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    Everything’s Coming Up Roses

    Roses are abundant this time of year, with many lucky ladies receiving gorgeous bouquets for Valentine’s Day.  Roses are loved for their beauty, scent and many can even be eaten.  This perfect posy is also a hard working ingredient when used in skin care and beauty products. Rose hip oil is extracted from the seeds […] More

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    The Worst Idea for a Perfume

    File this one in the you’ve got to be kidding me section. Both The Orange County Register and the Boston Herald pointed out that Burger King, the nation’s No. 2 burger chain (NYSE:BKC), recently debuted “Flame,” a new men’s body spray that’s billed as “the scent of seduction with a hint of flame-broiled meat.” Yes, […] More

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    Starring…! Fragrances – A Company with a Difference

    Some would be content with just one successful career. Others (myself included) let the type “A” part our brain rule. Enter Ashley Peldon – actor, director, producer, entrepreneur – and all before she turns thirty. Some “stars” use their celebrity strictly for monetary purposes and ethics and commitment be damned. Not so for Ashley Peldon […] More

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    Perfume or Aromatherapy with Natural Essential Oils?

    For over 6000 years aromatherapy, also known as the art of blending natural essential oils, has been in use. The Ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and many other cultures around the globe have used aromatherapy oils and documented their healing properties. The father of modern medicine, Hippocrates, was known to have used aromatherapy baths and scented […] More

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    Should Warning Labels be on Our Beauty Products?

    I often wonder why our beauty products do not come with warning labels; most of them are filled with toxins harmful to our bodies and our environment. Ingredients such as parabens, sodium lauryl sulfate, germall, coal tar derivatives, urea, phthalates, toluene, formaldehyde, mineral oil, propylene glycol, triclosan, DEA, TEA, MEA, synthetic fragrances, PEG, BHA, and […] More

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    Spray Lotion Mist From Ola Hawaii.

    It could be that I’ve just returned from a holiday in the tropics but I LOVE these organic & natural Spray Lotion Mists from Ola Hawaii. The sweet, zingy, fresh smell of pineapple + lime is super delish but there are all kinds of scents to choose from if citrus isn’t your thing. Keep it […] More