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February 8, 2018
The Benefits of Farm-to-Sink Skincare
Calling all dairy queens! You’ve probably heard that milk does a body good, right? Even though it’s what’s on the inside that counts, there are plenty of benefits when it comes to adding various milk-based beauty products to your skincare regimen.
From the farm to the fridge to the vanity, there are more uses for milk than building strong, healthy bones or enjoying a cold glass with some of Brent’s White Chocolate Cranberry Pecan Cookies. Milk is a rising-star ingredient in the beauty and skincare world, and it’s gaining popularity for good reason: Simply put, milk contains lactic acid, which has proven itself to be a superior skin-softening agent and natural exfoliant that doesn’t set off alarm bells for irritation or dryness.
From acne to anti-aging products, these types of acids are a staple in skin care. They are commonly extracted from milk, fruits, or plants and added to a myriad of skincare products. While cow’s milk remains popular, goat milk is sproinging into dairy-beauty routines everywhere, so let’s skim over some reasons why you should get your goat milk on.
Here at Beekman, we play well with udders and remember our roots; our original simple goat milk soap is the product that started it all, and it grew to almost cult status overnight. Made the old fashioned way, by hand and with only the purest ingredients, it’s completely unscented, making it one of the most natural beauty products available.
Goat milk soaps are handcrafted bar soaps that contain no harsh detergents or harmful chemical compounds. The lactic acid component of pure goat milk is the key player in cleansing our skin and eliminating impurities. It’s what gives goat milk its amazing ability to help provide a youthful appearance, and who doesn’t want that? Those trusty alpha-hydroxy acids are really great at exfoliating, increasing blood flow to the skin and giving your face the rejuvenation it didn’t know it was missing. They work hard to remove the dull surface layer of the skin to give it a squeaky clean feeling and appearance; once sloughed off, the skin immediately starts glowing!
Don’t fret, squeaky clean doesn’t mean moisture deprived; the fatty acids and triglycerides found in goat milk not only keep your insides running smoothly, but they help you look great on the outside, too, because their moisturizing qualities help keep skin baby soft. Goat milk is very gentle, and it helps balance the pH level of our own skin almost perfectly. Because its pH level is similar to that of humans, it’s absorbed by the skin with far less irritation than traditional cleansers and soaps, and helps keep bacteria at bay. (Goodbye, pimples!)
Speaking of acne, it doesn’t stand a chance against goat milk based products. Goat milk, unlike cow’s milk, is great to combat acne-prone skin because it contains special properties that offer a natural, less harsh exfoliation for the skin, and antimicrobial properties that can eliminate and even prevent acne altogether. Think about it: If skin is already irritated and inflamed due to breakouts and acne, the last thing it needs is an abrasive product. Instead, give it the goat milk mask it craves and the beauty roadmap to clear, healthy skin. Added bonus: goat milk contains a fat molecule that has the ability to reduce skin inflammation, so lather up and kiss that redness goodbye!
We learned our ABCs and 123s in Kindergarten, but it’s always good to have a refresher course at the bathroom sink: Goat milk is jam packed with Vitamins A, B, C, and D; together these guys have a naturally regenerative effect to brighten the complexion and give way to healthy new skin. While the milk’s acids scrub away dead skin cells, vitamins promote growth of healthier, more youthful looking skin. Specifically, studies on Vitamin A consistently show that it reduces the appearance of lines and wrinkles and can improve your overall skin health.
From sloughing dead skin to preventing acne and brightening skin, goat milk has earned its place in our beauty products and cabinets. It’s said the cream always rises to the top, so treat yourself to some goat milk skincare goodies because it’s never too early to start prepping your winter-worn skin for warmer spring air. And when people ask where you got your glow, let them know you were barn with it.
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Triple Milk Skin Milk
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Triple Milk Bar
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Triple Milk Cleanser
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Triple Milk Peel
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January 30, 2018
On The Road With Josh And Brent
As many of you know, we take advantage of the slower winter months to do a lot of our business travel. This past week we’ve been to New York City, Minneapolis and North Carolina. In NYC we went to what the PR industry calls “desksides.” We carried a suitcase around to all the big magazine editors to talk about our wares in hopes that they’ll write a story about them. We visited every major beauty editor you can think of. It does feel a little funny to walk into Vogue wearing our farm clothes when everyone else is wearing couture. But maybe they’ll think we’re just more fashion forward than they are. If you see faded plaids and crumply jeans on the runways next year, you can thank us.
Minneapolis is the home to Evine. Whenever you see us on TV, we’re there. Many people ask how we transport our goats to the studios, and while we try to explain while we’re on air some folks miss that part. It would be too stressful for our goats to travel that far. (And too expensive! They insist on First Class.) So we work with Goat Shine Farm, a wonderful family farm in Glencoe MN. It’s great to have fellow farmers to chat with when we’re on the road. And even better when they share their farm’s bounty…this last trip they also brought us some of their homemade frozen goat milk custard. Plus, they raise mostly Nigerian Dwarf goats (a breed that John doesn’t have) so we even get to meet new kinds of goats. Diversity is great in all species.
Finally, we’re writing this from Randleman, North Carolina – Brent’s hometown – where we’re visiting his family. Brent’s lucky enough to still have three living grandparents, so every chance we get to see them, we do. (They say “hello” to you all.) We’re staying at his mom’s house, which is on a piece a property right next to where Brent’s great grandparents used to farm. Their small house and tobacco barn are still standing, though just barely. Both will probably fall down in the next few years. (The property is no longer owned by the family.) It’s a beautiful place. Lace curtains still hang in the glass-less windows. You can see out over the fields from the front porch. They raised everything from peanuts to potatoes to dairy cows on the farm, and each weekend they would load up their truck and drive into the “city” to sell their wares.
Kinda like us carrying our suitcases full of goods around NYC.
Guess things don’t change as much as we think they do.
Lucky for all of us.
New
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A Seat at The Table
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Heirloom Vegetable
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Heirloom Dessert
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Heirloom Cookbook
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January 29, 2018
Sweet Grass Has a Pretty Sweet History of Health and Wellness
An extremely hardy perennial herb with a sweet, long-lasting, vanilla-like fragrance, sweet grass is indigenous to the comparatively cool regions of Europe and North America, growing naturally in the nutrient-rich soil of wet meadows, low prairies, cool mountain canyons, and along the shady banks of streams, rivers, and lakes.
The plant grows to a height of about 24 inches with long, scented stalks hiding shiny undersides. Its scientific name, Hierochloe odorata, literally means, “fragrant holy grass,” and the plant has been regarded as sacred everywhere it is grown and harvested.
In fact, Native Americans called it, “the grass that never dies,” because they believed the plant retained its spirit and fragrance long after it had been harvested; some tribes believed it was the first plant to cover the earth.
This aromatic herb gets its namesake from its sweet blades and has been used by humans over the centuries in functions ranging from ingredients in herbal medicine to the production of distilled spirits. It has even been used as a flavoring for tea, tobacco, candy, soft drinks, and vodka.
Indigenous people of North America have been using sweet grass traditionally for their religious ceremonies as well as for specific therapeutic purposes. Many stuffed the fragrant grass into their pillows and mattresses with hopes of having sweet dreams, and they even wove the dried leaves into their fabrics and clothing to ensure the soft aroma of sweet grass followed them everywhere.
Sweet Grass didn’t just end with clothing; however, in addition, native tribes throughout North America used its long leaves to weave baskets and other traditional handicrafts, many of which retained the plant’s aroma long after weavers were finished.
In Northern Europe, sweet grass was laid on the ground in front of churches on Saints’ days so the sweet fragrance would be released when people walked inside. Among Native Americans, sweet grass has a long tradition of use in sacred rituals as a “smudging” herb and is still widely used for that purpose today.
Using an herbaceous healing and purifying incense, the act of smudging is ritual alchemy — changing and shifting the air element, transforming one’s environment to a level of mystical elevation. The use of incense and smoke to connect humans to the spirit world can be easily traced throughout the East in parts of Asia, and even dating as far back to Ancient Greece.
Smudging with dried white sage is a 2,000 year-old Indigenous American practice; shamans used dried sage plants on their fires as a ritual to call upon ancestral spirits. Any conflict, anger, illness or evil was absorbed by the sage smoke to be released or cleansed from the energy field of a person.
Next, braided and dried sweet grass would be burned to call forth the energy of peace and love. Sweet grass braids smolder and don’t produce an open flame when burned. This ancient mystical ritual is a simple one to incorporate into your life, or any time you feel like your aura might need a little polishing; some believe you can never really smudge too much!
Smudging your sacred space, your home or office, or even your body with herbs like sage or sweet grass is like a deep metaphysical cleansing. The smoke from dried herbs actually changes the ionic composition of the air and can have a direct effect on reducing our stress. In fact, sweet grass is the ying to sage’s yang, because just as sage is used to cleanse and clear negativity, sweet grass is used to bring peace and positivity.
Of course, one mustn’t rely solely on smoke and firepower to experience the benefits of sweet grass; the essential oils extracted from the seeds of these sweet stems are chock full of natural pick-me-ups for even your most stubborn moods or ailments. Its aroma alone cues your mind and body to relax, wading off tension and anxiety, thus promoting higher natural energy levels – perfect for when you need a boost, but don’t need another cup of coffee!
If you’d rather ease your way into using sweet grass as part of your essential oils toolbox, start by adding a couple drops to your laundry water, dryer balls, cleaning detergents, favorite lotion, or any place where you want an extra boost of that refreshingly light scent. Added bonus: though the scent is sweet to humans, it’s repulsive to mosquitos, so it should help eliminate the seasonal buzz in your ears!
Sweet grass has proven to be a sacred, powerful plant believed by many to dispel negative energy, elicit emotional strength, and engage our minds and senses. So while we’re at it, maybe we could all learn a few life lessons from these sweet leaves: stand tall, always keep growing, be persistent, it’s important to cleanse every once in awhile, spread the love, and while the grass isn’t always greener, it certainly may be sweeter!
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Sweet Grass Whipped Body Cream
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Happy Place Sweet Grass Essential Oil
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Sweet Grass Face Wipes
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Happy Place Sweet Grass Goat Milk Laundry Soap
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When You Cross Paths With Cupid This Valentine’s Day, At Least You’ll Have Something To Talk About
There’s no doubt about it, Valentine’s Day is one of America’s most celebrated traditions. Every February 14, candy, flowers, gifts, and love notes are exchanged between friends and loved ones across the United States and in many places around the world, all in the name of St. Valentine.
More than just a Hallmark holiday, Valentine’s Day, like Halloween, is rooted in pagan partying; however, the lovers’ jubilee hasn’t always been associated with romance. Before the ubiquitous candy hearts, roses, and softly lit dinners, there were beheadings, martyred saints, and pagan rituals. Let’s take a look at the history and traditions that made February 14 the love fest it is today.
While the exact origins of Valentine’s Day remain shrouded in mystery, we do know that February has long been celebrated as a month of romance. Some historians consider the Ancient Roman feast Lupercalia, held from February 13 to 15, to be the holiday’s earliest iteration. During the festivities, Roman priests sacrificed a goat and a dog, using strips of the animals’ hides dipped in blood to whip women in the belief that it would make them more fertile. The ritual also included a matchmaking session, with bachelors selecting the names of their “sweethearts” from an urn.
The most popular account of the holiday’s origins date back to a temple priest named, not surprisingly, Valentine, a later-to-be-canonized saint who was executed on February 14 in 270 A.D. by Emperor Claudius II. His crime? Performing illegal marriage ceremonies on the Roman battlefield. Back then, as the story goes, the military-minded Claudius II believed connubial bliss was bad for war and made it illegal for soldiers to wed as a way to encourage them to join the army. Imprisoned for his battlefield-betrothing ways, Valentine, a man of many talents, supposedly healed the blind daughter of his jailer while incarcerated and, the night before his execution, gave the newly sighted young lass a handwritten card signed, “From Your Valentine.” And the rest, as they say, is history.
In 496 A.D. Pope Gelasius declared February 14th as the First Feast Day of Saint Valentine. Whether this was purely a move to honor a Saint, or a strategic effort to Christianize the unsavory pagan Lupercalia, is still a subject of debate.
Of course, as in most historical accounts, there is almost an infinite variety of competing legends. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, there were at least three early Christian saints named Valentine — each of whom were martyred on February 14th. And to make matters even more heartbreaking, the official Roman Catholic roster of saints lists no less than twelve Saints named “Valentine.”
Indeed, depending on where you live and what you believe, it is possible to celebrate St. Valentine’s Day on six different days of the year — November 3, January 7, July 25, July 6 being four of them. Here at Beekman, we prefer February 14, not just because it’s an American tradition, but because February in Upstate NY is pretty bleak, and chocolate keeps our spirits (and blood sugar) high.
It wasn’t until the 14th century, however, that Valentine’s Day was associated with romantic love, and we can thank English poet Geoffrey Chaucer for that. Chaucer’s poem, Parliament of Foules, was the first ever to link the tradition of courtly love with St. Valentine’s day.
For this was on seynt Volantynys day
Whan euery foul comyth there to chese his make.
Not everyone agrees that Chaucer was referring to February 14 here, however. Some have argued that he was instead referring to springtime, when birds are more likely to mate in England. But when others, including William Shakespeare, followed suite, exchanging handmade cards and tokens became popular in England. The oldest known Valentine, dating back to 1415, was sent by Charles, Duke of Orleans to his wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London.
Handwritten Valentine’s Day cards were the tradition until 1847. That’s when Esther Howland, a budding entrepreneur and the “Mother of the Valentine,” began selling the first mass-produced cards in America in the 1840s, after ordering massive amounts of paper and lace from jolly old England, a country where no less than half the population was already in the habit of giving and receiving Valentine’s Day cards. Hallmark Cards entered the scene in 1913, and today, the Greeting Card Association estimates approximately 190 million cards are given each year in the United States alone. That number skyrockets to one billion if you count the number of cards school children exchange.
Of course, when we entered the digital age, the language of love also became the language of computer code, and the art of sending Valentines and declaring on-demand, undying love was forever changed.
Valentine’s Day first went digital 2005. Long before Tinder made swiping a thing for matchmaking apps, there was a little-known video site trying to play cupid to the Internet generation. YouTube originated as an online dating site believe it or not, and its co-founders still credit its invention as the result of, “three guys on Valentine’s Day that had nothing to do.” Maybe the matchmaking feature, though short-lived, was always in the cards, as the founders registered the domain YouTube on February 14. So the next time you default to YouTube for your next, “How to,” search, keep in mind that the world’s largest video site has romantic roots.
Fast forward ten years to 2015, when ride sharing behemoth Uber rolled out, “Romance on Demand,” allowing users to send flowers on Valentine’s Day via the app. This initiative continues to progress, with smartphone skywriting available to love birds in Southern California the following year, sending sweet sentiments sky high.
A social media analytics platform releases a Valentine’ Day “Sentiment Analysis,” measuring how people engage with and discuss the holiday on social media. In total, it measured nine million mentions of Valentine’s Day, with the vast majority of them mentioning a specific brand – Netflix. I guess they have a pretty good idea of when to release everyone’s favorite romantic comedies. The top trending hashtag? #happyvalentinesday.
Like so many other holidays, Valentine’s Day has experienced a transition into pop culture that has shaped the way it’s perceived, discussed, and celebrated. Sure, it’s often accused of being nothing more than an over commercialized, money-making holiday by some lonely hearts out there, but as long as you embrace the spirit of the holiday and its determined patron saint, then you won’t be a blue Valentine.
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January 26, 2018
Baby Goat Kisses and Sweet Valentine Wishes
We love tangible, thoughtful gifts that tell someone how important they are to us. In a world that is tethered to technology as a way of communicating with one another, we find the need to send a card or a handwritten note, all that more important. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, we want to help you send out a few Baby Goat Kisses and Sweet Valentine Wishes.
And for those of you with little ones in school, we made you a full sheet with 3 different designs you can print, cut, insert lollipop and send to school.
Step 1: Click on the image below
Step 2: Right click and select “save image as.” It will save to your selected folder in your computer
Step 3: Click on the image (where it saved on your computer)
Step 4: Send to print
Step 5: Enjoy! The full size cards were designed to fit in a 5″x7″ envelope
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December 18, 2017
Holiday Staff Picks | Serafina Pandolfo
What are your top 5 Beekman products?
This BeekGal loves all of the Beekman 1802 Products, but top five selections would be:
1. Triple Milk Formula! (never leave home without it!)
2. Blaak Goat Milk Facial Mist: It can be used as a toner, as a spritz to set makeup, or to refresh.
3. Lump of Kohl: Even though I’ve been on the good list, I still want Kohl.
4. Oak Moss Body Lotion: Scented with notes of Vetiver & Oak Moss, with a hint of warm Amber.
5. Blaak Cheese: The reason behind the edible black rind is always a great conversation starter at any dinner table.
What is your favorite scent that Beekman carries?
My favorite Beekman scent is Oak Moss.
What is your favorite packaging?
I think that the gold foil-like embellishments on the Fig Leaf products are very attractive.
What Beekman gift would you like to gift to someone this year? To whom?
I would like to give a handsome friend a Davesforth Bar Soap because from it’s earthy peppercorn and leathery patchouli to the great body feel, it is a clean that is worthy of a distinguished gentleman.
What Beekman gift would you like to get this year?
Of all the Beekman Experiences that I would like the most, the top of the list is the another Triple Milk Collection because this is my go to home facial that keeps on giving great results and makes me feel more beautiful every day.
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Davesforth Goat Milk Bar Soap
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Blaak Cheese
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Lump of Kohl
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Oak Moss Whipped Body Cream
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December 17, 2017
Holiday Staff Picks | Caitlin Scott
If you’ve stopped by the Mercantile, you’ll see Caitlin’s master work in action. She’s Beekman’s Visual Merchandiser who takes Brent’s vision for the store and puts it into action. Caitlin is like 5 other Team Beekman members, a NYC transplant. She also works closely with our makers/artisans on developing pieces for all our Neighbors.
What are your top 5 Beekman products
Triple Milk Collection: It is my goal to have flawless, glowing skin and this whole skin care line exceeds my expectations in every way! I have fair skin and this line does not irritate it at all. I love knowing that the Triple Milk Peel is getting off all that old dead skin leaving my skin ready to take on the day! And the packaging! I leave it sitting out in my bathroom for all to see. Not only does it work but it looks good too.
Goat Milk Lip Balm in Wondermint and Pure Goat Milk-I have one in every bag and pocket!
Mini Serving Bowls in 14K Gold- I adore these mini serving bowls by Jasmine Crowe. Not only are they great for entertaining at holiday parties, I split them up and set them on my nightstand and kitchen sink for all my rings.
Garlic Olive Oil-My husband and I use this in every dish we cook.
Lavender Creamed Honey- I am usually running around trying to keep up with Brent’s creative design ideas (he has so many!) so at night I need something to wind down. I add a spoonful of lavender honey to my bedtime tea. Also tastes great on english muffins in the morning!
(Can plug the tea bundle? and is that okay to say about running around haha)
What is your favorite scent that Beekman carries?
I usually prefer a more masculine or sultry scent. Oak Moss and White Water. And the Fir Forest Candle for holiday. I want my whole house to smell like a Christmas Tree!
What is your favorite packaging?
Our Vegetable Garden Candle labels are super fun and cheery (and they smell great- I love Dirt) For beauty Triple Milk and Vanilla Absolute.
What Beekman (product/experience) gift would you like to gift to someone this year? To whom?
I would love to gift my mom the Hooked Baby Goat Sachets class with Artisan Elizabeth Miller. My mom lives near Pittsburgh so it would be a perfect weekend for her to spend time with me and share this experience. We both then would have our Baby Goat Sachets to take home and remind us of the fun weekend we had together.
What Beekman (product/experience) gift would you like to get this year?
My husband and I just bought a new house so my mind is all about decorating and entertaining. (I can get into a lot of trouble with all of the beautiful artisan and home items at Beekman) If I have to narrow it down, The Gaffer’s Tantalus by Artisan Bobby Sharp or the Family Style Pasta Bowl and Serving Bowl. All timeless pieces that can work into any decor and last for year’s to come.
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The Gaffer’s Tantalus
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Vegetable Garden Candle Collection
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Mini Serving Bowl Set
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Farm Pantry Garlic Infused Olive Oil
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December 14, 2017
Holiday Staff Picks | Aray M. Till
If you have a subscription to the Beekman 1802 Almanac (you should, if you don’t!), you are familiar with Aray and her work. She’s the Managing Editor of the magazine and the Editor-in-Chief of Content for Beekman 1802 (that’s why you see her name on the posts). She joined Team Beekman about a year and a half ago after Brent persuaded her to come on board to do the publication.
What are your top 5 Beekman products?
1. Triple milk collection: Anyone that knows me, knows that I’m as minimal as it comes with skin care/routine. This collection is the perfect solution for my no hassle approach. The peel is my absolute favorite.
2. Beekman 1802 Almanac: It’s a good thing when the project that you’re in charge of is one of your favorite things. I’m a firm believer in the saying “Do what you love and love what you do” and this is a perfect example of that.
3. Face wipe collection: I work out 5x a week at Metabolic Meltdown in Saratoga Springs before heading to our Schenectady office in the mornings and find I myself needing to freshen up on the run. I always have one or two packs in my gym bag or in the glove compartment in my car. Added bonus: the colder temperatures we’ve been having. Nothing like pulling out a cold, scented (oak moss FTW) wipe and cooling down after a high intensity interval training workout.
4. Ghoast cheese + curler: I’m a firm believer that we all need Vitamin Cheese in our lives. Of all the Beekman cheeses, the ghoast is by far my favorite. My 3 and half year old loves to help me use the ghoast maker to create the cutest cheese curls, which she then eats and nods in delight.
5. Blaak onion jam: Normally, I wouldn’t have even thought about needing Blaak Onion Jam in my life. During Garden Party this year, I sampled some at the Miele Demo Kitchen at the Mercantile and the rest is history (p.s. next time you’re at the store, sample our food products)
What is your favorite scent that Beekman carries?
I’m wild about Fig Leaf.
What is your favorite packaging?
it’s a tie between triple milk collection + happy place bags
What Beekman gift would you like to gift to someone this year? To whom?
Gentlemen’s grooming kit to my husband in the hopes he catches the hint that the beard has got to go
Bekman curio for my 3 1/2 yrs old. She loves lotion and lip balms plus it comes packaged perfectly for beauty mavens and toddlers alike
5. What Beekman gift would you like to get this year?
Baby goat tour (we’re big into experiences)
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Holiday Staff Picks | Sam Clarke
If you’ve ever called our Neighbor Services number, chances are that you’ve talked to Sam. She’s always ready, willing and able to step in and help out… whether it’s a team member in a bind or a Neighbor.
What are your top 5 Beekman products?
5. Beekman 1802 Hand Salve Grapefruit Honey – The hand salve is great for winter dry hands BUT it’s not just for your hands! Using the salve gives a girl some flip flop freedom between pedicures.
4. Fig Leaf Whipped Body Cream – The Fig Leaf is one of our newest scents and it’s divine! This scent matched with the luxurious feel of the Whipped Body Cream makes you feel fabulous and ready to start your day.
3. Beekman 1802 Happy Place Laundry Soap – Where was this stuff when I was cloth diapering my littles? It’s works great, smells great, AND I feel confident that it’s not harming my kids! On a side note… the Happy Place Multi-Surface Cleaner goes on cleaning binges with my seven year old. She loves cleaning with it and I love having her clean!
2. Cinnamon Creamed Honey – I use in my no-bake monster ball recipe, tea, on toast with pumpkin butter and my kid’s oatmeal. Most recently, it went in our Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie. Just another thing to be thankful for!
1. Beekman 1802 Pure Lip Balm – I pick up an extra every time I visit the Mercantile. It is so soothing, lasts a long time and yet does not make you fiend for it when it’s time to re-apply. I’ve been a lip moisturizer addict since 6th grade when I started playing trumpet. Believe me, I’ve tried EVERY lip moisturizer out there. I’m not even exaggerating when I say the Beekman Balm changed my life! B.1802 Balm truly is the bomb!
What is your favorite scent that Beekman carries?
It really depends on my mood. I tip toed into Beekman with Pure as I’m sensitive to scents. After finding out that Beekman 1802s scents agree with me (I can’t even walk past the perfume counter but I can happily spend hours in the Mercantile), I have fallen in love with Honeyed Grapefruit, Honey Orange Blossom and Fig Leaf.
What is your favorite packaging?
The LIP BALM! I keep mine right in the fancy tube so it’s easier to find!
What Beekman gift would you like to gift to someone this year? To whom?
The Alpaca Inserts for my SIL. She was wishing for some when I gave them to her husband last year. Beekman Goat Milk Bar Soap and Lotion for teacher gifts. The Lip Balms for everyone! Seriously, they’re the best! For a hostess gift, the hand care caddy set or the Ghoast Maker Set with Ghoast Cheese. Little Mary’s Notenfruit for Santa! He gets enough cookies!
What Beekman gift would you like to get this year?
Starry Night Handwoven Opera Shawl – It is a masterpiece, you can feel the love that goes into the shawl when you hold it.
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December 13, 2017
Holiday Staff Picks | Ika Fognell
Everyone at Beekman 1802 loves Ika, it’s hard not to. She’s wholesale assistant, artisan coordinator, inventory, liaison between warehouse/shipping and customer service… little bit of everything. She’s from Sweden and has lived in the US for the last 26 years (half my life), last 20+ years in Upstate New York. She likes cross country skiing and horseback riding. She’s been part of Team Beekman for 2.5 years.
What are your top 5 Beekman products?
1. Ceramic Cheese Cover hand-thrown locally by artist Jasmine Crowe. Glazed in Classic Beekman Gun Metal Black with 14K Gold design. Cover and plate to keep your cheese safe and to look beautiful.
2. Keeps on Ticking Kitchen Towel which are handwoven heirlooms intended for every-day use.
3. Goat Soap Dish in Gun Metal Black handcrafted by Beekman 1802 Artisan, Sunny Leinhart.
4. Rosemary Creamed Honey which is made from pure raw honey harvested from Beekman 1802 Farm, blended with fragrant rosemary.
5. Blaak Cheese which in keeping with traditional cheesemaking practices, this rare cheese is aged for 3 months in our caves and is coated with ash at each turning to promote the ripening of the wheel. It is the world-famous artisanal cheese produced from the goats at Beekman Farm.
What is your favorite scent that Beekman carries?
Fig Leaf Scent is a complex mix of notes that are a little earthy, a little clean and a little sweet — just like Brent! This lotion enriched with lavender oil and is scented with notes of fresh fig leaves, sweet fig nectar, and rich fig wood to embody the aromatic scent of natural figs, one of our favorite culinary ingredients.
What is your favorite packaging?
What Beekman gift would you like to gift to someone this year? To whom?
Light as Air Daytime Beauty Collection for my sister Eva.
What Beekman gift would you like to get this year?
Dutch Apple Farm Drink Set. This is another unique piece by Artisan Jasmine Crowe.
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Blaak Cheese Cover
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Ceramic Doily Plate
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Mini Serving Bowl Sets
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Pour-Over with Ceramic Mug
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