Oh winter. It seems that you’ve teased us with your unseasonably warm days (75 degrees in February? I’ll take it!) only to come roaring back with fury (5-10 inches of snow? NO PLEASE). With this wishy washy weather, we need a moisturizer like this Coconut whipped body butter recipe that’s going to really nurture our skin. I love a whipped body butter, as it’s super light weight and fluffy ...
Get Fresh for Valentine’s Day
Are you familiar with Fresh? If not, you should be. Fresh blasted into our psyches with their amazing lip treatments, and they’ve just continued to impress with each new item. While the Fresh Sugar Lip treatments are technically a tinted lip balm, they’re really so much more than that. It’s like a subtle little lip scrub that’s not abrasive, a nourishing moisturizing treatment, and a hint ...
Coco Peppermint DIY Foot Balm Recipe
This Coco Peppermint DIY Foot Balm recipe will treat your feet like never before. It makes a great gift, too. Winter really plays heck with your feet. They're always cold, and they feel like ice cubes. They're trudging through snow and ice and those frigid water puddles. Not to mention pounding that pavement or the sidewalks that feel extra hard this time of year. Don't your feet ...
Luxe Eco Friendly Skin Care Indulgences
One of the great joys in life is being pampered. While we all love going to the spa, and being treated like a queen, sometimes it’s just not feasible. For whatever reason. These are some of our favorite eco friendly skin care pampering products that have come across our desk lately. ...
Make Your Own DIY Sugar Scrub Recipe
If there’s one beauty product that I can’t get enough of, it’s a good scrub. This love started at a very young age when I discovered a jar of scrub my mom had in her shower. Ever since then, I can’t get enough of exfoliating. Sometimes I’m surprised I still have layers of skin left! Did you know that it’s quick, easy, and fairly inexpensive to make your own organic DIY sugar scrub? It is! With ...
SpaRitual Lip Gloss Review
Press samples SpaRitual recently released a new line of lip glosses. Now, we all know SpaRitual for their amazing nail polishes. What makes the SpaRitual lip gloss line so good, you ask? Well, lots of things. They’re loaded with good for you ingredients like cocoa butter, coconut oil, olive oil, shea butter, and more. Many of these ingredients are certified organic, too. No bad things ...
Whole Foods Gift Basket for Mother’s Day
Special thanks to Whole Foods for providing us product for a Whole Foods gift basket. Sometimes, when you have someone that’s a little hard to shop for, you have to think outside of the box. My mom happens to be one of those people. She doesn’t really want anything, but I don’t want to not get her a gift. What is a fantastic daughter to do? I put together a gift basket of things that ...
Aubrey Organics Mineral Makeup Review
Press samples I have been a mineral makeup girl for the vast majority of my makeup wearing life. I was introduced to Bare Escentuals the first year of college or so, and for a great many years, that was my go to brand. Over the years, I have tried a few other brands of mineral makeup, but generally went back to BE for my foundation needs. ...