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Although CA's wine country's an hour away, Heather chooses imported Italian wine almost every time it's on the menu.
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Do you need a gift for your favorite lip gloss-loving body products junkie?
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We did, so we broke-n-entered Heather's bathroom and rifled through her vanity under the cloak of night. There, taped to the mirror, was her desert-island top personal care products list...The Benefits
- Better for Biter bodies. Opt for eco alternatives to personal care products that may contain chemicals that are actually dangerous to your health, like parabens and formaldehyde .
- Better for aquatic life. The chems you wash off or use while in the shower disappear down the drain - but they don't disappear completely. Some are flushed out to oceans and rivers so go for biodegradable, natural ingredients.
- Pamper the giftee. After a frenetic holiday season, there's nothing like a present that helps someone relax and de-stress.
Wanna Try?
For the body:- vedaMAMA Relax Body Cream - made with organic ingredients like arnica, which heals sore muscles stat ($50).
- Kneipp Lavender Herbal Bath - so soothing after a stressful day of holiday shopping ($19).
- Verde Ocean Detox Bath Milk - when Heather lived in London, she used this every day (£10).
- Blooming Lotus Chocolate Rose Body Polish - we'd eat it if you dared us to ($15).
- Nutiva Organic Coconut Oil - great on your skin and in your hair ($15).
- Sisal Body Brush - try this brush and avoid disposable exfoliation products ($10).
- Jurlique Wrinkle Softener Beauty Cream - works great on fine lines ($26).
- Dr. Hauschka Facial Toner - firms without drying ($32).
- Suki's Naturals Bright Complexion Moisture Masque - get the pollutants out ($44).
- Avalon Organics Vitamin C Renewal Facial Cream - vitamin C's one of the most powerful antioxidants around ($16).
- Larenim Mineral Silk - fabulous natural powder ($25).
- Max Green Alchemy Scalp Rescue Shampoo - vitamin-enriched and uses natural preservatives ($14).
- EO Wild Lime and Ginger Hair Repair - treats dry curls right ($7).
- Lavere Lip Expert - plumps lips up. Really ($49).
- Burt's Bees Lip Shimmer - great balm with just a touch of color ($4).
Dec 11,2006
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My weekend was filled with altogether too much booze and not nearly enough sleep. Don't get me wrong... it was pretty delicious, all around, and the reasons for said boozing and lack of sleep - from late night beer dates to hot champagne parties - are completely worth the sluggish Monday morning.
But today's tip is timely, since I can no longer party like it's 1999. Oh, I can still do the actual PARTYING - I just don't survive the aftermath as well. In '99, I could bounce and rally. On just 2 hours of sleep, I could be up, grabbing coffee, laughing with friends, planning the next thing, and (here's the rub), I could still look like I had gotten a full night's sleep.
Sadly, this no longer seems to be the case. If I'm not careful, multiple sleep-free nights tend to leave me sallow and tired-looking (instead of sporting that strangely attractive exhileration flush that can come from weekends of too much sin).
Fortunately, however, the world is full of fantastic external cures that take the place of inner fortitude and leave you with an aura of health. See, I have a long-standing theory on attractiveness. It's never what you think it is. It's not the makeup or clothes or accessories. Fact is, when you see those people you think are hot, and you don't know why? It's generally "the glow." It's skin and hair that look clear and dewy, almost without fail.
So - for the product whores in your life - check out some of today's skin and hair products. All-natural, they really work, and can get you through a still-no-sleep Sunday brunch with aplomb (and dare I say, a certain glow). But don't take my word for it - I suggest you test it out. Show up at your friend's house with 2 presents: a bottle of organic vodka from Square One in one hand and one of the skin products in the other, and test the theory. Drink away, dance until dawn, and see if you can wander the streets with a healthy glow the next day. Betcha you can.
'Course, the resulting hangover is another topic altogether.
-Heather... off to make sense out of the jumble of cocktail dresses in the bottom of my closet...
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Posted by: Amy | December 11, 2006 at 06:20 AM