Olive & Rosie - About Us
Hello and welcome to Olive & Rosie.
Nestled in the Bybrook Valley in the beautiful Cotswolds, Olive & Rosie grew from my love of making things by hand, my connection with the natural world and a desire to make everyday choices a little more thoughtful.
Some of my happiest childhood memories are wonderfully simple ones - camping holidays on farms, clear skies and stargazing, helping Dad on the allotment, sitting on the back doorstep shelling peas, and learning to bake and sew with Mum. My parents taught me to appreciate the simple things in life, and that has stayed with me ever since, shaping my love of nature, wildlife and creating things by hand.
Years later, seeing first-hand the impact of plastic pollution made me think much more carefully about the products we use every day and the packaging that comes with them. My journey began with artisan soap making and a wish to create beautiful, practical alternatives that could help reduce unnecessary waste.
From those first bars of handmade soap, Olive & Rosie has grown into a much wider collection of natural skincare, hair and beard care, aromatherapy and wellbeing products, and gentle products for our four-legged friends.
Everything is made by me in small batches, with care and attention to the ingredients I choose. I love working with beautiful plant oils and butters, clays, herbs and botanicals and essential oils, creating products that are a pleasure to use and bring a little something special to everyday routines.
More recently, Olive & Rosie has become a little more of a family affair. My daughter now helps me with some of the making, and my grandchildren are beginning to get involved too, especially when they come along to help at events and festivals. It feels rather special to see them becoming part of something that began, in part, from wanting to make more thoughtful choices for their fixture.
I still believe that small choices matter. Olive & Rosie isn’t about being perfect; it’s about choosing thoughtfully, wasting a little less, appreciating what we have and finding joy in the everyday.
I hope you enjoy using my products as much as I enjoy creating them.
Rosie x