CL Leavey and Co: Natural handmade luxuries for body and home

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FEBRUARY 2010

At last these pot-holed back roads are moving freely again, so all orders should be with you in our usual super-speedy time! And don't forget that P&P remains a ridiculously reasonable £3.50 on all items – and we've also kept our prices unchanged despite the recent VAT hike. It's always been our aim to bring you insanely high quality at tediously sensible prices; and in a world gone mad, we're rather proud to be achieving that!

We've still got very small stocks (literally the odd one or two) of all our key own-label lines, like Pot of Gold, Rose Orange lotion, Rosa Plena lotion (now only two left!), 60ml Avocado Custard and 60ml Carrot Custard. When these are gone, there will be a small delay while we make more - but since we do literally make all our skin and homecare lines by hand in our own works, that delay won't be very long at all! We've ample stocks of other lines, including both varieties of Biobar, handmade soaps, Lavender Essence, saree moth bags, Marine Scrub and so on – and a new, fresh batch of Apis Wood Food English beeswax polish has just been potted. It smells absolutely sensational!

In the midst of this icy Winter weather is when our sensational Herbs and Honey Marine Scrub really comes into its own. Made with Dead Sea salt, Epsom salts, honey, essential oils and barely-processed seaweed powder, it is quite simply the most effective all-natural body detox for use in the bath and shower. Both the active ingredients and the gentle scrubbing action serve to stimulate the circulation, giving you a real Ready-Brek glow! And with its deeply reviving fragrance made from a complex of herbal essences, it's quite a powerful proposition from an aromatherapy point of view – leaving the skin feeling soft and deep cleansed, and the spirit relaxed and peaceful.

If you're in the middle of putting together your 2010 seed order, please do make sure you have a quick look at the beginnings of our expanding kitchen garden range. We've got well-priced enamelware, topiary and herb shears, traditional fruit picking baskets – and lovely packets of lavender 'angustifolia' seeds, with full-colour fold-out instruction sheets and metal markers. These in addition to our string, twine, composting bags and scrubbing brushes. And we'll be adding more exciting lines to this department during coming months.

Spring is nearly here …