean, if that makes any sense. This is definitely one of my favorite bars.

Artisan Soap Sampler Pack

A pack of 4 random bars that have been chopped up into small pieces. I didn’t get to choose which ones were sent to me, so I ended up getting these four.
Design-wise, I actually like all of these; you can’t really see the little pear seed embed in the Guilded Pear soap, but it’s there and it’s really cute. I like the golden glitter on top of the apple pie soap and the color palette on Mod for Men, but my favorite would probably be Stormy Seas, I just love that swirl.
Scent-wise… I’m not that crazy about any of them, tbh. Not that any of them are BAD, because they’re not, they’re just not scents that I personally tend to gravitate toward. Of the four, Stormy Seas has my favorite scent, sort of a bracing, briny smell that does definitely remind me of the ocean, and most people would probably say it’s a more “masculine” scent. Mod for Men, has, as per its name, also more of a “manly” scent, sort of woody and herby. Apple pie does genuinely smell like apple pie; I just don’t like apple pie. XD As for Guilded Pear… I just flat out don’t like it. It’s kind of fruity, but is overwhelmingly caramel/burnt sugar/honey, and it just doesn’t do it for me

Mini Diamond Soap Sampler

Same as above, this is a sampler of mini soaps in the Diamond Soap series, which is a separate line from the normal artisan soaps. I actually really like all of these smells, though if I had to pick a favorite, I’d probably pick Limoncello in all its sugary, lemony goodness.
As the Diamond soaps are a different recipe than the artisan soaps, I tested out Vanilla Fairy to see how it performed. Very bubbly, good lather, and the fragrance lingered for a long time. No complaints from me whatsoever.

Sorcery Soaps Review

Steampunk Seahorse

I think this is my favorite soap in terms of design of all the ones I got. This soapmaker’s schtick is that she molds embeds out of soap dough to put on the top of her soaps. All the items like the keys and seashells and gears were hand crafted. They don’t really show up well on the picture, but the swirls in the soap are also really gorgeous. The scent is very clean and calm, with notes of musk and florals, quite nice.

Arctic Fox

I got this solely because of the little soap dough fox on top (I named him Mattie), and really, can you blame me? LOOK HOW ADORABLE. The scent is very woodsy and musky, but in a way that’s subtle and not overpowering, so I like it. But mostly I just like the design of this soap a lot. It’s almost too cute to use.

Pink Grapefruit

This one smells really nice. Bright and fruity, but the fragrance isn’t  overpowering or even that strong. I also just really like the design of this soap. It’s simple, but it works well.

Lemongrass

The descriptor says this fragrance is supposed to be lemongrass and coconut, but honestly, any lemongrass notes there might be get covered up by the coconut, at least to my nose. As someone who doesn’t much like straight coconut scents, I actually don’t mind this one, in part because this
is far more mild and subtle than any coconut fragrance I’ve ever
smelled, which might be actually be the work of the lemongrass, now that I think about it.

This was the Sorcery Soap I decided to test out for this write-up. It lathers well, with small, silky bubbles. It’s a very gentle soap. I can see someone with a skin condition really benefiting from this brand. As with Royalty Soaps, Sorcery Soaps uses the same recipe for all their soaps, so the performance would be the same on the other bars, I’m assuming. My one real gripe about this bar is that I really wish there was more glitter and flowers on top, like on the Pink Grapefruit bar.

Mistletoe Bunny (freebie 1)

This is a smaller bar than what they normally sell, hence why I think they gave it to me for free. The little molded candy cane pieces on top have a tendency to fall off easily, but the smell is AMAZING. It smells just like a candy cane. As someone who really loves the scent of peppermint, this is definitely one of my favorite fragrances in this entire batch of soaps I received.

Cinnamon Cocoa sample (freebie 2)

This literally smells edible. Not that I personally would eat it, since I don’t really like cinnamon, but if I were the type, I might actually be tempted.

Soap Cookies (freebie 3 and 4)

Aren’t these just darling? Such a good idea, too; these seem like they’d be perfect if you’re traveling somewhere and staying for only a couple days. The unicorn one smells woody, like a piece of furniture, which… I’m not quite sure how that matches up with the unicorn theme, but y’know, whatever. It’s certainly not bad. The rainbow one has no scent at all, as far as I can tell. Still super pretty, though.

All in all, I’m really happy with my purchases! This amount of soap is going to last me quite a long time, too, lol. I’d definitely recommend checking out both soapmakers and giving them some business if you’re ever in need of some hand-crafted soaps with good, healthy ingredients. ^^