Pink Ribbon Parade 2007: Bath & Body Works

Bath & Body Works is joining in the fight against Breast Cancer. Bath & Body Works will donate $250,000 in 2007 to the American Breast Cancer Foundation.




You can contribute by enjoying their Sweet Pea Signature Collection products, or the Bigelow Shine for Life Mentha Lip Tint, or the In Touch Breast Self-Exam Glove.

Available at your local Bath & Body Works store or online.

Pink Ribbon Parade 2007: Sweet Grass Farm

Pink Carnation & Peppercorn Soy Wax Candle and Hope, Courage & Faith Fragrance Stick Set are Sweet Grass Farm's contribution to the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. They will donate 10 per cent of each sale to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.



Made of pure soy wax, the Pink Carnation & Peppercorn Soy Wax Candle is delicately fragranced with Pink Carnations and fresh ground Peppercorn scent. A unique and unusual combination that will be perfect for relaxing and help rejuvenating.

The Hope, Courage & Faith Fragrance Stick Set carry the same scent that spreads steadily throughout the room.

Pink Carnation & Peppercorn Soy Wax Candle or Hope, Courage & Faith Fragrance Sticks is available at the Sweet Grass Farm website.

Pink Ribbon Parade 2007: Darphin Rose Aromatic Care

Rose Aromatic Care in a limited edition pink bottle is Darphin's Breast Cancer Awareness product.



Packed with essential oils of rose hazelnut, evening primerose and sweet almond oils, it is perfect for hydrating and softening your skin, but only if it is very dry. The Rose Aromatic Care retails for $75 on the Darphin website.

Pink Ribbon Parade 2007: Hidalgo BCA Ring

Women and jewellery - yes, we all know what that means. But women and rings - well its almost a passion. Hidalgo has created the most stunning breast cancer ring. Made of pink enamel with small gold ribbons and 18k gold, this gift is a true reminder of the fight against breast cancer.



This truly exquisite piece of jewellery sells for $725 at Hidalgo Jewelry .

Pink Ribbon Parade 2007: Ribbons of Pink Diffuser

What's that wonderful scent in your home? Yes, it is the Archipelago Botanicals 'Ribbons of Love' Diffuser. A beautiful pink frosted bottle holds fragrant oils which are diffused via bamboo sticks into your living spaces.



This product can be found in stores that stock Archipelago Botanicals . For each diffuser sold, Archipelago Botanicals will donate 40 per cent of the proceeds to City of Hope Cancer Research Hospital in Los Angeles. So go ahead, do your bit!

Pink Ribbon Parade 2007: Spornette Pink Paddle Brush

Here's a really affordable way to support the cause. Spornette has released a pink paddle professional-quality brush. It has ball-shaped nylon bristles on top of a flexible pad.

Its an excellent product. Spornette will make a donation of five thousand dollars to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Pink RIbbon Parade 2007: Essie Cosmetics

Here is a very special and limited edition from Essie Cosmetics. They have created nail polish to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Pink Is Powerful($7) is a quiet yet sparkly pink with the aim of focusing of hope.

Ten per cent of each bottle sold will be donated to the Entertainment Industry Foundation's Women's Cancer Research Fund throughout the month of October. Try this at Essie Cosmetics.

Pink Ribbon Parade 2007: Sephora Shimmer Lip Gloss

How's for a perfectly pink, utterly smimmery, super glossy gloss. Sephora has developed the Super Shimmer Lip Gloss in Forever Pink. Now there's a treat.



And, don't forget, Sephora will donate $1 for every tube sold The Breast Cancer Research Foundation!

Pink Ribbon Parade 2007: Polaroid Camera

Beautiful ladies, with beautiful lives and beautiful families. Here's something very special for saving all your beautiful memories. Polaroid introduces a Pink Camera as a part of their Pink Camera Campaign for Breast Cancer.



Polaroid is also supporting the work of Breast Cancer Research Foundation by launching the "Picture a World Without Breast Cancer" campaign. So enjoy a great digicam for a great cause.

Here's to beautiful memories forever!!

Pink Ribbon Parade 2007: Crystal Deodorant

Thinking of going in for a complete life style change. Add Crystal Body Deodorant to your daily routine. Made of 100 per cent natural mineral salts, it is free of the dangerous chemicals including aluminium chlorohydrate, aluminum zirconium, and alcohol. It is not an anti-perspirant and so permits the natural bodily expulsion of toxins via perspiration. Yes, perspiration is good for you!!



Yet it is a mineral based deo is hypoallergenic, fragrance-free, paraben free, non-sticky, non-staining, dries instantly and leaves no white residue. It can be used by both men and women. Its great if you have sensitive skin or allergies, or simply want a healthy alternative to mainstream, chemical-laden deodorants.

Pink Ribbon Parade 2007: Pier 1 Imports

Browsing though my favourite home store, Pier 1 Imports, I found this beautiful 3 x 4” pillar candle dedicated to breast cancer awareness. Scented with a mild yet exotic floral Blossom fragrance, this exclusive candle comes in a frosted glass holder with a flocked flower design. A pink ribbon lapel pin that is attached to the hangtag.



Pier 1 Imports will donate 25 per cent of the purchase price of each candle the Susan G. Komen Foundation in the fight to end breast cancer. The funds will support innovative breast cancer research and outreach programs. Pier 1 has assured a minimum donation of $250,000 to Komen in 2007 from the sale of specially marked products.

Pink Ribbon Parade 2007: Fannie May Candies

Pretty pink candies from my favourite chocolate house!! Fannie May® will continue their annual pledge of support during Breast Cancer Awareness Month this year. The company will donate 10 percent of the proceeds from their Limited Edition Pink Collection to several charitable organisations including the Cancer Wellness Center, Jennifer S. Fallick Cancer Support Center, Wellness House, Wellness Place and Gilda's Club Chicago.



Enjoy your favourite chocolates and participate in contributing to the cause.

Pink Ribbon Parade 2007: HarrisMichael Jewellery

An extravagant range of jewellery in gold, sterling silver, and diamonds constitute the offering of HarrisMichael Jewellery. Add the ribbon charms in 14k rose, white, and yellow gold to your bracelets, or gift a friend the Silver Angel of Hope pendant.




There is also the very pretty Sterling Silver and 14K Rose gold ring and bracelet to choose from.



Get them at: HarrisMichael Jewellery

Pink Ribbon Parade 2007: Aveda Hand Relief Cream

Yet more beauty products for the cause. Aveda has come out with a limited-edition Hand Relief Cream. A delightful cocktail of fruit acids, antioxidants, vitamins A and E, this rich cream targets the signs of aging to give you beautiful soft hands. I bought it and found it to be really very good!



$4.00 from each purchase will be donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation . Find it at Aveda salons, spas and stores and online at Aveda.comfor $20.

Raas Garba Across the Globe

Pink Ribbon Parade 2007: Dainty Paddle Pendants

Invest in the cause with a Paddle Pendant from jeweller Julia Turner. Interesting object for a piece of jewellery, huh? Well here is the remarkable story. The Paddle Project was started by artist Julia Turner who wanted to show her support for a friend who had been diagnosed with cancer. The silver canoe paddles she created are meant to be worn by friends and families of those battling cancer. They serve as a wonderful reminder to stick together for the survival of loved ones.



The sterling silver one-and-a-quarter-inch paddle pendant sells for $25. $2.50 from the sale of each paddle is donated to the Breast Cancer Fund till January 2008. The paddle pendants come in s little box with a pink ribbon.

Pink Ribbon Parade 2007: Charm Bracelet by Marc Jacobs

Here is a designer accessory for your wardrobe. The Breast Cancer Awareness Charity Charm Bracelet by Marc by Marc Jacobs is exclusively available at shopbop.com .



The set of two bangles and four charms — pink ribbon, wishbone, heart and ball — is priced at $88. Fifty percent of the sale price will be donated to Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization.

Pink Ribbon Parade 2007: Beauty and the Biscuit

Beautiful biscuits? Now we are talking. In the realm of fashion, good food is often forgotten. Not by Eleni's. Her white and pink iced Fashion Awareness Cookies are as stylish as they are delicious.



Eleni's has three delightful collections to choose from. The Benevolent Bouquet gift box includes 18 fashion cookies in shapes of tulips, ribbons, bees, and daisies. The Fashion Awareness box has 19 couture cookies including umbrella, lipstick, bag, perfume, and shoes.



Finally Reach for the Cure box has 9 sugar cookies in a gift box in the shapes of T-shirts and handbags.



Share these dainty delights with friends and family. They can be gift wrapped and shipped across the continent. Eleni's will give 50 percent of the proceeds from the sale of each biscuit tin Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Pink Ribbon Parade 2007: Goody Ouchless Hair Products

The hair products manufacturer Goody has come out with a Limited Edition hair accessories and brushes in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Try the pretty in pink Cushion Brushes. Or show your support with head scarves in light or dark pink. Also in head wraps and elastics in shades of pink and white. Also participate in Celebrity Brush Auctions at Goody until November 02, 2007!



All hair accessories come with a Breast Cancer Awareness pin. Five per cent of all proceeds will be donated to Living Beyond Breast Cancer.

Dancing Away the Nights

Navratri is here and all with a keen enthusiasm for dancing are getting together their finery, special costumes, and jewellery ready. The many talented performers who are often hired for these celebrations too are preparing themselves to lead large groups in celebratory dancing this year. While Navratri pandals are famous all across the major cities in India, a little known fact is that Indian expats dance their way through these nine days with equal fervour!

To lead these celebrations, entire dance troupes or Raas Mandali's are hired to come out to major cities across the globe to perform the traditional Raas Garba (social dancing). Enter an enterprising cowherd from a small town in Gujarat. At home Karnabhai Bharwad is a milk seller. Yet during Navratri he moonlights as a traditional dancer. His Raas Mandali is a troupe of rural lads like himself. Twenty-five dance artists and musicians make up the Shaktipara Raas Mandli. Describing the Raas Garba as a legacy inherited from their ancestors, they get together to take art beyond the boundaries their homes.



Raas Garba or social dancing is a unique art form in India. Traditionally, a lamp (the Garba Deep)is lit in the middle of the concentric rings. Beautifully adorned women and men in traditional costumes dance around the lamp clapping rhythmically. At every step they gracefully bend sideways, the arms coming together in sweeping gestures, up and down, left and right, each movement ending in clap.

If you have friends from India or hear of a temple in your town hosting the Garba - do go. The sheer energy, enthusiasm, and colour of the occasion is a treat for the senses!! And who knows, you may just bump into Karnabhai and his dancing troupe there....

Pink Ribbon Parade 2007: OPI Nail Lacquer

OPI has created an exclusive Pink Nail Lacquer in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.This deliciously pink nail polish is called the Pink of Hearts!! It comes in a 15ml bottle. The brush top is a striking black with little pink ribbons signifying Breast Cancer Awareness.



Sales from the lacquer will support Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure in its promise to end breast cancer forever. In 2007, OPI aims to donate $25,000 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Find Pink of Hearts at OPI

Pink RIbbon Parade 2007: Palmer's

Here's something we all use everyday - a moisturizer. Palmer'sis celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness Month by donating 10 percent of the sales of specially marked pink bottles of Cocoa Butter Formula, Olive Butter Formula and Shea Butter Formula lotions to the non-profit organization, Susan G. Komen Foundation.



They have guaranteed a minimum guaranteed donation of $30,000 to this grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists.

Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend

The festival season begins in right earnest in India this Friday with Navratri (literally 9 nights celebrating the female principles of nature and divinity representing them). It is a joyous time with much singing and dancing replete with seasonal beauty and fashion trends. I shall be reviewing some of these over the next few days. Today's fashion news is diamonds.



Women in the Western state of Gujarat are all set to dazzle garba (social dancing)dance venues with nothing less than diamond-studded smiles! Young women are getting a cosmetic ‘dental diamond procedure’ to get diamonds embedded in their teeth. During this procedure, the teeth are adorned with a non-toxic diamond at the cost of Rs 2500, equivalent to around ?? $.

Customers can choose between two kinds of diamonds, one with bluish glint and another with a whitish glaze. The procedure takes 45 minutes, and as the diamonds used are medicated, they will last a lifetime. And yes! they can be removed at a later date.

There you go, jewellery to enhance your pearly whites....


Via: DNA