I am the mojito master. (Taken with Instagram)
Everything’s Coming Up Roses
Ingredient Spotlight: Arctic Cloudberry & Heather
I tend to see and hear about a lot of beauty ingredients from Asia and Africa, so when something from elsewhere crosses my desk, I’m interested. The latest in this camp is Finnish beauty brand Lumene. The company highlights a few ingredients that thrive in the northern cold, including a n ingredient called Arctic Cloudberry, which is reputed to have twice as much Vitamin C as an orange, and Arctic Heather, which protects elastin and stimulates collagen. I tried out both the Vitamin C Pure Radiance Day Cream and the Time Freeze Firming Day Cream. They actually pair really…
It’s like going home. (Taken with instagram)
Men: Stop Washing Your Face With Soap
Men: Stop Washing Your Face With Soap I try to convince my husband about this periodically (and have even bought him some of these products), but he won’t be moved from his non-cleansing ways.
“Toxic-Free” Nail Polish Found to Have Toxins
“Toxic-Free” Nail Polish Found to Have Toxins Yikes. The worst part is these were labeled as being the toxic three-free, blatantly lying at the expense of these salon workers and customers.
Beautiful Spring in Boulder.
The renovated Dolphin Marina and Restaurant in Harpswell, Maine. Still the best lobster bisque.
Latest Obsession: Ro’s Argan Body Conditioner
We’ve been having an insanely dry and HOT winter here in Colorado (yes, we had a few 85-degree days in March), so my skin has been cracking at the seams. Thankfully, the local Lush always manages to find me something to cure my sorrows and pointed me in the direction of their new Ro’s Argan body conditioner product. You use it in the shower like hair conditioner and rinse it off, but the argan oil (from Morocco), cupuacu butter (from Brazil) and cocoa butter stay put so there’s no need for any post-shower lotion. It’s on the pricier side…