Sweet Beauty products and their founder have been featured and reviewed both on and off-line in over 60 different publications.

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Print Reviews

Bikini Season

"It has skin-softening properties that will keep your body smooth without adding an inch to your hips." full article

Beauty Booty

"...Love Potion Body Scrub has softening properties that are great for moisturizing and firming skin - without adding an ounce to your hips!" full article

Crave Beauty

"This romantic compound of organic fair trade certified chocolate, red rose petals and essential oils of rose, geranium and vanilla, and not to mention sugar, will create sweet love vibes all around." full article

Sweet Beauty

Love Potion Dark Chocolate Dark and Roses scrub. full article

Beauty Lab

"...organic Fair Trade Certified Sweet Beauty Nourish Triple Chocolate Demera Sugar Scrub will be your new favorite shower companion." full article

The Goods

"Chocolate facial mask contains all-natural ingredients to improve complexion." full article

Blooming Beauty

"Sweet Beauty Berry Pretty Facial Scrub, sans harsh chemicals, keeps my skin beautifully polished and baby-proof enough for my 10-month-old." full article

Chocoholic

"Treat your skin with anti-aging Acai and mosturizing chocolate." full article

The Naturals

Whether on the table or on your skin, organics are good for you, me and the environment. Skin care products made of natural, organic ingredients are becoming the hottest trend in beauty. full article

Chocolate Spa Treatments

"Although many of our clients initially may be drawn to chocolate for its reputed aphrodisiac property, they soon come to appreciate that chocolate feels good, smells good and has physiological benefits." full article

What to buy your... Little Sister

Treat your sis to this sweet scrub that will help exfoliate and moisturize dry winter skin. full article

All You Need is

Give the gift that is sugary sweet, but calorie free, with Sweet Beauty's Love Potion. This dark chocolate and rose petal body scrub packs in all the health and beauty benefits of cocoa, while also making you (or you valentine) the perfect after-dinner dessert. full article

Love is Blooming

Sweet Beauty harnessed the power of chocolate, its main ingredient, to create a new scrub, Love Potion: Dark Chocolate & Rose Petal Body Scrub. full article

Calorie-Free Chocolate

When it comes to pleasure, there is nothing like the revitalizing lift you get with the tantalizing ingredients found in Sweet Beauty's Love Potion: Dark Chocolate & Rose Petal Body Scrub. full article

Seattle Magazine

Lisa Francoise offers organic chocolate spa products such as the Candy Cane White Chocolate Sugar Scrub or Chocolate Hand and Body Wash at the year-old Sweet Beauty. full article

What to Give

Candy Cane White Chocolate Body Scrub puts a minty spin on a popular confection and the result is a sparkling skin and no calories. full article

Gourmet Skin Care

Candy Cane White Chocolate Body Scrub is a latest treat in Sweet Beauty's organic chocolate spa product collection. Using premium, organic fair trade chocolate, the scrub combines white chocolate with invigorating peppermint to create a unique, aromatic blend. full article

Teasers Beauty

White Chocolate Scrub.
A daily application of the sugar exfoliator, cocoa butter moisturizer and peppermint essential oils will revive the driest winter skin. full article

Spoil yourself

5 Sweeties melt away with Sweet Beauty's Melt Chocolate Milk Bath. full article

Sweet Treats

Minty Fresh
For an uplifting, body purifying spa experience, exfoliate with Candy Cane White Chocolate scrub by Sweet Beauty. full article

Green Gifts

The Candy Cane White Chocolate Scrub is a 100 percent natural, eco-friendly handmade scrub from Sweet Beauty that offers a sweet escape for winter weary skin. full article

Bonbon Bath

Whoever said. "Forget love-I'd rather fall in chocolate!" surely experienced a Melt Chocolate Milk Bath created by Seattleite Lisa Francoise, a chocolate aficionado and licensed aesthetician who combines her passion in a soothing soak that will leave your skin deliciously soft. full article

Gift Pick

Sweet Beauty Spa's Candy Cane White Chocolate Scrub with premium, organic fair-trade chocolate combined with a traditional holiday favorite, peppermint. full article

Just Desserts

Have your cake and eat it too with these sweet and nourishing treats for the skin.
Sweet Beauty Cleanse Chocolate Hand & Body Wash. This natural preservative-free cleanser moisturizes skin with grape seed oil, organic cacao powder, chocolate extract and vitamin E. full article

Rave Reviews

Dreaming of a white Christmas? Just in time for the holiday season, Sweet Beauty has launched their Candy Cane White Chocolate Body Scrub. Sweet Beauty's delectable holiday scrub is packed with organic sugar granules, essential oils and cocoa butter that remove dead skin cells and underlying debris from the surface layer to revive the skin's natural sparkle. full article

Beauty

Make Skin Sparkle!
"When the weather is colder, skin becomes dryer and needs more frequent exfoliation," says Christine. "Exfoliating once a week makes skin brighter and more vibrant." full article

Style

The latest beauty tricks, fashion trends and must-have products. Chocolate Kiss, Sweet Beauty Organic Chocolate Lip Balm. full article

Skinfully Delicious

Chocolate Fix
Resist the urge to lick Sweet Beauty's cleansers off your face. They're made with fairly traded organic chocolate, yes, but they "work better if you leave them on your skin," jokes Lisa Francoise, Sweet Beauty's founder. full article

Fabulous Finds

Chocolate Indulgence
Sweet Beauty's Organic Candy Cane White Chocolate Body Scrub is as yummy as it sounds. Not only does it smell and feel wonderful, but it's also good for your skin! full article

Chocolaty Smooth

Sweet Beauty introduced it's chocolate scrubs formulated with natural antioxidants. The scrubs are available in Cherish Chocolate Coconut, Nourish Triple Chocolate and Sense Mocha. full article

The Crave Summer Party

Lisa Francoise and her mother Michelle Barker of Sweet Beauty at the Crave Party. full article

Guilt-Free Pleasures

Turn your favorite vices to your advantage as you give your body a luxurious gift! These delectable body treats will leave your skin glowing and just might leave your tummy rumbling. full article

Sweet Treat

Are you looking to offer clients a pampering body treatment experience? Sweet Beauty carries a line of Sugar Scrubs that are said to be made from exotic sugar granules and rich oils, which aid in the removal of dead skin cells and provide moisture for a "natural glow." full article

Beauty Lab

A half-dozen of the best new beauty products on the market this month.
The color of summer
Summer's big sunglasses and metallic bags and shoes will look even better with nail color from Essie's Summer 2007 Collection. The six-color assortment includes Below the Belt, (bright white), Huckle Buckle (glistening deep lilac) and Loophole (metallic chrome), all designed to complement this season's hottest fashion trends.essie.com. full article

Sweet Deals

Dare to bare this summer, but not before buffing you bod with sublime exfoliants from Sweet Beauty! These super-indulgent scrubs use only the finest sugar granules, minerals and essential oils to banish dead cells from the skin's surface while keeping it hydrated and silky soft. Available in three delectable scents -- Cherish Chocolate Coconut, Nourish Triple Chocolate and Sense Mocha -- they'll also take care of your monthly chocolate craving! full article

Marketing News

Turn around sun-damaged skin with a SilkPeel in 30 minutes.
This revolutionary non-invasie procedure can treat tell-tale signs of zealous sun worshippers. Brown spots and uneven skin tone are lifted away with a new breakthrough technology. Considered the next generation of microdermabrasion, SilkPeel or "dermalinfusion" simultaneously exfoliates and infuses the skin with highly concentrated serums. full article

New in town

Looking for earth-friendly products for your home and garden? Check out Goods for the Planet, anew store at 525 Dexter Avenue North in Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood. The store promotes sustainability through goods that help reduce consumption and energy use, are made of renewable or recycled materials, are manufactured in a way that reduces harm to the environment, and can be recycled. Suppliers are local whenever possible. full article

Online Reviews

FOX23 News Daybreak Valentine's Beauty Segment

The A-Z of Christmas Giving

C is for Chocolate. Chocolate is, in my book, always an acceptable present. However at this time of the year there's a slight danger of overdoing things, just a slight one. full article

Treat yourself to Gene Juarez's chocolate treatments

In partnership with Theo Chocolate and Sweet Beauty, the spa offers a luxurious chocolate massage and more. full article

Sugar Sweet

Sugar Sweet we'll give you another reason to stay home on Valentines's Day. full article

Love Chocolate But Loathe The Aftermath?

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, men and women are scurrying to find the perfect way to say “I love you.” Whether you desire to commemorate the occasion with a romantic evening or take the opportunity to show your mother, daughter or friend that you care… full article

Last Minute Valentine's Day Find... For Yourself

Here's a way to give yourself the gift of organic dark chocolates and roses all in one fell swoop... full article

Don't Get Chapped

It's that time of the year in dry Los Angeles, and we prefer our lips be soft and kissable. full article

Yummy Body Scrubs Good Enough to Eat

There are two approaches to the cold days of winter and the madness of the holiday season. full article

Spirit of the Season

Sweet Beauty brings the spirit of the season to the cosmetic counter by moving the candy cane from the Christmas tree to the skin care routine. full article

CHOCOLATE WITHOUT THE CALORIES

Once a week, I exfoliate with Sweet Beauty's Cherish Sugar Scrub. Made with edible organic cocoa, organic cane sugar and inely grated coconut flakes, it comes by its comforting tropical scent authentically. full article

Delicious Holidays

The trees are shedding their colorful multitude of leaves, the weather is getting colder, darkness fails more rapidly and winter swiftly approaches.full article

Chick Picks

We often dream of swimming in chocolate or lounging in a chocolaty bath&emdash;did we mention we like chocolate?full article

Sweet Skin

It's November - stores have started playing holiday music and nauseam, and chocolate treats will soon be ubiquitous. full article

Rejuvenate you skin with sweet body scrub

Body scrubs exfoliate your skin, sloughing away dead skin cells and leaving freash, rejuvenated skin. If you use a body scrub weekly in the bath or shower, you will notice a marked improvement in the appearance of your skin. full article

Dreaming of a White Christmas

Spreading joy and holiday cheer, the candy cane is one of the universal symbols of the holiday season. Known for its great taste and soothing medicinal properties, aromatic peppermint can help to stimulate the body and mind. full article

Sweet skin care

Spreading joy and holiday cheer, the candy cane is a universal symbol of the holiday season. Aromatic peppermint can help stimulate the body and mind. Sweet Beauty brings the spirit of the season out by moving the candy cane from your Christmas tree to your skin care routine. full article

Natural Selection

It's no secret that we in the LGBT community love our beauty products, but do they love us? Our current obsession is with all-natural, organic ingredients-after all, the skin is the largest organ on our bodies... full article

Interviews

Retail Notebook: Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"...Sweet Beauty adores your skin, and your senses." full article

A no-calorie chocolate fix

Chocolate and skin care - a tasty mix. Sweet Beauty Spa owner Lisa Francoise united her two passions and opened her own manufacturing/retail store near University Village in April, branching out from her once-cramped, home-operated business.

The narrow, brown building at 2809 N.E. 55th St. is not in a bustling retail area, but that's OK for Francoise, who currently operates a majority of her business wholesales. full article

Sweet Beauty serves up treats for your skin

I have to admit, science usually bores me to tears. But I love the scientific studies that tell me chocolate and red wine are good for my health. So when Sweet Beauty founder Lisa Francoise told me chocolate was also good for my skin, I considered giving science a second chance. full article