LittleBee

*Sigh* Well, nothing is seeming to fit right. I've come full circle and am starting to consider Green Little Bee again. I'm not sure if it flows nicely or not. Thoughts? ETA: I would have the tagline: "All Natural Bath, Body & Home"

Oh, I would love to use just Little Bee, but it's already taken. Hence, my search for the perfect "Little Bee ____" name for my business.

I appreciate all of your help! You are so kind. Okay, I have scrapped Little Bee Naturals. It just didn't fit for me. So, now I'm deciding between: Little Bee Soaps Little Bee Soap Company Little Bee Garden I like Little Bee Soaps because it's short, sweet, easy to say, and easy to spell. My only concern is that it doesn't include the other products I'll be selling, such as candles (eventually). I like Little Bee Soap Company, because I feel like I can still call it Little Bee Soap(s) or even Little Bee for short, and I can picture a logo where "Little Bee" is big, and "Soap Co." is underneath, smaller. This would look nice on a candle, because even though the company name has soap on it, your eyes are mostly drawn to the "Little Bee" in big letters; one wouldn't notice the "Soap Co." underneath right away. I think this would help the issue of "how to do label my candles with a name that has 'soap' in it?" Little Bee Garden is cute, I think...I picture a little honey bee, buzzing around a garden of flowers (not necessarily as a logo, just the image that the name gives me when I hear it). I also think of the word garden as a "garden" of products that I will offer - it leaves it open for me to sell just about anything. Ok...so...given all that....any more thoughts on my ideas? I feel like I'm finally getting somewhere, with some nice possibilities...but I'd like to hear others' opinions on the names. Thanks so much!

Well, I think I'm stuck between two names right now: Little Bee Soaps and Little Bee Naturals I love Little Bee Soaps because it's short and sweet, easy to say and spell. However, I'm not selling just soaps. I don't mind having "Little Bee Soaps" on all my B&B labels, but I think it might look weird on my candle labels, right? I really like Little Bee Naturals, but I think it's not as short, sweet, and cute as Little Bee Soaps. I also think it doesn't roll off the tongue as easily, and kind of gets "swallowed" when you say it. KWIM? Any thoughts on these two names, and the concerns I have with them? Any more suggestions for me? I'd appreciate any help I can get. Thanks!

Oooh, just thought of one.... What about: Little Bee Bubbles

Thank you, those are great! I like Naturals and Basics, but I'm still not sure those are the right fit for me...

Anyone?

So, I think using this name is just getting too complicated. *sigh* Can someone help me come up with a good name, then? I would greatly appreciate it. The name I've been playing around with in my head is Little Bee Green. It keeps the words "little bee" together, bc they have special meaning to me, but I thought it was a cute play on words at the end of the name: "be green." Cute? Stupid? Please let me know what you think. The only hesitation I have is, how would I incorporate the word green in my logo? I was designing something that had the words Little Bee Organics with a dotted swirly "flying" line (if that makes sense) and a little bee. I'd like to keep it simple. I was thinking I could have the word Little Bee in black letters and the word Green in green letters. Or maybe just add a green leaf somehow into the logo? I just don't want it to look cluttered. Any ideas? I think I may like Little Bee Green the best, but other ideas are: Green Little Bee Little Bee Bath & Body Can you help me brainstorm a few more ideas? I'm stumped.

Wow! I think they look amazing! Even with the frosting. The containers you used are beautiful too, where did you get them? I did my first soy containers recently too, using the same kind as you. Your tops look so smooth and creamy! Mine don't look nearly as nice. Also, if you don't mind, I'd like to ask you: 1) What temp did you heat your wax to? 2) What temp did you add FO? 3) What temp did you add color? 4) What temp did you pour? 5) What kind of color did you use? (The colors are stunning! Mine didn't come out as nicely as yours) I hope you don't mind me picking your brain, and I hope you don't mind sharing that info! Your candles really look great! Good job!

...and here are the awful red ones.

So, I made my first soy candles. I've attached some pictures...tell me how you think they turned out. Go ahead and give me some constructive criticism, but be gentle, I'm brand new at this! The first few pictures look pretty good, I think, as the green and brown candles turned out pretty well. The red ones turned out horrific - super rough tops, holes, pock marks, craters - yuck, they are just terrible. Hopefully I'll continue to get better at this!

:laugh2: A clothing line with the same name doesn't bother me. The Little Green Bee is a really cute idea. I can't wrap my mind around what a logo would look like though....a green bee? Hmmm, I'm not sure how to picture that looking good. Plus, "little bee" has special meaning to me, so I'd like to keep those two words together...maybe The Green Little Bee would be better. Still, can't picture how a green bee on a logo would look, LOL.

Or...I was just thinking...as long as I was upfront in the product description, couldn't I still sell candles under the same name/website? For example, someone is browsing my organic bath & body products at Little Bee Organics, and when they come to my candle section, the description could include something like, "...while our candles are not considered organic, we do use an all natural soy wax...." or something to that effect. Yay or nay?

But see, this is where I'm getting hung up. ALL of my products will be made with organic ingredients, so that is why I thought the name would be fine. However, once I start selling candles...then you're right...the name wouldn't be as fitting anymore because I guess there's no such thing as an organic candle. Hmmm... So, what if I sold my organic bath & body under Little Bee Organics...and then when I'm ready to sell candles, make it more like a "branching off" of my business name...such as something like, Candles by Little Bee, or something of the sort. Do you think that would solve the problem? I certainly don't want to misrepresent my products, or mislead anyone.

That's really cute! I'll have to think about this, as I'm still really attached to my original name, and I still don't see a clear reason as to why I shouldn't use it. Also, I *just now* realized that there is a Business section of these forums...ooops. :rolleyes2 Maybe I should have posted this over there? Sorry!