La Bella Figura has become synonymous with global beauty in my book. The founders behind the brand travel the world and take inspiration from the beautiful natural ingredients found across the globe. Whether it’s kakadu plum cellular extract from Australia or barbary fig seed oil from Tunisia, their ingredients speak to their love for […]

  Until recently, my manicures and pedicures were drying out my nails. Specifically, the nail polish remover I’d picked up from Whole Foods was drying out my nail beds. Before that I had used a soy-based polish remover from another nail line that was very oily, but still felt a little stripping and still required […]

  If you’ve ever run into seaweed or similar marine plant life at the beach, you know it’s not very glamorous stuff. Cold and slimy are the words that come to mind. However, marine plants like seaweed (also known as algae and kelp) are rich in minerals and antioxidants, making them potent anti-aging ingredients in natural […]

  It’s hard to believe that after months of preparation and excitement, A Night For Green Beauty has come and gone. ANFGB took place last week at the beautiful Venue One in Chicago. The evening kicked off with The Show, a runway style event that featured all natural makeup looks created by ANFGB retail sponsors […]

Vintner’s Daughter launches today at Integrity Botanicals. To celebrate this beautiful line, we’re chatting with the woman behind it all—April Gargiulo—to learn more about the Active Botanical Serum and the vision behind the brand. If you’re excited to try Vintner’s Daughter (see my review to find out why you should be!) then be sure to […]

  Over the last few years the market has become pretty saturated with face oils to the extent that I—the self-proclaimed face oil queen—find myself casually shrugging off many new releases. When you’ve sampled dozens and dozens and you feel intimately familiar with each of the botanical ingredients commonly found in face oils, it can […]

Cellulite. The word alone makes women cringe and groan. Everyone is susceptible to it and most of us have some. Depending on our genetics, lifestyle, diet and exercise routines it can be less pronounced or more noticeable. While there is no miracle product that makes cellulite disappear for good, you can help reduce the appearance […]

Tonight is a big night for green beauty. The third and final A Night For Green Beauty takes place in Chicago. It’s free and open to the public, so please join us! I will be there wearing a few hats. I’ve been assisting the ANFGB team as the event coordinator, and I’ll be participating as […]

Do you find that the contents of you makeup bag shift with seasons or your style moods? For me, some things are constant while others—especially colors—get swapped pretty regularly. I often develop a makeup crush on a certain lipstick color, which can dictate the rest of the look. Overall, I wear my makeup very naturally […]

  Have you made it through the summer without a sunburn or without overheating or feeling uncomfortably hot? Sunburns can wreck a vacation or just make life a little miserable for a short period of time. Sunburns can also do real damage to delicate skin, so it’s very important to help your skin recover using active […]