Lurk’s All Natural Perfumes: Luscious, With an Organic Life of Their Own
Lurk perfume founders Anne Sanford and Kristi Head. All-natural perfumes have been an incredibly elusive luxury for scent lovers like myself. I grew up sniffing my grandmother’s scents, kept on a mirror-topped tray in pride of place next to the door that led downstairs; when she was dressed to go…
Are Kids Sicker Today Due to Pesticides in Our Environment?
An October 2012 report by Pesticide Action Network North America examined dozens of recent studies and concluded that the influx of pesticides in our society — omnipresent in the air we breath and the foods we eat — is taking a heavy toll on our children’s health and intelligence. Photo…
My Curly Hair: How (and Why) I’ve Learned to Embrace (and Even Love) It
As part of my own personal project of loving who I am as I am (and as I age), I have been experimenting with wearing my curly hair out and about. I'm thinking of myself as an ambassador for curls!
Healthy Holiday Breakout Solutions
Breakouts aren’t only for teenagers. This time of year is taxing on everyone’s skin. Stress, lack of sleep, or diet — caused by the end of year work load, final exams, last-minute shopping, picking from one too many celebratory spreads and cookie trays, or the in-laws coming to town — can…
Wrap Smarter: 10 Eco-Friendly Holiday Wrapping Ideas
VZWraps. An eco-friendly way to make gift-wrapping a cinch. We’re on a mission to help you do away with all of the waste and excess that surrounds the holidays. You can examine your foodprint — by reading this waste less food post — but we really hope you’ll resolve to…
Give Back With Blissoma Holistic Skincare's Season of Personal Caring Drive
Julie Longyear, the creative chemist and founder of Blissoma, is deeply grateful for her company’s success; it wasn’t too long ago that she relied on a pantry to help her survive during trying times. For an entire year after the economic collapse, donations from Julie’s neighborhood pantry bridged the gap…
Best Natural and Organic Oils for Gorgeously Healthy Winter Skin (and Hair)
I’ve written before about my love for skin and hair oils, and that’s because they work better than any other treatments I have tried. I have moderately dry skin, and in all seasons I go nuts for delicious-smelling, ultramoisturizing (and always all-natural and organic if possible) oils, for everything from…
On Set at Harper’s Bazaar India Shoot: Green and Glam Makeup
This piece originally published on The Green Beauty Team. I’d like to take you behind the scenes of a Harper’s Bazaar India shoot for which I used an entirely “green” makeup kit to prepare the models in an opulent and fantastical location set in in Italy’s breathtaking Lake Como. The…
Eco Chick Tested: Tatcha's Polishing Powders
Last season I wrote about how much I love Tatcha’s Aburatorigami papers, which demurely suck up facial oil from shiny patches; and now (after contacting me about their entire line of geisha-inspired toxin-free facial products), I have another fave product from the company. Tatcha’s Polishing Powders have single-handedly re-surfaced my…
Eco Chick Tested: Marie Veronique Anti-Aging Body Oil
I’ve been using Marie Veronique’s anti-aging body oil practically every day for the past year or so. It is absolutely incredible. I massage it into my skin after I shower, and have even used it in place of perfume. (I always seem to get a compliment from the boyfriend who…
