10/20/2009 1 photo

This was quite a nice shop.  I don't usually venture down this far on Whyte Ave so I was pleasantly surprised when I came across Wild Prairie.  
It is a beautiful little soap and bath shop.  The girl working was incredibly friendly and we had a great round of small talk as I browsed the store.  The smell of the store was great because it wasn't overpowering like a lot of soap stores that I can barely stand to be in for more than 30 seconds.  
They had some really cute gift sets and some very tempting bath salts.  
The bath robes are amazingly soft - I couldn't believe it!  The lotions and natural soaps are all fantastic.  The few home decor items they have are really nice too.  And the Poo-Pourri is awesome!  What a great name!  I wonderful spray to make your bathroom smell beautiful after . . . well, you know.  
Great store!

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11/5/2008

Being a soap store, Wild Prairie of course smells great, but it's not overbearing. Instead, it's a nice, light, and natural scent (kind of like lavender) that follows you around like a breeze as you walk through the store.

In addition to soaps (and lots of them), Wild Prairie sells lotions, eye and neck pillows, lip balms, pj's and slippers, house robes, and home decor items. Their robes are the softest ones you will ever touch! I reached out to feel one and it was like running my hand on silk, but it's still made of a terry-cloth-like material.

I thought it was pretty funny how they displayed their Poo Pourri products. They have a white toilet right beside the display table, with lemons spilling out of the toilet bowl. So funny!

They have a sink where you can test out different soaps, and see which one suits your skin and nose the best. There is also something called the "soap du jour", where they pick a different soap to be 10% off each day. All their soaps and house line body products are made in their in-store soaperie in the back, so items are most likely to be fresh and still packed with a lot of scent when you buy them.

The staff are really great and helpful. The girl on shift showed me the small upper loft, where they are currently working on a holiday display with their new home decor items. These include things like frames, candles, and pillows. I really liked one particular piece, a mat that was woven out of pebbles. How cool is that?

I'd say anything in this shop makes for some wonderful gift ideas, for friends who like spa products and pampering themselves.

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9/30/2008 1 photo

Beautiful scents waft to your nose as you step into this lovely shop. Row upon row of handmade natural soaps draw you in, making you want to touch and test every piece of merchandise. It's a good thing there are lots of test bottles of lotions and sprays on every shelf. There's even a test sink where you can sample their homemade body scrub. Their signature product: Poo-Pourri. Yes, a bathroom spray so you don't have to smell your spouse or your guests don't have to be embarrassed when they stink up the loo. Smells like lemon grass, which is much more pleasant. Besides this, there's a great selection of products to soothe, calm or exhilarate the senses. If you take issue with spending $5 on a block of soap, as I do, it may help to know they use 50% olive oil, which most commercial soaps don't do, so they're harder, last longer, chemical-free, biodegradable and won't dry or harm your skin. It's also made right here in Edmonton, whereas Zest and Dove aren't, so you can stay clean AND support your local economy.

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