Native makes a super-simple deodorant that is effective, smells awesome, and is made from skin-nourishing ingredients. ...
On top of being broke, I’m also kind of a serious procrastinator. When I was younger, I called it “hedonism” or “rebellion” or something, but now that I’m 32 I know it’s actually called “I’m gonna not think about it ...
I never really thought bread was expensive. I mean, four dollars per loaf or whatever seemed pretty harmless to a teenager with minimal responsibilities and controlled income. Then, I tried living on my own, and suddenly – $4 per week? ...
When I first stared buying indie makeup, the pots of loose (but beautiful) eyeshadows intimidated me. While I commit to learning how to apply them in their natural form, I've also been learning how to press them into makeup pans ...
The beauty industry loves to release “themed collections” – especially around the holidays. Major beauty brands come out with safe, cheerful, sexy themes while indie makeup brands come out with awesome Halloween collections like the Glowcus Pocus collection from Shiro ...
Everyone has that one friend who waits for fall to come specifically for the Pumpkin Spice Lattes. By the time the first fallen leaf is halfway to the ground, they’re already in their car, racing towards the nearest ‘Bucks. Personally, ...
Here’s a personal question: would you ever wear secondhand cosmetics? I have to cautiously admit that I am not… totally… grossed out by it? I mean, it’s not like secondhand cosmetics are found at the bottom of a purse at Value Village and ...
At the end of my 20s, two goals have emerged with a new, fiery importance: keeping my skin in really good shape and always smelling good. The skin part makes sense because I’m dealing with dumb fine lines and wrinkles ...
What could possibly be more appropriate to post about today than the use of cannabis and hemp in beauty products? It’s on the rise, and it doesn’t even get you high at all! Well, in most cases. Hemp, the fiber, is ...
Yay for Earth Day/Week/Month! All of the best ethical and eco-friendly companies come out of their off-grid treehouses to offer some of the best deals you’ll see outside of the holiday season! Zoya has been around since the beginning of ...
Determining whether or not new beauty trends and products are worth the hype is getting harder and harder as marketing gets more efficient. I heard about micellar water through a group of beauty gurus I happened upon on Facebook, but ...
When I first saw the model/actress, Jaime King, she was “James King” and there was no possibly way she could get cooler. It was the mid-90s, she was 15 one of the top runway models for Christian Dior and Chanel, and ...
For the last two years, my go-to leggings for everything from swanky events and casual days to personal training and five mile hikes has been Bombsheller. They’ve been a well-kept secret (with a few glimpses on Instagram), but I’m ready ...
Grace Helbig and I have a lot in common. First and foremost, we share an obsession with the internet and have a compulsion to participate in online communities, no matter how futile. In addition to that, both Grace and I stumbled into femininity ...
Over the last couple of months, I have been trying to take better care of my skin – not just the skin on my face, but also the other 95% that covers the rest of my body. I’ve admittedly been ...
Let’s talk next-level food gifts for a second. Combine love for sustainability with equal or larger love of food and you have the entire schtick behind Back To The Roots. I first met this team when they’d just released their ...
*Editor’s Note: Fast forward to 2025 – Naja is no longer with us. They served us well and we’ll never forget them! But enjoy this story about them anyway: Now it doesn’t get much more affordable than this – Naja ...
I grew up splitting my time between two houses: one with a single father in it (we ate a lot of ice cream), and the other kept my mom and sister, whose skincare educations started in their early teens. I did ...
For the book lovers in my family, I turn away from the obvious choice of "books" and give literary themed gifts that they're sure to love, and definitely don't own yet! ...
Let me preface by stating that FreshPaper gift cards are definitely not for everyone in your life, but if there’s a chef, gardener, farmer, or veggie-junkie in your life, be sure and tack one of these very special gift cards to ...