• Art,  Beauty,  San Diego,  WorldWide

    Artisan Soap that’s More than Just Eye Candy: How Soapcreek Company Is Cleaning Up Body Care Ingredients One Bar at a Time

    As an artist, I would love to have all my things, especially the beauty products in a artisan style. The beautiful artisan-crafted soaps are always the ones I have on my beauty bar. They are often looked at as a piece of beauty or eye-catching bath decor, but one company committed to making natural body care is “raising the bar” with how you get clean.

    Soapcreek Company is making more than another pretty soap. It’s leaving out synthetic fragrances, dyes, and other harsh chemicals and replacing them with sustainably-sourced essential oils, natural clays, minerals, butters, and herbs.

    Speaking of ingredients, it leaves the traditionally removed glycerin alone and for your benefit. This compound only adds to skin’s moisture and contributes to the rich lather leaving you feeling silky smooth once rinsed off.

    The meaning of natural doesn’t stop at the ingredients used. Soapcreek abandons the ideals of modern soap making with complicated, technical processes for handmade products.

    How are the ingredients chosen, based on what criteria?  Quality, Quality, Quality. While some companies tend to cut corners with less expensive ingredients, Soapcreek Company tarted theirs with the idea in mind to make the very best. From the base oils to the essential oils Soapcreek Company order in samples and test them in small batches to see how the effect the finished product. For instance Soapcreek Company tried eight different lavender oils before finding the one that met their expectations for a finished product. Their motto is to begin with the end in mind.

    Old-fashioned Quality and Craftsmanship 

    Not only are these products made in the USA, but they’re also crafted the labor-intensive way hand-poured and hand-mixed. There’s an actual person overseeing every step of the soap-making process from making sure the right ingredients get added at the proper time and in the proper amounts, to verifying that the mixing is thorough and complete. The end result is an original, artistic product.

    What Lulu has:

    Blondewood Artisan Soap

    $9.99

    This is perhaps the most exotic large 6oz soap bar we offer. We use the prized pure sandalwood essential oil; beautiful, mysterious and loved by both men and women. Capuacu butters’ incredible creaminess offers skin-softening qualities.

    – Skin Type: Aging Skin to Acne Skin
    – Special Ingredients: Capuacu Butter promotes skin elasticity and thickness
    – Essential Oils: Sandalwood anti-acne and wrinkle refining, Lavender relaxes, soothes & heals, Cedarwood soothes skin conditions
    – Lather Qualities: soft, creamy

    Blondewood Body Buttercreme

    $5.99

    Deeply hydrate and soften your skin with loads of exotic butter, raw organic honey, and nourishing olive oil. Leave skin dramatically dewy and supple. This luscious blend is infused and scented lightly with pure fragrant essential oils.

    What Lulu Plans to have:

    Lavender Honey Artisan Soap

    $9.99

    This large 6oz bar has soothing Aloe and French Clay, with another layer loaded with Raw Honey to hold moisture to the skin. It’s like two bars in one. The scent is our famous floral lavender with a hint of citrus.

    – Skin Type: All Skin Types
    – Special Ingredients: Raw Honey holds moisture to the skin, French Clay mild cleansing, Aloe Vera soothes and heals
    – Essential Oils: Lavender relaxes, soothes & heals, Litsea Cubeba controls sebum, Clary Sage relaxing & an antioxidant
    – Lather Qualities: medium, creamy

    Rainwood Body Buttercreme

    $19.95

    Deeply hydrate and soften your skin with loads of exotic butter, raw organic honey, and nourishing olive oil. Leave skin dramatically dewy and supple. This luscious blend is infused and scented lightly with pure fragrant essential oils.

    About Soapcreek Company:

    Founded by Roxanne and Fred Johnson, Soapcreek Company is the Utah-based maker of organic certified artisan soaps and skincare essentials. The brand name comes from Fred’s favorite destination to visit within the Grand Canyon in Arizona. While Roxanne experimented with homemade soap-making as a kid, she became an expert as a wife and mom to provide natural body care for her son’s health. Diagnosed with thyroid problems, the family needed to make an entire lifestyle change from their diet to abandoning synthetic fragrance, dyes and chemicals frequently found in body care items. Sharing her homemade soap with friends and neighbors, she saw the holistic benefits it had for others. What started out as a small basement start-up has become a large-scale facility devoted to making body care products. Using minimal, recyclable packaging, the SoapCreek Company encourages people to conserve, re-use, recycle, and make the world a better place for all.

  • Art,  Beauty,  Chicago,  WorldWide

    A Big Bold WOW Beauty Experience Filled with Glitz, Glamour and Pizzazz: America’s Beauty Show 2020

    Thousands of salon professionals from around the United States will converge on Chicago to attend the annual America’s Beauty Show (ABS), to be held at McCormick Place (West) Saturday, Sunday, and Monday – April 18, 19, 20, 2020. America’s Beauty Show is owned and produced by Cosmetologists Chicago, a respected not-for-profit trade association representing beauty salon professionals.

     

    So, what is America’s Beauty Show? Simply put, it’s hundreds of thousands of square feet of wall-to-wall beauty products, where salon professionals go to find out what’s new… what’s hot … What they learn is what consumers can expect to see at their local beauty salons in coming weeks!

    International beauty expert & celebrity stylist Nick Stenson, – Sr VP of Services & Trend for Ulta Beauty, and Artistic Director for L’ORÉAL’s Matrix – is just one of the celebrity stylists you’ll see at America’s Beauty Show

    Whether one wants hair that is long, short, straight, curly, or colored in one of the hot new pastel colors, top salon experts will learn how to hook you up. Attendees will discover latest innovations in hair dryers, flat irons, curlers, hair treatments, hair extensions, hair colors, nail trends, and skincare treatments … and of course new products featuring CBD! Onstage there will be ongoing theatrical circuses showcasing beauty trends from national and international Beauty Stars and celebrity hairdressers; there will be presentations from top manufacturers including Moroccanoil, Sexy Hair, Redken, Farouk, Pulp Riot Hair, Amika, Hempbeauty, Brazilian Professionals, as well as global beauty companies from Austria, China, Australia, Canada, Spain, and the United Kingdom – to name a few. Other highlights of ABS 2020 include:

    • The popular Bella Twins – Co-owners of multiple fashion, beauty, pet brands; former WWE Superstars; stars of Total Divas and Total Bellas on E Network; and over 11 million SoMe followers between them … will showcase their new haircare line, all of which can be purchased for under $17 each, to be accessible to everyone … made with unique natural products. (Will be at ABS Sunday afternoon and all day Monday!)
    • Reza (from Bravo’s The Shahs of Sunset) will be introducing his line of products designed for coarse, hard-to-manage hair … products feature the finest of natural ingredients promoting Clean Beauty – or beauty with less chemicals. (Reza will be available all three days of ABS!)
    • Beauty Unearthed… a wholly new environment dedicated to innovation, showcasing brands NEW to ABS and Chicago’s beauty marketplace
    • Nails Central with all the new colors and nail products from the top manufacturers in the world – and Nail Competitions all weekend
    • The ABS Student Conference – Monday, April 20… Alien Invasion Student Competition Monday @ 11am
  • Art,  San Diego,  WorldWide

    Sketching is simple with HOW TO DRAW ALMOST EVERYTHING, VOLUME 2!

    If you’ve ever wanted to draw super-cute illustrations but weren’t sure where to start, never fear: How to Draw Almost Everything, Volume 2, is here!

    Publishing this June, How to Draw Almost Everything, Volume 2 gives step-by-step instructions on drawing over 2000 illustrations (whether or not you know Volume 1). Starting from basic shapes, you’ll draw everything from flowers to people to everyday objects to special illustrations for different seasons and holidays! You’ll also learn to create decorative motifs, frames, and text.

    With a little practice, you’ll be making adorable doodles in no time!

    How to Draw Almost Everything Volume 2 (Quarry Books / June 16, 2020 / US $19.99)—a follow-up to the popular book How to Draw Almost Everything, part of the Almost Everything series from Quarry Books—shows how easy it is to draw even more cute illustrations.

    • Learn to draw each illustration in easy-to-follow steps. Just follow the arrows to complete each step. You’ll also find helpful tips and ideas for drawing variations.
    • Start with basic shapes, such as circles, triangles, and squares, then add special details to personalize your illustrations.
    • Draw animals, people, everyday objects, patterns and borders, and holiday and seasonal themes, along with warm-ups and special lessons.
    • An inspiration gallery offers fun ideas for adding illustrations to everyday objects or creating one-of-a-kind notes, cards, and gifts.

    Six Pommes is the pen name for the six contributing illustrators whose work is featured in How To Draw Almost Everything Volume 2. Each book in the Almost Everything series offers readers a fun, comprehensive, and charmingly illustrated visual directory of ideas to inspire skill building in their creative endeavors.

  • Art,  San Diego,  WorldWide

    Lettering for Absolute Beginners Workbook – Learn Lettering for Absolute Beginners

    If you’ve always wanted to learn how to hand letter, now is the time! Lettering for Absolute Beginners Workbook is an interactive workbook designed to teach you, in careful progression, how to create gorgeous lettering with any pen on any surface—no brush pen or calligraphy nib necessary!

    Inside, you’ll find everything you need to know to begin a hobby of hand lettering. You’ll learn how to draw letters, words, inspirational phrases, and bible verses in multiple alphabet styles by practicing outlining letters and thickening downstrokes. A bonus section with full-page traceable phrases and backgrounds allow you to make your own art, pull it out, and frame it!

    Simple, approachable, and fun, this method is versatile for any surface so you can create stunning faux calligraphy on paper, chalkboards, wood, glass, and more. You don’t need any special skills or lettering experience to get started.

    The must-have guide to faux calligraphy for beginners!

    • An interactive workbook to the art of hand lettering for beginners
    • Use normal everyday pens to learn to letter, no brush pen or calligraphy nub necessary
    • Versatile method to faux calligraphy works for paper, chalkboards, wood, glass, and other large formats
    • Practice 5 alphabet styles to draw letters, words, inspirational phrases, and bible verses
    • 5 step-by-step projects to help you practice your lettering on home décor, chalk boards, and gifts

    What’s Inside:

    • Everything you need to know to begin a hobby of hand lettering
    • 5 alphabet styles
    • 5 step-by-step projects
    • Guidance on lettering common words and sayings
    • Countless practice pages throughout
    • And more!

    Author Danielle Stringer is the owner and artist behind Imperfect Dust and shares her secret to hand lettering—that it doesn’t have to be daunting! Starting with the basics and the hope of encouraging beginners to pick up a pen and go for it, Stringer will teach you how to achieve the calligraphy look with simple key lines. Learn five different alphabets in both upper and lower case to trace and try. From there, practice lettering common words and continue on to sweet sayings.

    Lettering for Absolute Beginners Workbook is the ultimate resource for any aspiring hand letterer. Ready-to-frame art pages and a project section containing step-by-step instructions for five beautifully lettered items—including gift bags, wood signs, and ceramic plates—all await to welcome you to the world of lettering!

    About the Author

  • Art,  food,  Los Angeles,  New York,  San Diego,  WorldWide

    Lulu Did A Big Mural For Famous Joe’s Pizza at University of Michigan Ann Arbor

    If you have ever lived in New York City, you would definitely know or even have tried from this world famous pizza store – Joe’s Pizza. The first time Joe’s Pizza’s name comes out to the world is from the movie of Spiderman. After a late delivery, Parker is sacked from his job delivering pizzas for Joe’s Pizza, 233 Bleecker Street at Carmine Street in the West Village, New York. Now Joe’s Pizza has five locations in New York, 2 locations in Shanghai and the latest one in Ann Arbor Michigan.

    Established in 1975 by Joe Pozzuoli, who is originally from Naples, Italy, the birthplace of pizza, Joe’s Pizza is a “Greenwich Village institution” offering the classic New York slice for over 37 years.  First,  we served our customers from our corner location at Bleecker and Carmine Street and now three doors down at 7 Carmine Street.  At 75 years of age, Joe Pozzuoli still owns and operates the restaurant.

    Joe’s Pizza is a perennial top 10 listing in restaurant guides and publications such as Time Out New York and New York Magazine. NEW YORK MAGAZINE named JOE’S PIZZA “Best of New York” and in subsequent reviews referred to us as “the quintessential New York slice.” In 2009 GQ Magazine listed Joe’s Pizza as one the “Best 25 Pizzas on Earth.”

    Throughout the years Joe’s Pizza in Greenwich Village has become just as popular with visitors and tourists as it is with native New Yorkers who know where to come for an authentic New York street slice.

    After commissioned five times to draw all their New York locations by Joe’s Pizza, Lulu was invited to fly to Ann Arbor to do a whole wall mural for this latest opened store. She is so happy and honored to do this amazing commission. The photo above was a photo taken by Lulu – she is holding a slice of Caprise Pizza facing to the celebrity photo wall with her four custom Joe’s Pizza illustrations.

    The mural is 16”x11” on a smooth dry wall on the hallway of the store. She used quick dry acrylic paints.

    The mural tells a storyline of Joe’s Pizza, from their first location at Bleecker Street to the second, which is Carmine Street, then 14th Street, Williamsburg to Broadway, Times Square and then the latest location at Ann Arbor. All the locations are arrowed by the name and the visual of Joe’s Pizza’s signature pizzas. It took four and half full days with 14 hours per day. Lulu says she loves Joe’s Pizza, it has been a great experience working with Joe’s Pizza. She feels warm and happy, Joe’s Pizza is more like a close friend or family than just a client to her. So she wants to do it good, try the best she can. And it turns out great, she is very happy about the finish work.

    She said she could tell how popular this pizza store is in this campus neighborhood. From the store opens at 11am to 12am it closes, there is always a long line. Even in a cold windy snowy day, people still love to come here to grab a warm and crispy pizza – nothing is better than eating something warm and delicious in a freezing day. Lulu ate pizzas for 5 days during the working process, she never feels bored of that. She even said she would miss this delicious pizza when she left back to California. Ok, here comes a question to her. When Joe’s Pizza can bring the authentic Italian influenced New York pizza to Socal?

  • Art

    7 Must-Know Grooming Tips for Every Women

    An all-groomed up individual is valued by everybody. Individual prepping is important to show up spotless and flawless. Actually, it also progresses in the direction of a person’s trust in building up an alluring character. For ladies, grooming doesn’t really mean applying heaps of cosmetics and wearing fashioner names. It alludes to keeping your body the manner in which it is and to prepare its every single part in the best way. How about we look at some simple tips that go far in upgrading the appearance and character of the women.

     

    • Apply Make-Up Sensibly –
      Nobody likes to see a face with cakey cosmetics. Along these lines, use cosmetics to upgrade your look as opposed to changing your whole self. Apply establishment to cover the sketchy skin and dark circles under your eyes. Put mascara to make your eyes look dynamic, yet don’t try too hard. In like manner, apply shades of lipstick or lip gleam. Continuously favor light cosmetics for an ordinary look. In any case, in the event that you’re going to parties, at that point, the inclination could be diverse according to the event and clothing. If necessary apply a felt tip eyeliner to spice up your makeup look for a party.

     

    • Smell Nice –
      One should consistently smell lovely. Regardless of how great you look, in the event that you smell awful, it is a major mood killer for everybody around. Utilize a mellow scent and smell pleasant. For the most part, solid scents are not prescribed for ladies. However, it totally relies upon the decision of a person. One ought not to wear solid fragrances at workplaces. 
    • Get rid Of Unwanted Hair
      Whether it’s on the ground or on your body, undesirable body hair looks sickening. Continuously get your eyebrows and upper lips did at ordinary intervals. In case you’re wearing short dresses or tops, make a point to complete the wax before. Also, in the event that you need it genuine snappy, get an epilator and dispose of that undesirable body hair anyplace and whenever. 

     

     

    • Wear Clean and Comfortable Footwear –
      It is said that individuals regularly take a gander at other’s footwear with no aim, yet it leaves an impression. In case you’re one who leans towards heels, get the one wherein you’re comfortable and that doesn’t make commotion while strolling. You should keep your shoes clean to leave a superior impact on the spectator. 
    • Fundamental Etiquettes –
      Apart from your looks, essential etiquettes are significant for the general individual prepping. One should grin which is regularly considered as a cordial motion. Use kind words like ‘sorry’, ‘thank you’ and ‘please’ more regularly. The manner in which you talk, walk, stand and sit ought to be dealt with. While talking, your selection of words ought to be acceptable with the goal that you seem astute and cleaned. Never utilize brutal words or words that straightforwardly denounce others. Be obliging! 
    • Keep up Your Hairstyle –
      Believe it or not, your haircut can show up. Your hairdo need not be extravagant, it ought to be essential – the one that you can convey with no difficulty. Wash your hair in any event thrice seven days with a decent cleanser. Try not to exaggerate as it will harm your hair. Support your hair with hair oil two times per week. For more such tips you can also use  https://www.hairclippersclub.com/.
    • Solid and Glowing Skin –
      There is a concealed appeal in that sparkling skin. Truly, the normally gleaming skin is path superior to several cosmetics items. To keep your skin solid and gleaming, you have to drink loads of water and enjoy a sound eating routine that incorporates foods grown from the ground. You should rest soundly and practice routinely to keep your skin stimulated. Wash your face with a mellow face wash, in any event, two times every day, and make a point to expel cosmetics before dozing.

     

    Summing it up

    Everybody needs to look keen. Furthermore, it turns into even more significant when you’re working and you have to meet individuals on customary premises. Aside from our looks, it is similarly critical to watch and prep the manner in which we talk, we walk, we sit, and present ourselves. The manner in which you’re prepared shows individuals your certainty and your frame of mind towards yourself and your life. Along these lines, let the best form of yourself out and do the needful!