B Skincare

Tales from the Artic Circle…..

chris — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 08:49:03 +0000

Its a wet wild cold day so probably the right time to be talking about an e mail I got at the end of last week. One of our customers had been to the Arctic Circle and taken our creams with them! I think that’s the furthest they have been…certainly the coldest place I think? Mean time we are busy preparing for going up to London for the Spring Fair run by Country Living at the Business Design Centre in Islington in London. It is a along week Wednesday 21st March to Sunday 25th March as we have to get up there on the Monday to start the setting up process. Will the car be big enough? Lists to make and creams to pour out! So better get working!

Busy Monday

chris — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:50:36 +0000

Monday and there is always about a 100 things to do! Sonya is making creams today, Estha is sorting out orders and I am working on preparations for the Spring Country Living Show which is getting ever closer – 21st to 25th March 2012! It seems only yesterday that I we were there for the Christmas Show! So the stall needs to be looked at and lists of what creams to take need to be made! Last time we sold out of Face Oil and Sonya had to bring more up on the train! I am off to Eden for a meeting tomorrow as we are expanding the range of creams we make for them – I love going there and I think a quick visit to the biomes will be needed after we meet! Mean time its back to the lists and plans!

Weary feet and the Royal Cornwall Show

chris — Mon, 23 May 2011 14:46:38 +0000

We sponsored our local Post Office staff on a charity walk on Bodmin Moor. They walked for 6 hours and raised over £1000 – so well done to them! We also gave them some Peppermint Foot Cream for their weary feet! Its a cream for the summer with its fresh, cooling peppermint, calming lavender and with the antiseptic properties for tea tree.

We are now building up to one of our biggest shows of the year – the Royal Cornwall Show. Lots of creams to make and a stall to sort out. Its a lovely family show and hopefully we shall have a bit of sunshine. So back to the workshop…

Birthdays, bank holidays and bees!

chris — Mon, 09 May 2011 18:14:30 +0000

So having survived 2 childrens birthdays and parties, numerious bank holidays its back to some sort of normaility! Lots of creams to make for Eden and the Lost Gardens of Heligan! The bees are out and about and enjoying the warm weather – we planted lots of lavender last year and they seem to be very happy about this! Fingers crossed for beekeepers for their honey crops this year. We have been told by Country Homes and Interiors that they will be mentioning our Cocoa and Shea Body Balm in their July issue – a nice surprise! Also one of Sonya’s favourites as she invented the balm from scratch. It took ages to get the right balance of ingredients and source fair trade ingredients. Best get back to the labeling!

Time passing…

chris — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 06:04:23 +0000

Time just seems to be flashing past at the moment – lots of cream to make and orders to get out. This always seems to happen when the sun shines and you want to be outside! Still we had to be outside to plant some arnica and pot marigolds. The marigolds are a family favourite with their beautiful flowers and the healing calendula we make from them. Fingers crossed for no late frosts! B Skincare has been working to expand and we our about to make an exclusive range for Eden! We have also started to sell in some National Trust shops outside Cornwall – a list of which to follow next blog! Best finish now as my daughters birthday is tomorrow and present wrapping to do!

We are back…

chris — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:23:12 +0000

We have got back from London and found Estha has been really busy sending out orders. The press day was great and we had lots of good positive comments. Coast, Country Living, Homes & Gardens, Prima amongst others attended. Thank you Lucy from Minky Publicity for all your hard work! It will be interesting to see if this is followed up with articles – photos of creams and not me please!

The welcome sunshine has made us start thinking about planting marigolds to steep for calendula – wonderful for its healing properties. Hope you have a good weekend!

Cornish Press Day

chris — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:02:21 +0000

This is the first B Skincare blog, so welcome! We are busy getting ready to go up to London for the “Cornish Press Day”. This is described on the invite as a “showcase of inspiring creative lifestyle brands from Cornwall”. This maybe but at the moment it is a combination of perspiring getting the van packed and multiplying as our son tries to get his homework finished! The press day will hopefully create press interest in our creams and raise our profile. We will be alongside other Cornish businesses such as The Eden Project, Scilly Flowers, Rick Stein and Seasalt. We will tell you how it goes! Also need to finish our new front page on the website to move into spring and have some more offers as we all start going outdoors more!

Hello world!

chris — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:51:23 +0000

Welcome to the B Skincare Blog where we will provide lots of interesting information, special offers and more!