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There were many reasons why I decided to create my own natural cosmetics line, but one of the reasons was that I never liked the whole concept of having a whole line of products for a certain skin type. It just doesn’t make any sense to me! Normally, you can buy products for dry skin, normal skin, oily skin, combination skin, mature skin, sensitive skin, combination dry skin, and so on. Aubrey Organics is one of the companies that is trying to cater to every different skin type, and then you end up with literally hundreds of products which can make it quite confusing to figure out what exactly you need. So, I came up with a much easier way – layering!

All you need is a handful of products that all have different purposes, and then you layer them according to what your skin needs. And, why is this approach so great? It is really great for many reasons. First of all, your skin isn’t always the same, and therefore, it doesn’t always need the same products applied all the time. For example, when I was younger, I noticed that my skin often changed before and during my periods. The T-zone would get a bit oilier, and sometimes, pimples would appear. I also noticed that my skin needs were totally different on a hot muggy day to what they were on a cold frosty day. So, instead of having to buy 3 different lines of products to make up for variations in hormones and environment, I had the idea of a simple line of products that could just be layered…

The idea is so simple. If each product has a specific purpose, you look at your skin every day, and decide what it needs that day. For example, if your skin looks a bit dull, exfoliation will make a difference. I have an awesome natural oatmeal face scrub that is gentle enough to be used every day if needed. It contains natural alpha hydroxy acids, finely milled white sugar, rose petals and orange peel, and also a few things that will balance sebum production.

Next, you look to see how oily or dry your skin is that day. Does it need a little extra cleansing? If so, you use the natural face cleanser, which by the way doesn’t strip any of your natural oils, it simply removes excess oil so you can create a good foundation for your makeup.

Then, you decide if you need a toner, alcohol free, of course!
While the skin is still moist, you add a very light natural face moisturizer, which is made to penetrate into the deeper layers of the skin. Everyone needs moisturizing, even oily skin types, so this serum is always applied.

So, how dry is your skin? If it is quite oily, you may not need any other products. But if it is very dry or mature, or if you have dry patches on your cheeks, you might need to add a moisturizing face oil on top of the moisturizer. The oil nurtures the skin and creates a barrier that stops moisture from evaporating from the surface. This is important especially in mature skin, and also in the winter time when the frost hits. The oil can also be used by people with normal or oily skin as an intensive night treatment, since it is made with oils that don’t clog the pores.

In addition to these basic skin care products, I have also made two different lotions, one for normal skin (vanilla body lotion), and a slightly richer one for drier skin (chamomile body lotion).

I also have a waterproof mascara remover that removes any kind of mascara, even the stubborn, waterproof kind, and because I know what the needs of women are, I also created a coconut oil sensual lubricant that works like a dream! And this is just the beginning! I have lots more ideas for great products coming up, and you lovely ladies who are reading my blog are the first ones who gets to hear about it!

This is just an example of how you can tailor your skincare routine to fit your skin on a daily basis. The other advantage of a system like this is that if you have daughters with different skin needs than yourself, you still only need one line of products that everyone can layer depending on their own needs.

My own little 8 year old daughter loves my facial cleanser. When she comes in dirty from playing outside, she puts the cleanser on, adds a little water, massages her face, cleans it off with water and pats it dry with a towel. The dirt comes off without any scrubbing, and she loves the way it smells. After cleansing, she finishes her face with a dab of lotion, and her skin looks and feels gorgeous! My husband, who isn’t really into pampering himself, just uses the lotion after showering, and he told me yesterday that he thinks it actually makes sunburns go away quicker. So, basically, an approach like this makes it possible for the whole family to use one simple line of products. So easy, simple and practical! You can even earn free samples based on your purchase amount!

As you can tell, I am very excited about this new skin care line, so I’m going to spend a few days telling you about what I have created.

I also have a favor to ask from all of you – please spread the word! Tell your girl friends about what I have created. The whole product line is created to help women of all ages enhance their natural beauty without having to compromise their health in the process, but it only works if we can get the word out. So, I would greatly appreciate it if you tell as many people as possible, that now, there is actually a healthy, luxurious alternative to toxic skin care called Green Beauty Cosmetics.
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My new product line, Green Beauty Cosmetics has finally been launched. Green Beauty Cosmetics is an all natural, chemical free, non-toxic luxury skin care line that gives health conscious women an alternative to toxic skin care products.

GREEN BEAUTY is a new concept in beauty care.

It is about creating products that are TRULY GOOD for your skin,
your body and the environment.

It is about creating products that are NOT TESTED on innocent animals.

It is about creating products with INTEGRITY and HONESTY, using only the finest natural ingredients.

And it is about creating products that you can TRUST…

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My mother inlaw is a really nice person, very young at heart and still playful. She lives far away, so my daughter doesn’t get to see her very often. One time, when she came to visit, she decided to spend the day playing with my daughter. I don’t know exactly what happened, but my daughter must have probably gotten tired of the game they were playing, and didn’t know how to tell grandma that she had had enough of that game. So, she lay a cunning plan…

I knew something wasn’t quite right when she all of a sudden turned up in the kitchen without grandma. When I asked where grandma was, she just shrugged her shoulders and said she didn’t know. So, I went to her room to see what had happened to grandma.

My daughter had a tiny little playtent in her room, and somehow, she had gotten grandma to crawl into the tent head first. And as soon as grandma was in the tent, she took off and left her there! Oh, boy!

Grandma eventually managed to wriggle herself out of the tent, and I had to have a talk with my daughter about how we can use words to communicate how we feel about things. No need to lure grandma into her tent and leave her there just to stop the game. But, I must admit, it was a very creative solution…

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I received this email today and wanted to share it with all of you so you’ll know what is really going on:

Health Sciences Institute: Code Red Alert – Why am I getting this?
Swine Flu Swindle

The FDA has decided to swindle us.
First they laid the groundwork by scaring us with their ridiculous
swine flu estimates. Then they rushed to the rescue, telling us to
rely on Tamiflu and Relenza…two potentially dangerous drugs that,
by the way, are already implicated in creating a drug- resistant
strain of the flu. And now they’ve apparently decided that it
doesn’t matter if those drugs are effective — as long as doctors
hand them out anyway.

The FDA is allowing — actually calling for, endorsing, promoting!
– the use of expired Tamiflu and Relenza. In fact, the agency
decided under its SLEP (Shelf Life Extension Program…the name
says it all) that four batches of antiviral drugs that expired in
June 2009 now expire in May 2011. Magic!
And that’s not all… To make sure government agencies can use up
all their already bought and paid for and stockpiled, no matter
what, they’ve also decided to waive their own standards. Now even
improperly stored Relenza and Tamiflu will be deemed safe and
effective for use…even in infants.

Of course, none of this is common knowledge. But it should be —
that’s why HSI is bringing you this information when no one else
is. You have the right to know that the course of Tamiflu your
doctor prescribes may be expired, and may not have been properly
stored. (Not to mention the potential adverse effects of Tamiflu!)
Do you still want to take it?

We have finally decided to give our kids a weekly allowance. Grownups are always so sensible – we say no to anything our kids want to buy. We may say no because what they want to buy may contain too many chemicals, dyes or artificial flavoring, we may say no because what they want is not needed, or not practical, or bad quality, or whatever. We say no because we know best, and because we don’t want to waste any money on nonsense.

But, children don’t see things the way we do. A beautiful paperdoll, that may not even last through the day, may be worth $5.00 to a child, simply because they get to play with it as long as it lasts…

Anyway, I got the point. I started giving my kids $4.00 a week a few weeks ago. One of them saves up the money and buys things that he has wanted for a while, and the other one can’t wait to spend it every week, and then she wonders why she never has enough to buy what she really wants. It will be interesting to see if she’ll learn to save up for what she wants, too, eventually. I think these are important lessons to learn as early as possible, since many grownups still haven’t learned this, and they get in credit card trouble as a result.

However, we are working way too hard these days. My husband and I are in the beginning phases of building a new house. And by building a house, I don’t mean that we hire someone to do it for us. We are doing everything ourselves! Yesterday, I did the whole electrical layout for the project, because I do the electrics and the phone lines, and my husband does the plumbing, heating and everything else. How many people do you know that can actually build a house from beginning to end without hiring many different kinds of contractors? Very few, I’d say. But inspite of this, we are both basically unemployable because we have always worked for ourselves and have no resumes or work references from anyone, so nobody will hire us for anything. Something is definitely wrong with this system…

But, that wasn’t what I was going to talk about. The point is, we are working too hard at the moment, and have very little time to spend with our kids. So, on the weekends we take time off, and every Sunday we go to the local outdoor hotsprings swimmingpool to hang out and forget about work. The last time we were there, soaking in the warm water, our kids decided to buy a whole bag of big marshmallows with their allowance money, and they came and surprised us with the tasty treats. And, while I was soaking and eating marshmallows, which of course is something I wouldn’t have even considered buying, I enjoyed myself so much that I thought “This is it! This is life!” It is the little things that matter, especially if they are surprises! Who would have ever thought that eating marshmallows in a hotsprings swimmingpool could be so enjoyable? I’m very grateful to my kids for the experience…
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I once heard a story of a tree and a leaf of grass discussing what is strength. The tree was bragging about how strong it was. It told the grass how it could resist even the strongest wind, but one day there was a terrible storm. The tree stood strong against the wind, but eventually it broke and fell down. The grass lay down flat on the ground when the wind was blowing, and when it stopped, the grass stood up again, unharmed.
The tree represents male strength, stubborn, inflexible, resisting change. The grass represents female strength, flexible, adaptable, going with the flow.
We are in the midst of great change right now. A great wind is blowing, and men, especially, are resisting the change. This is why many men are having a hard time right now, and experiencing different levels of depression. If they want to survive the transition we are in the middle of, they will have to learn to be flexible and adaptable, like we are. It will be interesting to see who is willing to do that, and who is not.
The Age of Aquarius is all about change, since Uranus, the planet of change is the ruler of Aquarius. Therefore, only the ones who know how to adapt, can move forward at this time. Those who can’t, will feel the pain of the change…
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Just some quick tips about applying mascara:

1) If you have hit menopause and you can’t see your lashes clearly, the solution is simple – get a magnifying mirror. It works great for accurate application of mascara. (Just make sure you don’t focus on the lines on your face – they tend to look a bit scary in a magnifying mirror!)

2) Put mascara on the lower lashes first. Why? Because then you avoid smearing on your brow bone from your top lashes being wet. This is especially important if your eyes are deep set.

3) Put a coat of mascara on before and after you apply eye shadow. That way the first coat gets to dry properly before applying a second coat.

4) Comb away clumps

5) Clean up smudges with a clean q-tip

6) Use black, brown or blackish brown for daytime. If you love colored mascara, apply black first, and then coat only the tips with the colored mascara. At night, you can be bolder.

7) Use mascara, no matter what your age is. It really opens the eyes.

If you have a problem with mascara that flakes, try a gel based mascara instead, such as Max Factor’s 2000 Aqualash or Lash Perfection Volume Couture.

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Back to the numerology of color again. The healing of the future will take much more advantage of vibrational medicine, such as homeopathy, hands on healing, color and sound therapy. Since color is vibration that can affect the energy of the body, knowing the quality of color is something we can use for our own healing, or to restore balance when we don’t feel good about ourselves.

The numerology of Peach adds up to 24/6, which means that there are communication issues (2), like lack of communication, or lack of cooperation combined with stubbornness (4) or a tendency to postpone things because of unrealistic expectations of self and others (6). 6 is the number of perfection – things have to be just right, or you fail! So, if you are not sure that you can be that perfect, it is better to keep your mouth closed. The only problem is that suppressing your communication is never going to create a perfect relationship with anyone. And if you postpone things out of fear that your actions aren’t going to be perfect enough, you are sure to get yourself into trouble.

One of the worst thing I can imagine is to have to work with someone who doesn’t communicate with me, and who postpones what needs to be done. This is often what happens when a company hires a bunch of incompetent people, and nobody cares if anything gets done. So, if you own a company and this describes your workers, the best option is to fire them all, of course. But if that is too drastic, you can always buy them peach t-shirts so they’ll stop dragging their feet, get the job done and start providing some customer service. If people start doing their best, there is no need for perfection.

Lavender is another color that has relationship issues. Numerologically, it adds up to 36/9. 3 indicates feelings of inadequacy, 6 shows a need for relationships and 9 shows a need to be loved. 3 also has to do with lack of self expression because of unrealistic expectations (6) in relationships, and 9 has to do with suppressed emotions.

It seems to me that we have become a culture where everyone is suppressed. We don’t talk to each other in relationships – out of fear – we don’t have any confidence, we don’t know how to express ourselves, we are afraid to be judged on what we do or say, we have fixed ideas, we think we have to be perfect, we think we are going to be abandoned if we are simply ourselves, and this makes us angry, which of course, we also have to suppress. It is no wonder that most people die from some kind of sickness. Sickness always happens from suppression or imbalance of some kind. Perhaps, if we took the chance to be ourselves without suppression, there wouldn’t be very much sickness at all!

In the case of lavender, there is meaninglessness and purposelessness of life. Why? Because when you stop expressing yourself creatively from fear of not being perfect enough, life does become meaningless. I know one person who battles depression on a regular basis because his mind is so critical that every great idea he comes up with is squished by his negative mind before it ever sees the light of day. So, he keeps wondering, what is the meaning of life… Why is he here… And he is in a state of waiting, for what he doesn’t know…

I see life as an opportunity. We come in with a blank slate, and it is up to each one of us to write something on that slate. Our destiny makes us experience certain things so we can learn the lessons we are here to learn, but how we learn those lessons is up to us. The problem is that if we are so afraid to live life that we can’t allow ourselves to make any mistakes, life does become meaningless, unfortunately. So when you find yourself depressed and gloomy, it is basically because you are not allowing yourself to be creatively you! And then, what happens? You go to the doctor and he will give you pills to suppress your depression further!!! Have you ever seen such lack of understanding? The real solution to depression is to stop listening to the negativity in your head, and join some kind of class that can get your creativity flowing again, because we are naturally creative beings. Suppression and depression are not natural states. So wear lavender, and become creative again, less critical, and more unconditionally loving.
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I recently came across this incredible singer on youtube. Her name is Sofia Yannok, and she belongs to a group of people called Samis. They live in the very northern part of Norway, Sweeden, Finland and Russia, and they have their own language and their own culture. They raise raindeers for a living, and they have their own type of song called joiking. This woman, Sofia Yannok, has performed on stage since she was a small girl. She sings like an angel, up there in the cold north. If you want to check it out, CLICK HERE. She is one of my favorites!