Category Archives: Health
By May | November 18, 2008
 HSN, America’s biggest home shopping network, signed former model Carol Alt to launch a new skincare line called RAW Essentials By Carol Alt.
The 48-year old model, perpetual entrepreneur and author (check out her books “Eating In The Raw” and “The Raw 50″) follows a strict raw food diet after fighting a bout with uterine cancer, and the range is based on that particular live food practice. RAW’s products are devoid of synthetic preservatives and are manufactured at low temperatures, so its natural ingredients (like tamanu oil, aloe vera and soy proteins) keep their quality and benefits.
Also posted in Around The Water Cooler, Books, Brands, Celebrities, Collaborations, Glamazons, Industry Scoops, New Product, Organic | Tagged aloe vera, body washes, Carol Alt, eat raw food, eating raw food, entrepreneur, face washes, free of preservatives, home shopping, Home Shopping Network, HSN, model, moisturizers, natural, natural ingredients, official launch, organic raw food, preservative free, preservatives, RAW Essentials, RAW Essentials By Carol Alt, raw food, raw food books, raw food diet, raw food diets, raw food health, raw food how to, raw food recipes, raw food vegan, raw food world, raw foods, soy proteins, Tamanu oil
By May | November 17, 2008
 Jean Paul Gaultier brought back the cone bra in the 80s, thanks to his fashion collaboration with Madonna, and recently announced his intention to launch a children’s clothing line this coming January.
JPG is now turning his design sights on making sure everyone drinks that necessary life elixir and skin-saving liquid: water.
Also posted in Around The Water Cooler, Brands, Collaborations, Fashion, Limited Editions, New Product, Obsessions, Product Reviews | Tagged bottled water, charitable, Charity, dermis, drink water, drinking water, epidermis, Evian, Evian water, Evian Water Protection Institute, filtered water, French fashion designer, H20, hydrating your skin, hydration, Jean Paul Gaultier, limited-edition, mineral water, mountain water, non-profit, non-profit organization, perfect water, protect wetlands, pure water, purified water, skin, skin hydration, skin-saving, spring water, Swarovski, Swarovski-encrusted, water, water bottle, water companies, water conservation, water consumption, wetlands
By May | November 14, 2008
 Q: It doesn’t matter how often I wash my face, I can’t seem to sidestep deep, ugly blackheads. With the recession and subsequent budget-tightening on my end, going for expensive facials to get rid of them is no more. How can I annihilate my blackheads in the comfort of my own bathroom?
Also posted in Beauty 101, Q&As, Spa | Tagged Beauty 101, blackhead, blackheads, dermis, epidermis, esthetician, getting rid of blackheads, home remedies, home remedy, home spa tip, how to, how to get rid of blackheads, how to get rid of blackheads fast, how to get rid of blackheads home remedies, how to get rid of blackheads naturally, how to get rid of blackheads overnight, how to get rid of nose blackheads, nose pore, nose pores, oil, pore, pores, sebaceous gland, skin irritations, skin problems, spa tips, tips
By May | November 6, 2008
 Living a raucous, fast city existence is kind of what happens to single city gals in their (ahem) twenties — after all, it’s the only time you’ll be able to work hard and play hard with slim to none inklings of regret.
This said “raucous” lifestyle usually consists of a full day’s work (mine being in front of my MacbBook for most of it), evening events (yesterday it was a store opening) and potentially post-shindig beverages. Then comes the weekend, fueled by dinner, girls’ nights out and Sunday eggs benny brunches followed by a lazy Sunday afternoon.
I almost don’t want to think of what kind of trauma us young professional ladies put our bodies through living the fun life, but maybe — just maybe — its effects can be counteracted with holistic body products touting aromatherapy and naturopathy goodness.
Also posted in Bath and Body, Brands, Celebrities, Obsessions, Organic, Product Reviews, Spa | Tagged animal products, aromatherapy, artifical scents, Australian, baby products, bath salts, Bod, body, body butters, body products, body scrubs, Brett Pattinson, buying organic, chemical-free, clarifying masks cleansing gels, development, facial oils, green organic, homeopathy, ingredients, La Mer, lip balms, natural, natural health, natural remedies, naturopathy, Organic, organic baby, organic chemistry, organic skin care, organics, paraben-free, parabens, petrochemicals, range, research, research and development, rock and roll, rocker, shiatsu, sulphates, tai chi
By May | October 31, 2008
 It’s nice to know that in an industry focused on facade and outer beauty, there is still an emphasis on creating inner beauty through charity.
October was Breast Cancer Awareness month, a time during which many of beauty’s biggest brands — from Lancome to Estee Lauder to YSL to Too Faced to Shiseido — launch special edition products to raise funds for breast cancer research and to go along with that signature pink ribbon.
Other beauty brands are socio-economically conscious, too, working with organizations and high-profile figures to better the greater good of man, health and the environment.
Also posted in Bath and Body, Beauty Trends, Brands, Celebrities, Charity, Collaborations, Limited Editions, New Product, Organic, Spa | Tagged Avon, Avon Empowerment fund, beauty, brad pitt, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Celine Cousteau, charities, Charity, charity donation, charity foundation, charity fundraising, charity organization, charity work, domestic violence, Ghana, Jacque Cousteau, Jean-Michel Cousteau, jpf eco systems, kiehls, La Prairie, Ocean Futures Society, Reese Witherspoon, The Body Shop, The Canadian Women's Foundation, Tungteiya Shea Butter Association, United Nations Development Fund for Women
By May | October 28, 2008
 Most women spend time and money trying to get rid of slick spots on their face, especially in the dreaded t-zone.
Translucent powders, blotting papers and matte lotions make the short list of makeup bag must-haves for this slippery issue. But we’re beginning to learn that not all oils are bad — in fact, beauty editors are going postal over Tamanu oil (dubbed “Sacred Oil” by locals), a traditional ingredient from tamanu tree nuts in the South Pacific.
Also posted in Bath and Body, Beauty 101, Beauty Trends, Brands, Celebrities, Organic | Tagged anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, Lauren Hutton Aveda, natural, oil, South Pacific, t-zone, Tamanu oil
By May | October 27, 2008
 To cleanse or not to cleanse, that is the question.
One too many projects at work, one too many parties, one too many canapes, one too many glasses of Champagne and one too many stops at that mystery meat hot dog stand on the way home is way too many bad habits.
When your body stops functioning at its optimal level, your energy level is zilch and your brain neurons fire at a snail’s pace, it’s high time for a colon cleanse.
Also posted in Beauty 101 | Tagged 21-Day Cleanse, Almighty Cleanse, Blueprint Cleanse, body, brain, cleanse, colon, Dual Action Cleanse, energy, homemade, Master Cleanse, toxins
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