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Prime Day clean beauty and wellness steals

July 11, 2023 No Comments

Prime Day 2023 Clean Beauty and Wellness steals

I don’t know if I’m getting cheaper in my old age or whether I’ve done a better job of scavenging, but I’ve found you some really worthwhile deals for Prime Day 2023. I always recommend buying local, from small shops, and directly from the brands (where you can often take advantage of great loyalty programs), but – let’s be honest – mama can’t pass up a deal. This Prime Day clean beauty and wellness steals list is as much for me as it is for you. Sometimes I buy consumer electronics and camera equipment on Prime Day, but this year […]

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Prime Day 2022: There’s still time for these beauty finds!

July 13, 2022 No Comments

I’m not a big bargain hunter because I don’t love shopping and I detest digging to find a deal, but I DO know what I like, and I hardly ever pay retail. So on Prime Day 2022, I shopped with a mission. For me, Prime Day may as well be called Jane Iredale Day because Jane’s entire line goes on sale and this girl stocks up! The entire brand is excellent and was ahead of its time in clean beauty, but they hands-down offer my favorite lip products. More on that later. Occasionally I buy a hard drive (this year), […]

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One Year, 10 Self-Care Discoveries

January 19, 2018 No Comments

The last year was challenging for many of us – personally, professionally, politically. It’s easy to get swept-away by headlines and hype, and to fall down the rabbit hole of social media. But for me, everything outside my control incited a journey into how to create balance, mindfulness, and contentment. In the present. Within myself. Small breaks between the madness. Self-care allows us to slow down, focus, and listen to ourselves on a deeper level, without being drowned out by the white noise (or the crash, boom, bang) of ordinary life. Whether we’re tired parents, busy professionals, or burdened citizens, […]

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Natural Products for Insane Summer Heat

July 14, 2017 No Comments

Natural Products for Summer Heat Pura Vida Sometimes with Josh Rosebrook, Leahlani, Coola, Thinksport, Schmidt's

Few U.S. cities are as hot in the summer as Phoenix. We have to actively work looking fresh without being burned to a crisp or smelling like a horse. If your personal care products stand up to the summer heat in the Valley of the Sun, you know they’ll work anywhere and these natural products for insane summer heat make the grade. The products on this list do what they say they’re going to do over a reasonable amount of time, are nice and, in some cases, enjoyable to use in terms of smell, texture, and application, and are non-toxic and […]

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A Guide to Clean Beauty Boxes (Cost & Worldwide Shipping)

June 2, 2017 3 Comments

Clean beauty boxes on Pura Vida Sometimes

Clean beauty boxes give you a great entrée to green beauty, allow you discover great ingredient-conscious natural brands, and encourage self-care, and let’s be honest, who doesn’t like the anticipation of delivery and discovery, like Christmas morning before your parents woke up. There are few things I look forward to more than the delivery of my monthly beauty box. I set up delivery notifications so that when the postman delivers it, I can go on my lunch hour to my quiet house and indulge before my cacophonous family begins to rumble. There are many good reasons to green your routine, […]

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How Microblading is Done (Great Brows Changed My Life)

December 19, 2016 No Comments

I was born without eyebrows. Well, they’re there, but not visible to the plain eye. My hair is dark, my eyebrows belong on a blonde. My Irish face didn’t do me any favors growing up in a Mexican border town, where girls are known to be olive-skinned, put-together and beautiful, with a dramatic brow, long before that was a thing. I felt the disparity and tried to compensate with all the smoke and mirrors, but still, in the morning I wake up freckly and Irish and by the time I go to work, I look at least half Mexican. My […]

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The Transcendent Brand That Loves You Back

November 11, 2016 No Comments

Josh Rosebrook, this month’s Beauty Hero, really is a hero each and every month, and I a loyal subject. Are you onboard yet? Today he debuts his new organic unisex fragrance Etheral, which is nothing short of heavenly…for everyone. We are bombarded by around 3,000 marketing messages per day, and filtering the noise can be difficult. We are wooed with color and light and big promises for a brighter tomorrow and a return to youth. Josh Rosebrook is different. He would tell you that true beauty comes from health and happiness. He doesn’t want you to look like a photoshopped […]

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4 Eyes, 5 Nerd-fabulous Frames

October 11, 2016 No Comments

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links, meaning that if you make a purchase after clicking on them, I will receive a small commission. I’m still resisting wearing glasses – I own them, and always drive at night with them, but I don’t want to commit in perpetuity. That said, I’ve been noticing that I blink, squint, and scoot closer when I don’t wear them, so it may be time to bite the bullet. Twist my arm – I went shopping. I’ve had luck at Target Optical and most recently at Costco Optical, but I wanted some frames that were a little funkier […]

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Beautycounter & Clean for the Masses

September 15, 2016 No Comments

Monday was the launch of a 9-week limited engagement between Beautycounter and Target stores. I think I was aptly targeted, so to speak, for an ad about the rollout. Like any good introvert and working mother, I usually shop online and ship for free with my Target REDcard, but I wanted to check out what Beautycounter had going on so I went on my lunch hour. As a marketer and someone experiencing the brand for the first time, I’ve been thoroughly impressed, and in the store, Beautycounter had a glorious endcap. There in the aisle, I started chatting up a single […]

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Glow Like Tata Harper

August 31, 2016 4 Comments

One of the things I was most excited about when I moved to the Phoenix area was being closer to Citrine Natural Beauty Bar – my version of an art gallery of glam – and being able to pop into the mid-day events I had seen advertised, so when I got the email for the master class with Tata Harper herself, I jumped at the chance. Tata Harper is the Colombian-born proprietor of the eponymous critically-acclaimed and celebrity-endorsed natural skincare and cosmetics line. She sources ingredients from 48 countries and produces the rest on her farm in Vermont, where she has […]