Categories: Fashion, Beauty, Home, Bookstand
The Style Page has been updated for August 2004. In July 2004, we received requests for inquiries from Pink Confection, Arboretum Skin Care, Star Hitched Wagon, Treat Beauty, Coleena Bobeena, FotoSearch, and Soleberry Modern Stationers. Please check out their web sites through the The Style Page. In addition, we have collected many other links for August 2004.
Happy browsing, and enjoy what remains of the summer!
Categories: Fashion, Beauty, Bookstand, Home
The Style Page is now updated for July 2004. This past month, we received requests for links from:
Beauty Works
Ahiva Skin Care
Savons de Provence, Ltd.
DermaNew
Azalea Bath & Body
PATINA
PinkMascara.com
Postmodern Pets
Beautiel International Co., Ltd.
Streekers
Ariane Poole London
Please check out their web sites through The Style Page. We have added many other sites to The Style Page for July 2004. Happy browsing!
Shaindee Cosmetics
Passover, or Pesach, begins on April 6, and Jewish homes are cleaned to remove leavened bread products. Some cosmetics may contain wheat or oat products and, according to some interpretations of the Torah, have to removed. To meet those requirements, esthetician Shaindy Kalman has developed Shaindee Cosmetics, a kosher-for-Passover which comprises two lines: Long-Lasting Everyday Cosmetics for application before the Shabbat (Sabbath) and Yom Tov (festive holidays), and another line of powder-based Shabbat Cosmetics for application during Shabbat and Yom Tov, according to specific halachic guidelines (Halacha pertains to “Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures”)
The Style Page, of course, should not be taken as an authoritative source on Jewish traditions; however, it would like to note that another interpretation suggests that cosmetics are not intended for eating, and therefore, do not have to be removed from the home.
High-end cosmetics brands and retailers were defendants in a class action suit alleging that they were involved in keeping the price of cosmetics artificially. They decided to settle rather than risk going to court. The final hearing for the approval of the settlement is scheduled for June 8.
For more information, see Cosmetics Settlement Could Mean Free Makeup
An article on “bijou beauty boutiques” from The Telegraph(UK):
All brands mentioned in this article, with the exceptions of Scent Systems and Zarvis, are already listed on The Style Page. Scent Systems and Zarvis will be included in the April 2004 update of The Style Page.
Sandalwood is my favorite fragrance. It is typically used as a base note in a perfume blend.
Sandalwood is a slow-growing tree. The June/July 2003 issue of Real Simple featured the story of Michelle Rose, a former flight attendant who is trying to bring back sandalwood to Hawaii. The first partial sandalwood harvest won’t be until 2028, and the first full sandalwood harvest won’t be until 2053.
I’m not big on wearing perfume, but my first “signature” scent was the single-note Sandalwood perfume from Floris of London. Now I like Annick Goutal’s Heure Exquise, a blend of “Turkish rose, a gentle powdery base of iris from Florence and Mysore sandalwood.”
Annick Goutal Heure Exquise Eau de Toilette
Here are other sandalwood-fragranced products worth noting:
Mysore Sandal soap- the original. A guest size bar will fragrance the entire bathroom.
Splash Bath & Body Gold Rush soap – a unique blend of lemon, cinammon, and sandalwood. Regrettably, I don’t see it among Splash’s current products.
Ohm by Olay Sandalwood & Chamomile Body Wash – this is a mildly fragranced moisturizing body wash, which comes in a light blue color.
Cold Cream 'n' Roses 