By LOIS KINDLE
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Ashley Lamberti, who began making bath products at her kitchen table, has made Beachy Bubbles Bath Co. into a thriving retail and wholesale business, expanding from small markets to a full storefront and national customer base.
After launching her company in 2021, the Apollo Beach entrepreneur continued to work from home and quickly grew her brand by selling her bath, skincare and fragrance products at Tampa Bay area markets and festivals. She expanded into wholesale in 2022, then opened a storefront this year on April 26 at 111 Flamingo Drive, Suite 4, Apollo Beach.
If you haven’t been there, you’re in for a treat.
Lamberti’s intentional merchandising is colorful, bright and beach-themed. Everything is designed to draw you in — and it does.
“I’ve always had a thing about bath and body products, and I wanted to do something I was passionate about,” Lamberti said. “Our entire mission is to bring a beach vacation vibe to the community through self-care.”
The former mixologist said she always enjoyed creating drinks, “playing around and being a mad scientist,” which gave her skills that fit naturally into making bath and body products as Christmas gifts for her family. That’s how Beachy Bubbles Bath Co. began.
Lamberti — who has a Florida cosmetic manufacturing license that allows her to legally make products on site — produces handmade, small batch, handmade, cruelty free items, free of dyes, phthalates, sulfates and parabens. They include foaming sugar and hand wash scrubs, whipped body creams and bath bombs; shower steamers, perfume oils and lip and body balms; men’s beard and skin care products, room and linen sprays and seasonal collections — all built around bright, coastal fragrances.
For convenience, her store carries hair clips, spa headbands, loofahs and other accessories, as well.
“We have a tester for every product,” said her husband, store manager John Lamberti, who left his corporate job two years ago. “We offer a low-pressure environment and invite anyone to come in, experience our products and have fun.”
Beachy Bubbles also offers all of its products at an accessible price point and sells them through the storefront, Tampa Bay area markets and wholesale partners at https://www.faire.com/direct/beachybubblesbathco/.
The store's business hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
The company ships nationwide. Area shoppers have the option of placing an order online and picking up their purchase at the store. All major credit cards, cash, Apple Pay and Google Pay are accepted.
Beach Bubbles Bath Co. will participate in the Apollo Beach Local Market by Pour Intentions, Aug. 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Apollo Beach Park & Recreation Center, 664 Golf and Sea Blvd.
For more information, visit beachybubbles.com/, email hello@beachybubbles.com or call 813-738-1750.