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Donna Maria's Handmade
Beauty Connection
February 23, 2004
A Publication of The Handmade Beauty Network
ISSN 1530-9630 | Vol. 5, Issue 8
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This
Week's Sponsor: Green
Valley Aromatherapy
1. HBN Update: Welcome
New & Renewing HBN Members!
2. Welcome HBN Southern Region Director!
3. Unleash
The Power Of Your Beauty Business at dM's Beauty Business Boot Camp!
4. Announcing HBN's First Beauty Call of 2004!
5. Handmade
Beauty Recipe Of The Week: Natural
Dark Circle Remover
6. Beauty & The Business Trivia Question:
win a
copy of Natural Hand Care by Norma Pasekoff Weinberg
7. Handmade Beauty Product Review:
Sleep
Easy Pillow Mist
1. HBN
Update: Welcome New
& Renewing HBN
Members!
BioChemicals
International | Larry Moroni | Florida
* renewing member;
your natural source for exotic butters oils and ideas Deal
Farm Soap Co. | Renee Deal | Massachusetts
* renewing member;
goat milk soaps and natural skin care products for sensitive skin; wholesale,
retail, bulk Village
Soapworks | Carolyn Saba | Virginia
* renewing member;
luxurious, high quality, handmade natural bath and body products From
Nature With Love | Kibby Mitra | New York
* renewing member;
over 1,600 cosmetic ingredients and supplies, including spa supplies, bath accessories and packaging supplies! Oasis
Wellness, Inc. | Martha
Gandley | New York
* renewing member;
oils, lotions, facial scrubs and masks, candles and our Oasis Salt Glow Kit TranquilEssence
| Dianna Snow | Arkansas
* handmade beauty products that are based
on long term proven natural ingredients from the earth Paper
Paw Soap Company | Jennifer Doughty | Michigan
* high-quality handmade soaps and body
scrubs Golden Isles
Aromatherapy | Linda Hazzard | Georgia
* handmade items using blends of true
aromatherapeutic essential oils for beauty and health Wingsets
Bath, Body & Candle | Ann Wooledge | Nebraska
* handmade items using blends of true
aromatherapeutic essential oils for beauty and health Assured
Organics, Inc. | Ken Lightburn | New York
* cosmetics and edible oils, especially
certified organic virgin coconut oil HBN
Members On The Move! Anna Hellqvist of
HBN member Tvål! is excited to announce the opening of their shop on Duckworth
Street in St. John's Newfoundland. For photos, click here.
Congratulations Anna! HBN member PJ Bush of
SOAP Novelties just let me know that another new customer found her business
through HBN. She also want to share a recent newspaper
article (with photos!) featuring her soaps! I'm glad to know that customers
are finding you through HBN PJ, and congratulations on the article!
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.
2. Welcome HBN Southern Region Director!
As
you know, HBN recently announced a nationwide regionalization which will help me
work
even more effectively on a local level. If
you missed the announcement, you can read it here.
This week, I'm pleased to introduce you to Bobbi
Guerra, HBN's new Southern Regional Director! Bobbi, who owns The
Purple Sage, has been an HBN member since 2002 and I'm so excited to begin
working with her in this new capacity!
I am still looking to fill directorships in these
regions: MidAtlantic, Southwest and West. If you have been an HBN member for at
least two years and are interested in this exciting opportunity, email
me!
3. Unleash The Power Of Your Beauty Business at dM's
Beauty Business Boot Camp!
 I'm
delivering a high energy, informative series of workshops designed to help
you Unleash The Power Of Your Beauty Business!!
1. Branding Your Business: How To
Maximize A Key Competitive Advantage
2. Using An Email Newsletter To Promote, Market & Grow Your
Business
3. How To Get Inexpensive Media Attention For Your Business
4. FDA Regulation: Get
Answers To Your Pressing Regulatory Questions
Only $1 80
for all 4 information
packed workshops,
held March 27, 2004.
Includes
valuable networking opportunities! Don't miss this chance to benefit from
business growth tips and camaraderie with fellow entrepreneurs!
Early Bird
Registration closes Friday, February 20 and will not be available at
the door!
HBN Members Enjoy Discount!!
Spaces are limited so sign up early to
reserve your spot! Sponsored by Kim Lutz Isenhour of Lutzy's Lather! To
register, click here
or email Kim at LutzysLather@msn.com
or (717) 226-1530. Register
online, by phone or by email!
4. Attention HBN
Members! Announcing HBN's First Beauty Call of 2004!
 In
response to the many requests I have received from you for information on how to
do business with cosmetic industry sales reps, I am pleased to announce our next
Beauty Call™ with industry sales rep (and former HBN member) Lisa Bardsley!
February 26, 2004, 9:00pm-10:00pm EST
Lisa Bardsley, cosmetics industry sales representative
Topic: H ow To Sell
Handmade Beauty Products Using A Sales Rep & Otherwise
On the call, Lisa will share her
knowledge of the cosmetics sales rep industry and answer specific questions
about how "repping" works, what to expect in terms of commissions and
results and how to find a good sales rep. Lisa is a former HBN member (Old Thyme
Bath Company) and now works repping cosmetics products. Her experiences at Old
Thyme Bath Company with her own hired sales rep gave her a lot of insight into
the way sales reps work. She will share her experiences on the call, and also
share other ways that she successfully sold her beauty products.
Like all Beauty Calls, this one is
open to HBN members only. To reserve your space on the Beauty Call with Lisa
Bardsley, please email me your RSVP to include your company name and use the
subject line "BARDSLEY BEAUTY CALL." In your email, please include any
specific questions you'd like Michael to answer on the call. Questions will be
taken on the call on a first come, first served basis so get your question in
early to make sure we have time to address it!
5.
Handmade Beauty Recipe Of The Week: Natural Dark Circle
Remover
 Natural
Dark Circle Remover was sent in by a reader in India (NOT pictured at
left). It's simple and unique, and I have not had a chance to try it yet.
With my son's 3:00AM feedings though, I might be able to use it so let me
know if it works for you!!
When you visit MakeYourCosmetics.com,
it's easy to buy the ingredients you need by clicking on our Selected
Supplier links:
Essential
Wholesale: pure essential oils, over 200 cosmetic bases, hundreds
of carrier/fixed oils such as meadowfoam, cranberry, jojoba and shea butter
plus a new Short Run Private Labeling Program!
Bramble
Berry, Inc.: over 105 different fragrance and
essential oils (including their exclusive "Energy" and
"Relaxing"), all soap tested, soap molds and unscented soap bases!
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!
From
Nature With Love: over 1,600 ingredients and supplies, including
cosmetic ingredients, spa supplies, bath accessories and packaging supplies!
6. Beauty & The Business Trivia
Question:
last week's winner was Susan Shewan of Canada. Susan
won a
generous sample of lemongrass essential oil!
Last Week's Question: Written by Charles Perrault, I have
been translated into dozens of languages and many stories have been written
based on my general theme. I was the first successful ballet composed by
Tchaikovsky's first successful ballet. A classic story am I, of a beautiful
princess who awakens at the kiss of a prince, to marry him and live happily
ever after. Name me.
Last Week's Answer: Sleeping Beauty
This Week's Question: Earlier this month, a bit of ricin
was detected in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill. Ricin is
a toxic substance taken from the squeezed out shell of the castor plant. Of
course castor oil also comes from the castor plant, and is used to help
increase lather in handmade soap. The bit of ricin found on Capitol Hill
shut down the whole office building for a few days as investigators tried to
find the source of the poison and eradicate it. Turns out the scare could
have been a false alarm since ricin is a component of this typical office
product used in office buildings like Dirksen all around the world. What is
the office product? Be the first to correctly answer this week's question and win a
copy of Natural Hand Care by Norma Pasekoff Weinberg! 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's name will be announced in the next newsletter!
7.
Handmade Beauty Product Review:
Sleep Easy Pillow Mist by HBN Member Daisy Blue
Naturals
Sleep Easy Pillow Mist by HBN Member Daisy Blue
Naturals
4 ounces | $15.95
I have enjoyed a lot of mister-type products
over the years. Some of my favorites have included mist toners for the
face. But it's rare indeed that I find a pillow mister, and even more
rare that I find one that I really like a lot. It looks like my search is
over! Sleep Easy Pillow Mist is
light and airy with a scent that seems to grab onto my pillow and hold on
for several minutes after I lay my head down. Most of the mister I have used
have smelled good initially, but then just sort of wafted away only seconds
after being sprayed. This one if different indeed.
Not only is Sleep Easy Pillow Mist
great at bedtime, it also makes a relaxing afternoon "perk-me-up"
or even an evening "chase the toddler calm down" mist. Keep
it in your night table drawer for night use, and have another for your purse
or the kitchen window sill. I haven't taken an airplane flight in several
months, but I bet this product, with its lavender, ylang ylang, and
patchouli essential oils, is great to ease stress in the friendly skies
too!!
To purchase Sleep Easy Pillow Mist or
any other wonderful products from Daisy Blue Naturals, click here.
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consultant!
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