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Donna Maria's Handmade Beauty Connection
May
10, 2004
A Publication of The Handmade Beauty Network
ISSN 1530-9630 | Vol. 5, Issue 19
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1. HBN Update :
Welcome New
& Renewing HBN Members!
2. Join Me For My Handmade Beauty Brunch: June 13 With Special Guest Lisa Price!!
3.
Handmade Beauty Recipe Of The Week: Lemon
Tea Sugar Scrub
4. Beauty & The Business Trivia
Question: win a bar of goat milk soap made by an HBN member
5. Handmade Beauty
Product Review: Lavender Oatmeal Goat Milk Soap
1. HBN
Update: Welcome New &
Renewing HBN Members!
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HBN Members On The Move
Deborah
and Phillip Windell of HBN member Savonerie
has been accepted through a competitive juried competition into the
Oregon Country Fair in Eugene, Oregon. To learn more about how you can
meet them (and their wonderful products!) at the fair this July at the
fair website.
HBN
member Sharon Kinnier of Botanical
SkinWorks is pleased to announce their 3rd year in business!
Congratulations Sharon and we all wish you continued success!
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. Join Me For My Handmade Beauty Brunch On
June 13 With Special Guest Lisa Price!
 Lisa
founded
HBN member Carol's
Daughter with $100 in cash and the boldness to believe she could
turn her cosmetics making hobby into a thriving enterprise. At my
Beauty Brunch, Lisa will share 3 Secrets Of Sweet Success
and inspire us with her amazing journey to female entrepreneur
extraordinaire!!
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3.
Handmade Beauty Recipe Of The Week: Lemon Tea
Sugar Scrub
 The
recipe for Lemon
Tea Sugar Scrub was submitted by a reader in Fresno, California
who says it's patterned after I created this recipe after using
Estee Lauder's Crystal Sugar Glow. Enjoy!!
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4. Beauty & The Business Trivia
Question: last
week's winner was HBN member Sandra Gibson-Posey of Ft.
Washington, MD. Sandra won an autographed copy of Lisa's newly published book, "Success Never
Smelled So Sweet"!
Last
Week's Question: Carol's
Daughter was named by its owner Lisa Price in honor of Lisa's mother. To win
this week, provide this information about Lisa's mother: (1) her full name;
(2) her date of birth; and (3) the first names of her grandchildren (Lisa's
children).
Last Week's Answer:
Carol Frances Hutson, September 29, 1942, Forrest and Ennis
This Week's Question: Many HBN members include
goat milk in their soap. Why? A variety of reasons I am told, among them
that certain naturally occurring ingredients in goat milk are good for the
skin. One such ingredient helps rejuvenate and naturally exfoliate the top
layer of skin. To win this week, name that ingredient. Be the first to correctly answer this week's question and win a
bar of soap reviewed in this issue!
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!
5.
Handmade Beauty Product Review:
Lavender Oatmeal Goat Milk Soap
 Lavender Oatmeal Goat Milk Soap
4 ounces | $3.95
Renee Deal, owner of HBN member Deal Farm
Soap Co., has a passion for goat's milk. She puts it in just about
everything from her doggie shampoo to her Skin Therapy Creme. And like any
self respecting handmade beauty products manufacturer using goat milk in
their products, Deal Farm also uses it to make their soaps, and I am lucky
enough to have a few bars of my own. Lavender Oatmeal soap by Deal Farm is
perfectly scored to fit precisely in my hand, smells wonderful, cleans well
and leaves my skin feeling fabulous too. Each bar is securely and neatly
wrapped like a present in a generous amount of printed fabric and then
covered with an easy to read sleeve describing the soap, ingredients and
offering suggestions for making the product last as long as possible.
I also tried Deal Farm's Garden Lavender Bath
Bliss milk bath with goat milk and minerals. Milk and sea salts combine with
oats to moisturize and soothe the skin while soaking. I dumped all 7 ounces
of my jar ($7.95) into my Jacuzzi-sized tub and jumped in with my kids.
(Hey! A" community bath" with the kids is better than no bath at
all!!) The ingredients were gentle enough for even my 6-month old, plus the
lavender essential oil helped calm everyone down for bedtime.
You can get your own goat's milk products
from Deal Farm Soap Co.
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available (including a Fragrance Fee combination) make gift giving easy and
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