Kimberley's business scents
Above: Kimberley Wearden displays some of the hand-made soaps at her shop in Elliott Street.Former bakery manager Kimberley Wearden has gone into business on her own account, swopping the aromas of the oven for the fragrances of cosmetics and soaps.
After 10
years at the Craven Bakery in Skipton, Kimberley has opened Scented Creations
in Silsden, supplying alluring fragrances in the form of hand-made soaps, bath
bombs and wax melts.
The shop, in
Elliott Street, opened in December and as well as attracting a steady flow of
local customers postal orders have been received from farther afield, including
Scotland and the Isle of Wight.
Kimberley
undertook a course in candle-making before launching her first retail venture. She
produces the novel wax melts at home. Using wickless burners, the highly-scented
melts are made from soy-bean oils and are marketed as being eco-friendly. The
shop also stocks wax burners and warmers. Small companies supply the hand-made soaps
and bath bombs, which Kimberley “packages and pretties up”.
The ranges
feature some 45 cosmetic scents, including designer fragrances bearing the
names of the top fashion houses. Kimberley
and her husband, Christopher, live in Silsden. They met during their bakery
careers and Christopher is now manager of an Airedale bakery chain. Kimberley’s
website is at www.scentedcreations.weebly.com