Observer On Sunday
After a week off work with what can only be described as a virus that makes you feel more tired than you could imagine feeling, I ended up having a very exciting Sunday. I was woken up to a cooked...
View ArticleMerry Christmas! And The Website Turns 1…
First of all let me wish all of my customers, suppliers, friends and family a very merry christmas and peaceful new year. 2012 has been a huge year for not only Sweet Cecily’s but many people involved...
View ArticleKirstie Allsopp’s Handmade Fair
A couple of weeks ago we posted a competition on our Facebook page asking for your help in picking a new lip balm flavour, (i’ll talk about this in more detail in a little bit) we have so far had a...
View ArticleWelcome to the new site
Hello and welcome to our brand new website. We’ve added some really great new features, so let me give you a quick tour… As existing Sweet Cecily’s customers and colleagues will know, we want to make...
View ArticleChristmas Fair at Castle Howard – in aid of NSPCC
Lose yourself in the Christmas Spirit and the luxurious surrounds of historic Castle Howard. Each year the NSPCC Castle Howard Christmas Fair offers a range of stalls and gift ideas with something...
View ArticleSweet Cecily’s goes Global!
This week officially marks the launch of Sweet Cecily’s in South Korea! This whole experience has certainly been a lesson in patience, but hopefully it will all be plain sailing from here! Back in...
View ArticleBeauty Crowd Video Review
Back in September I was contacted by one of the lovely features writers (Harriet) from a website called The Beauty Crowd. The main aim of this fresh looking website is to bring together all the latest...
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British Lifestyle Showcase Launch In South Korea
Some of you may remember that back in March 2012 Hugo and I went over to Seoul in South Korea to exhibit at the British Lifestyle Products Showcase held at the UK Ambassador’s Residence. During our...
View ArticleAn introduction to the ingredients we use
One of the first things most people do when I bring up the topic of natural skincare is grab whatever hand cream or moisturiser they have in their bag and ask me to look through the ingredients. Often...
View ArticleTop 7 ‘Nasties’ to watch out for in your skincare
Unlike organic foods, there are no national and EU regulations for natural & organic cosmetics. Products CAN be certified as Organic, however, companies can also freely use the term without being...
View ArticleChristmas Elves Wanted
We are hiring! As we begin to gear up for Christmas, we are looking for someone to join our team on a fixed term contract. If you think you are up for the challenge, please read on… Key Duties: Picking...
View ArticleWe were picked as one of Theo Paphitis’‘Small Business Sunday’ Winners!
Back in April I got to emailing with a lovely lady named Ursh, who runs Refunk’d, which is a business making amazing individual pieces of furniture out of recycled and pre loved items. She was in touch...
View ArticleProduct Spotlight – Soothing Skin Cream
In this blog, I’m going to tell you a little bit about our Soothing Skin Cream. It was formulated, developed and tested by our very own Managing Director, Cecily Fearnley. Having suffered from Eczema...
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Come and Meet the Maker at the Great Yorkshire Shop
This Saturday (27th February) I will be spending the day at the lovely Great Yorkshire Shop in Leeds. Situated in the beautiful Corn Exchange building, this is a relatively new store that opened its...
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Not On the Highstreet Open Door Event
Back in April I was approached by Not On the Highstreet to get involved in their very first ‘physical event’. For those of you who don’t know, NOTHS are an online marketplace who provide a selling...
View ArticleWe are hiring!
I can’t quite believe I am sitting here on the 1st of July and writing a job advert that relates to Christmas! But here goes! Here at Sweet Cecily’s we have seen our best ever start to the year in...
View ArticleProduct Focus – Citrus and Walnut Body Scrub
Before we take a look at the ingredients and what role they play in our Citrus & Walnut Body Scrub, I wanted to talk about an ingredient found in most other exfoliating cosmetic products on the...
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Festival of Thrift – 17th & 18th September
We are super excited to announce that we will be attending this year’s Festival of Thrift, which will be taking place on the 17 & 18 September at Kirkleatham, Redcar. The festival of thrift is a...
View ArticleNo point crying over spilt milk… or should we say, damaged lip balms!
We have found over the years that we inevitably end up with odd boxes of products that we can’t sell for one reason or another. It may be that they were earlier stage formulations where we haven’t...
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Make Awards 2016
WE NEED YOUR HELP! The annual Not on the High Street awards celebrate those who do creativity, originality and ingenuity better than anyone else. This year, two special awards will be chosen by you,...
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