10 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…

10 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…

10 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…

10 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…

10 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…

10 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…