Archive for May, 2009
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Submitted by British Beauty Blogger
Thanks to the success of Fresh Brown Sugar Body Polish - easily the best body polish ever - Fresh have now brought out a body cream using the same ingredients, but without the crunchy bits. Better yet, at £24 it’s more affordable than £47 for the polish. Whatever Fresh founders, Lev [...]
What Kind of Cosmetics Did Your Great-Great-Great Grandmother Wear On Memorial Day?
Submitted by Beauty Brains Blog
Mid Brain’s memorial musings:
Happy Memorial Day to all the Beauty Brains community in the United States! We hope you’re enjoying the long weekend and all the cookouts and parades. We also hope you haven’t forgotten the real meaning behind this national holiday.
Holiday history
Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day because it [...]
24Is Foundation Powder Bad For My Lungs?
Submitted by Beauty Brains Blog
K is concerned…As I was applying my loose mineral foundation, and it occurred to me that I was inhaling these fine particles daily. Is this ok for my lungs? Is there any research or testing done on the effects of inhaling these powders daily? Thank you for your help! If it [...]
Scrub Genius: Aveda Caribbean Therapy
Submitted by British Beauty Blogger
I’ve just tried Aveda Caribbean Therapy Body Scrub - it’s out and out the best body exfoliator I’ve used in a very long time. A combination of sugar and salt grains are effective enough to give skin a thorough sloughing (none of those silly ‘exfoliating beads’ that do absolutely nothing), and [...]
L’Occitane Ma Creme Nature: DIY Moisturiser
Submitted by British Beauty Blogger
A few weeks ago, I was sent a sample of L’Occitane Ma Creme Nature; basically a DIY moisturising cream kit. The box contains two jars; one a third full with organic olive tree extracts and a sachet of plant oils. The theory that it’s completely fresh (and needs to be kept [...]
YouTube Reviews: Richie Nickel
Submitted by British Beauty Blogger
At a recent Barry M blogging event (at Madam Jojo’s in London) I actually got to meet one of my favourite bloggers, MizzWorthy. She very kindly gave me the low down on another area of beauty that I hadn’t really known much about - the YouTube Beauty Reviewers. I’d already spotted [...]
Organic Beauty View :: Soleo Organics: Voted the #1 Sunscreen By Skin Deep
Submitted by The Organic Beauty Expert
by Emma Pezzack
With Memorial Day signaling the official start to Summer, it’s time to start thinking SPF. If you’re still housing old tubes from last year or god forbid, the year before, now’s the time to throw it out and get yourself a fresh batch. Before you hit the [...]
Veda Dude Father’s Day Special :: Buy 1, Get 1
Submitted by The Organic Beauty Expert
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Natural ingredients are not necessarily safer or more effective, say cosmetic chemists
Submitted by The Organic Beauty Expert
This is a great article and discusses issues that I’ve been bringing up since I started this blog back in 2006. Here’s a quote from the article:
For cosmetic consultant John Woodruff, ingredients should be chosen on safety and efficacy regardless of their natural or synthetic status.
“We owe it to [...]
Kate Hudson & David Babaii launch hair care line at Sally Beauty Supply
Submitted by The Organic Beauty Expert
from release
Actress Kate Hudson and her hairstylist David Babaii will announce today that David Babaii for WildAid will be introduced at Sally Beauty Supply stores nationwide beginning June 1, 2009.
David Babaii for WildAid is free of sulfates, parabens and toxic petrochemicals. However, the line’s most important attribute is: the products [...]
