July 19, 2016
by Julia DiNardo
After a day at the beach, I’m red, freckly, and that’s about it. I never get “brown” or “bronzed,” and have pretty much altogether given up on any attempt to collect some color on my skin. The only place that I really would like to see some added color is my legs and feet, and would like to keep my product usage as natural as possible. I couldn’t believe it when I came across a Sunless Tanner from Nature’s Gate, the wholistic beauty brand, which features natural tanning ingredients combined with moisturizing ones such as aloe, green tea leaf and hibiscus flower extracts, and olive oil, among others. To be honest, I really wasn’t sure how effective the coverage would be, but upon waking up the next morning after a night time application, I saw immediate results.
The color and longevity of the product was exactly on par with more chemical-laden sunless tanner options that I’ve tried, and I like that it comes in a four ounce bottle and affordable price (about $7.99). This ensures that I more rapidly use it up, and have no qualms with replacing it with a new bottle once completed or if it sits around for months. Plus it has a different scent than anticipated; Nature’s Gate calls it “Fresh Citrus,” but to me, it just comes across as odorless, which works out well since I don’t like the smell of sunless tanners. Pick up this or other Nature’s Gate products (try the Coconut Body Wash, with actual coconut water in it, it’s heavenly!) at NaturesGate.com, or at reputable health and natural food and beauty retailers nationwide (such as Whole Foods Market).
Full Disclosure: Fashion Pulse Daily has been given samples for editorial consideration.
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July 8, 2016
by Julia DiNardo
If it were up to me (and I could afford it), I would canvas my person and my home with everything Mara Hoffman. Her deft skills at creating gorgeous prints in easy silhouettes have made her a long-time favorite of mine during New York Fashion Week (for about 13 years to be precise), and her signature style of incorporating vibrant color with motifs of Bohemia, travel, mythology, tribal, and botanical inclinations makes her products easy to identify. She’s already stretched her original ready to wear line into swimwear, activewear, kids, and bridal, and now has embarked upon the limited edition Mara Hoffman for Sephora Collection, called Kaleidescape, which is available now, exclusively at Sephora stores, at Sephora.com, and at MaraHoffman.com.
Mara not only utilized her Maristar design in lilac and turquoise on packaging and accessories in earth-conscious materials, but also worked with the brand to craft high quality cosmetic formulas with a focus on natural beauty, incorporating ingredients such as sunflower seed oil, cocoa seed butter, lavender and rosemary leaf extract, and coconut oil.
The 12 options available for purchase range in price from $18-$110, and are listed below:
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June 22, 2016
by Julia DiNardo
It makes me feel very, very badly that I’ve never thought about reef safety when I’ve made my sunscreen choices; after all, if we all enjoy the bounty of the ocean, we should also do everything within out power to also protect it. Just in time for summer comes a fantastic duo from MyChelle, a leader in the natural beauty market, debuting its two mineral-based, broad-spectrum sunscreens, the Sun Shield Clear Spray SPF 30 ($18) and the Sun Shield Clear Stick SPF 50 ($12). Each provides UVA and UVB full-spectrum protection and are formulated without marine-toxic ingredients such as Oxybenzone, Octinoxate, Butylparaben, Retinyl Palmitate and 4- methylbenzylidene camphor. Plus its products are packaged in 100% recyclable containers and 1% of its Sun Care proceeds in 2016 go to the Surfrider Foundation, a non-profit focused on protecting the world’s oceans, waves, and beaches. Now that you know the chemical ingredients that effect reef safety and that it’s a real thing, the choice is up to you!
These two new sun protection items are available at select Whole Foods Market stores and MyChelle.com.
June 21, 2016
by Julia DiNardo
Who knew that blackberries could hold the key to amazing, youthful skin? AVEENO‘s new blackberry complex is the key ingredient in its new Absolutely Ageless line of five products (pic here of the four others!): Restorative Night Cream, Daily Moisturizer with Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 30, a Nourishing Cleanser, Intensive Renewal Serum, and Eye Cream. It provides extreme nourishment thanks to its hydrating and antioxidant properties, and works to reduce elastin and collagen loss, two surefire signs of aging. Keeping the skin well-moisturized and dewy (aka anything but dry) is essential, and layering these products, such as the serum, eye cream and daily moisturizer (my favorite combination) ensure that you’re on the right path.
The AVEENO Absolutely Ageless line retails for $7.99-$19.99 at national food and drug retailers nationwide and online.
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