February 3, 2012
February is African American History Month. For generations of women, these African American legends helped pave the way to self-acceptance by wearing their hair with the swagger of true glamour icons. From Josephine Baker’s flapper ringlets to Diana Ross’s disco days afro, hair was not only a form of creative expression, but it captured the [...]
January 28, 2012
Recently, Burt’s Bees launched a new collection of hair and body products called Gud (pronounced “good”.)
January 22, 2012
Love the scent of vanilla, then consider Lavanila’s Vanilla Passion Fruit scent. This fragrance is a crisp, tropical explosion of Passion Fruit, Guava and Peach Nectar steeped in warm base of Sandalwood and Madagascar vanilla.
January 17, 2012
Just in time for Valentine’s Day or to treat yourself, L’Occitane is here to offer scents of temptation for the most romantic day of the year. Treat yourself like a princess: L’Occitane’s NEW Cherry Princess Collection brings the iconic cherry tree into blossom in this limited-edition collection with a fruity floral scent. Each product in [...]
January 6, 2012
Kate Moss’s first ever, specially created lipstick collection featuring her favorite shades is launching this Spring.
January 4, 2012
A New Year, a New Me. Sound Familiar. Another year comes around and I am onto a gazillion resolutions that I will break by February or more likely by the middle of January.
October 23, 2011
C.O. Bigelow proprietor Ian Ginsberg is known for his ability to scour the world for the most sought after, effective skin and hair care formulations on earth and to bring them to the loyal customers at New York’s quintessential and oldest apothecary shop in America. A celebrity favorite, C.O Bigelow counts big names from all [...]
September 24, 2011
It’s almost officially Fall and Halloween is just around the corner which means pumpkins, pumpkins, pumpkins but it also means drier skin. This seemed liked a fun and easy way to combine Fall, Halloween and pumpkins into a DIY at-home Pumpkin Face Mask. Why these ingredients? Pumpkin is rich in vitamin A, which is very healing [...]
July 22, 2011
Life as a single mom (or just plain moms) can be pretty hectic and stressful. My mother was an incredible person but looking back she was selfless and never did anything for herself. The children came first. I think this was a cultural issue and of course, I did not learn this until I spent [...]
June 18, 2011
Wouldn’t be great to have an all-in-one body wash that is sensitive enough to also use as a shave cream? Lavanila Laboratories is introducing the Healthy Lavanilla Body Wash 2-in-1 Shower & Shave that is not only packed with nourishing ingredients that promote healthy skin and is a non-irritating time-saver soothes, cleans, and moisturizes. While traditional washes [...]