20 Best Gifts for Beauty Junkies – Approved by Us!
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Plaine Products Annual Subscription Sale
20% off – for life! The A-ha moment. When it comes to sustainability we all have one. For me it was walking through a super Target one day and down … Read more
20 Queer Owned Beauty Brands You Need to Try
You’ve seen the pride collections by all your favorite, and least favorite, brands, but what the mainstream is missing are the collections from queer owned beauty brands. Pride isn’t just … Read more
Drag Queen Clean Beauty Swaps
Steal this beauty look!And make it with clean beauty products! We share the best product swaps fit for a QUEEN.
authenticity over perfection: how social media fuels our shopping and retail therapy
Life is messy. My life is messy. Social media barely existed when I was a young adult (we’re talking MySpace era). It was a fun diversion. A way to meet … Read more
Best Ethical + Sustainable Activewear Brand & Online Workout Classes
Our 6 Favorite Sustainable + Ethical Activewear Brands For Looking Good While Crushing Your Fitness Goals (+ Online Inclusive Workout Classes To Get You Started)
We live by a ‘Look Fabulous, Feel Fabulous’ motto, so whether you are pumping weights in your living room or on a jog around your neighborhood, why not look your best?
Dry January: Four reasons to try it, one reason not to and tips to get through it
More of us are getting #sobercurious. The new year is a perfect time to cut back on alcohol –here’s how to do it.
We Explain Veganuary + 5 Books on Going Vegan
What is Veganuary and why do you want to eat a plant based diet?
From Fashion Addiction To Art
Isabel Varela’s Cothes: Minded and Repurposed visually captures her journey from 100k in debt shopping addict to a woman with a healthy relationship with fashion.
Stop Being A People Pleaser + Love Your Life
Sometimes saying ‘no’ is the best thing we can do for ourselves. Tips to make this easier.
The Arc of the Eyebrow – From History to Hollywood
“You must never underestimate the power of the eyebrow” – Jack Black Jack Black is right. Eyebrows, like fashion, are a form of self-expression. And like fashion, they tend to … Read more
5 Takeaways From Vogue Business: The Cleaning up Beauty Panel
“Beauty promises have gotten more complicated — not only do products vow to hydrate or solve acne issues, many of them now claim to be cruelty free, vegan, water-free or … Read more
I Tried Five Natural Sunscreens and Found A Favorite (but reviewed all of them for you!)
Getting excited for summer and the warm weather? Us too! With the sun coming out, you must make sure that you’re protected from the harmful rays, in a natural way … Read more
Are Animals Used In Your Beauty Products?
Did you know animal by-products can still be in products labeled Cruelty Free? Our friends from Hear Me Raw explain all.
Culture Dose | This Week We’re All About (not) Eating Animals
Part memoir and part investigative report, Eating Animals is a book that, in the words of the Los Angeles Times, places Jonathan Safran Foer at the table with our greatest philosophers -and a must-read for anyone who cares about building a more humane and healthy world.
Culture Dose | Stolen Focus | Don’t Look Up | The Rebel Beat
In Stolen Focus, he explores a favela in Rio de Janeiro where everyone lost their attention in a particularly surreal way, and an office in New Zealand that discovered a remarkable technique to restore workers’ productivity.
In many ways this reads like a call to arms to reclaim our focus and along with it our humanity.
4 Benefits of Using A Menstrual Cup
Everything you wanted to know about a menstrual cup but were afraid to ask.
The Best Natural Skincare Ingredients
The 10 BEST proven-to-work natural skincare ingredients to keep you looking fabulous
12 Non-toxic nail polish brands you can feel good about
The No Kill team is devoted to advocating for clean, non-toxic items, from clothing to beauty products. The need for non-toxic options applies to both the environment and human health. … Read more
What is Cruelty Free Beauty? We explain what it is and why it matters
Cruelty free is not as straightforward as you’d think…we explain why and what to look for when buying cosmetics
Best products for an (almost) zero-waste shower routine
More great ways to ditch plastic – this time in the shower!
We review Foraged Fields all natural Powder Foundation
We’re checking out all natural brands on Etsy and sharing our thoughts. This time with a powder foundation from Foraged Fields.
Why You Want All Natural Ingredients in Your Beauty Regime
What exactly do we mean by natural beauty and what are some of our recommended brands.
How to Recognize Greenwashing in the Beauty Industry
Just like with our food and fashion, there is minimal oversight in terms of how brands describe themselves –leaving consumer’s to sort through it. Here’s a little help from your friends at No Kill!
Solid Perfume? We explain what it is and why we love it.
If you haven’t explored the many wonders of solid perfumes, let us convince you of why they are so great. First the packaging is frequently eco-friendly and recyclable. It also … Read more