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Spirited Soaps, originally published in the June 2021 issue of 805 Living Magazine.<\/p><\/div>\n

Piney juniper with a hint of citrus. Sweet fruit and spice with a touch of bitter orange. These may sound\u00a0like flavor notes in popular cocktails, but they\u2019re actually fragrance combinations in a line of handcrafted\u00a0soaps. For two of its sudsy bars, Etta + Billie (ettaandbillie.com<\/a>), a Ventura-based maker of small-batch\u00a0body-care products, takes olfactory cues from libations.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m constantly inspired by the food and beverage world,\u201d says CEO Alana Rivera<\/a>, \u201cso I wanted to capture the essence of\u00a0some of my favorite classic cocktails\u2014 the gin and tonic and the negroni.\u201d<\/p>\n

After what she describes as \u201cyears of pushing paper around in corporate America and feeling deeply\u00a0unsatisfied and utterly uncreative,\u201d Rivera received a book about soapmaking as a gift from her mother.\u00a0She credits it with sparking her creative, entrepreneurial journey.<\/p>\n

\u201cI combine highly effective natural ingredients to create products that are centered around my love of\u00a0farm-to-table food culture and the connection it brings,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

\"805<\/a> Originally published in the June 2021 issue of 805 Living Magazine<\/em><\/a>. Cover photo by Gary Moss. To see the story as it originally appeared click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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