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Donna Maria's Handmade Beauty Connection
March 10, 2003

A Publication of The Handmade Beauty Network
ISSN 1530-9630 | Vol. 4, Issue 10
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1. HBN Update: Welcome New & Renewing HBN Members & HBN Members On The Move!
2. Handmade Beauty Recipe Of The Week: 1-2-3 Facial Mask
3. Handmade Beauty Trivia Question: win some oil to make your own skincare products! You have to win to find out what the oil is this week!!
4. Handmade Beauty Product Review by Donna Maria: Jaipur Euphoric Oriental Mister

Welcome New & Renewing Members!

Windmill Soaps | Cindy Whitaker | Texas
* renewing member; handmade soaps

Treat | Marnie E. Massie | Oregon
* fresh baked bath treats like Chocolate Truffles!

FAVORMart | Carlo Stepanians | California
* supplier of organza sheer pouches and other favors in beautiful colors

Dragonfly Herbals | Ghita D. Heidt | Florida
* natural soaps, salves bath salts body butters, etc.

Mad Woman Labs | Pamela Zidik | Pennsylvania
* handmade lip balms and creams, including Bee Nice Skin Cream

The Soapery | Barbara Cvek | Virginia
* handmade soaps and more soaps ...

~ HBN Members On The Move!

HBN member Lynnel Calming of Handcrafted Country Soaps is pleased to announce the launch of her new Web site!

HBN member Scott Blackson of The Soap Fairy is pleased to be included along with HBN member Sandy Maine of SunFeather Natural Soap Co., at the Tokyo International Gift Show! Scott and Sandy first met 3 years ago in one of HBN's Beauty Calls and now, they are featured together at an international gift show!! Congratulations to Sandy and Scott!

Learn more about our members and their exciting activities by visiting their Web sites through HBN's Online Member Directory, now with 4 ways to search: (1) by state/country; (2) by member business name; (3) by keyword search; or (4) using our new alphabetical listings.

1-2-3 Facial Mask is as easy as -- you guessed it -- 1, 2, 3! And it's great for your skin too and smells fabulous!

When you visit MakeYourCosmetics.com, it's easy to buy the ingredients you need by clicking on our Partner links:

SunRose Aromatics: pure essential oils (many organic), carrier oils and other aromatherapy products, each carefully selected for quality. Check out their new Perfumer's Emporium.

The Scent Shack: fragrance oils and soap supplies. Fragrance oils are pre-tested in cold process, melt & pour soap, and candles, and test results are listed at the Web site. Scents tested by soapers for soapers!

Lynden House International , Canadian supplier of soap and candlemaking supplies such as fixed oils, perfumes, essential oils, molds, powdered milks, colors, pre-made bases, candle wax, wicks, embeds and more!

Last Week's Answer: Parrot Cay

This Week's Question: The elephants of Africa love my fruit, which is succulent and rich and used to make a delicious beverage produced only in Africa. My fruit also produces an oil high in anti-oxidants and oleic acid, so it is fabulous for the skin.

To win this week, be the first to provide the common name of the name of the plant talking above, the name of the beverage produced and the name of the skincare oil and you'll win a generous sample of the oil to use in your next handmade beauty treat!

Please read the contest rules here before submitting your entry. Put "TRIVIA CONTEST ANSWER" in the subject line or your answer will not be considered.

While time does not permit me to respond personally to all entrants, the winner will be notified by email and their name posted at HBN's home page.

Jaipur Euphoric Oriental Mister
4 ounces | $18.00

When I need a quick in-town getaway I typically go to the spa where I can temporarily freeze stress, relieve tension and be pampered and "phoofed" for as long as I (and/or my pocketbook!) can stand it. But those types of getaways are fewer and farther between than ever these days, so sometimes, I just settle for a wonderful warm bath.

When that is not an option, and all I have is a few minutes, I pick up a facial mister, move to a quiet place, close my eyes, spritz and inhale deeply. Suddenly, I am transported anywhere from a breezy ocean side villa, a field of freshly harvested lavender or a garden of roses such as one might find in the Kazanluk Valley of the Roses in Bulgaria.

When a "Mister Moment" calls for the exotic, I reach for Jaipur Euphoric Oriental Mister. This is by far the most complex, multi-layered mister I have ever used. Names for Jaipur, India's Pink City, Jaipur Euphoric Oriental Mister is composed of so much more than just hydrosol, essential oils and a solvent as so many misters are, this one also contains herbal tinctures. The ingredients also include essential oils of culinary spices like cinnamon and clove, along with a selection of exotic essential oils, absolutes and hydrosols like sandalwood, rose and jasmine.

I gave Jaipur Euphoric Oriental Mister to several lucky clients to celebrate the holidays last year and the glowing reports continue to come in. Jaipur Euphoric Oriental Mister is just one of many of the unique misters handmade by HBN member Ricey Clapp of Inner Sanctum Salon & Day Spa. To order yours and learn about her vast selection, email Ricey.

By the way, if you live in the DC area, you must one day take the time to enjoy a special spa experience at the Inner Sanctum. If you missed my review of the great Custom-Designed Aromatherapy Facial Sequence I enjoyed with Ricey, click here. Scroll to Item #4 to enjoy the review.)