| Local women create natural cosmetics
Julia Brownfield and Victoria England have something in common: At some point, each of them looked at commercially available cosmetics and skin care products and thought, "I can make better stuff than this." So they set out to do it. Through determination and a great deal of trial-and-error experimentation, each developed her own line of products, created packaging and labeling, tackled the difficult task of marketing, and now each operates her own business, offering organic alternatives to traditional cosmetics. Brownfield's initial motivation was a selfish one. "I trained racehorses for 15 years, so my skin took a beating," she said. "I wanted a natural product for my skin. It was just for me." Making extensive use of the Internet, Brownfield began researching fruits and vegetables, oils and vitamins, looking for the ideal ingredients to improve the health of her skin.
Supermarket stampede as women slap £2.49 baby 'bottom butter' on their faces
Supermarket staff were mystified when a cream for baby's bottom began selling like hot cakes. Then they discovered the reason - mums were putting it on their own faces. At 2.49 a pot, Waitrose's own-label Baby Bottom Butter is only a fraction of the cost of designer products. And its new-found fans claim it is the answer to their prayers. The buying frenzy began after it was given glowing endorsements on parenting websites. One contributor to mumsnet.com wrote: "I can't even remember what made me put it on my face one day but OMG - it is fab. "I have been using it constantly for 2 weeks now and my skin now has the smoothest texture, which I don't think it's had since prepubescence. "And it makes my foundation look super dewy and youthful too.
Posted: 14-04-2008 , 10:10 GMT
Consumers in the GCC are appearance conscious and this is related to their state of wellbeing according to a recent research conducted by Epoc Messe Frankfurt, organizers of world Middle East. The research studies attitudes of GCCs consumers and reports that the GCC has as many as 30,000 salons of which 3,000 are in the emirate of Dubai. The large number of salons in the GCC, particularly in the United Arab Emirates is driving demand for beauty products and services, a sector which is experiencing robust growth remarked Eckhard Pruy, CEO of Epoc Messe Frankfurt. The Middle East cosmetics and personal care sector has grown 12% annually over the past three years, with sales value of AED 7.70 billion (US$2.1 billion) in 2007, he said. .
Lost Journal For some, the glasses are always half-empty
Journal entry: February 12, 2007 (age 37) Eyes are the windows to the soul. Therefore, eyeglasses are the outside pane of double-paned windows to the soul. I could expound further on this analogy, but tears really aren't the inter-pane condensation of the soul. What I am trying to say is that for 34 years, my glasses have sent a message to the world about who I am. .
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