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- Living Social Deal- A good thing for Camellia Pure Beauty
I know others have blogged about bad experiences with social coupons (especially Groupon) but I have to say thus far I have had a good experience with Living Social.
We ran a deal about a month ago, and the response has been very positive. Luckily, we only sold about 300 deals, which was more than [...]
- We have some Limited Edition Caffeinated Death Perfume Oil from Arcana Soaps
For a while there we thought Julia from Arcana Soaps wasn’t going to be able to make her Caffeinated Death perfume oil anymore. She was having trouble sourcing one of the key ingredients, but she managed to find some! We don’t know how long these will be around and if/when she’ll be able to get [...]
- New Alima Cosmetics Blush Colors
We’ve added two mineral matte blush colors that aren’t too pink: bisque and melon. Melon, as you might guess is a touch peachy, but light enough that it isn’t overpowering. Bisque is almost a bronzer-substitute for fair skinned people, and a great choice for people who want some subtle color without looking like they [...]
- New Product: Alchemilla Salves
Alchemilla Skincare recently released a couple of Skin Therapy Salves. Both are blended into an organic oil and beeswax base, and all of the botanical ingredients were grown organically on Alchemilla’s farm in Oregon City, Oregon.
The first, Calendula Salve, should be in every first aid kit. Calendula promotes healing, and is great on burns, [...]
- red flower “Nature” Skin Care Review
So I’m a teensy bit behind the times- red flower released their “Nature” skin-care line last February, inspired by the beauty of Finland. I guess the idea is that it is clean, snowy and enjoys saunas and birch switches… O, wait, many of the botanical ingredients are sourced from Finland, and it contains [...]
- How to look beautiful under CFLs (via EcoStiletto)
Heck, even Oprah says we should use them. But despite our greenest intentions, sometimes the light cast by CFLs is glaringly, unbearably unattractive. Not to mention how it makes your skin look…
I remember when I put compact florescent light bulbs (CFL) in my living fixture. Yuck! The light looked so strange and horrible that even [...]
- Early Closing on 8/20
Hello. We’ll be closing at 4:45 on Thursday, August 20th. We’re participating in Girls Night Out at Grand Central Bowling on SE 8th and Morrison. We’ll be there from 5-7:30, so come bowl for free, taste some wine and chocolate and be girly. (Sorry for any inconvenience).
- mortification
wow. this is totally embarassing, but I switched web hosts awhile back, and thought my blog had gotten eaten by cyberspace. Re-doing the whole blog was more than I could face. But wait! I guess it didn’t disappear- but then I couldn’t login, nor would the “reset password” thingy work. Anyhoo… things seem to be [...]
- Sweetness! Sweet Jayne: designer threads, $18 and under.
OK, so it isn’t organic and it isn’t strictly beauty, but anything that will help me with my fashion fix through the big “R” is welcome in my book. Sweet Jayne opened last month in Portland at 1916 NE Broadway (in the basement under Sofa, Table, Chair). SJ is open weekends only, Saturdays 11-6 and [...]
- Shop closed 4/7 & 4/12
If you live in Portland or are planning a visit, you might like to know that the boutique will be closed:
Tuesday, April 7. II will be visiting my parents in the midwest over the weekend (the shop will be in capable hands and otherwise open regular hours). I’m going home to celebrate my mom’s [...]