My eyes often glaze over when I read press releases from natural beauty companies. They’re often filled with words such as ‘revolutionary’ and ‘innovative’ when in reality, they’re nothing more than home-based businesses creating eco beauty products from their kitchen, using proven natural beauty methodologies like throwing in a few certified organic ingredients and using...
I rarely post about the cosmetics I use because I don’t wear makeup all that often. I also firmly believe that our unnatural preoccupation with physical beauty and attractiveness holds us women back in many ways, particularly if the time spent on grooming or comparing oneself to another could be better spent in areas of...
This gorgeous little bottle of rosehip oil goodness arrived at my house at the perfect moment, as a sufferer of KP (Keratosis Pilaris, a common skin condition, which shows up as tiny bumps on the skin, think goosebumps or the skin of a plucked chicken and you get the idea) and on a mission to...
I’m vegan and I know how hard I am to cook for (or so my Filipina mother tells me) and buy for (or so my partner Ben tells me) and it’s with this understanding that I prepare this Christmas gift guide, to help you find vegan and cruelty-free gifts for your picky beauty-product animal-loving friends...
Snooze, I could not be more bored of watching the hype around the 2018 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. I’m not hating on the models or event crew that work hard on that show, I’m just over brands using unrealistically thin women in uncomfortable underwear to shame us into buying their products. It’s 2018 and we...
If you aren’t participating in the latest food fad, what are you even doing with your life? These days we’re quick to jump into diets and care about what we put into our bodies, but what we put on our bodies becomes a side thought. Our body is the only one we’ve got, and whatever...
Summer is slowly rolling to an end in DC, so it’s the perfect time to review some dewy, fresh makeup. Even though I worked at a makeup counter throughout undergrad, I’m always excited to try new cosmetics, no matter how many I’ve tried before. Au Naturale Cosmetics sent me some of their summer collection to review. They’re...
We get so many questions about where to purchase ethically-made goods and we’re constantly trying to find more effective ways to deliver this information. Years ago I actually thought that it would be a great idea to launch my own ethical fashion e-commerce website to help showcase awesome conscious brands. So I bought a shop...
When it comes to nailing down your eco-friendly skincare routine, you’ll want to source the products that allow you to treat an array of skin problems, but also leave you with that longed-for glow. In this article, we’ll be running through six of the best – and in some cases, tastiest – skincare options, all...
This month we’re giving away a natural beauty item from Australian eco-friendly beauty brand, Blessed By Nature. Email subscribers will go into the draw to win a 20ml Blessed By Nature Wild Harvest Organic Rosehip Oil bottle. According to the brand, rosehip oil is filled with antioxidants, essential fatty acids and vitamins that helps restore skin health....
Abuja, Nigeria: The cosmetic, beauty and skincare market is worth $400 billion globally. Traditionally, it is dominated by cosmetic and pharmaceutical giants who devote billions of dollars annually to the formation of new products, and mostly synthetic-chemical laden new products. Thus, it has always been difficult for small companies to enter the picture. However, with the rise...
With science under threat, particularly in the U.S. where a growing number of people are rejecting scientific findings on climate change issues, it’s time we turn the spotlight on those on the front lines, to help you understand the work that scientists do and why they play an instrumental role in helping to build a...