I don’t have any fine leather goods to offer you. (Actually, I might… another post for another time.) But I do have some body moisturizers to tell you about! (In case you need help with the reference in the title of this post or the reference to fine leather goods, please watch this clip and […]
green beauty
Treat Collection: a great “5-free” nail polish option
A reader asked me recently about nail polish and if I had a brand I’d recommend (hey, girl!). I first tried polishes from Treat Collection because of an Integrity Botanicals blog post. I was a dedicated OPI user before trying an alternative polish. Admittedly, I haven’t tried many other more natural nail polish brands. But, […]
Making the switch to natural beauty products
A lot of people ask me which personal care products to switch out first when moving towards cleaner beauty options. My answer is always the same: I recommend switching out the products you use most frequently first. After that, I’d replace the products that cover the most amount of skin. Tinted Moisturizer I’ve already admitted […]
MDSolar Sciences: a review
Even though summer is almost over (say it isn’t so!), I have a new favorite sunscreen to share with you! For most of my life, I haven’t been very good at remembering to apply sunscreen. I know, I know. But now that the threat of skin cancer and sun damage has sunk in, I’m trying […]
a weekend in Norfolk
images from the weekend la colombe coffee roasters, blagden alley, DC for some caffeine before hitting the road jrink juicery, blagden alley, DC organic raw almonds, cinnamon, vanilla bean, dates, filtered h20 fruitive juice three ships coffee can’t stop, won’t stop travel essentials yarok feed your volume, josh rosebrook balance, dr. bronner’s lavender, acure brightening facial scrub dear […]
Root: a review
I first heard of Root a few months ago on Nicolle Mackinnon’s Instagram account. I visited Root’s site right away and loved their mission but thought it would be hard to buy makeup online without testing the colors first. Given my predicament, I was delighted to find the ladies from Root at the Indie Beauty Expo! […]