Featured on the Main Page of Etsy

NightBlooming Fire Genasi Hair Color Featured on the Main Page of Etsy!

Earlier today I checked my Etsy store and all was normal; there was a convo or two to respond to, a few people had favorited a couple items, and there was an item that had sold out that needed relisting.

I checked back a few minutes later to find that my store had been hit by a tsunami of traffic, favorites, followers and sales.  Confused, I refreshed it and found even more.  F5 again and there was MORE.  

Almost daring not to hope, I clicked to the main page of Etsy and there was my Fire Genasi Henna Hair Color, featured first item on the main page!  I've been on Etsy since April of 2007 and this was my first item ever to actually make it to the main page.  

Copper Culture

Items make the main page of Etsy after someone curates them into a Treasury.  You can read a bit more about the entire process here, but here's the treasury that my item was curated into a few days ago:

About an hour later I got this spiffy email from Etsy:

I'm sincerely elated.  Being on the main page makes me feel like a "real" Etsy seller, even though I've been around for years.

Coupon Code

So my sincere and deepest thanks to all my loyal customers and their amazing support.  You all, reading this, are the ones that got me here.  To that end enjoy 15% through Sunday September 15th with the coupon code:

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Just enter it in the coupon code box at checkout :)  Thank you so much! <3

Introducing Safflower Oil & Amla-Infused Sesame Oil!

Introducing Safflower Oil & Amla-Infused Sesame Oil!

We're happy to bring you two new oils to try!



Safflower Oil-  also known as Carthamus tinctorius, functions as an emollient when applied topically, helping to keep skin and hair hydrated and moisturized. Safflower oil is a source naturally high in the vitamin E antioxidant, which helps reduce surface roughness.





Amla-Infused Sesame Oil- Amla oil has a long tradition in being used for improving the health of hair and scalp. It is one of the world's oldest natural hair conditioners. Our amla oil easily absorbs into, and moisturizes your hair. Amla has been traditionally used in ayurvedic medecine.

Both of these oils can be gotten as pure 1/32 ounce samples, or blended into a custom 1/2 ounce or 4 ounce blend!

NightBlooming Knight- Errant Summer Solstice Quest for the Renewed Birch Draped Barrette

And on the Solstice the Knights shall Ride!
A knight-errant is a figure of medieval chivalric romance literature. "Errant," meaning wandering or roving, indicating how the knight-errant would typically wander the land in search of adventures. NightBlooming has a quest for those that would dare to take it. Though a challenge, the reward is great!

As NightBlooming's signature style is well known to our customers, we're offering up this pair of a fork and a dangle finishing pin as a reward for the one who can unravel this riddle! The answer lies within one of my sold items, so the better you know NightBlooming’s work, the easier this may be.

You can see the full quest and enter here!

The Prize: Renewed Birch Draped Barrette
The birch is highly adaptive and able to sustain harsh conditions with casual indifference. Proof of this adaptability is seen in its easy and eager ability to repopulate areas damaged by forest fires or clearings. Bright and beautiful, the birch is a pioneer, courageously taking root and starting anew to revive the landscape where no other would before. Paradoxically, while the birch is a brilliant symbol of renewal, it is also symbolic of stability and structure. The druids also held the birch as the keepers of long-honored traditions. This barrette captures these meanings in one elegant design. 

Built upon a silver French barrette, this piece beings with a brass leaf coated with a sparkling brown enamel. From each end of the leaf hangs golden chain and glass leaves that come to a point at an intricate metal Celtic knot. At the peak hangs a golden filigree leaf and a flashing blue-green leaf. 

The Renewed Birch Draped Barrette has a clip length of 1.5 inches and a total length of 2.25 inches. 

We'll do another quest for the Autumn Solstice! So even if you don't win please try again then :)  



Rules
Use the clue to find the right listing, then look in the item description or photos to answer the question. When you think you know the answer, convo me!

The contest will run for a week  (closing at 12am on Tuesday the 30th of June), and a winner will be randomly drawn from all those that submitted the right answer.  

You are allowed only ONE GUESS and cannot amend your answer, so make your submission count! The winner will have the sticks shipped to them for free++ anywhere in the world!  ++Free shipping is via First Class USPS. If you would like a different shipping method or insurance, a small charge will apply. 

Once the winner is announced they may check out with the sticks. Best of luck to you all! 

You can see all the sold items here.

The Quest
Your Hint:
The Romans were fascinated by the unusual qualities of the delicate maidenhair fern when it is immersed in water; under water it glistens with a silvery sheen; but when removed, it is perfectly dry, for water will not cling to it. Because of these seemingly magic qualities, the maidenhair fern in Roman mythology was said to represent the hair of Venus when she arose from the foam of the sea, thus the name maidenhair. The plant’s Latin genus name Adiantum comes from the Greek words Adian-tum, meaning “unwetted”.

These sticks might just hold a bit of that magic.

The Question:
Praytell, how many droplets hang from the dangle on these sticks?  Enter here by replying with a convo!

Introducing Eilistraee Colorless Herbal Hair Conditoner

Eilistraee, also referred to as "The Dark Maiden," is a fictional deity in the Forgotten Realms. She is a goddess in the drow pantheon, and her portfolios are song, swordwork, hunting, the moon and beauty. She is worshipped by song and dance, if at all possible, in the surface world under the moonlit night among the woods. Eilistraee is represented by a drow female in the nude, dancing with a silver sword under the moon. 

Her hair is long, silver-white and often illuminated with moonlight. This herbal mix seeks to capture such a glow for your own tresses. 

This herbal hair conditioner is perfect for moonlight white hair, or for cooler-colored locks that could stand some herbal conditioning, but don't want to have the color changed at all. You'll find it leaves your hair with amazing shine and volume. Please note this mix CANNOT lighten your hair, only impart transparent tones to your natural color. 

Ingredients

Certified Organic Zizyphus Spina Christi (Sedr) , Organic Aloe Vera Powder, Nettle, Wheatgrass.

• Certified Organic Zizyphus Spina Christi (Sedr) – Conditions hair in a manner similar to that of henna, providing body, aiding in detangling, scalp conditioning, and provides shine/sheen to hair. 
• Aloe Vera – Contains many of the products necessary and effective in fighting hair loss: Biotin, b-vitamins, zinc and inositil. It also contains anti-bacterial properties that keep the scalp healthy by controlling scalp infections that can prohibit hair growth.
• Stinging Nettle Leaf (Urtica dioica)– Often called nature’s conditioner, Stinging Nettle is natural deep cleanser useful for oily skin and hair that promotes hair growth.
• Wheatgrass- Smooths the hair cuticle and helps alleviate itchy, scaly, scalp conditions.

Storage: The powder can be stored in the freezer for well over a year, so long as it is kept in an airtight bag or container. The mud can be kept frozen for 6 months.  We're offering it in a 10g sample size and a 100g full size. 

I've been wanting to do a blend for white hair for awhile now, I hope you love it :)

Rehabilitating Damaged Hair Naturally E-Book

I'm very excited to get this up and for sale!  Based on an article I wrote several years ago, this e-book is the compilation of years of knowledge and experimentation gained along my journey from damaged to long, natural, healthy hair. 

The focus of this book is on growing hair long, but the techniques within apply to hair of any length. More than 30 full pages of text, pictures, charts, diagrams and recipes, this e-book is written in an easy-to-relate-to tone.

Even though this book is the result of hours upon hours of work, writing, editing, and developing the graphics, I wanted to keep the price low.  It comes out to about 16 cents a page, not counting the cover, title page, or references.  I did this because it's knowledge I wanted to be accessible, and also, if people come across the PDF elsewhere online, they might be willing to purchase their own copy if they feel they benefited from the knowledge within.

So what's inside?  Here's the table of contents and a few sample pages!



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1| How my journey began
This book is the culmination of years of research and trial and error along my own path to healthy hair. Learn how traditional hair care destroyed my hair, and how I found my way back to healthy hair following natural methods.

2| Understanding healthy hair
This section breaks down the structure of the hair so you better understand how its affected, for good or ill, by things you do to it.

3| Understanding types of damage
Heat, dye, chemicals, and harsh styling tools all damage hair, but they each do so in a different way. Learn about each of these types, what causes them, and how to prevent each type of damage. 

4| Tools of the Trade
An overview of the basic styling tools you'll want to have to style and protect your hair.

5| Coming to grips with reality and your hair type
Learn about your hair's natural state and how to work with it rather than against it.

6| Diagnostics: Finding out what your hair needs
Clarifying? Protein? Moisture? We've all heard that our hair needs these things, but what are they? And now do you know which ones your hair needs? Find out in this chapter with a few simple tests that you can do with things already in your home.

7| Treatments
Explore different types of natural treatments for your hair, including ones that impart protein and moisture. Inside this chapter you'll find recipes and information about oils, butters, rinses, and herbal muds.

8| Color
Hair color is closely tied to identity. Learn what might drive you to color, and what non-damaging color options exist. 

9| Trimming
Take control of your hair by learning about self-trims, microtrimming and split end hunting. This section also gives tips about selecting a pair of hair shears and busts the myth of split end repair. 



This guide is does not exist to market my own products. The things I make are mentioned because the products I make and sell were ones I developed on my journey to healthy hair. I will never claim they are the only way or the best way for every individual. The best hair care routine and products are the ones that work for you. To that end, I’ve included several other recipes and treatments that you should be able to try with items you have in your house, or ones you can easily acquire at your local grocery store.

I truly hope you enjoy the book, and I'd love to know what you think!

There is a second e-book in the works, this one all about coloring hair with henna, cassia, indigo, and other herbs!