an interview with Jessica
Can you tell us a bit about Pennies and Feathers?
Pennies and Feathers is my new natural, and organic, luxury skincare range which is handmade in the heart of the English countryside.
The range currently consists of three highly nourishing products made from Soil Association and COSMOS certified organic and vegan ingredients, designed to nourish, soothe and revitalise your skin. As well as being suitable for all skin types, the products are also safe to use whilst undergoing chemo and radiotherapy, and 10 percent of Pennies and Feathers’ profits will be donated to small independent charities that support people living with cancer.
The range boasts beautifully illustrated packaging, sustainably designed to be reusable as makeup brush holders and trinket boxes, to try and reduce the amount of waste from beauty packaging.
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an organic christmas
With Christmas just around the corner now, I wanted to share a link to the Soil Association's website. They have complilled a wonderful guide on how to have an organic Christmas this year. Everything from 'The Ultimate Christmas Dinner', to where you can buy FSC certified trees and also where to find your local organic shops.
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the importance of organic certification
When my fascination with natural skincare came about, after losing my mum to breast cancer, I discovered a whole world that I was intrigued by. So many different brands were claiming to be 'natural', 'organic', 'green', 'inspired by nature', 'non-toxic', and it was rather overwhelming.
After doing my homework I realised that these words frankly meant nothing. There were no regulations in place to monitor what these brands were claiming, and the one thing that stuck with me the most was that for a brand to write organic on the product, it only technically has to contain 1% of organic ingredients.
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world mental health day 2018
Today, 10th October 2018, marks this year's World Mental Health Day. In honour of this I wanted to share a piece that I have written which attempts to describe what it feels like to live alongside grief, still years on, and what happens when the waves come. I hope that this may help others to know that they aren't alone and that despite the painful moments, there is still beauty in the world and most of the time life is great.
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re-usable packaging
When David Attenborough announces to the world that we need to reduce our plastic use, then you listen.
Even before creating the brand, as a big beauty consumer, I was appalled by the amount of plastic and waste that was created from purchasing products.
Everything was housed in plastic tubes and jars, and the sometimes beautiful outer packaging that I gawped over in the shop was just instantly thrown away.
So I wanted to make it part of my mission to create beautiful packaging that could actually be re-used and therefore also added a little something extra to your purchase.
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homemade face mask recipe
When I first got interested in natural skincare and started exploring ideas for products for the brand, the first thing that I did was to order some ingredients from online and start playing in my kitchen.
I had the most fun few weeks, melting butters and mixing different oils together. I even dabbled in creating my own lipsticks too which was incredibly satisfying to see swirls of different colour in pots...despite my small mishap of dying half my kitchen tools bright red (lesson learned)!- Details
the olive tree cancer support centre
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contact us
Address:
Suite 2
5 Percy Street
London W1T 1DG
Email:
info@penniesandfeathers.co.uk
Tel : 01403 250921
about our shop
pennies and feathers
A new botanical British award-winning beauty brand, that was created from a love story.
Our aim is to bring beauty back into our customers lives. Whether it is your skin that needs revitalising, your senses or your spirit.
Everything from the beautiful illustrations on the packaging, to the tactile glass containers and the wonderful relaxing scents have been designed to bring you a sense of beauty and calm.