I miss you

Today is a day I am struggling to work. I am missing my daughter so much today it is unreal. In the past two weeks I joined a new Candle Company and they have a candle called Tulip which is her favorite flower and they had one in pink which she would have loved. I can not wait until I am able to purchase one. It was nice as God directed me to the company and it was only $1 to join.




Then the other day I was on Facebook and a lady named Jodie Cooper emailed me to see if I would like to conduct a review for her from her company. Jodie is with Bath-Ologie and you can check it out at http://www.bathologie.com/ If Suzzane was here I know with out a doubt we would be checking out some of the items as they allow you to make your own Perfumes and these would have made wonderful Gifts.

I was thinking today it would be fun to design one with Suzzane's name on it to give to my mom and my sister for Christmas. As well as for my niece and step daughter with there names on it as this is something they have never had.



I love the fact that you can host a party and earn free items or that you can start your own business and teach others how to make there own perfumes. If I had the money I would think about joining as I have not seen it in Texas. Which would be nice as it is always good to get in on the Ground Floor of a company.



When Jodie wrote me and told me about the products and how they worked I knew it would be something I would share with my friends and family. I have not tried any of the products as of yet but I hope to in the future. They have so many different products that it would be hard to just pick out one to try but if I did I would go for a scrub as I love them.

Sugar Scrub

Indulge your cravings with this moisturizing, organic sugar scrub as it gently exfoliates your skin without any harsh drying effects. It refines, brightens and tones your entire complexion.

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Our Sugar Scrub is made using all vegetable and organic components. Not only does it act as a mild exfoliator when rubbed on the skin; but this formula includes emulsifiers, oils and fatty acids, essentially rehabbing your skin back to its youthful state.

Key Ingredients

• Sunflower Oil has protective qualities that give your skin suppleness and remove the dead cells and impurities. Sunflower Oil is high in vitamins A, C, D, and E and may be helpful if you are suffering from acne, eczema, inflammation, general redness, and irritation of the skin
• Organic Coconut Oil makes an ideal ointment for the relief of dry, rough or wrinkled skin. It has emollient, antioxidant, antifungal, and antibacterial properties.
• Organic Beeswax forms a protective barrier on the skin surface. This barrier provides a film of protection against irritants while still allowing the skin to breathe, drawing moisture to the skin and sealing it in.
• Organic Shea Butter contains a high content of essential fatty acids. Oleic, Stearic, Linoleic and Palmitic Acid, are very important moisturizing, softening, and anti-inflammatory fatty acids that help renew the cutaneous cells. Contains vitamins A, D, E, F, and K.
• Vitamin E is crucial in the prevention of damage to sensitive skin cells by ultraviolet light, or UVA, from the sun. Additionally, studies have shown that vitamin E may prevent scarring, smooth the appearance of existing wrinkles and generally improve the appearance and health of your skin.

All Natural Ingredients: Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Organic Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Emulsifying Wax NF, Organic Beeswax, Glyceryl Stearate, Palm Stearic Acid, Organic Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Organic Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Tocopherol (Vitamin E).

Use:

Polish your body by applying scrub to wet skin from your shoulders to your toes.

Be looking for more information on Bath-Ologie coming soon as I have lots to share with you on it. 

Glenda, Charlie and David 

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Perfume though the bottles of time...

In my attempt to create the feeling of "being there" in my novels, I try to keep as many of the senses engaged as possible. Especially in really key scenes where I slow everything down, such as first sight, or first touch, I pull in sensory details other than sight or sound. What does that leave? Touch, taste and scent.

Scent is usually easy, especially if the hero or heroine is in a room because they could smell food or a bouquet of flowers, but when they are in an embrace and all they smell is each other, what do they smell? Okay, the hero I generally have no problem with, but what about the heroine? What does she smell like to the hero?

It seems like historical heroines always smell of roses or lavender or so I wanted my heroine to wear a more original scent. So what did I choose?

Well, I confess in the past I chose lavender, because that seemed to be a popular scent for women to put in their final hair rinse. And okay, I admit it; I needed to do some research first. I couldn’t write down "roses" because rose water reminds me of grandmas, not spunky beautiful young heroines.

So what other scents would a nineteenth-century woman have worn? Citrusy? I like citrus, but that didn’t seem very Regency. I mean, what regency heroine smells like oranges? Original is one thing, but I don’t want to bump out the reader either. And musk reminds me of men. So I ventured out to the internet to find an alternative.

I found Lilac Vegetal, which sounds great except for the "Vegetal" part which sounds like one of those health food vegetable drinks that are green and difficult to swallow.

I stumbled on a site about the Grasse region in France, a place famous for its perfume. The early perfumes created here were scented with ambergris and wild myrtle. I have no idea what ambergris smells like, and I’m willing to bet my readers don’t either. Plus it said it's created from the fatty secretions of the sperm whale. Eew! And wild myrtle? I doubt my hero wouldn't recognize the scent of wild myrtle. I sure wouldn't.

Then I found the motherlode in the 13th Cenutry Perfumery. We can all use this! Tons of spices are listed, but I only went for the scents I both recognize and, more importantly, find appealing.

Apple, clover, Lily of the Valley, mint, violet, apricot, cinnamon, jasmine, sandalwood, sweet orange. Okay, that last one, I’ll change to orange blossom lest she smell like an orange julius.
I also found the ingredients of Eau de Cologne, popular from the 18th century on: rosemary, neroli, bergamot and lemon. Mmm. Bergamot. Makes me think of Earl Grey Tea. Not exactly a feminine scent, though.

Then I found it. Violets!! Huzzah!!!! I recognize that smell and it’s got this magical quality that makes it come and go in waves, so each time it returns, it renews itself so it's a very provactive fragrance that would tempt the hero even before he has her in a clench! Woo hoo!
Okay, sweetie, you soooo smell like violets!
But what about the next heroine? Any suggestions?
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Also bio:
Donna Hatch's passion for writing began at age 8 she wrote her first short story which was recently published. During her sophomore year in high school, she wrote her first full-length novel. Her writing has won or been nominated as a finalist in many writing awards including the SARA Merrit, Whitney and Golden Quill. In between caring for six children, (7 counting her husband), her day job, her music (she sings and plays the harp) and her many volunteer positions, she manages to carve out time to indulge in her writing obsession. A native of Arizona, she writes Regency Romance and Fantasy. And yes, all of her heroes are patterned after her husband of over 20 years, who continues to prove that there really is a happily ever after.