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Clear the air . . . Everyw’air Sprays

July 10, 2012 by Shiva Rose

The beautiful and stylish Agnes Baddoo has created an amazing line of room sprays and therapeutic skin oil. Her aromatherapy Everyw’air room sprays are hand made with all natural ingredients and colloidal silver (natural antiseptic). They are named after powerful numerology numbers to manifest, balance and bring power. They are perfect for yoga mats, cars, [...]

Allure

Aftelier Perfumes . . . divine scents from another time

June 28, 2012 by Shiva Rose

Just walking into Mandy Aftel’s Berkeley laboratory makes one feel like they have traveled through the best eras of the past. At first one gets the feel of the 1970′s with the easy bohemian chic style of the Northern California woodsy house. But once in the bottle lined room, one feels transported to an ancient [...]

Nest

Edible Garden with Lauri Kranz

June 23, 2012 by Shiva Rose

My vegetable garden was not in good shape. I had neglected it for a bit too long and the idea of replanting everything was so daunting, until Lauri Kranz from Edible Gardens LA came to my rescue. Lauri brought wonderful choices both in seeds and plantings, reorganized my planter boxes, fed my soil and helped [...]

Adornment

Clare Vivier Store Opening

June 22, 2012 by Shiva Rose

The sweet and lovely Clare Vivier has opened her flagship store in Silver lake. Now her fans and devotees can go directly to the source for one of her coveted fold over clutches that come in her signature bright colors. The problem for me is which style and which color to choose from? I was [...]

Call of The Wild

When I started going through the transformations of creating my new life five years ago, I was in a confused, fragile state. The one thing and only thing that was clear to me was that I needed trees and a certain quality in my life. I couldn't really explain the quality it was a sort of feeling. I had touched upon it over the years once in Sante Fe New Mexico when I took part in a Native American sweat at a shamans house. I would taste this quality when I visited Kauai or Big Sur. It was a sort of contentedness and connection that made me feel powerful and grounded. My friend who helped me fiRead more »

Homemade Rose Cream

It is said that one of Cleopatra's beauty secrets was using skin creams made of roses. Rose is a natural astringent and the oil has wonderful properties for keeping skin young. The scent also is said to open the heart. Here is a relatively easy recipe for a natural rose cream. 8 drops of Rose Oil 2 oz almond or coconut oil 1/2 oz beeswax Vitamin E Slowly heat the almond oil, beeswax and rose oil. Beeswax is the thickener, so the more you add, the thicker the cream. It's best to start with just a little. If you find that the cream is too thick, simply reheat it and add more almonRead more »

Clear the air . . . Everyw’air Sprays

Aftelier Perfumes . . . divine scents from another time

Edible Garden with Lauri Kranz

Clare Vivier Store Opening

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