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Cost effective, all natural, good for face and body..

I’m talking about oil!  Not just any oil, I am not suggesting you cover yourself in Wesson. No, there are a few oils that are  easily absorbed and highly beneficial to both body and face. These are my faves.

I’ve been using this Sweet Almond Oil on my body after getting out of the shower. Its [...]

Mad Gab’s Natural Lip Shimmers

In my quest to discover all natural beauty products, I felt it was karmic that Mad Gab’s Lip Shimmer information landed in my email!

Mad Gab’s is a wonderful company started by Gabrielle Melchionda. Her products are “environmentally and socially responsible” which gets two thumbs up and a kiss from yours truly.

I tried the Natural Lip [...]

Dr. Kiss for super soft lips

You know me, a complete lip gloss addict! Not only do I like having shiny lips but I love the feeling of gloss on my mouth. When I’m home, however, I am constantly licking my lips. And that habit inspires chapped lips which are so uncomfortable, not to mention unattractive.

Enter Dr. Kiss by VanityMark. This [...]

No More Dirty Looks

Let me put this in layman’s terms: most cosmetics, body care products, nail polishes and removers, deodorant, hair dye, hair products etc etc are made with harmful , sometimes toxic, ingredients. You will find things like lead, which is bad bad bad, in your everyday lipstick. Your body absorbs 60% of whatever you put ON [...]

Four Truffles kicks off Natural Beauty month

Happy September 1st! For the month of September, I will be highlighting natural and organic beauty. Yes, I’ll feature other non-organic items too, but the focus is going to be beauty products that do not contain any harmful ingredients, products you can use knowing the ingredients are good for you!

And to kick off Hello Dollface’s Natural [...]

Kenzoki Euphoric Ginger

 this review comes to us from Caroline Leavitt

I’m obsessed with ginger and the fabulous new nature-inspired Kenzoki line uses ginger plant water in their products which is especially cultivated for them in the Chinese province of Shangdong. What’s so special about ginger? It enhances your natural radiance and healthy glow and it reinforces anti-radicals. The [...]

Smell this!

 

Do you find yourself longing for a trip to Hawaii? Would you like to take a deep  breath and smell not car exhaust and garbage, but sweet smelling island flowers? Then you are in luck because the perfumes of Saffron James are made with Hawaii in mind. Creator Kate Growney’snatural [...]

Celebrating the EMMY’s at the Lukaro Salon

First things first! Suave ran a campaign for fans to decide on Sofia Vergara’s hair style and the winning look was Glamorous Waves  which happened to be my favorite!  

Here is the official scoop from Suave:

Vergara turned heads on the big night with her glamour waves style by Suave Professionals Celebrity Stylist Jenny [...]