by Jennifer Devlin Waller | Aug 20, 2015 | The Life of a Maker, Uncategorized
In 1995, I was working as a Counter Manager for Makeup Forever at Nordstrom. I was 26 years old, and I thought I knew it all (Isn’t that what the 20’s are for?). I was living out my dream and I was very happy. One day, a woman walked up to the counter and...
by Jennifer Devlin Waller | Aug 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
Recently, a post came through my Facebook news feed. It’s about Tom’s of Maine (toothpaste company) settling a class action lawsuit for $4.5 million dollars. It appears they have been advertising “natural” ingredients, when in fact they use...
by Jennifer Devlin Waller | Jul 28, 2015 | Anti Aging, Uncategorized
This is a picture of my “medicine” cabinet. You will find several dozen or so supplements, oils, tinctures, and powders of natural remedies. I have a handful of naturopathic physicians whose newsletters I subscribe to, and a couple that I see personally,...
by Jennifer Devlin Waller | Jul 23, 2015 | The Life of a Maker, Uncategorized
Ok, well maybe not five thousand, but it sure feels that way when you are creating a new product from scratch. As I mentioned in an earlier blog post (My Top Secret Project), I am creating a new creme, my masterpiece. It’s so coveted that my beta testers...
by Jennifer Devlin Waller | Jul 13, 2015 | Anti Aging, Uncategorized
I have been in the beauty industry since 1985, and remarkably it has never made me feel beautiful (Surprise!). In fact, it has, for the most part made me feel “too_______” (fill in the blank). I can remember (at 17 years old – the year I started my...
