Category Archives: Skin Care

When to Toss Your Products and Start Fresh

  When you make the transition to natural products, you realize pretty quickly that products have a shorter shelf-life than their conventional counterparts. While you can expect to see far better results in the health of your skin, you may have to be more conscientious of the expiration date than you were with conventional skincare and […]

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CELSUS Bio-Intelligence Scar Cream

  What if I told you there’s a scar cream on the market that’s made with the same beautiful ingredients you’re likely to find in your high end skin smoothing serums and creams? Well there is, and it works. The CELSUS Bio-Intelligence Scar Cream was ahead of the clean beauty curve in many ways. It’s […]

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How To Make a Soothing Face Mist

  Though I adore the sophisticated and highly effective botanical formulas available from green beauty brands, I love a good DIY. It’s easy to craft some things yourself, and not only is it affordable—it can help you begin to understand ingredients in a deeper way, if that’s something you’re interested in. At the very least, […]

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Easy Does It Foaming Cleanser

  I love a good multitasking product, and I’ve found one in the One Love Organics Easy Does It Foaming Cleanser. This gentle cleanser came into my life right as I ran out of my last bar soap. Apart from Dr. Bronners, it’s been a long time since I tried anything along the lines of […]

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Gressa Renewing Polish

  I love exfoliating treatments, especially when there’s more to the product than meets the eye. At first blush, you may think the Gressa Renewing Polish is just an exfoliating treatment—albeit a great one—but this skin softening formula has a few ingredients that brighten and clarify in addition to the physical exfoliation it offers. The […]

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Introducing Mahalo

  Mahalo has a certain Hawaiian charm that is evident the moment you crack open the bottles and jars. Your senses will come alive. Mahalo has received much love and attention from the green beauty community over the last year or so, and I’ve been dying to try this brand. What I didn’t expect was […]

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Introducing Gressa Skin

  When done right, luxury skincare doesn’t have to be complicated. It can be simple and pure, but still refined and advanced. If that’s what you’re looking for, meet Gressa Skin—a line of luxury apothecary skincare and makeup. I really value the relaxing ritual of cleansing and prepping my skin for the day ahead or […]

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Osmia Organics Amethyst Body Essence and Sandalwood Body Mousse

    There’s no end to my love for the heavenly scented products from Osmia Organics, so it’s probably no surprise that I’m completely enamored with the newest additions to the Gem Series and Spa Series—the Osmia Organics Amethyst Body Essence and Sandalwood Body Mousse. Both are perfect for this time of year, especially where scent is […]

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What’s On My Nightstand

I love bedtime. For me it means taking some quiet moments for myself before drifting off to sleep to read a few pages in a favorite cookbook or aromatherapy text, jot down thoughts about the day or simply unwind. Ritual is a big part of bedtime for me, and it begins in the bathroom where […]

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