Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Featured Business: Smell Goods Spa


Owner:
Itiel McVay (husband:tech guy, web designer guy, graphics guy, media guy)

Specializing in signature fragrance body oil blends, signature hand-dipped incense, and gourmet, made-to-order bath & body products. I focus on creating products that are healthy for the skin, that will condition the skin, and of course products that smell good.

Itiel McVay is the chief operating officer and mixologist of Smell Goods ‘98™. In 1998, after hearing her husband’s idea of becoming purveyors of oils and incense, Itiel moved forward with the idea and has made the creative side of the product line what it is today. Over the years Itiel has honed her bath and body knowledge and creative skills. Itiel stays abreast on the latest cosmetic trends, body care treatments, and the pros and cons of cosmetic ingredients.

Itiel is also an active member of online crafting communities and online indie business communities. Since childhood, Itiel’s life has centered around a healthy way of living. Mixing up goodness for beautiful conditioned skin and educating others about the Smell Goods ’98’s™ line, comes naturally to Itiel. Itiel’s creative inspiration comes from gourmet desserts and gourmet beverages.

Itiel is a home-school mother and resides in Charlotte, with her husband and their two children.

Please visit her site at www.smellgoodspa.com

Sunday, April 27, 2008

New Scents for Mother's Day!

Neosoul.essentials Launches Three New Scents for Mother’s Day
Scotch Plains, NJ, April 28, 2008- neosoul.essentials, llc a natural bath and body company based in central New Jersey has launched three new scents for summer. Intended to embody the spirit of hot summer weather and vacations, the scents are first to be added to the line in over a year.

The three new fragrances: mango surprise, island passion and tropical glow are available online at www.neosoulessentials.com. The company offers a variety of natural body products such as body oil mists and whipped body butters. All items are available in a variety of fragrances and are suitable for all members of the family. “I love summer and these fragrances really remind me of the beach or those fruit smoothies that are so popular when the weather gets warm,” says Christine Lowe Woolard, owner and chief “mixtress” of neosoul.essentials. “These new fragrances are becoming so popular among my customers and I have had many requests for Mother’s Day baskets.”

For additional information on these new fragrances, or natural bath and body products, contact Christine Lowe Woolard at Christine@neosoulessentials.com or visit www.neosoulessentials.com. Samples are available at a minimal cost and are shipped free.

http://www.prlog.org/10067283-neosoul-essentials-launches-three-new-scents-for-summer.html

Monday, April 21, 2008

Balancing Goals and Life

by Barbara Howard

A lot of people think that you have to have a balance in your life to be completely and utterly happy, however, there are some people who find the chaos in their life to be blissful. Keep in mind that there is a certain degree of life balance that you will need to have eventually. Basically, you will find that your happiness is not going to come to you overnight, however, you can work slowly on retaining your happiness and balancing out negative and positive things in your life.

When it comes to the balance, you will find that it is your goals in life that will do the trick. Basically, you will need to set a goal so that you have a purpose in living. You will also find that it will help you to push yourself to be better. You will want to make sure that you do some things just for yourself so that you can keep your inner light shining bright, however, there are going to be times where you think things have gotten the best of you, but you still must progress. You must always move forward, even if you are failing at your goals. You try and try until you have nothing left inside of you, because the hard work will pay off in the end. Still, how do you balance out the positive and the negative? The key is to learn how to take the lemons of life and turn them into sweet lemonade. Every time something negative happens to you or in your life, you need to turn it around to be positive.
When you fail at a goal, you need to turn it around and make it a positive by saying either that you gave your best, or you may just need to push yourself a tiny bit harder. There are goals that do seem realistic when you make them, but then in the end it seems like you try and try, but get nothing. When it comes to negative goals you may need to take a step back and rethink the goal. You may need to take some time from the goal and come back to it when you are in better spirits. It is very important that you learn to accept defeat, but not allow yourself to be beaten. You need to learn to take the negative and make it a positive.

For a person to have a well-balanced life you will need to take care of your career goals, family goals, spiritual goals, social goals, personal goals, developmental goals, and also financial goals. That is a lot of goals, but you have a lifetime to take care of them all. Also, keep your personal health in mind when trying to balance out life


Barbara Howard is recovering from a 20 yr career as an IT consultant in Washington, DC/metro (12 yrs @ The Pentagon) - addicted to political blogs, news talk, strong coffee, great food and too much information. For more information, visit her at www.barbarahoward.net or http://www.myspace.com/barbarahowardtalkradio.

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Featured Business - Ar-Lena Richardson, The E-Publicist

As my presence on the web grows, I've had the distinct pleasure of e-meeting (I made that up) many different web professionals. I would like to feature Ar-Lena Richardson, the e-publicist at www.arlena.com.


Company: The ar lena richardson agency (arlena.com) is a highly specialized traditional and Internet public relations and marketing firm. The company has a proven track record for successfully helping sports, celebrity, and executive clients achieve and maintain a profitable real world and e-presence. The strategies and technique are tailored to fit the personal and professional needs of each client. The company was founded in 1990.

Owner:
Ar Lena Richardson, has more than fifteen years of experience as a marketing and public relations professional. She is a two-time former Chief Operating Officer of the Black Athlete Sports Network (Blackathlete.com) located in New York City. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Ar Lena is currently earning a MBA in Information Technology and Management online with Western International University. She resides in Houston, Texas.

Website:
http://www.arlena.com
Contact: 281-821-4222 (p)
arlenatheepublicist@gmail.com


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Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Not Just About Business

I certainly hope that you who are reading this blog are learning something about natural products and natural ingredients that work just as well as man-made products.  In addition, I hope that you're learning a bit about what goes into creating natural products.  Certainly, it's not easy, but it's quite fun and can be addictive, as I search for different scents and ways to improve upon what I all ready make.


Experimentation is essential for me to keep my line fresh.  For example, I started out in 2006 with lotion bars.  I found a boilerplate recipe on a message board, took that, and experimented with ingredients until I got the right feel that I wanted with a minimum of ingredients.  I am not a person who likes a bit of this, a dab of that, unless it's absolutely necessary for perfection of the recipe.  I truly like to keep things simple!


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What am I working on right now?  Well, it's a bit of a secret (smile) but suffice to say it's a variation on a sugar scrub.  Now, I'm not trying to say that I'm going to come up with something totally orginal - I'm sure someone has done this already - but it's new to me!

I hope that you're enjoying reading the blog.  Keep checking back - I am planning on a revamping of the website. 



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