7 years ago

A Q&A with Nadine Abramcyk of tenoverten

If you’ve been reading Bare Beauty for a while, you probably know that I lived in New York in my early twenties before Richard whisked me away to Charleston.  I still miss it, but I’m fortunate to be able to travel back often for work and to see my sister and some dear friends.  For as long…

7 years ago

October Beauty Heroes: Linné & Gressa

Well, it’s a new day, and it’s a new month, and Bare Beauty is not where you come for national or world news, so let’s talk about something light and easy to love, like Beauty Heroes.  October’s box surprised me – clay, charcoal, minimalist packaging and a brand that was new to me: Linné.  This month’s box…

7 years ago

A Few Thoughts for Thursday

Well, it’s almost October, and I’ve almost got my act together.  You?  I’m working on a few blog posts for next week, but in the meantime, I’ve got a few little snippets for you before you unplug for the day.  (I hope some people actually practice unplugging; I need to improve in that area.) HOUZZ recently contacted…

7 years ago

Summer to Fall Beauty

Okay, the jig is up – it is officially fall, and I have to get on board, even if I am a summertime girl at heart.  I’ve traded in my easy breezy, balmy favorites for a more refined palette and some hard-w0rking skincare. If you’re over 30, and you used coconut oil for everything all summer long,…

7 years ago

20% off Nontoxic Back to School Gear (!)

  If you are like me, you’ve been in denial that summer is over and that you actually have to get your kids (and yourself) some fresh gear for the new school year.  One of the things that I am often asked by my corporate-kid-free-friends and mom-friends alike is “what should I be storing my/my kids’ food…

7 years ago

September Beauty Heroes: Skin Owl

Hi Stranger!  Sorry for the radio silence – the last two weeks have kind of done a number on me.  I’ll preface this with the fact that I know that I am very fortunate, and that mostly I’m managing blessings and first world problems.  But, damn, hurricane season is the worst, even if your home doesn’t sustain…

7 years ago

Does Your Skincare Routine Need a Boost?

It’s almost Labor Day Weekend!  Yay!!!  But before you go, I want to discuss an awesome new launch that I am really impressed by.  (I think) all of you know that I am a True Botanicals devotee.  When nothing else, natural or otherwise, would help my crazy hormonal cystic acne 3 years ago, their products cleared me…