May 24th Business News

Hello all! It has been awhile. I have not had a spare moment until now to update this blog.

Business News
I will be closed from May 25th thru June 9th!

Turn around times and current order processing: I am currently working on one older multi-product order and a few larger end of April orders. May orders have been started..I am currently on May 1st thru the 15th. I threatened divorce, so my husband is now in on the game. His duties are making boxes, shredding paper, taking the Canadian orders to the Post Office & pre-filling jars with products..let's see..what else?...oh and he complains a lot..about what I am not sure..;) I hardly listen. I mean he doesn't listen to me right? LOL! Just a reminder that I will be only selling the Goats Milk & Shea and perfumes starting June 9th through September 1st during our summer schedule.
Email Troubles
If you have any questions about your order or if you have emailed me and I have not responded please email me again. My email is thebodydessertshop@cox.net My internet provider has a new spam filter and I am still not getting all of my emails. There seems to be a problem with Yahoo and AOL especially. I even get orders and I don't know about it (before I would be notified by Paypal every time an order came in) until I manually check Paypal. It is annoying to say the least. I am in contact with them so they are aware of the problem and they are supposedly "working on it". I have had many emails that don't come until three days after they were written as well. So if you think that I am ignoring you I am not. If you are wondering about your order just drop me a line.
Perfume Club
I see by the recent orders that many of you have already jumped on the Perfume Club bandwagon! Two customers already have claimed their free perfumes! Yeah! I love to give away free perfumes to my best customers. I mean, come on...who doesn't love free product? ;) Be on the lookout for a promo coming after I return from vacation!
Closing for Vacation
I have not closed for awhile nor have I had a vacation. My Mom is coming from June 1st through the 8th and I am so excited. I have not seen her since last August when we went to visit her in Montana. Also the kids are so excited to see her. Let me tell you a bit about my Mom. She is young & fun, a great cook and she is super organized. She is going to help me with scrapbooking (I have 6 years of photos, regular and digital, groaning out loud now just picturing it) and with the business as well. She will help with organizing , cleaning and seeing how I run the business etc to offer some motherly advice. The problem is the last time she helped me organize (I just brought the babies homes from the hospital) she judged every item I HAD! It at first started out nicely with an occasional tsk tsk...and then it picked up speed to an out and out condemnation of items I have kept over the years but really have not time to get rid of!! Old spices, old pillow cases, old articles of clothing that no longer fit, things with stains, things with holes..you get the picture..She would say stuff like "You had those spices 15 years ago"..or "When are you going to wear THAT again"? Or my favorite line of all: "Don't you EVER throw anything away? I told her “organize all you like, but NO judging!!” Good God! I am dying over here because I know she is reading this as well and laughing too. We also have our annual makeup exchange. I save samples and gifts with purchase of things that don't work for me etc. and so does she and we exchange them when we get together. Things we have planned: Disneyland with the kids! The only time to go in Southern California is when the kids are in school…no crowds and cooler weather in May and June. I am taking my kids out of Kindergarten and off we will go. We are also going to pick strawberries and go shopping! I can’t wait too see her. :)

Useless Information & A bit of Trivia
A few of my favorite things! Also know as:"Things I Can't Live Without"

Walmart Brand Equate Ultra Moisturizing Body Wash: I use this year round. It is has a light milky floral that does not clash with any fragrance I may wear. It costs $2.49 for 24 oz. I cannot be without this and I usually buy 2 or 3 bottles at once. My husband uses it too. I use it on big puff in the shower. I don't need any lotion afterward in the summer.

Revlon Skinlights Face Illuminator Loose Powder: I use this in bare light. I hope they never discontinue this! I use it over my blush and it is fantastic! It makes my skin look younger and I need it in my 40's! Here is a link:http://www.revlon.com/product.asp?ProductID=6235&Mode=catalog

Avon Vanilla Naturals Body Spray: I wear this every day and I cannot imagine not wearing it. It is the perfect vanilla. It is light and sweet and I also put it on my daughter. I also spray it on my dog! He DOES NOT appreciate it at all! When he sees me coming with the bottle he runs for the hills! Here is the link:
http://shop.avon.com/avonshop/default.asp
Sometimes you can get it on sale 2 for $12.00. The lotion is good too. I have never tried any other fragrance but I heard the peach is good!

Bumble and Bumble Curl Conscious Creme for medium to thick hair: This is the ultimate hair care product if you have curly out of control hair like mine but I must warn you it is expensive and hard to find. I only buy the samples. At $11.00 for 2 ounces I use it very sparingly.
Here is a link:http://www.abeautifullife.com/beautiful/product.asp?s%5Fid=0&dept%5Fid=3035&pf%5Fid=PAAAAAODAADOIOBK. I only tried it because a tiny salon down the street from me carries it. It gets rid of frizz, moisturizes and makes curls more defined! Bumble and Bumble has their own website as well. It is bumblandbumble.com. I have tried their famous shampoo, Creme de Coco and I was not impressed. It was very drying and smelled like plastic coconuts.

Neutrogena Advanced Solutions Facial Peel: I got this product for free through an Oprah give away last year some time and I love it. I am on my second jar. It smells odd but you apply it to your face and leave it on for about 7-10 minutes. I always do less to stay on the safe side. It is kind of expensive.. It can retail for $24.99 but I get it at Walmart for about $19.00. Oh and the jar lasts forever! So it easy to justify the price. I hardly buy a sceond jar of anything. I am always on the hunt for better skin care products.
Here is a link:http://www.neutrogena.com/advancedsolutions/product_peel.asp
The website says it is close to a professional peel and it is. I had a few peels done and it is very similar without the irritation and redness that can sometimes follow. I use it when my skin looks lousy...about once or twice a month.

Paula's Choice Skin Relief Treatment: This a fantastic product. I have redness and irritation on occasion from shampoo. I think I am allergic to sodium lauryl sulfate, which is the ingredient in many shampoos. This product helps with any kind of irritation. I use in at night before I go to bed and I wake up with clear skin and no redness.
Here is a link:http://www.cosmeticscop.com/shop/product.asp?CODE=PC320&PAGETYPE=S
I also use her moisturizers as well. I did not like her makeup that much.

A new find! Jaqua Pink Buttercream Frosting Body Mist: I have the hand cream and I use it everyday. My husband bought it for me at Christmas from a BBW store. I fell in love with the scent and I tried to re-create it myself for my own products. I got this the other day and I have been drenching myself in it!
Here is a link:http://www.jaquabeauty.com/products/Body_Sprays_Mists.aspx

I have tons of other favorites but not enough time to write them all down tonight. I will save some for next time! If you have some items you cannot live without please post them here! Next time I write I will put them on the blog and I will provide links. Maybe we can all learn about some really great deals and new products. :)

Some Trivia

My best sellers are:

#1 is Let Them Eat Cake Perfume
Pacific Paradise Type
Strawberry Jam Puff Pastries
Divinity
Chocolate Divinity
Red Delicious Type
Vanilla Musk
Baked Vanilla Bread
Pink Buttercream Frosting
Lemon & Brown Sugar Snap Cookies &
Dessert Face Cream in all scents!

My favorite new scents are: Pacific Paradise Type, Divinity, Vanilla Musk, Vanilla Essence, Chocolate Divinity & Let The Eat Cake.

Strawberry Jam Puff Pastries is so rich I feel nauseated when I wear it! Maybe because I keep smelling my wrists over and over and then I get sick? I do like it but I cannot wear it. I can burn it in a tart no problem! ;) Go figure.

Until next time! :)
Colleen