Gal Pals showing some love and support!

Last month, we had another successful Look Good, Feel Good, Do Good™ Private Party.  We thank our generous host Sukhbir Mathew and her family for a wonderful evening!

We saw many familiar faces and welcomed new ones.   It was a fun evening mixing and mingling, while massage therapist Jessica Posada went around the room giving guests mini hand massages.  Everyone was excited to hear about our Women4Women Journey.

We want to thank everyone for  your support.  Our wooden truffle jars were a hit, which was even more special, as we were able to tell everyone about the sewing project with the  Masikhule Women Enterprise -  South Africa.  This event helped raised awareness and money for Bridges of Hope South Africa.

Thank you to all our retail and media partners – Ladies’ Home Journal, Genlux Magazine, Nails Magazine, Dermstore.com!

Four Truffles is a woman owned, women-run skin care brand created by women, for women and their families.   We believe that women are born with an innate sense of family, community and unity.  We strive to tie those elements together to help unify the world from the inside out – with the bonds of love, hope, faith and eternity.

Four Truffles works directly with women-owned Argan Forest collectives in Morocco and Shea processing collectives in western Africa to get the best ingredients possible while simultaneously helping improve the social and economic status of rural women.  All our products are natural, organic, 100% vegetarian, paraben free, dermatologist tested, never tested on animals, hypoallergenic, ideal for sensitive skin, made in U.S.A, eco-centric, contain indigenous ingredients that support women4women.

Which scent journey is best? That's always a topic of debate around here.

Good times - mixing, mingling and sharing Four Truffles!

Rain...Rain...go away! It turned out to be a beautiful evening!

“Not only do I LOVE LOVE the product,  but I love the platform and vision she has cultivated for her company!  ”I’m a big believer in paying it forward,” says Ana.  It is her belief, that by basing the company ‘s foundation on “doing good”  for women locally and globally (the company motto), that the company itself will “do good”.  After, experiencing Four Truffles myself, I have no doubts!  (this stuff smells amazing and my hands and feet were soft for days after the treatment!)” …. read more about what Betsy Schrader had to say.

Keep spreading the word on what it means to be beautiful!

With Love, Hope, Faith, Eternity,

This blog from Amber of Beauty Junkies Unite really made our day!

Here’s an excerpt from her review… “If you like getting warm fuzzies knowing that you’re contributing to the bigger picture with your beauty purchases and/or want to experience how incredible these indigenous high-quality ingredients can make your skin feel, this would be a brand to watch. Four Truffles is definitely a “do good” brand!”

Thanks so much for your kind words and cheers to Beauty Junkies Unite!   Read the rest of the article here!

“Look Good, Feel Good, Do Good™”

The highly anticipated event boasted a plethora of pretty people with an eco-chic conscience from the media, retail world, charitable circles and Four Truffles fan base.  All enjoyed complimentary organic mini-Mani’s and munchies while witnessing the lovely Mary Payne from Ladies Home Journal award philanthropic Four Truffles founder, Ana Soriano, with the “Do Good” Stamp honor for the brands’ efforts to empower women and children locally and globally.

Four Truffles sources the natural ingredients in their 4T PDN Complex™ from female operated collectives in Africa and then donates 10% of net sales to local and international charities that help disadvantaged women and children. “I’m a big believer in paying it forward,” says Ana.

The event showcased Four Truffles beneficial bodycare products in each treatment:

1. Four Truffles Creamy Body Wash lusciously lathered to remove impurities, hydrate, soften and scent skin with the 4T PDN Complex™ that combines mild milk-based cleansers with Argan Oil, Shea Butter and Olive Oil with Aloe to cleanse and prep skin.

2.  Four Truffles Body Smoother was used as a gentle and effective sugar scrub that incorporates the 4T PDN Complex™ to gently smooth away dry, dull surface skin cells to reveal a fresh glow while botanical oils pampered skin, leaving it sinfully soft, smooth and moisturized.

3.  Drops of pure Argan Oil blended with Bulgarian Lavender Oil (new product launch in the winter!) were used to soften hands and cuticles.

4.  Four Truffles Body Butter was massaged into skin at the end of the treatment, prior to polish applications, to seal in moisture, deeply hydrate and rejuvenate skin for a youthful appearance.

Attendees also helped raise money for Palos Verdes Junior Women’s Club who support local women and children in crisis.  One hundred percent of all raffle ticket sales benefitted this powerful organization whose hands-on outreach, support and assistance has made a huge impact in Southern California.

Raffle Basket prizes were generously donated by many kind sponsors and made for 3 very happy women!

“Look Good” raffle basket prize went to Carmelita Flores, Four Truffles fan.

“Feel Good” raffle basket winner was awarded to Nicole Cardi from Beautyfix.

“Do Good” raffle basket won by Tracy Hepler, co-founder of Your Daily Thread.

“Look Good, Feel Good, Do Good™” Raffle Basket Prize Donors

Allison Dayton

Ankh Royalty

BeautyFix

Circle-of-Friends

Jewels by ASTRIK

LA Indulgence

Ladies’ Home Journal

L’Anza

Little Giraffe

Mojo Jewel

Real Solutions Hair Care                

Rocco e Dante

Tikkun Holistic Spa

Urban Organics

The “Look Good, Feel Good, Do Good™” event is one of many ongoing philanthropic parties thrown by Four Truffles throughout the year.  Every dollar adds-up, especially internationally, so each party and product positively impacts women and children to make their lives just a little better today than it was yesterday.

Thanks to all our sponsors, donors and revelers for participating and helping improve the lives of women and children!  A special thanks to Jeff Lin of 310 Studio for capturing our special day with his beautiful photography, Jeneration PR for hyping it, and to Nidhi Lal, owner of Recess Organic Nail Spa and her team for a wonderful afternoon!

Enjoy the photos and keep in touch with Four Truffles via the blog and Facebook page to find out about our next event and how you can support our Women4Women journey!

Empowering Women Locally and Globally 

Organic skincare company Four Truffles may be a small business, but founder Ana Soriano has made a huge commitment to giving back. For starters, she buys eco-friendly argan oil and shea butter for her bodycare products from female-owned cooperatives in North and West Africa. “Cultivating these ingredients is a major source of income for women there,” says Soriano. And even though her Palos Verdes Peninsula, California-based company is a start-up, Soriano donates 10 percent of net sales to local and international charities that help disadvantaged women and children. “It’s definitely a financial challenge for us to do this but I’m a big believer in paying it forward,” she says.

GET INVOLVED

Four Truffles donates 10 percent of all product sales directly to women’s and children’s charities, you help every time you make a purchase. We also donate additional monies that we collect via promotional sales proceeds directly to a different charity every quarter.

We like to think of our Four Truffles customers as people who like to look good, do good and feel good.  We believe beauty is found inside and out and that you deserve products that perform for you inside and out.

Every dollar adds-up, especially internationally, so a little goes a long way. We like to imagine that with your support, we’re making someone’s life just a little better today than it was yesterday. We are eternal optimists and our beliefs are strong even when the world may seem bleak.

Palos Verdes Juniors Women’s Club

In the United States we are a major supporter of Palos Verdes Junior Women’s Club whose outreach to women and children in crisis is tied to the local community.

Ana, our Founder, has been a member and hands-on activist with Palos Verdes Junior Women’s Club for years. She was drawn to their hands-on support and dedication to helping women and children in her own backyard. Throughout the year, they hold multiple fundraising activities with two major events during the Holiday season and Spring. The local outreach, assistance and benefits provide community enrichment, critical needs, crisis prevention and intervention, support, public services and scholarships that make a huge impact.

Bridges of Hope, South Africa | Visit the Bridges of Hope Website

Since hope is one of the “four truffles” it is only fitting that we chose this powerful organization that has brought hope for the sick, hope for the dying, hope for orphans, hope for widows, hope for gang members, hope for the young, and hope for the elderly with a model of community transformation that works!

We love that Bridges of Hope offers long‐term, self‐sustaining solutions to at-risk women and children who are suffering. We specifically donate money to sponsor orphans to attend boarding school as we believe that providing an education helps opens the door to a child’s hope and increased odds for a better future.

NLC, Haiti | Visit the NLC Website

We first discovered New Life to Children on Imagine This! TV and felt a tug on our hearts after reading their story. NLC is a grass roots movement that helps rescue children at risk of starvation and enslavement near Port-au-Prince, Haiti and provides them with a safe house.

Don Skow heads up a team who has been doing incredible work with the Haitians for nearly a decade. We reached out to Don and offered a donation of body care products as part of the basic essentials needed for the women and children. In a country already plagued with the nations highest poverty rates we feel that every effort helps. Our goal is to raise funds to help build homes for the families by donating the proceeds from our “Make Your Mark” promotion.

Volunteering to help women and children who are victims of domestic violence transformed my life.   Beauty inside out has made more sense than ever, and while it’s rewarding to be recognized for our Do Good efforts, it’s even more rewarding to witness the incredible ways women’s and children’s lives are being transformed.

Four Truffles is a woman owned, women-run skin care brand created by women, for women and their families.   We believe that women are born with an innate sense of family, community and unity.  We strive to tie those elements together to help unify the world from the inside out – with the bonds of love, hope, faith and eternity.

Four Truffles works directly with women-owned Argan Forest collectives in Morocco and Shea processing collectives in western Africa to get the best ingredients possible while simultaneously helping improve the social and economic status of rural women.  All our products are natural, organic, 100% vegetarian, paraben free, dermatologist tested, never tested on animals, hypoallergenic, ideal for sensitive skin, made in U.S.A, eco-centric, contain indigenous ingredients that support women4women and tribunity.

Ana Soriano, the founder and owner of the brand, had a mentor that used to talk about finding treasures. He called it “Truffle Hunting” as they were rare, hard to find, and exciting once you uncover them.   His kind of treasure hunting was a metaphor for business opportunities but Ana realized hers were more spiritual.

She chose the brand name, Four Truffles, to represent the philosophy and function of her treasure hunt. Spiritually, the four treasures represent inner beauty – Love, Hope, Faith & Eternity, while outer beauty is represented and attainable from the performance driven natural 4T PDN Complex.

Four Truffles aims to share the meaningful stories such as the above with our customers from the ingredient selection to creating beneficial products that help skin and empower women.  We want to help people understand what it means to be beautiful inside and out. The Four Truffles line is simply a reflection of her treasure hunt and passion.

Women Helping Women – Four Truffles Organic Body Care

Beautyfix caught up with Four Truffles founder Ana Soriano to discuss her organic body care brand and her dedication to philanthropy work for women and children throughout the world.   READ MORE

Four Truffles is a woman owned, women-run skin care brand created by women, for women and their families.   We believe that women are born with an innate sense of family, community and unity.  We strive to tie those elements together to help unify the world from the inside out – with the bonds of love, hope, faith and eternity.

Four Truffles works directly with women-owned Argan Forest collectives in Morocco and Shea processing collectives in western Africa to get the best ingredients possible while simultaneously helping improve the social and economic status of rural women.  All our products are natural, organic, 100% vegetarian, paraben free, dermatologist tested, never tested on animals, hypoallergenic, ideal for sensitive skin, made in U.S.A, eco-centric, contain indigenous ingredients that support women4women and tribunity.

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Ana Soriano
iTRENDSsolutions, Inc.
310-373-3307
ana@itrendssolutions.com

URBAN ORGANICS, INC. LAUNCHES ITS NEW ANTI-AGING BATH & BODY PRODUCTS INSPIRED BY HEARTFELT STORIES OF WOMEN AROUND THE WORLD MAKING A DIFFERENCE.

Rolling Hills Estates, CA – Nov 20, 2008 – Urban Organics, Inc. will launch its Four Truffles brand this holiday season at the Los Angeles Millennium Biltmore Hotel in conjunction with the Palos Verdes Junior Women’s Club Annual Holiday Luncheon and Boutique. PVJWC has been around for 51 years supporting women and children who are in crisis in the South Bay, Los Angeles area. They support about 10 philanthropies every year. Urban Organics is very committed to the PVJWC organization contributing financially and working on fundraising events, the auction committee, Meals on Wheels, and the philanthropy review committee. The company is donating 10% of their sales during the event to the PVJWC organization. According to a corporate spokesperson, “We are so proud and excited to launch our line at this venue being the whole inspiration of the brand is “women helping women”. We are very hands-on when it comes to serving our local and global communities. We draw our inspiration through our charitable activities. That to us is what it truly means to be beautiful inside and out.”

With a precise attention in selecting ingredients and elements of the product line you will see that there’s a meaningful story behind it all. The formulations are innovative and proven to be effective. The line is infused with LipofructylTM Argan and Organic Shea Butter – Ecocert Certified. This anti-aging and hydrating line up is rich in vitamins and essential oils, all natural, organic and botanical. It is available in Neroli Citrus, Earth AppleTM and Fresh GingerTM. The products consist of cleansing bars, body smoothers and body butters.

For a limited time, the products will be packaged in special wooden truffle jars sold individually or packaged as a gift set. The products will retail from $17.00 to $115.00 and available online www.4truffles.com starting Dec. 6, 2008.

For more information about Urban Organics and its brand Four Truffles, contact Ana Soriano, Brand Partner at iTRENDSsolutions, Inc., 46E Peninsula Center Dr. #360, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274; Telephone: 310-373-3307.

For more information about the PVJWC Holiday Luncheon go to www.pvjuniors.org or for reservations srulesandler@yahoo.com