JustBe at No.10 Downing Street

JustBe at No.10 As part of Small Business Saturday 100, I was delighted to be invited to have a stall within No.10 Downing Street for the launch of this years campaign. Margot James, the Minister for Small Business gave a keynote speech celebrating the success of the UK's 5.4 million small business.

Small Business Staurday is this weekend, and I'll be 'popping-up' within WhiteStuff, George Street Edinburgh on Saturday the 3rd and Lululemon, a couple of blocks along on Sunday the 4th. If you're in Edinburgh, it would be great to see you. Wherever you are, remember that shopping local helps support independent, ethical businesses which has a positive impact on the economy and keeps our high streets interesting 🌟 A heart felt thanks to everyone who's supported JustBe and me this year. Wishing you and yours a very happy Christmas and here's to a healthy, fun filled 2017 🎄

As seen in i-on magazine

Time to get your festive glow on With temperatures falling, central heating on full blast and 'only' 33 days until Christmas - now's a great time to give our 30 day radiance challenge a try. Described as pretend sleep & clean living in a bottle, simply apply our Hydrating Serum & Treatmemt Oil for a month, visibly notice the difference or get your money back. Although Christmas Day's still over a month away, our 1st Festive Fayre was in October, and it's fair to say that we're not the only ones that are getting in the mood. Our aromatherapy chocolates, organic herbal teas and JustBe Happy hand wash & body lotion are proving popular, with a lot of people admitting that the chocolate might not make it long enough to be given as a gift! If you'd like to have some fun counting down the days, our big bars of chocolate have 24 squares - so make a tasty alternative advent calendar! In addition to the various fun Festive Fayres, we've got some exciting news of our 1st spa in London to offer JustBe treatments - more details to follow in the New Year. And I had the pleasure of meeting Joe Wicks aka The Body Coach when he was in Edinburgh for a talk on his latest Lean in 15 book tour. Joe was inspiring as always, and I was personally delighted that he referred to me as the 'chocolate lady' and seemed more than happy when I gave him more JustBe Loved - "my favourite chocolate - the best I've ever tasted" Joe Wicks in Edinburgh on 18th November as part of his Lean in 15 The Sustain Plan book tour. We hope to see you at one off these forthcoming events. As always, the best way to keep up to date is via our Facebook page. Copyright © 2016 JustBe Botanicals, All rights reserved. Entire datebase Our mailing address is: JustBe Botanicals 5 Rosebank Cottages Edinburgh, Lothian  EH3 8DA United Kingdom Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

Feel Supernatural this Autumn

...with our all natural range of skincare. As the days get shorter and the leaves begin to fall, Autumn's a perfect time to wrap-up warm and nourish your skin to reveal your inner radiance. A great addition to any skincare routine is a gentle exfoliator. Exfoliating removes the dry, dead often dull layer of surface skin cells to uncover a glowing fresh complexion whilst allowing the active ingredients of other products to be absorb and benefit the skin. Have you tried our intensely Hydrating Serum & Treatment Oil which come with a 30 day radiance money back guarantee?

With only 8 weeks to Christmas, we've got a busy couple of months ahead. The best way to keep up to date, is via the Events section of our Facebook page. This week, we're delighted to be part of the Small Business Bus Tour, when it arrives into the Grass Market, Edinburgh on Tuesday. I'm looking forward to being in conversation with author Sara Sheridan on Thursday 27th, which happens to be National Chocolate Day, at the National Library of Scotland to talk about her latest novel of intrigue, chocolate and passion. For more information & tickets click here. Friday the 28th of October is the first of the Christmas Fairs that we'll be attending this year - starting with Loanhead followed by a pop-up in Margiotta Dundas St. store, Edinburgh on Saturday. if you've started thinking about Christmas, remember that we have stocking-fillers from £2.50, a range of secret Santa gifts including Gift Vouchers from £10 and hampers to suit everybody & budget. For customised hampers please email hello@justbebotanicals.co.uk

Small Biz 100

JustBe selected as one of Small Biz 100 I'm thrilled that JustBe has been named as one of the 100 small businesses in the UK to be celebrated by Small Business Saturday - a 100 day campaign that culminates with a day dedicated to encourage us to shop small on the 3rd of December. Joining JustBe are 6 other Scottish based business and a skincare company from London. Part of the celebrations include a UK wide bus tour, which will arrive into Edinburgh on Tuesday the 25th - more details to follow. The Edinburgh Festival's a great time to be out & about, and this year was no exception. We were delighted to meet and share our JustBe aromatherapy chocolate with so many well known faces including Olly Murs & the Steve Wright in the Afternoon team 🍫 The winner of this years JustBe Loved Edinburgh Festival award was Alan Cumming for Sappy Songs as part of the International Festival. The 2 shortlisted entrie were HERBERT - the Hendrick's bus experience & The Big Breakfast by Bite-Size Plays 🌟 JustBe Fabulous at WhiteStuff The winning blend for the JustBe Fabulous Tea Competition at WhiteStuff, Edinburgh was Spearmint, Rose & Lavender as suggested by Chantal Balmer from Glasgow. JustBe Fabulous will be exclusively available to enjoy instore at the Meet & Make area of the George Street branch. Thanks to everyone who entered and for those who came along on Saturday to help with the judging. Dates for your diary: 2nd Sept WholeFoods Piccadilly, in-store demo 1.30-5.30pm 10th Sept WholeFoods Gifnnock, in-store demo 12-4pm 16th Sept WholeFoods Richmond, in-store demo 1.30-5.30pm 17th Sept WholeFoods High St Kensington, in-store demo 10-12pm 25th Oct Small Biz Sat Bus, Edinburgh tbc 27th Oct Talk at National Library, Edinburgh 6.30pm 29th Oct Margiotta, Dundas St Pop-up 3rd Nov Virgin Money Lounge, Edinburgh JustBe pop-up 6-8pm 12th Nov Mary Erskine, Edinburgh Christmas Fair 10-3pm 21st/22nd Nov Perth, Christmas Fair Additional dates will be added onto JustBe's Facebook page

Competition Time - create new tea blend & win bamboo water

Help us create an exci-tea-ing We've teamed up with our friends at White Stuff Edinburgh to offer you the chance to create an exciting herbal tea blend. We'd love to know what's your favourite cuppa. How about green tea with a twist of spearmint or soothing chamomile & rose? Pop into White Stuff's George Street store or email us at hello@justbebotanicals.co.uk with you suggestions before the 27th of August. The winning blend will be exclusively available at the JustBe tea stop of the Meet & Make area, located on the 1st floor of the George Street store. White Stuff's Meet & Make area is a great place to catch up with friends over a cup of JustBe tea, a good source of inspiration for creating your own blend and a welcome rest from the hustle & bustle of the city during the Edinburgh Festival.

who we met during the Virgin Media #VOOM, to offer the opportunity to win some of their delicious tree water. The first is via twitter. To be in with a chance of winning a selection of JustBe goodies & a case of Bamboo water, simply retweet the tweet featuring the blue image below from either @JustBeBotanical or @Sibberi before the 3rd of August. The second opportunity to try some Siberi tree water, is by adding the word GLOW when ordering on-line from JustBe. One lucky order will be picked each day during August and will include a free bottle of Bamboo water. In addition to being naturally hydrating, bamboo water is the highest natural source of silica - which is essential for healthy skin, hair & nails.

JustBe skincare now available in London

Delighted that JustBe's all natural, multiple award winning skincare range is exclusively available in WholeFoods High Street Kensingtin, Piccadilly & Richmond stores. And will be coming soon to Giffnock, Glasgow. I was down in London last week to visit the stores and meet some of the team and was thrilled to see the displays and customers buying the range.  If you're near any of the stores, please do pop in and try the range for yourself. I'll be back down soon to do in store demos, dates and times to follow. Also thrilled that JustBe Happy Hand & Body Wash was awarded Silver at this years FreeFrom Skincare awards hosted by Janey Lee Grace at Olmpia, London last Friday.  Here are some of the comments for the panel of testers: "Certainly a pleasure to use and I loved the smell – pink grapefruit and lime. I loved this product, it was fresh and zingy but didn't leave my skin dry or tight. I would buy it again. Very uplifting for a morning shower.” This is the second accolade for this new addition to the range, having receive Finalist from The Beauty Shortlist earlier in the year.

JustBe Dad

Happy Father's  With Father's Day just a week away, we've got a great selection of gifts that have been designed with men in mind: from JustBe Active Epsom Salts(great bath tonic for soothing tired, aching muscles), botanically enriched soap, aromatherapy chocolates, punchy spearmint & clove herbal tea & rollerballs for when they're out and about or at the gym. To ensure delivery for next Sundayplease order by Thursday the 16th of June.

Delighted JustBe's a Semi-Finalist in this years Virgin Media #VOOMcompetition in Birmingham on Tuesday. The final 3 companies will be selected and get to Pitch to Richard Branson in London on the 28th of June. Please keep everything crossed for us. Join us on Friday 24th of June at the Scottish Larder Live, Royal Highland Show. We'll proud to be part of the Cholocate collective along with Charlotte Flower, Coco of Bruntsfield & the Chocolate Gallery.

We need your #VOOM vote

Help us Pitch to Rich

With just over a week of the public vote left to go, we'd really appreciate if you can give us your vote to help us Pitch to Rich as part of this years Virgin Media pitching competition. We were delighted to have been one of eleven companies invited to attend the #VOOM photoshoot in London to highlight the diversity of this year. With over 7.5k entries, competition to make the next stage of a Pitchathon is fierce. The public voting closes on the 23rd of May, so if you can give us your support it would be much appreciated.

The new Meet & Make area in White Stuff, Edinburgh was launched at the beginning of May and is the ideal place to catch up with friends over a pot of our JustBe tea ☕️ Thrilled that JustBe organic herbal teas & aromatherapy chocolates have been selected by Edinburgh Artisan Food along with an amazing range of independent companies to encourage people to shop local.