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Lickable Sensuous Beauty’s bodycare products are so delicious, it is difficult to resist the urge to pour them into a bowl and gobble them up like a dairy-free sundae. Made with all natural, plant-based ingredients, essential oils and in some cases even chocolate, the line includes products like Milky Oat Bath ($10.40), Bay Rum Aftershave and Cologne ($18) for men and, my personal favorite, Honey Rose Kissing Balm ($12). Made by hand in Sebastopol by the ladies who brought us that town’s Sensuality Shoppe, Sensuous Beauty products not surprisingly also include an entire line of massage oils and aphrodisiacs such as Chocolate Body Paint ($10) and Aphrodisiac Love Nectar ($10), which are sure to entice your lover into the warm confines of your bed this winter. While Sensuous Beauty products are available at grocery stores and specialty retail outlets, they’re reliably found at the Sensuality Shoppe (2371-A Gravenstein Hwy. S., Sebastopol; 707.829.3999) or online at www.sensuousbeauty.com.—D.B.

High Hats Artistry, whimsy and craft define the decorative hats handmade by Phyllis Beals at her home studio in Santa Rosa, and perhaps the advertisement for her haberdasher

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handiwork is Beals herself, hardly ever seen without one of her smart chapeaus atop her head. “I feel naked without a hat. I’m always wearing one,� Beals says, “and I sometimes forget that I even have one on.� Beals, who drives a sea-foam green 1957 Morris Minor, is a pert, stylish woman whose fascination with hats goes back to childhood, when her family owned a trunk of vintage hats from the ’20s and ’30s. Making them came later. While a teacher’s assistant in the design department at UC Davis, she took part in a project called “Hats in a Hurry,� making five wearable hats from celluloid, lampshades and even men’s underpants. Beals remembers, “People would say, ‘You could sell those hats! I want to buy one!’ And that’s basically how it started.’� That was 20 years ago, and Beals has made and sold countless hats since, mostly from felt, that have been worn by everyone from Twiggy to Nancy Pelosi. Recently, she’s started making her own felt and she’s acquired a vintage 1920 straw-braiding machine for making authentic art deco weaves. She then adds a dash of vintage buttons and ribbons or “whatever seems to call to me and says, ‘This would be great in a hat.’� Selling for between $90 and $350, Beals makes eye-catching headwear to turn any modern gal into a silent-film star. Beals’ hats can be bought at the Sonoma County Museum’s gift shop (425 Seventh St., Santa Rosa; 707.579.1500) or by contacting the milliner herself at www.phyllisbealshats.com.—G.M.

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