Coronavirus Gratitude List My friend Marla Bosworth of Back Porch Soap runs a group on Facebook called Natural Beauty and Wellness Entrepreneurs. Every Friday she does a "Meet the Creative" series and last Friday I was in the spotlight. One of Marla's comments to me was she loved my Gratitude Blog. I realized I haven't done one in the …
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Lilac tincture
I love how the lilac bush in my back yard smells. I decided this year, I would tincture the flowers. If I like the result, I'll use the tincture for the base of a perfume. This isn't my first tincture, but this is my first attempt at one with fresh flowers. Both of my perfuming teachers, Julianne Zaleta and Charna Ethier, have tinctured from fresh …
Tinctures
Tinctures Sitting on the ledge of the windows on my porch are my tinctures. When I was studying natural perfuming, I made them for the base of my perfumes. This is a trick I learned from Charna Ethier of Providence Perfumes. I no longer have time to make perfumes, but I still have those tinctures. Some of them have been aging for 9 …
My Corona Normal
It seems we all have a new corona normal schedule. Besides the virus, there's a lot of fear in the air. Financially, there are many unknowns. Emotionally, we worry about family and friends. Some reading I've been doing says to keep a schedule. Get up the same time every day, put on your make-up as if you're leaving your …
Natural Perfume Making
I've always been obsessed with perfume and scents. Once I began getting migraines, I couldn't use synthetic perfumes and I discovered natural perfumes. I started my soap business, Alegna Soap®, around the same time I started taking perfuming classes, and unfortunately, I had to make a choice. Soap or perfume? I don't have much time for natural …