There is so much to love about Aster & Bay. If you haven’t given this apothecary line a shot, I’m going to give you two new reasons to do so: Serum Absolute and Rosewater Mist. Hand made by a husband and wife team out of Atlanta, Georgia, Aster & Bay’s skincare line is 100% […]

This month I nearly tried a DIY I’ve never been brave enough to experiment with—a coconut oil hair mask. As you can tell from the title of this post, I chickened out. I have fine hair that is easily weighed down and prone to oily roots, and I also tend to break out from straight […]

Axiology is a fresh new line of lipstick that has ladies in the green beauty community and beyond a flutter with excitement. With its vegan, non-toxic and conditioning formula plus bold colors and chic packaging, it’s impossible not to lust over Axiology. The founder, Ericka Rodriguez, has gone above and beyond to make Axiology a […]

  A friend and I joked recently that we both have a lipstick obsession because we are useless when it comes to eye makeup. It’s true that I’m pretty much a one trick pony in the eye department, so it makes sense that my lipstick collection dwarfs my eye shadow collection. That said, I’m so […]

  Do you wear sunscreen daily? In the summer when we’re lured outside by gorgeous warm weather, it’s more important than ever to choose an SPF with physical protection from mineral filters like zinc oxide. Sunscreens that use chemical filters like oxybenzone and avobenzone are the most common sunscreens on the market, but they come […]

  How long has it been since you had a popsicle? We have a few gourmet popsicle makers where I live, and they substitute the typical weird-science ingredients and flavorings with real fruits and foods. You can actually find some pretty healthy fruit and yogurt popsicles in grocery stores these days, but it is so easy […]

  As much as I love skincare and makeup, fragrance is the thing I get most excited about from the ever-growing clean beauty catalogue. Perfume is where botanical ingredients really demonstrate their range. Plants have so much to offer by way of scent, which you’ve no doubt observed first hand from products that include essential oils […]

  While men don’t tend to research, test and obsess over personal care products the way some of us women do, the men in my life — father, brothers and husband — do take grooming seriously enough to enjoy high quality products over the junk-filled drugstore versions. I’ve personally found that once introduced to a […]

  Josh Rosebrook has everyone in the green beauty community raving about his products, including me. The Josh Rosebrook line is packed with potent herbal infusions that give each formula added vitamins, minerals, fatty acids and antioxidants. These extracts combined with additional botanical oils and ingredients create a synergy that results in nutrient dense, high […]

  Coconut oil has enjoyed wild popularity over the last few years. With its irresistible tropical scent, it has become one of those trendy ingredients that people know about even if they aren’t keyed in on natural beauty, and I’m certain it has led more than one curious soul on to a cleaner and greener […]