Wearing Kari Gran: ‘The Little Black Dress of Eco-Skincare’

Two hallmarks of ‘expensive’ beauty: 1) quality and 2) understated elegance. These happen to be the same two characteristics that struck me about a chic new natural skin care line: Kari Gran.

A Beautifying Tea Giveaway

Enter to win an herbal tea that nourishes healthy skin, a French press, and a package or organic face cloths from De La Terre Skincare and Beauty Is Wellness!

This Spring, Sip Skin-Healing Herbal Teas

I had the chance to try two herbal teas created specifically to promote clear, healthy skin, from De La Terre Skincare founder Anne Willis. These teas are lovely tonics for healthy skin that can also be used topically, as toners.

Five Ways to Get Better Beauty Sleep, + One Sleepy Natural Sip

Getting 8 hours of sleep a night? It’s easier said than done. In fact, trouble sleeping is one of the issues that my clients bring up most often. Here are the tricks that make the biggest impact, and also provide a little time for beautifying self-care at night…

Beauty Ingredient 101: Lavender

Lavender, like the very best natural beauty ingredients, has a ton of benefits. It’s not only soothing to your mind, it’s used to relieve insomnia, depression, head and stomach aches- even scalp itchiness and hair loss. But I didn’t always love it…

The Best Essential Oils for Your Bath

To find out what oils are best for the bath, I asked essential oil expert Robin Block of Wyndmere Naturals to talk about the essential oils that are best for bath time. Pick your favorites and follow the instructions below for a rewarding beauty ritual after a long day.

Calmspace: Safe Haven of Scent for Anxiety-Sufferers

For the 33 million Americans with claustrophobia, and the millions of others with anxiety, it appears that aromatherapy can be useful in managing anxious reactions.

Natural Bath Salts to Whip Up in Minutes

when I have natural bath salts like the ones I made this weekend at my DIY beauty workshop, I really never want to leave the tub! Here’s the inexpensive, easy & luxurious recipe…

Two Stress-Relieving Daytime Sips

Unless you work in the office of Mad Men, you’re going to need another way to manage workday stress than sipping whiskey before noon. So what should you be sipping when times get stressful?

Summer’s Most Refreshing Floral Waters, To Buy or Make

Whether it’s August and you’re feeling like a wilted flower or it’s the dead of winter and dry heat is driving your skin parched, a splash of floral water is really the quickest way to be revived…

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