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		<title>Perfumery Classes In London</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a brand new date for my one day beginners Perfumery Classes in London. An Introduction to Perfumery BOOK NOW This workshop in natural perfumery will give you the opportunity to gain a basic understanding of the history of perfumery and then work with a variety of materials to design your own natural fragrances. You will have plenty of  hands on experience in blending and creating your own accords and finished fragrances. All materials and equipment are provided and no previous experience is necessary. All you need is imagination and a love of perfumery. Perfumery Classes &#8211; Topics Covered The History of Perfume Where Do Fragrance Ingredients Come From and How Are They Made The Sense of Smell and What it Means To Us The Beginners Guide to Training your Nose Top, Middle and Base notes and Why They Are Important Practical Blending Techniques Perfumery Classes By the end of this 1 day course you will: Have an understanding of the historical significance of fragrance Have learned about the different natural ingredients used in perfumery Easily be able to classify natural aromatic ingredients into the different fragrance  families Have practised blending top middle and base notes to create simple [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bath Bomb Recipe &#124; Easter Eggs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Had a great class at the Make Lounge last night making bath and body products which reminded me of the Easter Egg Bath Bombs workshop I did last year. I promised my students last night that I would put the recipe up  &#8211; so here it is&#8230; Download your free bath bomb recipe below Easter Egg Bath Bomb Recipe &#160; Or simply follow the bath bomb recipe below &#8211; Have Fun! Ingredients 300g Sodium Bicarbonate 150g Citric Acid 60g Cornstarch 50ml spray bottle of Witch Hazel ¼ teaspoon power colour 20 drops of Essential Oil of your choice 6 egg shaped moulds Method 1.Weigh the Sodium Bicarbonate, Citric Acid and Cornstarch into a bowl and mix thoroughly. 2.Add your powder colour, and blend into the mixture until there are no lumps. This is usually best done with your hands rubbing the mixture between your thumb and fingers as if you are making pastry. 3.Add your essential oil and do the same thing until the fragrance it totally blended in. You can wear latex (or non latex) gloves to protect your hands from the neat essential oils. 4.Take your spray bottle of Witch Hazel and spray the mixture 10 times whilst [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Workshops and New Book</title>
		<link>http://www.greenbeautyguide.net/157/workshops-and-new-book/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:41:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t believe its February already, the year is flying by! I&#8217;m looking forward to spring &#8211; my favourite time of year and always a good time for new ideas to blossom. I have spent the last 3 months working on a new book of beauty recipes that will be on sale in the UK and USA in Autumn 2011 so haven&#8217;t had much time to update the blog. I have seen some of the layout and the cover already and am very excited as its going to look beautiful as well as being packed full of practical information and recipes to get you making your own products at home. I have kept it simple but added recipes for lotions and showergels which are sadly lacking in most books currently on the market. If you want to be amongst the first to get your hands on a copy when it comes out make sure you join up to the mailing list. By joining the list you will also be able to download a lotion recipe that is in the book that you can use as a template to create your own face and body lotions from scratch. I have lots [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Pink Fizz&#8221; Christmas Gift Workshops</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2010 16:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A very good friend of mine Miss Libby Rose has just set up a pop up shop for Christmas a 6a Greenwich market. Over a glass of wine the other evening we were chatting about how we could combine both sewing a beauty classes in this gorgeous little space. We came up with some great ideas for the new year but she persuaded me to squeeze a few dates in before Christmas to enable people to make their own Christmas Gifts. We came up with &#8220;Pink Fizz&#8221; to fit in with the theme of the shop and each evening will begin with a glass of bubbly to get you in the Chrismas spirit. We will make some Glitter Fizz Bath Salts, Chocolate or Sparkle Lip Balm, Organza Gift Bags and Fabulous Fabric Bows for your gifts Space is limited and will fill up quickly &#8211; you can book online here: http://selfsufficiencycourses.co.uk/courses/pink-fizz/ 29th November 6.30-9pm 9th December 6.30-9pm 20th December 6.30-9pm See you there! Karen]]></description>
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		<title>25th November SHOWER GEL &amp; SCRUB WORKSHOP</title>
		<link>http://www.greenbeautyguide.net/146/25th-november-shower-gel-scrub-workshop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 11:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time is running out to book on the Shower &#38; Scrub workshop at Bermondsey Fayre on 25th November! You can book your place here: http://selfsufficiencycourses.co.uk/courses/shower-gels-and-scrubs We will be making fab products to either keep for yourself or give away as gifts that will include: Eco Friendly Showergel that can also be used as a liquid soap or customised to make a foaming scrub Fragrant Bath Salts (make great gifts or you could make a detox one to use after the xmas excesses!) Exfoliating Body Scrub with your choice of ingredients. Either book through the link here: http://selfsufficiencycourses.co.uk/courses/shower-gels-and-scrubs or give Liz a call on 07749 453 894 at Bermondsey Fayre. As always I will be throwing in lots of extra tips and recipe ideas as well as an extra project if we have the time.]]></description>
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		<title>Paris and Frederic Malle</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Oct 2010 19:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hopped on the Eurostar to Paris last week (as you do) for a spot of lunch and a potter round the shops. Unusually for Paris it was boiling hot and didn&#8217;t rain once (in October!) so I got to drink tea and soak up the ambiance of the Marais in the sunshine. I didn&#8217;t get to the Serge Lutens Boutique at the Palais Royale unfortunately, but after reading the article in the FT Weekend Magazine I headed over to the Frederic Malle Boutique to immerse myself in the fragrances of such great artists as Dominique Ropion and Michel Roudnitska. Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle I spent a glorious hour chatting to the sales assistant (although that title does not do her justice) about perfume in general, the fragrance industry and our days working for IFF &#8211; it turned out she was a fragrance evaluator in the Paris office a few years after I had left the company. In the end I settled for a bottle of Musc Ravageur an oriental with more than a slight nod to Shalimar and not a flower in sight. There is a bit of a strange initial note on my skin that I&#8217;m not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lip Balm Stick Recipe</title>
		<link>http://www.greenbeautyguide.net/121/lip-balm-stick-recipe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2010 21:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the recipe for a lip balm in a twist up tube that I promised a few people I would put up.  We did this at a recent workshop at Bermondsey Fayre. Its really important to let the mixture cool slightly and put the tubes in a tray of cold water when you fill them, otherwise the mixture will leak out of the bottom before it has time to set! Spearmint Lip Balm Stick (10&#215;4.5g tubes) 14g Beeswax 10g Cocoa Butter 30ml Almond Oil 20ml  Jojoba Oil 10 drops spearmint essential oil or flavouring of choice Melt all ingredients in a double boiler. Place tubes in a tray of cold water. Fill ¾ , cool slightly then top up. Leave to set before putting lids on. Tubes can be found at The Soap Kitchen or Gracefruit]]></description>
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		<title>Perfume and Serial Killers</title>
		<link>http://www.greenbeautyguide.net/116/perfume-and-serial-killers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Its not often in the fragrance world that perfumers are allowed to take too many risks when creating a new fragrance but those bored rigid of the endless copycats must champ at the bit to work on projects for Thierry Mugler. I have loved his designs since I trained as a make up artists in the early 90&#8242;s at The London College Of Fashion. I used his motorbike bodice (the one in the George Micheal &#8211; Too Funky Video) as inspiration for my body painting assignment, where I recreated the whole thing on a naked model with body paint, mirror tiles and a can of gold hairspray. Wish I still had pics! Anyway I digress, my reason for mentioning Mugler is this find from The Perfumed Court which set my heart racing and reminded me how obsessed with perfume I am. Thierry Mugler-Perfume The Story of a Murderer Coffret Sampler Can&#8217;t believe I actually missed this when it came out in 2006 &#8211; (the coffret not the movie). Just goes to show how buried my head was in business at that time! Hmm that reminds me &#8211; Dexter Season 5 starts this sunday on Showtime]]></description>
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		<title>Self Sufficiency Courses Come To Bermondsey Fayre</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bermondsey Fayre is a fabulous fashion and quirky craft shop on Bermondsey Street, a stones throw from London Bridge Station. Owner Liz Dillon has just finished refurbishing  the fabulous workshop space at the back of the shop and has asked myself and Miss Libby Rose from www.selfsufficiencycourses.co.uk to run a series of sewing and beauty master classes this autumn. All workshops are on a Thursday evening 6.30 to 9.30 pm and cost £47 per class (includes all materials and you take home whatever you make) Bermondsey Fayre 212 Bermondsey Street London SE1 30th September &#8211; Lotions and Lip Balms During this workshop you will learn how to make your own ultra natural lotions and creams for face and body.  We will also show you how to customise the recipes for your own skin type as well as whipping up some tasty lip balms that make fabulous gifts. 14th October &#8211; Fancy Pants Let your imagination run riot at this saucy workshop where you will design and make your own pair of undies or fancy pants as we like to call them. Your M&#38;S knickers will never be quite enough after this class. 21st October &#8211; Bath Bombs and Body Butters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>August 27th Planet Mars</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:13:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting fact about AUGUST 2010.  This August has 5 Sundays, 5 Mondays &#38; 5 Tuesdays.  All in 1 month.  It happens once in 800 years. PLUS  Two moons on 27th August 2010 27th Aug the Whole World is waiting for&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Planet Mars will be the brightest in the night sky starting August. It will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. This will cultivate on Aug. 27 when Mars comes within 34.65M miles off earth. Be sure to watch the sky on Aug. 27 12:30 am. It will look like the earth has 2 moons. The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287. Share this with your friends as NO ONE ALIVE TODAY will ever see it again.]]></description>
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