Love in a BOX: Personalized gifts by designer Loni Itzhaki

The best shopping recommendations for religious Israelis.

  (photo credit: Loni Itzhaki)
(photo credit: Loni Itzhaki)

Loni Itzhaki, married and mother of three teenagers, lives in Tel Aviv.

She comes from the world of design and art, and there is nothing she loves more than creating and making beautiful and joyful things.

In 2018, she founded Love in a BOX, an Israeli brand, thinking about the small, happy moments in our lives.

Every part of the design process, from conception to execution, is accompanied by love and attention to detail, specific colors, and the use of quality textiles and products.

All items are handmade in her studio in Tel Aviv.

She is a member of the "Hatzait" networking club, run by journalist and entrepreneur Miri Ben-David. Thanks to them, Itzhaki began working with the religious sector, which led to the idea of the Havdalah kit – a personalized gift that has become a best-seller on Loni's website.

Her studio also hosts creative workshops where the participants work and create together with her.

You are welcome to see all this beauty for yourself - LOVE IN A BOX 

  (credit: Loni Itzhaki)
(credit: Loni Itzhaki)

Shachar Meshulam is a 29-year-old woman who owns a ceramics studio in Netzer Hazani.

It all started when Shachar went on maternity leave and discovered her great love for ceramics. Her teacher saw her passion and potential and pushed her to open her own studio.


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After the war began, the studio opened out the community's need for a place for for therapy, relaxation, connection, and fun!

Today, the studio hosts workshops for up to 25 participants - for families, team building, bachelorette parties, and any other reason.

There is also the option for Shachar to come to you, with no participant limit.

I went to such a workshop with Shachar with my sisters and new sister-in-law and had a great time. In an hour and a half, we each made a few pieces, and we loved the studio, the atmosphere, and Shachar, of course. Afterward, on Shachar's recommendation, we also went to eat at a magical place called Ruchama Coffee Bar, which was a perfect end to a perfect evening.

For details - Shahar Ceramic  

  (credit: Dovrat Abadi)
(credit: Dovrat Abadi)

TING DONG - Handcrafted quality padel rackets by Roi Dagan.

TING DONG is a leading business for producing professional padel rackets.

I personally know the people involved, an amazing family creating quality products.

TING DONG is a leading Israeli company in the field of padel rackets, family-owned for three generations since 1970, specializing for 50 years in producing and marketing rackets to institutions, stores, and private customers nationwide.

The company ensures to update and introduce the latest innovations in all types of rackets to the Israeli market while maintaining uncompromising quality and reliability.

The factory produces several types of racquets:

  • Wooden rackets made of quality plywood with a white oak veneer-coated handle.
  • Carbon rackets made of carbon fibers, lightweight, strong, quiet, and of high quality.

It should be noted that carbon racquets are handmade in a variety of beautiful designs and colors.

Their address: HaRav MiBachrach 10 Tel Aviv, 0772055661, 0546511747.

A unique and quality product!

For details: TING DONG

  (credit: TING DONG)
(credit: TING DONG)

The SACARA chain is launching a unisex perfume collection under the name 8 - 13, featuring scents highlighting both feminine and masculine elements.

The new collection is inspired by perfumes and scents from around the world, and joins SACARA's successful perfume line of 1-7.

The perfumes come in a designed glass bottle with a rounded shape, making them suitable as a gift.The 8-13 line includes five original boutique scents.

Price: NIS 59.00, content: 100 ml.

My daughters and I are in love with SACARA's scents, especially perfume number 07, an enchanting and addictive fragrance suitable for all ages!

The new perfume series is available at all SACARA branches nationwide and online: SACARA

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(credit: PR)

New from Flormar - LIP & CHEEK TINT

Tint for cheeks and lips with rich pigment for a natural blushed look.

A new water-based gel enriched with natural ingredients and a natural finish texture, providing buildable coverage, from light to medium, so you can choose a natural look or a more dramatic look. A convenient applicator for easy and comfortable application for both lips and cheeks.

Comes in four perfect colors. Price: 55 NIS.

Available on the Flormar website.  

  (credit: Courtesy of flormar)
(credit: Courtesy of flormar)

OPEN UP HD MASCARA - Silicone mascara for separating lashes

Mascara with a silicone brush that separates lashes, adds impressive volume and length, and lasts up to 24 hours. The mascara contains over 80% natural ingredients and vitamins and comes with an innovative silicone brush.

  • Vitamin E - known for its ability to protect against oxidative damage, helps strengthen lashes, maintain moisture, and prevent hair breakage.
  • Castor oil - the oil most associated with long, dense, and strong lashes and has the ability to repair damaged lashes.
  • Panthenol - retains moisture, nourishes lashes, and keeps them soft and unbreakable.

12 ml.

Price: NIS 59.90.

Available on the Flormar website.

  (credit: Courtesy of flormar)
(credit: Courtesy of flormar)

The largest low-cost beauty and cosmetics chain in Israel, Beautycare, is expanding its collections of lipsticks and glosses, with each series adding a variety of fashionable shades.

The expansion of the lipstick series was chosen in celebration of International Lipstick Day, which is celebrated every year on July 29.

The FIXX series is a series of highly durable matte liquid lipsticks that originally had 20 shades at its launch. The formula of the lipsticks is thin but opaque.

The FIXX collection has added ten fashionable shades, also in liquid texture and matte finish, including: coffee brown (25), nude mauve (28), and a summery coral red, which is fundamentally different from the classic red found in the collection.

Price: NIS 7.90.

The classic moisturizing lipsticks series from Beautycare is the company's first and traditional series, rich in many shades. Over the years, the product itself has even undergone a makeover, and their moisturizing formula has been improved. These lipsticks are rich in pigment, have a soft and pleasant texture, and provide long-lasting moisture.

New shades are now being introduced, developed due to the demand for dark moisturizing lipsticks: dark eggplant purple and dark brown, alongside more everyday shades like nudes and mauves. Price: NIS 4.50.

Also, the transparent gloss series is now introducing gloss number 13, inspired by a throwback trend from the 90s: Ultra-violet glitter on the lips.

Similarly, a transparent gloss full of crushed glitter will flatter any lip look.

Available for purchase online and in stores. 

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(credit: PR)

The international Israeli cosmetics brand Hikari Laboratories presents MIST OF YOUTH, a mist spray containing refreshing anti-aging water that keeps the skin fresh and glowing, provides moisture, and protects against damage throughout the day.

Mist spray is an excellent way to renew moisture levels and invigorate the skin more easily throughout the day. It contains powerful anti-aging ingredients that help slow the aging process of the facial skin, reduce signs of fatigue, and provide a glow. Among its key active ingredients is a combination of grape seed and French pine tree extracts, both strong antioxidants that help the skin fight free radicals and keep it young, fresh, and even.

It also contains a purified extract of prickly pear cactus, rich in vitamins and minerals, which provides moisture to the skin and increases its elasticity. The extract also offers protection against irritation and soothes the skin. Another significant advantage of the mist is the ability to spray it over makeup throughout the day.

Use as needed, morning and evening, on the face, neck, décolleté, and hair.

Price: NIS 178.

Hikari Laboratories - available at select beauticians and on the Hikari website.

  (credit: Hikari Laboratories)
(credit: Hikari Laboratories)

The hair care brand JOHN FRIEDA launches in Israel the PROfiller+ series, a unique care line that gives volume to the hair and strengthens the hair fiber from the first use.

The series is vegan-friendly, free of silicones and parabens.

The PROfiller+ series is suitable for thin hair, restores volume, strengthens, and thickens the hair, and is rich in nourishing ingredients such as biotin, known to strengthen the hair fiber, and hyaluronic acid, which provides moisture.

The series offers shampoo, conditioner, and hair spray, priced between NIS 39.90 and NIS 44.90.

Available in select branches and online at Super-Pharm.

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(credit: PR)

New from the Keif brand: a 1-liter refillable bag of shower gel, with a quick and convenient refill cap.

The bag reduces the amount of plastic by 70%, thereby helping to protect the environment.

The gels are enriched with moisture and come in two leading scents of Keif's shower gels:

  • Milk & Honey shower gel
  • Ocean shower gel

One bag costs NIS 15 for a content of 1 liter.

Available in supermarkets and pharmacies nationwide.

  (credit: Tal Azulay)
(credit: Tal Azulay)

Barkan Winery is proud to present: Moscato with small and happy bubbles - the perfect wine for the Israeli summer - vintage 2023.

A lightly sparkling white wine with a delicate and balanced sweetness from Barkan Winery. The wine is made from Muscat Alexandroni grapes from selected vineyards in the Judean plains.

The wine is crisp, light-bodied, with small, refreshing bubbles, and a sweet and balanced finish.

Kosher for Passover under the supervision of the Eda Haredit Rabbinical Court.

Recommended retail price: NIS 40.

Available in supermarkets and wine shops.

  (credit: BARKAN WINERY)
(credit: BARKAN WINERY)