“Healthy Hair Begins in the Kitchen”-BeverlyD, the Kitchen Beautician January 29, 2010

What can you use from your kitchen to enhance your look and simultaneously maintain your health?

Juices, Teas, Wine, Coffee, Vinegars…

Add blueberry concentrate in your shampoo for blonder hair, use cranberry for red hair, and prune juice or raisin juice for Brunettes. You can even use orange juice for more golden blondes-but be careful with this one-it depends on the porosity of the hair.

“(I also use) beet juice and coffee in henna to calm down red (undertones). (Then I use) red wine to redden and deepen reds. You gotta look at the color value of the wine,” hints BeverlyD.

Tea can even be used to create more natural, subtle henna colors. “Because (right now) I’m looking at Marylin’s hair and I’m thinking how can I do henna for her? Some women just don’t want too much color…so how can I do a more natural color(than say a bright gold, or deep brown)? So I’m thinking I’m gonna work on neutral henna with a tea to make a more neutral color for my blondes. And then I might (even) use colors of tea to stain my conditioner.”

Acids are a great way to clean hair and even lighten it. “(Do a) Lemon rinse. Putting lemon rinse with real lemons will lighten your hair…especially when you use it while sunbathing. Apple Cider Vinegar is great for normalizing the PH of hair, making it shiny.”

Everything you need to beautify your hair and even skin can be found in your kitchen. The best news: it’s not harmful to your health like many of the over-the-counter products out there. Fruits, vegetables, and food products are good for you and good for your hair and CHEMICAL FREE; which means they are also carcinogenic free. The main purpose of using whole foods in your beauty regimen “is that it’s for detailing. It’s for enhancing, and softening or deepening something.”

Leaning toward Luxury January 26, 2010

At BeverlyD we’re revamping our image. We’ve always known we were a luxury product- in fact our product is much more high quality and research invested than most high-end products out there, so we’re changing our packaging to reflect that. If our ingredients are that good, our packaging should say so.

In marketing, it’s important to know who your target market is. What is the age range, sex, income range, profession, and lifestyle of your customer? At BeverlyD, our client is the green, luxury shopper. Our customers are savvy enough to want a product that is professional and really makes a difference to their hair, but that is innately good for both the body and the environment.

So how do you create packaging that reflects that? We chose frosted, recycled, plastic bottles and glass jars as our containers. The frosted quality has a nice sensory effect to the customer and won’t slip in the shower. A silver cap adds a hint of shimmer and we maintained the BeverlyD black, classic, script labels.

We’re interested in what you think of our new bottles. To offer feedback on our new containers please send word to BeverlyD@BeverlyD.com.

The Saying’s True…Beauty Really Does Come from Within January 21, 2010

After a spontaneous trip to the movies to see “Nine” starring Kate Hudson, BeverlyD walked away inspired and reminiscent of what’s really important in life. It sounds cheesy, and we’ve all heard it, but we’ve heard it because it’s true: Beauty really is an inside thing. Here’s WHY:

In ‘Nine,’ “She really reminded me of myself. Kate Hudson reminded me of me and all that energy that I push out when I go onstage, and I decided I’ve gotta do another show.”

But “What I (really) want to say sbout it all is that there’s a distinct difference in my appearance and vitality and energy when I’m performing…and that’s how I wanna live. That’s how you wanna live.”

“It connected to me because it’s really what I want…it projected all the glamour and fun! That’s how I wanna dress this year, I’m gonna go to Italy now in april for a hair show…(my energy from being so inspired) catches on fire…what does it do? It just releases so much stress and tension. Takes me out of all the mindful sersious side of my business. We need to balance ourselves with something fun. It’s the exhilaration…it’s what lights me up. And it makes you beautiful. It’s not about the right lipstick color, it’s not really the hair style…Haven’t you ever seen people who weren’t dressed all that well, but they were just so beautiful? (You see) it’s really about their energy.”

That’s what (I find) exciting…and that’s all part of my coaching. How many times do we sit and do what we think is right instead of being inspired. I think oh I gotta do this…I gotta do that because it pays the bills…”

But being inspired is what makes us start businesses in the first place. And Kate Hudson was just so full of life that she embodied how we all want to feel all the time…INSPIRED. And that’s what makes us successful and beautiful!! You can feel someone’s energy and see someone’s beauty, regardless of their outer appearance, by how you feel when you are with them, or when you watch them. THAT is what REAL BEAUTY is!! Remember that next time you are having a bad hair day!

The “D” Wave January 14, 2010

More on BLEACH!…

It’s called the “D” wave and was invented by BeverlyD in the 80’s for our fine feathered hair friends. It’s similar to a body wave or perm, but it’s done through bleaching out the hair. It makes the hair SWELL and increases the porosity of the hair to create lift and thickness!

Don’t worry brunettes, this isn’t just for blondes! Beverly “bleach(es) it out then puts their natural color back on top. This enables clients to keep their original color if they want, but with a lot more thickness.”

According to Beverly, “Bleaching makes the porosity of the hair strand more level. In order to ensure good work you always want the porosity of the hair to be the same. We want the porosity of roots to be the same as the ends….and the ends are usually more open because they’ve been around longer.”

Benefits:

Amplifies the porosity of the hair

It’s all about opening the cuticle and swelling the hair so we can make it thicker

The gentleness of the bleach opening the hair allows the hair to take a wave better, so feel free to go straight or curly! Also makes the hair take a straightening iron better too!

“For really fine hair, I bleach it out as light as I can get it, then throw a perm on top. Then women have super thick hair, and they can put hot rollers in it and the curl will stay,” says BeverlyD.

As I mentioned in my last email, Beverly and I just did this to my hair. I love how angelic it looks, but also so trendy. I can wear dark eye make-up and red lips and really stand out!

Happy New Year…Happy New YOU! December 31, 2009

Greetings and blessings at such a happy time of year! The new year is a joyous time to think about fresh starts and innovative changes, and this New Year’s is more powerful than most because not only is it a new year, but it is also a new decade!

Have you been wanting to make a change in your life? Perhaps you would like to gossip less, learn to meditate, reinvent yourself on the inside? One of the most powerful ways to transform your inner beauty is to accompany it with a symbolic change in your outer beauty.

At my last visit to BeverlyD is was really ready for a change- both in my appearance and in my life. I have been doing a lot of goal setting around transforming my inner self. I would like to be kinder, more spiritual, more in touch with my feminine intuition, more present and in general, a better person. I was considering dying my hair darker in order to mesh well with the winter months and fall colors, but once I explained to BeverlyD what I was looking for, we decided to go PLATINUM!

It seemed to incorporate everything I was looking for…a DRASTIC and welcomed change in appearance that was symbolic of the inner transformation I was seeking. I was striving to become more “angelic” and in so doing, I now LOOK like an Angel! ….More to come on the process we used and added benefits of going BLONDE BLONDE BLONDE!….

Holiday Trunk Shows: Fun for You, Good for Your Business December 23, 2009

My favorite part of the holidays are all the trunk shows. You get to gather with your favorite friends and party while simultaneously supporting one-another’s businesses.

At BeverlyD we spent our Thursday afternoon in the home of our friend and innovative business woman, Libby.  BeverlyD featured her hair products, there were Ziada handbags by Michele DeGuerin Luke, and Valerie Horwitz showed of her Mighty Aphrodite clothing collection. And to round of the soiree of goodies, Olga Prieto displayed her favorite HFM Squared jewelry.

“(It’s) Such a great way for women to support one another and you can find unique gifts that you can’t find in stores.  You get something you want and you feel good knowing you are helping your friends,” stated BeverlyD.

Michele likes it because we got to spend our day sitting by the fire dinking cocktails and doing what women do best, CHAT! “It gets kinda witchy….there’s all this encouragement. You don’t have to sell. It’s easy and it’s so much better than doing it by yourself. Retail is a lonely business.”

I had so much fun all day long and it didn’t feel like work. Beverly sold and demoed her product on people, we had an all day happy hour, and I met some fantastic women. It was a great networking opportunity and I made some great contacts (and great buys!) I couldn’t believe that I was here for my J.O.B.

I find that your friends want to help you succeed, and they feel good about themselves by doing something good for their friends. The bottom line: Trunk shows work. And it doesn’t feel like you’re working.

All I Want for Christmas is… December 9, 2009

BeverlyD says: “What you do around holiday season, foreshadows your coming year.” Are you traveling, setting goals, and showing your appreciation to yourself and your loved ones? That’s what BeverlyD would do…and is DOING!

As the New Year approaches it’s time to start thinking about what you truly want out of life. What changes would you like to make. What will you no longer put up with from yourself, your life, and others? At BeverlyD we believe you truly can have the life you’ve always wanted. BeverlyD Corp. is not only about organic hair and beauty, but also living the life of your dreams, loving your life, and knowing that life doesn’t always have to be the same old thing.

As a true testament to gearing up for the new year, BeverlyD is spending her holiday doing what she does best: traveling, entertaining, and deciding what she wants! She spent Thanksgiving traveling all over Germany from Munich to Berlin and even driving up to the German alps! While there she attended ‘Portrait Your Fantasy.’ “We created a photo shoot for women to embody the fantasy of their perfect life. It’s about taking women into what their ideal life would be. We created a photo shoot for women to embody the fantasy of their perfect life.  It’s one of those vacations that you’ve gotta get into your fantasy and what you want in your life. It was a vision board for your year to come. You’ve got to decide what you want and then take action.”

“I came back with a new commitment to not have my life be the same. I want my life to be different. No more settling for what I don’t want and doing things I don’t want to do.” If there’s something about (my) business I don’t like doing, or I don’t feel represents what I’m about, I’m not gonna do it.

For those of us at BeverlyD that means recognizing and marketing our product as a luxury brand, and living a lifestyle that reflects that. That means no more sample sale prices, no more traveling coach, and no more handling mundane tasks that can be done for hire. For those of you in the business world, make your life reflect your product. If you are a green company, for example, with a green product make sure you and your company reflect that. Does your office recycle? Do you recycle and carry cloth grocery bags? Remember you are your business’s signature logo.

So this season, think about what you want, start setting those goals, and get ready to make a change for the better. If you need personal or company coaching on how to improve your life or business, contact BeverlyD@beverlydbeauty.com for workshops/seminars, goal setting, and private coaching information. Live the life you’ve always wanted! It’s 2010 for heaven’s sake!

Did you know…? December 1, 2009

That everything you need to beautify your hair and body (in the most natural and healing of ways of course) can be found in your kitchen? That’s why BeverlyD is known as the Kitchen Beautician! Pure Plant and food oils can be applied on the hair and taken internally to defrizz, repair, and calm damaged hair. And did you know that ingesting a proper balance of omega 3’s, 6’s, and 9’s provides a natural sunscreen to your skin! Take it internally and begin to notice how seldom you burn in the summer! Wear it externally when on vacation and watch how your skin will tan rather than burn! Be sure to up your intake this season to keep your body warm and your skin soft as our climate gets colder and drier.

Henna dye created from pure plant root vegetables can be used to stain the hair. Make your hair more golden, ash, or chestnut to warm it up for the holidays! And BeverlyD has even created her own process to highlight the hair- using only food grade products! We’re still perfecting the process, so we’ll have to keep this ingredient a secret, so if you want all natural highlights book your appointment today to come see BeverlyD!

Even BeverlyD’s chapstick is pure plant and food based. And it contains Basil keep your breath fresh! Avoid those chapped lips as the temperature drops! Keep your lips soft and supple this season with BeverlyD lip moisturizer! And don’t forget to order your Appreciation packages for your loved ones! The holidays truly are about giving thanks. The “12 Ways of Appreciation” can be yours to give for only $25!

Appreciation: Giving Thanks and Thanksgiving November 24, 2009

As we look forward this week to turkey, friends and family, it’s important to remember why it is that we gather year after year: to offer our gratitude and thanks for the many blessings we each have in our lives. It is no coincidence that BeverlyD is founded on the power of such Appreciation, and so this is of course a special time of year for us.

There’s a lot of talk these days about the power behind thanksgiving and how an attitude of gratitude can literally transform one’s life overnight. Being appreciative not only brings awareness to so much of that which you are already blessed to have in your life, but also makes you more open to receiving. Some would even argue that being more appreciative for what you have further attracts more circumstances in your life for which to be grateful.

William James said “The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.” And he was right. When you gather with friends and family this holiday season, make everyone you know feel special, loved and most importantly appreciated. At BeverlyD we know how to Appreciate, in 12 ways in fact!

1.    Deep hair conditioning

2.    Hair finishing/pomade

3.    Eye and facial make-up remover

4.    Whole body moisturizer

5.    Luxurious aromatic bath oil

6.    Protects the hair from chlorine damage

7.    Wonderful manicure oil

8.    Excellent shaving aid

9.    Relaxes hair naturally

10. Aromatherapy oil for de-stressing

11. Full body massage oil

12. De-frizz the hair

A product for people of all ages, this 100% organic plant-ingredient formula adds wellness to hair, skin and mood.

A two-ounce bottle comes gift-wrapped in a recycled paper box with an “Appreciation” note card on which to write your own verse.  The “12 Ways of Appreciation” card is also included in the packaging.  The cost for this beautiful gift is only $25. Contact BeverlyD@beverlyd.com to order yours today and show your loved ones how much you Appreciate them, love them, and care about their health!

CUCUMBERS- your key to HEALTH, HAPPINESS, and GREAT HAIR!! November 13, 2009

What’s Beverly D’s favorite vegetable? Why the CUCUMBER of course! Beverly D’s childhood was spent on a cucumber farm in Wisconsin, and she still uses her knowledge of cucumbers as a medium to educate her clients on their hair types.  Fine hair can be compared to small cucumbers, what farmers would rate as a size 1 cucumber, and requires Beverly D shampoo, Beverly D thickening conditioner, and Beverly D volumizing spray. For those with thick, curly, frizzy hair the hair shaft can be compared to that of a large thick cucumber, size 5. This hair type needs Beverly D shampoo, Beverly D moisturizing conditioner, and Beverly D Appreciation Oil to smooth the hair.

Cucumbers are one of the healthiest, most healing and rejuvenating vegetables you can find, and they also have many household uses. Because of the concentrated B vitamins found in cucumbers, they make great headache and hangover cures. Eating a few slices before going to bed will help you feel great the next morning! And it’s much safer and better for you than popping a pain reliever pill. They are also great for an afternoon pick me up and much healthier than a coffee or cookie.

We all know cucumbers are great wrinkle erasers, and great at reducing the swelling for those bags under your eyes, but they’re also a quick fix to cellulite as well. Just rub some cucumber on your problem areas for an instant tightening effect. You can also use them when steaming your face for a wonderful aroma and soothing effect. This is truly a great way to relieve stress and naturally elevate your mood. And who knew? Cucumbers are also make great pen mark erasers, shoe shiners, and bathroom cleaners!

Want to know more about the CUCUMBER and it’s many uses? Want to know more about your hair? Come to the next Beverly D Natural Bawdy show and find out! AND Beverly D will be hosting The Natural Bawdy Naughty or Nice Parties for the holidays! Let Beverly D provide the entertainment for YOUR party this holiday season!