Category Archives: Soap & Candle Labels

Products Described as ‘Almost Good Enough to Eat’

Lightning Labels customer Backyard Soaps & More was featured on the WJBK Fox 2 Detroit Morning Show yesterday. The television spot highlighted the Port Huron, Michigan-based business, whose scented soaps, candles, lip balms, and body scrubs “look and smell almost good enough to eat.”

Backyard Soaps & More grew from a hobby that Kelly Agostinelli stumbled upon almost accidentally. Nine years ago, she made her first scented soaps when she needed a last-minute bridal… Read the rest of LL Customer Backyard Soaps & More Featured on Detroit Television Show | 1 Comment

Seth Godin is at it again. Earlier this month I wrote about his critique of some chocolate packaging, and now he has provided a detailed critique of the new Ahava Mineral Botanic line of soaps and cremes.

Godin recognizes the importance of the packaging to the success of any product. It is even more important when you are launching a new premium product that is several times more expensive than many competitors.

I have always stressed the importance of telling a story with your product labels. Godin points out that whatever you include on your product labels does in fact tell a story about your product and company. Not necessarily an explicit story but a story nonetheless.… Read the rest of The Importance of Telling a Story With Your Label | 2 Comments

Registration Open Through April 29

We here at Lightning Labels are very excited that the Handcrafted Soapmakers Guild’s 13th Annual Conference is being held just a few miles from our headquarters this year in Denver, Colorado! The conference is open to both members and non-members of the Handcrafted Soapmakers Guild, Inc. and will take place in the  Inverness Hotel and Conference Center Friday, April 30 through-Sunday, May 2. Registration is open through April 29… Read the rest of Handcrafted Soapmakers Guild Annual Conference Coming to Denver Next Month

Michael Chorazak was walking down the street one cold Portland (Oregon) day when he noticed the air was filled with the sweet scent of burning wood. As he passed a housewares store he wondered why candles were never scented with smells that men like. A light went on is his head and a new business was born.

Hotwicks is the name of his candle company, and it has a unique niche in the candle industry – candles aimed at men. He currently has eight different scented candles… Read the rest of Real Men Can Now Burn Candles | 7 Comments

Yes, this delicious looking label actually goes on a candle jar. It is the creation of Kristin Graham of Greenhouse Soy Company of Dayton, Ohio. Kristin founded her candle company just this year, and she designed all the labels herself.

Here at Lightning Labels we deal with a lot of startup companies and often it is the founder of the company who creates the artwork for the labels and does the ordering. In these situations we see some artwork that is poorly done, some that is just… Read the rest of Delicious Looking Candle Labels | 1 Comment

We printed these candle labels last week for Heartland Candle Company and we thought they came out beautifully. I always like it when we get great high resolution artwork with vibrant colors that really shows off the quality of our digital label presses.

There is so much excellent stock photography that is free or very inexpensive (from places like iStockPhoto) that it is easy to include a photograph on your product labels. These… Read the rest of Striking Photo Candle Labels | 2 Comments