March 13, 2012
I love seaweed in skincare because of its water-bolstering properties – and everyone knows how much I adore properly hydrated skin. When our skin is full of moisture, it has better defenses against bacteria, inflammation, infection and the appearance of fine lines (shiver). Darlin’ its better when your skin’s wetter, take it from me! Sea algae is super hydrating. Because our blood plasma is similar to sea water, this makes seaweed a natural retainer of …
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March 2, 2012
Proper digestion and elimination are fundamental for beautiful skin. This is because poor digestion can lead to a build up of waste in our bodies, inflammation and malnutrition – and our skin responds accordingly with breakouts, redness or devitalization. This is why at Pure + Simple, we introduced the Chi Energy Facial, which includes a tummy massage to relieve tension in the abdomen and stimulate toxins to move. But bodywork is only one aid for …
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February 10, 2012
As you all know, holistic vanity is all about beauty from the inside out. So, it only makes sense to have my inaugural post on the newly revamped site to be a featured video with Joy McCarthy. Joy is a wonderful holistic nutritionist and blogger whose site Joyous Health is a bounty of wellness knowledge. She took the time to hang out with me in my bathroom tub (my zen place of beauty) for what …
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February 7, 2012
As many of you know, I’m launching my new skincare line – Holistic Vanity Rosacea Care tomorrow with a debut bash at The Bata Shoe Museum. It’ll be a pre-Valentine’s day event to celebrate self-love, pampering and calming care. Hopefully you’ll be there to join me! We’re giving away some great swag and prizes from health-oriented, sustainability-promoting companies such as Zip Car, David’s Tea, Sha Sha Bread Co., One Tooth Yogawear, Joyous Health, I Am Yoga – …
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January 27, 2012
With a name like “Immortelle”, how can this flower not promote beauty? Also called “Everlasting” for is wonderful restorative properties, technical cosmetic geeks (like me) may know it by its INCI name: Helichrysum. I’ve used Helichrysum/Immortelle for years and love how soothing it is for sensitive skin as well as its yummy maple-like scent. I feel as though its sweetness calms down my Pitta heat – and it has a sort of caramelized smell to …
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January 20, 2012
I’m in love with organic Camellia oil! This rich, nurturing oil calms inflammation while comforting and protecting the skin. If camellia oil was a person, I imagine he’d be as dreamy as Joseph Gordon-Levitt or Ryan Gosling…or ahem, my fiance of course. Because of its soothing and replenishing properties, I am using this oil in my new line: Holistic Vanity Rosacea Care (launching in Pure + Simple stores February 1st). This oil is excellent for rosacea skin …
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January 10, 2012
Its a new year and we have a slew of new, exciting things happening at Holistic Vanity! 1. The introduction of the new Holistic Vanity Rosacea Care Line! I have been working on a Holistic Vanity skincare brand for some time now, and it will finally be introduced in February. Come February 1st, it will be available in all of our Pure + Simple stores. This new line is going to focus on healing skin …
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