These Unexpected Odds & Ends Build a Beautifying Smoothie
You graduated Green Smoothie 101 with honors, and you're ready for some fresh ideas to elevate your morning beauty drink. While you've probably been encouraged to start acquiring exotic powders and superfood berries to take your smoothies to a new level, I have a different suggestion: rethink what you throw in the trash. When it comes to veggies, one person's trash is another person's smoothie base! Now, don't get all grossed out on me. I just want you to consider that the odds & ends that you usually put down the garbage disposal or in the compost might actually be blendable ...
8 Ways to Make This Your Most Beautiful Summer Ever
Want the secret to a summer of looking and feeling your best? If I could give you just one piece of meaningful advice for a gorgeous summer, it would be to start thinking about your beauty in a different way—from the inside out! Summer is your season to glow, to feel energized, inspired and alive, and to enjoy the very best of nature. There are so many ways to boost your beauty and health this season, and I don't want you to miss a single one. As you move through the summer months, take these eight tips with you, and use them ...
Survive the Summer with a Homemade After-Sun Face Mist
You've gotta love green tea. Not only is it a major wrinkle-blocker, it helps you burn calories while it defends against sun damage and other forms of skin aging. Drinking green tea (2 cups daily is the recommended dose), as well as applying it topically is a great boost for your summer sun defense. The antioxidant-rich polyphenols in green tea fight free radical damage that causes age spots, sagging skin, wrinkles and other forms of sun damage—what could be your biggest summer beauty headache. A new British Journal of Nutrition study actually found that supplementing with green tea catechins (some of ...
How to Get Your Guy to Drink Green Smoothies
He looks skeptically at kale, questions quinoa and thinks your fish oil capsules were prescribed by a witch doctor. Trying to get your guy to permanently eschew a diet of burgers and beer may be an impossible dream, but there are more than a few ways to open his eyes to the benefits of a cleaner, greener diet. We all need a little balance, right? If you're looking for a few tips from those who have tried (and succeeded) to get their guys to eat healthier, check out the below dos and don'ts. 'Cause you know, green smoothies always taste better ...
On My Hair in May…Luxury Haircare from Olja
I've tried a lot of luxury hair lines over the years, but their ingredients disappoint me, from the $33 a bottle Kerastase (full of parabens) to the $37 Oribe and the cult-fave Living Proof (brimming with endocrine disruptors like synthetic fragrance and butylphenyl methylpropional). They're just not products I feel good about massaging into my head, and I'm certainly not going to pay top dollar to do so, you know? But if you look hard, you'll find that there are haircare splurges that are both healthy AND luxurious. Meet Olja. This brand new handmade line (it just became available in the ...
Spring Collagen-Booster: Strawberries
You've been eating loads of spring greens lately, right? Good for you—and your skin! But sometimes even greens need to be set aside for sweeter bites, and strawberry season is our moment. This week I'm cooking with a juicy spring fruit that’s packed with benefits for your skin, eyes, teeth and body: the strawberry. Although you can find strawberries year-round, they’ll be a ready for local harvest in much of the country in a few short weeks. This is the moment when they’ll taste best and will be packed with the most beauty nutrition. Whether you pick your own or buy ...
Beauty Nutrition
These Unexpected Odds & Ends Build a Beautifying Smoothie
You graduated Green Smoothie 101 with honors, and you’re ready for some fresh...
Spring Collagen-Booster: Strawberries
You’ve been eating loads of spring greens lately, right? Good for you—and...
Ojas: The Secret to Radiant Beauty?
You’ve heard me talk about the importance of good digestion for optimal beauty...
Top 6 Beautifying Herbs to Grow this Year
Glossy, fresh, anti-aging basil from last year’s garden! If you’re...
Grab Your Seat at the April 4th Beauty Food Supper Club!
If your skin’s looking just a bit dull these days, maybe you put on a few...
The Beauty Food Supper Club, in Pictures
What do you get when you combine a roomful of fabulous women, three courses of raw,...
Salma Hayek’s Essential Juice Recipe
Celebs, they’re just like us. They may have a bigger net worth and a massive...
Naomi Watt’s Red Carpet ‘Skin Juice’
So often gorgeous skin gets credited to products and facials, but you and I know...
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Eat Pretty: Recipes
Stewed Strawberry Pudding with Strawberry-Maca Sauce
If you read my post on all the fabulous reasons to get more strawberries in your...
Warm Up with a Beautifying Spring Soup
It may be spring, but there’s still a chill in the air, especially at night....
Beauty Food Breakfast: Ginger Grapefruit Chia Pudding
If you think caffeine is the only way to wake up your senses in the morning, think...
Try my Redness-Relieving Hot Chocolate Chai
Ready for a holiday treat? How about one that’s also beautifying for your...
Check Out Beauty Is Wellness Online at Organic Spa Magazine
From natural beauty to sustainable fashion to exotic wellness vacations,...
A Thanksgiving Beauty Feast, with Sweet Potato Pecan Risotto
When you sit down to Thanksgiving dinner, eating for beauty probably isn’t...
Leftover Squash? Try This Vit A-Packed Fall Spice Smoothie
Last night I roasted squash to serve as a quick side dish with soup. I halved the...
Spicy Sundried Tomato Hummus: Zinc-Packed Beauty Snack
As a follow-up to my post on vegan and vegetarian sources of the anti-aging, anti-acne...
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Natural Beauty Products
Survive the Summer with a Homemade After-Sun Face Mist
You’ve gotta love green tea. Not only is it a major wrinkle-blocker, it helps you burn calories while it defends against sun damage and other forms of skin aging. Drinking green tea (2 cups daily is the recommended dose), as well as applying it topically is a great boost for your summer sun defense. The antioxidant-rich polyphenols in green tea... [Read more of this review]
On My Hair in May…Luxury Haircare from Olja
I’ve tried a lot of luxury hair lines over the years, but their ingredients disappoint me, from the $33 a bottle Kerastase (full of parabens) to the $37 Oribe and the cult-fave Living Proof (brimming with endocrine disruptors like synthetic fragrance and butylphenyl methylpropional). They’re just not products I feel good about massaging... [Read more of this review]
On My Skin in April…Napa Organics
Agribeauty. (ag-ri-byoo-tee) noun 1. The pared-down luxury and natural elegance of Napa, California. 2. The word Napa Organics founder Hilary Glass coined to describe the line of organic products she created on the Napa farmland that’s been in her family for generations. I had the chance to check out the lovely line of Napa Organics... [Read more of this review]
My Favorite Mask: ScarJo’s Obsessed Too!
If you’re a regular reader of Beauty Is Wellness, you know that I’m obsessed with enzyme exfoliants. They leave your skin smooth and glowing without the scrubbing, which is perfect for sensitive skin. Of all the enzyme exfoliants out there, the simplest, most effective mask is one ingredient only: raw honey. Not only does raw honey—the... [Read more of this review]
Nourish Deodorant Update: 2 Months In!
A decent natural deodorant formula seems to be one of the last holdouts in natural beauty. We’re just asking for decent here! None of us want to apply toxic products to our very sensitive and permeable underarms, but we haven’t had much choice if we wanted to feel fresh and protect our nicest clothes from smells and stains. But... [Read more of this review]
Celebrate National Sleep Month with a Giveaway from Amala!
I’m not the only one who has been daydreaming of spring lately. The natural beauties at German skin care brand Amala have been too! To celebrate the arrival of spring AND National Sleep Month, Amala is supplying me with 20 Aroma Apothecary Lavender Essential Oil Concentrate roll-ons to help you catch up on beauty sleep during the month of March.... [Read more of this review]
On My Skin in February…SW Basics
I love a good makeover story. Hollywood has done them to pieces, so has TLC, but they don’t happen that often in the beauty industry. When they do, I get excited. Over the past few years, I’ve watched one company in particular blossom from Sprout Wellness, to Sprout, to its grown-up and gorgeous new incarnation, SW Basics of Brooklyn. I... [Read more of this review]
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