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Beauty Bootcamp: Product Picks to Get Pretty and Primed for Summer

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

Summertime and the living is easy – except when it comes down to beauty. With skin exposure at a maximum, it’s time to step it into high gear. Hello waxes, lotions, self-tanners, and pedicures. Relax: it’s only April. Thankfully, we’ve got some helpful product picks to give you a beauty bump straight into the sunshine.

Shea Terra Miombo Mango Indigenous Shea Butter Gift Set ($46.56)
The summer beauty equivalent of a salad in a bag, this juicy kit is destined to become your go-to for prep and polish. Inside a chic case (amazing for summer weekend getaways), you get a shower elixir, a dead sea salt scrub, and a moisturizing lotion – all scented with the ripe flavor of mango.

Organic Bronzing Shimmer Oil by Lucy B. ($45)
Despise bathing suit shopping? One way to take the sting out of the season’s necessary evil is to load up on self-tanner before you hit the dressing room. Our favorite is this pretty oil by Lucy B. You know how naturally pretty you feel on vacation after a day in the sun when you’re getting ready for a quiet dinner outside? This gorgeously-scented product will give that for you every time –e ven if you’re just in your bathroom and not a remote hut in Bora Bora. It is truly wishful thinking in a body.

Primp Like an Egyptian

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

PRIMP LIKE AN EGYPTIAN

Anyone who’s ever liberally lined their lashes or chilled out in a milk bath knows the natural beauty secrets of Ancient Egypt are legendary. In fact, many of the top secret ingredients are still used today.

Below, we present a history lesson for the beauty books:

Milk: Credit Cleopatra (known for her love of milk baths) for this dairy special beauty remedy. Milk, which contains lactic acid will exfoliate your dead skin cells, and leave you with super soft skin. Try Madara’s Ecoface Delicate Cleansing Milk with lactic acid from milk to gently cleanse away dirt and impurities.

Black Cumin essential oil: Ancient Egyptians used essential oils to keep hair healthy and prevent pests such as head lice. The oil of black cumin protects the scalp from sun while conditioning and stimulating hair growth. Intelligent Nutrients uses black cumin seed oil in many products, including USDA Spray-On Detangler. This organic detangler conditions hair while attacking knots.

Clay: In ancient Egypt, both men and women wore makeup to look more beautiful and enhance the face. Red or pink clay was used to give color to the cheeks or lips. Nvey Eco uses kaolin clay for color and coverage with their Organic Compact Powder. With nourishing oils and clay, skin absorbs oil and provides a light smooth texture.

http://www.organicbeautynow.com/organic-compact-powder-604.html

Neroli Oil: Sweet and intoxicating, the aroma of neroli or orange blossom is unforgettable. It has been said that Cleopatra soaked the sails of her ships with the scent of neroli before she set sail to Rome to seduce Mark Anthony. For a little seduction of your own, try Tsi La’s Fleur Savage Perfume.