I have so much fun scouring the world for beautiful people and beautiful products that are made with integrity. I love it. What’s more of a bonus is when brand founders are as delightful as Dr. Mariano Spiezia, and his wife Loredana, who I was introduced to by Beauty Heroes brand ambassador, Elena, in Russia. Elena …
There is nothing more exciting than meeting smart women with a passion to create something with purpose, integrity, and heart. It didn’t take long for me to realize that Michelle Ranavat was using her head and her heart to create something special through Ranavat Botanics, where she combines Ayurvedic medicine with Indian botanicals for a nutrient-rich …
They are fresh, philanthropic, female beauty entrepreneurs with breakthrough brands! Introducing our first-ever Indie Beauty Spotlight Discovery: three separate Discoveries featuring three of the buzziest brands of the year: Ranavat Botanics, Beneath Your Mask and Wabi-Sabi Botanicals. Oh, there’s more…gift an Indie Spotlight Discovery, and we’ll donate $2 to the brand’s charity. Meet these rising stars …
About a year ago, I spoke with Annee de Mamiel about the launch of her new de Mamiel Sleep Series Collection, and as she described the sensory experience and benefits of this trio, I quickly realized it was no ordinary product launch. Annee, known for her skincare formulations, had developed a series of five products, …
Prickly Pear Seed Oil is now one of the most sought-after ingredients in green beauty. The Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica,) is grown throughout North America—from Mexico to Canada. The bulk of the distribution is exported from Morocco where cooperatives work to harvest the spiny paddles that press one liter of oil from about eight …
How, when and why, demystified. By now, any avid beauty consumer has at least one oil-based product in rotation. Whether it’s an oil-based cleanser, a treatment serum, or a moisturizer, face oils are the new basics of skincare. But their rise in popularity has brought misguided beauty advice and misinformation about how, why and when …