A New Product
The last couple of weeks have been very busy as Shanghai Lil & The Scarlet Fez prepared for a market and the release of a range of new skin-care products.
I have had an excellent cleansing face soap out for some time now - the unscented Pink Moon Face Soap. Then, the Rose and Cucumber Face Mist, a soothing and fresh toner for the face. Rosehip and Pomegranate Face Serum completes the range. This oil is made from organic rosehip oil and is blended with pomegranate oil, camellia oil, meadowfoam seed oil, olive squalene and vitamin E.
You only need 3 or 4 drops of Rosehip and Pomegranate Face Serum, gently massaged over your face and neck after toning. It is a relatively 'dry' oil, so will sink in quickly and is, therefore, suitable for use under make-up. It suits normal to dry skin. What I like about the serum is that it is made with only the ingredients I want to use on my skin, no padding, extending or emulsifying with water. Just simple oils with all of their nutrients and benefits in a small bottle. Good things come in small packages, right? (I sound like Mary Ann Singleton from Tales of the City!)
I have made up a small face-care kit with all three of the above products, which are available from my stall at any market I will be at. You can also buy each separately, of course! Sign up to my newsletter (the button is in the sidebar) for up-to-date news of where I will be, special offers and new products.
Rose and Cucumber Face Mist
I have been working for the last few months on a couple of new products, the first of which I am proud to say is released today!
Rose and Cucumber Face Mist is an excellent toner and can also be used on the face just to refresh the skin. Made from gentle rose water and soothing cucumber water, this face mist is blended with hydrolised oats. One of my favourite ingredients, hydrolised oats instantly sooth the skin, making it look and feel soft.
You will note, of course, that this product is completely natural, vegan and is not tested on animals. The labels have been beautifully designed by Karena at Magic Jelly.
Rose and Cucumber Face Mist is the perfect accompaniment to Pink Moon conditioning face soap and will shortly be joined by another new product, a face serum. More on that later.
If you are interested in trying Shanghai Lil & The Scarlet Fez's Rose and Cucumber Face Mist, come and say hello this Saturday at That Dapper Market at Bowden.
Shanghai Lil & The Scarlet Fez in the Spotlight
The latest edition (August 2014) of Adelaide Matters has a small article about me. It certainly feels odd being in print, but it was very nice of them to feature me. Here is the article:
Velvet Cream soap
This all-natural, vegan soap, made without palm oil, is as mellow as a balloon of brandy. With the chocolate/vanilla/almond-like scent of tolu balsam, and its creamy, rich lather, it's a luxury worthy of any lounge lizard, cove, vamp or sophisticate. Velvet Cream is made with a blend of rich oils including olive oil, olive pomace, cocoa butter and mango butter. Available now through the Shanghai Lil & The Scarlet Fez store.
Keeping up to date with Shanghai Lil & The Scarlet Fez news
If you have been following Shanghai Lil & The Scarlet Fez's blog (of course you have!), you will have noticed a change in the way it looks. Take a look to the right:
Karena from Magic Jelly has created these fantastic buttons in the sidebar, all designed to lure you into the world of soap! I must say, I love them, and I keep clicking on them for fun, they look so good. Perhaps I should keep that to myself.
You will have noticed that one of the buttons is for you to subscribe to a new newsletter that I will be releasing in the next week or so. The newsletter will have news on upcoming markets and other events of interest, new product arrivals, special offers for subscribers and most importantly, fun!
You can also subscribe to this blog - there is a mini form just under the buttons for that. If you subscribe to the blog, you will receive an email alerting you to new posts.
Also, Shanghai Lil & The Scarlet Fez is now on Instagram! You can find me at #shanghaililandthescarletfez. The photos I will post here will be different to the content of this blog and Shanghai Lil & The Scarlet Fez's facebook page, but will focus on soap, what inspires me, more soap and anything else that captures my fancy. Join up and welcome aboard!
