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Vintner’s Daughter

admin — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 08:56:58 +0000

From the day I heard about this beauty product up until last fall, I thought the brand was Winter’s Daughter. Having grown up surrounded by all these hardy plants that can withstand the toughest winters, the name made total sense to me. Until I learned a new word: vintner. Vintner is a winemaker. The face […]

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Clear Skin

admin — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 14:56:31 +0000

Unable to find a really good and simple cleansing oil, I began mixing my own last summer, using organic cold-pressed vegetable oils. My starting point was an angry yet sensitive skin with breakouts. That is probably why I did not feel comfortable putting almost anything on my face. It needed to calm down and rest, […]

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The Blue Cocoon

admin — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 05:57:24 +0000

Did you know that as colors, red increases heartbeat while blue has cooling and calming effects? Therefore, calming irritated skin with May Lindstrom’s Blue Cocoon beauty balm is a truly holistic experience. Designed to soothe your mind and senses as well as your skin, the balm is solid in the jar but melts at body […]

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Genuine Beauty

admin — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 14:55:30 +0000

Genuine Beauty is a guidebook to beautiful and healthy skin. Originally published in Finnish (Aidosti Kaunis, Cozy Publishing, 2015), the book is now available in English as an ebook. Read the first pages and it will be obvious to you that the book is born out of author Katja Kokko’s deep passion and interest in […]

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Perfect Skin

admin — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 05:55:21 +0000

Alexandra Soveral is a skin specialist and product formulator based in London. Her recently published book Perfect Skin was introduced in Financial Times a while back, and after reading about her holistic views on skincare in the interview, I ordered a copy right away. In the book, Soveral goes through the anatomy and function of […]

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Gingerbread

admin — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 06:55:47 +0000

1. My neighborhood bakery makes the best gingerbread dough that you can buy in 500 gram packages. Getting bread one afternoon, I announced proudly that I will make my own dough, thank you very much, then began laughing as I tasted how great their gingerbread was – and went home with two dough packages. A […]

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Citger

admin — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 07:56:51 +0000

In our welcome box at Coqui Coqui, I found the best mosquito repellent ever. After trying to make my own all natural mosquito repellent last summer, I spent one afternoon smelling like vodka, took a shower, and went back to the store bought thing. Citger mosquito repellent by Coqui Coqui is formulated of geranium and […]

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Beauty Plant: Rose

admin — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 06:59:52 +0000

Rose is a perennial shrub native primarily to the Northern Hemisphere, Asia in particular. There are over a hundred species of roses, and the plant can be an erect, climbing, or trailing shrub with relatively large flowers and stems covered in prickles. The fruit of the plant is called rose hip. Full of vitamin C […]

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No Sweat

admin — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 06:55:30 +0000

I have been going back and forth with deodorants ranging from conventional antiperspirants to several different natural cosmetic brands. Some natural deodorants did not work in extreme situations. The one from Madara performed really well until it didn’t. Added to that, my underarm skin started to reject it. So why look for a substitute for […]

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The Pendulum Potion

admin — Fri, 13 Oct 2017 04:54:33 +0000

The newly introduced Pendulum Potion cleansing oil is the first product in May Lindstrom’s line that did not completely shake up my beauty routine. That does not mean I don’t love it, I do. But after pampering my face with clays and spices, mud puddings and a face balm that is blue, rather than an adventure, […]

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