Thursday, August 17, 2006

New Arrival at the Beauty Cafe

One of our favorite cosmetic lines at Beauty Cafe has to be Bella Il Fiore. Jennifer, the founder and creator of Bella Il Fiore just knows how to make cosmetics fun!!

We recently received several new items from the collection!! Our favorites have to be the Eye Essential Kit and the Kit Kat House. The Eye Essential Kit, is an absolute must-have for the girl on the go... a travel box with a mirror and inside is everything you need for touch ups!! The Kit Kat House is a collection of make-up must have's
in pink. Includes: Moisturizing Mint Lip Gloss, Creme Blush Cheek Stick, Roller Ball Eye Shadow, Shimmer Powder Puff.

We have a corner of the shop just dedicated to the Bella il Fiore line... complete with a pink chair so you can lounge while playing with the line!!

Hope everyone is having a great week!! We'll be in and out of the shop the next couple of days since Chad is here visiting... so please give us a ring at 214.417.9700 if you plan on stopping by!!

Love, laughter and friendship,

Lisa
Beauty Cafe

Sunday, August 13, 2006

Free Shipping over 50.00 til end of August...

It's that time of year again... summer is ending (will someone PLEASE tell the weather God's please) and school is about to start again!! Actually, Blondie is actually starting her second week back!!

So... we know how tough it is getting the kids back in school, buying new school clothes, school supplies etc... and well then of course there still is the gas prices. Sigh... so I decided to lower our shipping charges at least until the end of August. Let's call it a trial run and see how it goes, maybe ya'll can convince me to keep this offer going ;-) So until the end of August we will offer Free USPS Priority Mail Shipping in the US only on all orders over $50.00.

Have a great week ahead and could someone please send some cooler weather this way.. Thanks for the rain though... had a nice rain storm yesterday!! Anything helps!!

Love, laughter and friendship,

Lisa
Beauty Cafe

Tuesday, August 08, 2006

In the Raw?

On it's way to the Beauty Cafe a fun new and very exciting line, In The Raw!!

First off, I have to admit I am spoiled rotten being the owner of Beauty Cafe, but every now and then I fall in love with a product that I don't carry. Yes, I swear it happens!! One of my favorite products of all time was Lemongrass Sage from Bath and Body Works. I was in absolute tears the day I found out they had discontinued it. So I did what any true product junkie would do in a state of emergency, I went from one store to another and bought up the remaining stock. LOL... I had customers even picking it up for me if they found it in stores. Well my supply finally ran dry... and then our beloved rep Amber came by the shop with a new line she was reping, In The Raw!!! It was love at first sight!! They had Lemongrass Sage and even BETTER than I remembered from BBW!! Oh my!!! The scrubs, the washes, the lotions and the candles... I am in heaven.

All of "In The Raw's" products are handmade. No animal testing has ever been conducted on the production of "In The Raw's" products and/or their ingredients. The presentation is so beautiful and the candles are soooo fragrant!! We're so excited to introduce In The Raw to you!!

Love, laughter and frienship,

Lisa
Beauty Cafe


Thursday, August 03, 2006

Making life easier???

I'm all about making life as easy as possible... being a single mom to a teenager and running two businesses... how do we do it all? Some days I can't decide if it's a curse or a blessing that there are only 24 hours in a day. Know what I mean? I bet some of you do.

Anyway... we're all about making life and shopping as easy as possible at Beauty Cafe. So we've started two new features: Google CheckOut and Customer Registration.

Customer Registration will keep all your information on file and accessible so you won't have to re-enter it each time you shop with us. It is not necessary to register though. I'm flip-flopping about the option to hold Credit Card information and welcome anyone's comments or feedback regarding this. So please feel free to send me an email or comment on the blog about your experiences. Because most importantly is our customer's privacy.

Secondly, we've added Google CheckOut as a payment option at Beauty Cafe. which seems to be gaining popularity quite quickly. If you haven't signed up for it... take a look into it.

Hope everyone is staying as cool as possible!!

Love, laughter and friendship,

Lisa
Beauty Cafe

Wednesday, August 02, 2006

We're back from Vegas!!! Miss us?

Just returned from a few days of rest and relaxation (HA HA) in Las Vegas. Chad took me on a hike up to Mount Charleston to Mary's Falls. If you ever get a chance to get out of the city when you are visiting, it's a must. Just take water with you since it's a long hike and I think we were about 11,000 feet above sea level. Yes, I wimped out a bit and had to take a few breaks here and there. But soo worth it!! The Mount Charleston lodge has a beautiful cafe where you can sit outside, enjoy the mountain scenery and watch the hummingbirds. We also accidently ended up in Death Valley on Monday and it was only 102 but the gas prices... $4.02 there... YIKES!!! Had dinner at the winery in Parumph which is about 60 or so miles west of Vegas... very romantic restaurant. I highly recommend getting a rental car next time you visit Vegas and see what else there is besides the Casinos. I didn't get any shopping in this time around but did catch up on my movies (nice to have someone to see them with!!). We saw You, Me and Dupree (funniest movie I have seen in ages!!) and My SuperEx Girlfriend (very cute semi-chick flick). I think it was actually cooler in Vegas at least there was no humidity!!

UPS was here this am with another shipment from Bond No 9 and we are fully stocked in Fire Island. Well see how long this shipment lasts ;-) The last few ya'll have really blown through! We're hearing such wonderful feedback on Fire Island. Glad to hear that you enjoy it as much as we do.

We have a couple of new lines coming this month... so keep your eyes open and make sure you sign up for our mailing list.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!!

Love, laughter and friendship,
Lisa
Beauty Cafe