In this Manuka Secrets giveaway post, commenter Heatherette posted: Why do bees have sticky hair? Because they use honey combs. ? I was recently diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that attacks your secretion glands and causes dryness so I have been looking for something like this. The Texas heat and constant need for AC isn’t…
About three months ago, I posted on Manuka Secrets, a skincare linerange I was very excited about—and charmed by the founder, of course. Click here to read that post. I mentioned a giveaway, but … never did it. Today is the day! Comment below with you best honey joke, or worst skincare story, or really…
“This ingredient has become quite the bees knees throughout the past years,” a man says to me in a thick Kiwi accent, charming even while spouting a terrible pun (that I obviously love). I’m on the phone with Russell Cowley, a former top chef in New Zealand in the ’80s who has partnered with a…
“What’s important in your life? This is dealing with things on a different level. All of these are relating to different kinds of stress, where does that stress show up in your life? Digestion? Skin? The adult [Siddha] line has good coverage on where the stress is gonna manifest, so it’s up to the person.”…
“I love your wavy hair!” exclaimed a friend over dinner. I launched into how a coworker had bought me this discontinued stuff that was amazing and I was so sad it was discontinued but my coworker thought it looked so good on me that she gave me two bottles from her stash when this friend…
I have recommended many hairstylists over the years, and perhaps that’s because my tastes have changed as my tastes have changed. Over the holidays in Austin, my family got to talking (read: gushing) about Victor, who cuts my dad’s hair and my brother’s hair and my cousin’s hair and all these other people’s hairs. They all…
Look, I know every so often I get all excited about a beauty product and proclaim, “this is IT!” But, y’all, this is IT.* Magic cream. With a funny name. I’m pretty sure I bought it mainly because it’s funny that it’s called Africa’s Secret and I love all the dirty hippie ingredients in it,…
Even if it really means List-of-Things-I’m-Gonna-Buy-Myself-at-After-Christmas-Sales. Because really, when it comes to gifts, I’d rather have presence than presents. Let’s gift each other spending time together—while doing cool things. Christmas Gifts that Are Not Material That I’d Like: Tickets to an NFL football game. Will travel for tickets. Wine-tasting. Catalina. Someone planning a hiking +…
For lack of a better way to define my chemical-free, eco-friendly type makeup and skincare requirements that are absolutely flexible based on how my skin or face looks, let’s call it happy makeup. Like happy cows, chickens, and wild fishes—which are the only animals I will consume. It’s hard to find products that are chemical-free that…
LOVE this new ad campaign. Click here for the other 20 ads from #StoptheBeautyMadness. The goal of the campaign: “Women can no longer sit back and hope someone else stops the beauty madness. It’s an inside job first, of course. But then it becomes a real-world community job. We are the choir on this, so…