alex's eco-chic summer picks
I’m melting. At least that’s how it’s felt the last few days. And so, with summer in full swing, I've switched up some of my daily h...
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Friday, July 8, 2011
Friday, June 17, 2011
sweet tarte
For some reason, the East Coast got the memo that summer was here while here on the West Coast we’ve had some serious June gloom. But ev...
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
TREND ALERT: Bright Lips for Summer
Lily Rabe (Getty Images) A bright, splash of lip color seems the perfect way to welcome summer, just as Lily Rabe did at the Tonys. Nomi...
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
GIVEAWAY: wembe Eco-Lux Assai Berrry Soap Set
I first wrote about wembe’s incredible soaps about a year ago – an “eco-lux” soap collection created in Paraguay and inspired by the r...
Friday, February 11, 2011
I’M BLUSHING: tarte’s new Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush Collection
As I have written in the past, I have something of an obsession with tarte’s cheek stains . They truly revolutionized cheek color – making...
Friday, August 28, 2009
we heart tarte
Not long ago I wrote about greening your lipgloss routine. With the staggering reality that we’ll ingest about four pounds of lipstick and g...
Friday, August 21, 2009
UN-PETROLEUM JELLY
Vaseline is a fabulous multi-purpose product for skin and beauty. Sarah recently wrote about how versatile it is and I agree. But I try to ...
Thursday, August 20, 2009
IN THE BAG
Several years ago I replaced the paper or plastic habit with reusable shopping totes. From Anya Hindmarch bags to my own line that sold at a...
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
30% off KORRES for Beauty Banter Readers
Efharisto means thank you in Greek. And I can't think of a nicer thing to say to our wonderful friends at KORRES Natural Products. Beg...
Friday, August 14, 2009
MULTIPURPOSE MAGIC
From a 2,000 year old formula said to be inscribed upon a pyramid in Giza, comes the top secret formula for Egyptian Magic All-Purpose Skin ...
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
MUM'S THE WORD
Morgan is a talented filmmaker who writes about life in the City of Angels at her site, The 818 (the area code for the San Fernando Valley w...
Thursday, August 6, 2009
CALIFORNIA GIRL
Not two weeks after I wrote about the Environmental Working Group’s sunscreen report , I got a sunburn. Nice, huh? I don’t burn generally a...
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
SOFT SCRUB
In middle school I began using a certain apricot facial exfoliator (I think it’s become a rite of passage) and with it my love of scrubs beg...
Friday, July 24, 2009
HIGH GLOSS
I was in middle school when I got my first lipstick. It was Black Honey by Clinique and technically wasn’t a lipstick, it was an “Almost Li...
Friday, July 17, 2009
SEEING GREEN
I never leave the house without mascara. Ever . Even to go to the gym (okay, on the occasion I go to the gym). One coat applied and I instan...
Friday, July 10, 2009
HELLO SUNSHINE!
Based on the number of beach pics showing up in my Facebook feed, summer has definitely arrived. But before you slather on your sunscreen, t...
Thursday, July 9, 2009
PRIME TIME
I think face primers are absolutely genius. Most days I wear little more than a tinted moisturizer with SPF but adding a primer means the co...
Thursday, July 2, 2009
ECO-nomics
It’s ironic that when we talk about green it refers to both ecology and the economy. And since we’re all more aware of where we spend our m...
Thursday, June 18, 2009
GREEN UP YOUR ACT – Part TWO
Beauty is more than skin deep. Literally. Every product you use is absorbed in some way by your body. I like to make sure that the products ...
