Lady Frances
Glover-Anderson -
Founder
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“Finalist in the Pastel/Radio 702 Best
Small Business Awards South Africa Competition”
How many are your works, O Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number-living things both large and small. (Psalm 104:24-25)
“What a truly genteel life it was for those who lived during the Victorian era who were fortunate enough to enjoy wealth, either through “old money” (inherited) or through their own labours - money enough to enjoy a very comfortable existence. Reading the famous “Glover” diaries - packed with fascinating information on my great great grandfather Edmund Glover and his daughter, my great grandmother Frances Jane Glover-Anderson's lives during the 1800's - is a poignant experience – these ancient diaries were the inspiration behind The Victorian Garden products of today as we recreate traditional Victorian skincare products from that era using original recipes dating as far back as 1860. Both diaries span a period beginning around 1837 and finish in the 1850's. The diaries are encased in a beautiful soft leather banded with gold edges and are still to this day in excellent condition although they are more than 170 years old. The spidery copperplate handwriting written in traditional liquid ink is difficult to read until one's eyes adjust to the sloping flowery writing. Life was hard for many people during these times and easy and affluent for the wealthy. My great grandfather, Stephen Anderson, was a partner in the British East Indian Shipping Company during the 1800's and travelled frequently to India to source wonderful Indian wares such as exquisite pure silks, handmade lace, tobacco, Indian tea (expensive, and much sought after amongst the European aristocracy), herbs and spices, exotic essential oils and plant extracts, dried fruits and foodstuffs, which were shipped back to England and Europe.
“As the clay is in the Potter's hand, so are
you in my hand.”
(Jeremiah 18:6)
“ Our products are formulated in our own laboratory by an experienced Cosmetic Chemist and British Herbalist /Aromatherapist (ITEC qualified), registered with the *CTFA of South Africa (Cosmetic Toiletries and Fragrance Association, The Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa, and Member of the International Guild of Professional Practitioners (UK). Beauty without Cruelty International White List approved member.
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