I love green beauty, but the amount of products the beauty industry as a whole (green beauty included) that are marketed as ‘must haves’ is unreal and, honestly, quite unreasonable. Functionality and price are important and real when shopping for consumer goods. With natural products being slightly more expensive and sometimes in less conventional packaging, […]
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Deodorant is easily one of the most difficult personal care products to switch over to natural for most people. There are a couple of things to be mindful of while enduring the switch to natural deodorant. Humans naturally sweat, therefor when using a deodorant made of natural ingredients, you are likely to perspire. There will also […]
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I’ve always loved gift giving. But since making the switch to natural products and trying to live a less toxic life in general, I have come to love it even more. Brainstorming and researching natural gifts that I think could potentially replace my loved ones conventional wellness and personal care products is one of my […]
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I’ve never been great at keeping it simple. I remind myself daily to not fill my plate with more than what is necessary or what brings me joy. Often times though I still manage to do just that. One person that has inspired me to declutter and simplify my life is my boyfriend’s sister, and […]
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I have always had acne prone skin. It’s not the end of the world but it’s always frustrated me, and I probably let it get to me more than I should. It is however, one of the main reasons that I became interested in natural skincare and make up. Everything happens for a reason, right? […]
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It’s 2018, thrifting is cool people. & Thank God that it is. It’s so much more eco friendly than buying new items, way more budget friendly, doesn’t support unethical apparel production practices, and is great for the community. Honestly, I have a lot of thoughts on why shopping second hand is awesome. Hopefully all of […]
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I’m super excited to share this post on my blog today! My current obsessions are natural make up and holistic skincare and wellness but what some people might not know about me is that my first beauty related love was fashion. Over the last couple of years I have tried to live more mindfully, more consciously, and […]
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Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday because there is nothing that I love more than a day filled with family and food. I began writing this post just a couple of days before Thanksgiving, but with working on my Black Friday Green Beauty Shopping Guides, enjoying Thanksgiving with my family, and going out of town […]
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Today’s post is pretty light hearted. I just wanted to write about something nice and this all natural body wash fit my ‘something nice’ criteria. A couple of weeks ago I went to Target to pick up some replacement razor blades (glamorous, I know). While I was there I browsed around a bit (as one […]
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Fall is here and to say that I am happy about it is an understatement. We had a particularly hot and long summer this year in the pacific northwest and I am not a fan of the heat. Once September 1st hit I started to think about all things fall; sweaters, boots, scarves, deep vampy […]
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