9 years ago

April Beauty Heroes: True Botanicals

Most Mondays, I have a hard time getting inspired and organized, which means I clean up the weekend’s clutter around the house, go grocery shopping and write to-do lists – blog posts don’t usually happen until Tuesday.  But not today!  April’s Beauty Heroes Box is full of True Botanicals goodness, (formerly True Nature Botanicals).  Most of you…

9 years ago

Bare Beauty Bites: Mexican Quinoa Bowl

Happy Friday!  Was this the LONGEST week, ever, or what??  I have an announcement to make: Good For You Friday is now Bare Beauty Bites.  Good For You Friday is just too long, and I want to post about food whenever I want, not just on Fridays!  So, RIP, GFYF.  Today’s yumminess is a Mexican Quinoa Bowl from…

9 years ago

Oille Natural, Demystified + a GIVEAWAY

Hey there, Bare Beauties!  Kirsten King, the founder of Oille Natural, (pronounced Oy-elle Nat-ur-elle) is one of the coolest Green Beauty Nerds in the biz, and I’ve been dying to pick her brain – and share all my newfound knowledge with you, of course!  I haven’t tried a product of hers that I don’t l-o-v-e.  I’ve mentioned her magical…

9 years ago

Safe & Chic x Bare Beauty Instagram Giveaway

Happy Monday!  The weather here is getting Spring-y and gorgeous, and if you’re like me, you have a new beauty product wish list at the beginning of every season.  Tonight, at 9pm EST, I’ll be hosting a giveaway with Safe & Chic on Instagram, so make sure you tune in (read about the bummer that is Instagram’s new…

9 years ago

Bare Beauty Swaps, Vol. 3 with Ayla Beauty

Happy Friday!  I really enjoy writing Bare Beauty Swaps posts, and it seems like you like reading them, so let’s do it!  Today, we will replace a few products that have cult followings (but not-so-great ingredient lists) with some gems that you will love even more from Ayla Beauty. Spirit Demerson, one of the first pioneers of…

9 years ago

Black and White, and Spring All Over

It’s Spring, (!) and I’ve been loving a few newbies.  Then, I realized their packaging coordinated with each other.  Then, I realized that they all have something else in common: ETHICAL beauty. Kari Gran Wonder Whip is the do-gooder-version of their fabulous (and one of my all-time favorites) original Naked Lip Whip.  Totally sheer with a hint…