Website is Up!

Well, the new website is up (finally!)

complete with a new logo, and some new products.

The Shea Spray has had requests for sparkles - wish granted!

They are now packed with shimmering, silver mica - very fine and looks gorgeous!

The new website is still at the same address:

www.halobeauty.com.au

New Website

I'm very excited to be working on creating a new website!
Although it's VERY time consuming :)
Hopefully it will be up and running by next week (fingers crossed!!!)

New Products - Solid Sugar Scrubs

Hi,

Time for an update I think :)

lately I've been working on making a single use solid sugar scrub.
It contains coconut oil, shea butter and cocoa butter, as well as a soap base (so it washes off easily) and of course sugar.
So far, I'm quite pleased with the results - although it doesn't 'lather' it exfoliates nicely and leaves a light, fragranced layer on your skin - I didn't even need to use moisturiser!
My only dilema is whether to package into a jar, or a clamshell mould (both options shown in picture).
What do you think?

Hair Care Extraordinaire

Finally our Solid Shampoo and Conditioner Bars are here!

After months of testing we have come up with a formula we LOVE!!!

With added goodies such as Cocoa Butter, Shea Butter, Jojoba Oil, Hydolised Oats, Silk, and assorted botanical extracts from nettle, yucca, horsetail, peppermint and melissa!

We love the no mess, no fuss simplicity of the bars, and they're colour, SLS and preservative free!

These bars are NOT soap - they don't even contain soap. They are made with gentle solid surfactants (which are naturally derived) and conditioning agents.

Try one - you'll like it! ;)

Klong Toey

We're super dooper excited to be offering Klong Toey handicrafts VERY soon!

These are absolutely gorgeous handmade jewellery and purses, bags etc.

They are made by workers living in slums in Thailand.

They work under 'Fair Trade' conditions, so you know they are being paid a fair wage.

Will update soon on these beautiful items!

November 2009

Well Summer is fast approaching, so to celebrate all things summer - beach, bbq's, swimming and more I've gone soap crazy with summer inspired fragrances and colours!

My younger sister was married 3 weeks ago - what a beautiful day! You can view pics here
- http://renaissance.com.au/2009/10/gemmah-sia/

Last night I made a soap called 'Vanilla Bomb Noel' and it is totally addictive! It's a blend of Vanilla Bean Noel, Lavender Essential Oil, Pink Grapefruit Essential Oil and just a touch of Spearmint - yum!

Things are getting exciting!

Well, what a busy few weeks!

My younger sisters wedding is fast approaching and it is going to be huge! Us bridesmaids will be wearing a beautiful pale shade of yellow - lemon chiffon! Will be needing a spray tan for sure! ;)

We had a lovely short holiday to Sydney last weekend to visit my sister and her fiance, he only has a few more first grade games to go before they leave to live in the UK for a 3 year contract with St Helens Football Club :(

Hubby built us a lovely timber deck out the back to enjoy the sunshine, the kids call it their 'dance floor' hehehe

At the moment I'm slathered in Strawberry body butter and Fairy Floss Hand Lotion and can smell the Lush type Vanilla Waterfall candles I made this morning - quite a nice combo, even if I do say so myself.

I have about 1 week of curing left until I release my newest, custom made, unique fragrance. I have named it 'Bahama Bliss' and it's an intoxicating mix of Freshly spun pink cotton candy, tangy lime, nutty coconut, rich deep Vanilla Bean, mouthwatering grapes, tropical honeydew melon and exotic yuzu...........one word sums it up - YUM!!!