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On Sunday afternoon, I made my annual pilgrimage to the Waterfront Festival in Gloucester. Though it may not be quite as exciting as it was when Daphne, the owner of the former Nature Island Botanicals, used to be there selling my favorite handmade bar soaps and body butters, it’s still fun to see what’s new …
Recently, I was sent two products from what turns out to be an almost local company from Cornish New Hampshire that started out making natural bar soap. Actually, the owner, J.R. Liggett and his wife, Diane started making “hair soap” from an old recipe that Jim found in an old cookbook. He had originally learned …
Oh dear, 2023 has come and gone, and I haven’t yet caught up with my 2023 beauty empties. I will do the best that I can. I will do one post that includes July, August and September at some point soon, and this post will be December. Hair and fragrances led the way in December. …
You probably already know that I’m a big fan of bar soaps, especially artisan-made, natural bar soaps. Since my old favorite, Daphne from Nature Island Botanicals, appears to have retired, I was on the hunt for a new soap at the Waterfront Festival in Gloucester this past August. I discovered Intuition Soaps, a new brand …
I Bought This, Affiliate Links Recently, I got a new necklace from an artisan who lives in Wuppertal, Germany. Her name is Susanne Rose, and the name of her shop is “cakecandleholder“. As usual, I was seduced by an ad for one of her pearl necklaces that popped up in my Facebook feed. I thought …
In October, Jeff and I went to an outdoor open studios hosted by artists and artisans from Porter Mills, an artist studio building in Beverly MA. Since many of us don’t feel comfortable hanging out indoors especially in an old industrial building with no air circulation, several of the artists and crafters decided to …
This year, I didn’t get to see Daphne from Nature Island Botanicals at her outdoor booth in Stagefort Park overlooking the Atlantic Ocean at the summer Waterfront Festival in Gloucester MA. Because of the pandemic, all but one of Daphne’s craft fairs were cancelled. It’s a tough year for small businesspeople of all stripes. I …
Now that Thanksgiving is next week, it really is time to focus on holiday gifting. Christmas and Hanukkah will be here before we know it. I Bought This, Affiliate Links With COVID on the rise, I will be doing most, if not all, of my holiday shopping online. However, I don’t want all my shopping …
As I mentioned a few times this past year, fragrances just aren’t lasting on me for very long. It’s not my sense of smell deteriorating, because my nose is as acute as ever. So I decided to go back to a powerhouse scent that I discovered almost a decade ago. Back in 2012 maybe, Jeff …
Fragrance is my jam, but lately nothing seems to last on me. Not eau de parfum, not eau de toilette, not straight extrait de parfum. Everything disappears within a hour or even less, including my signature scent Musc Ravageur by Frederic Malle. I’m not sure why this is happening. I’ve tried layering my perfumes over …
You may know that I love needlework, especially crochet and embroidery. One of these days, I’ll find someone who can teach this lefty to knit. I belong to several crochet groups on Facebook, and I guess FB’s algorithm again figured out a way to entice me with advertising. They showed me a sponsored post by …
First things first. Congratulations to the three winners of the PCA Skin Summertime Essentials kit giveaway: Marilyn N, Mary W and Beverly J! Woohoo! Hopefully, I will hear from them over the next 2 days so I can send out there prizes next week for those end of summer vacations or weekends away. Thank you …
There’s nothing like a piece of new jewelry to perk me up especially jewelry that is linked to the new season. I received a new amber necklace from the artisanal jewelry, accessories, gift, and home decor retailer, Uno Alla Volta last week. I’ve written about them several times before. If you recall, Uno Alla Volta …
August means the Waterfront Festival in beautiful Gloucester MA, and my yearly meet up with Daphne, the esthetician and artisan behind Natural Island Botanicals natural skincare products. I’ve been singing the praises of Daphne’s handmade soaps and skincare products for years now. And I still feel as strongly about them as I always have. …
The other night Jeff brought me the new summer catalogue from Uno Alla Volta. I call it my Wish Book because I wish I owned just about every item in it. I found an amazing, colorful wind chime that I put on the “next time there’s a gift-giving occasion for me” list, lol. So imagine …