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Hamadi Eco-Chic Beauty Boutique Hair

 

Celebrity Hairstylist Jamal Hamadi is inviting you to spend the night with him @ Vert, a new eco-chic boutique.  In addition to delicious treats and goodies, you’ll get a chance to mix and mingle with people who believe in ecologically sound beauty.

The Hamadi line uses 100% essential oils and plant extracts, completely [...]

Shu Uemura 25th Anniversary new fragrance and makeup

   Shu Uemura’s Summer 2008 collection, Hana-Bi

Hana-Bi, Japanese for fireworks, literally translated as flower-fire!  Isn’t that awesome…?! In Japan there’s always a link to nature and with summertime almost here, it’s time for Shu Uemura’s limited edition collection.  Every year a festive array of beauty items are selected to commemorate Mr. Uemura’s 1983 opening of the beauty boutique [...]

Lavilin Deodorant Cream Eliminates Bacteria

I’ve been using for a few weeks — Lavilin Deodorant Cream that is.  I’m done buying whatever’s on sale, or what will look pretty on the bathroom sink, I want something that works and is long-lasting.  This is a revolutionary concept, bye bye daily deodorant duty, you only need to apply Lavilin every few days.

Normally I [...]

Burt’s Bees AFter Sun Soother CEW

Another great product from Burt’s Bees.  This is the After Sun Soother with Aloe & Linden Flower.  The scent is divine, a MUST try, it’s a fresh scent for spring.  We’ve been spending a lot of time at the beach and although I’m very good about putting sunscreen on the kids, I’m not as dilligent with it for myself.  I haven’t [...]

Look for the Natural Products Seal from the NPA

Burn that image into your head and next time you go shopping for skincare make sure you look for the Natural Products Association (NPA) seal.  This seal is marking a new era for consumers, no more confusion about what is natural and what is not.

Under the new program, products must follow strict guidelines [...]

Mommy’s Bliss Nipple Cream and breastfeeding

The FDA has posted a warning about Mommy’s Bliss Nipple Cream, marketed by MOM Enterprises, Inc.  The product was marketed to help nursing mothers heal cracking nipples from nursing but it has been revealed that some of the ingredients are harmful, specifically chlorphenesin and phenoxyethanol.

Chlorphenesin relaxes skeletal muscle and can depress the central nervous system [...]

Berwick Balancing Day Cream Coming UP Roses

Soon I will post pictures of my Rose Garden, I’ve been tending it gingerly waiting for my rose crop to reward me with the slightest reciprocity for my hours of attention.  It takes a lot to grow roses, they are prone to lots of leaf diseases and infestations, not to mention little ones that want [...]

afterglow pure soul mascara product review LASH Out

Lash Out against cosmetics companies

Some people around me have told me in the past not to lash out, but I just couldn’t help myself in this case. NO, I didn’t snap, it’s just that I’ve been in my little rut of mascaras, I tried something last month, but what can I say, sometimes new information [...]