Eco Chic | Fashion Pulse Daily - Part 3

Eco Chic

Anything eco-chic from beauty products to footwear, apparel and more.

July 18, 2013

Butter LONDON’s Colour Clash Collection

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.Add something sweet and unexpected to your nails this summer with butter LONDON’s  latest nail lacquer collection, Colour Clash. The collection includes vibrant shades that are versatile and fun-loving, and 3 Free (NO Formaldehyde, NO Toluene, NO DBP). Turn up the volume with bright greens, blues and pink in Wellies, Giddy Kipper and Cake-Hole. If you want to rock that summer white, go bold with the company’s shade of Cotton Buds. Each bottle retails for $15 and can be found at butterLONDON.com, ULTA beauty stores and Macy’s. The best part about this collection is that it is also great for fall, so you can make that  summer spirit and style last just a little longer.

May 20, 2013

Perfect Products for Sensitive Skin in the Summertime

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alba botanica shaving cream

[Alba Botanica Very Emollient Foam Shaving and regular Shaving Creams are hypo-allergenic, 100% vegetarian, and made without artificial colors, parabens, & phthalates. They include aloe vera, calendula, lavender and vitamin E, and are available in up to four scent selections along with unscented. $6.99-$7.99, AlbaBotanica.com]

clinique nail enamel

[Nail enamel can be a source of allergies and skin irritation, so Clinique's new launched A Different Enamel for Sensitive Skins took six years to make, is dermatologist & ophthalmologist tested and offers a high-gloss, chip resistant range of colors (12 in the permanent collection, 9 in the limited edition collection), along with a base and top coat. $16, Clinique.com]

schick quattro for women sensitive skin

[While upgrading to a sensitive skin shaving cream, take it one step further with a sensitive skin razor! We like the Schick Quattro Sensitive Skin Disposable Razors pack of 3, which are hypoallergenic with an aloe formula. $7.99, Ulta.com]

juice beauty sunscreen

[The Juice Beauty SPF 30 Oil-Free Moisturizer ($29) is great for all skin types, including acne-prone and sensitive skin, and is chemical AND oil free, infused with antioxidant rich nutrients. The SPF 20 Sport Moisturizer ($16), is certified organic with jojoba and soothing aloe, blends and absorbs easily, and is water-resistant! Both available at JuiceBeauty.com]

vmv

[It's important to start with products that work with your skin when you wash; VMV Hypoallergenics Essense Skin Saving Clark Wash ($30) is allergen free and can be used on the body AND hair, while the Essence Skin-Saving Clear + Natural Soap ($10) is a super mild, non-drying formula, free of Fragrance,dye, phthalates, paraben, and preservatives. Available at VMVHypoallergenics.com]

elf natural mineral mascara

[ Created specifically for sensitive skin and contact wearers, the natural formula has Cocoa Butter, Shea Butter, Pro Vitamin-B5, Vitamin E, Oat Protein, and Green Tea Extract to condition and strengthen lashes. $5,
eyeslipsface.com]

rose body moisturizer

[Great for sensitive skin and even safe for babies and children, Dr. Hauschka's Rose Body Moisturizer gently fights dryness with rose wax, rose essential oil, extracts of wild rose hips, rose petals, and shea butter. $39, Drhauschka.com]

lumene sensistive skin

[The Lumene Sensitive Touch Comforting Night Cream was developed in tandem with the Finnish Allergy and Asthma Federation and has been dermatologically tested to calm redness, while the product is free from ethyl alcohol, colorants, fragrance, parabens, mineral oils or silicone. $18, CVS.com]

Just because your skin doesn’t fit into the categories of just oily, dry, or normal should you feel frustrated. If you have problems with sensitivity, rosacea, acne, allergies, and more, then nagivating the product aisle can prove to be challenging AND time consuming. I hope to simplify things for you with some great products for face and body, ranging from face wash to nail polish, shaving cream to sunscreen, that are mindful of sensitive skin issues. See above for a slideshow of top picks that will easily move you through your summer beauty and sun protection routine, which also can work year ’round.

FYI: Although these are tested, approved, and loved products by me, keep in mind that our compositions, conditions, and reactions can differ!

What products have you used, and found to be great for sensitive skin?

April 26, 2013

7 Questions for Yeardley Smith, CEO and Designer of Marchez Vous

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Marchez Vous CEO and Designer, Yeardley Smith

Marchez Vous CEO and Designer, Yeardley Smith

Yeardley Smith is my kind of woman; she believes work should be co-mingled with a healthy dose of fun, has a wickedly awesome sense of humor, and believes that there’s no reason why style, comfort, and high quality footwear need to be mutually exclusive. Wanting to know more about personal take on creating a line of footwear, Marchez Vous, that catered to all three of these needs, Ms. Smith was kind enough to humor my series of questions that got right to the nitty gritty of designing and producing shoes, sharing some of her secrets to the trade, alongside some shoe style suggestions to keep you at the height of fashion and comfort all-summer-long!

Fashion Pulse Daily: For you, what makes a comfy shoe (and the elements that you incorporated into Marchez Vous)?

Yeardley Smith: AFTER I decided to have my own show line, I learned how complicated shoes are to make! LOL! (I often leap first, then look down. Oy!) But three things are a huge help in making a comfortable, high-fashion shoe:

1. Adding a hidden platform will mitigate the slope of any high heel, thus helping relieve the pressure being placed on the ball of your foot. 2. Add a cushion that has some resilience to it so that it springs back. (Hello, Poron!) 3. Every millimeter counts — in terms of strap placement, width of strap, and/or how the shoe wraps around your foot.

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Marchez Vous styles: Celeste, Luca, and Delphine.

FPD: How do you make high heel heights (4″ or over) do-able for all-day wear?

YS: When you’re trying to make a 4-inch-plus heel that can go beyond the car to the bar, a hidden platform is essential. Of course, this is easy when platforms are trending, and a much bigger challenge when they’re not! But at the end of the day, no matter what trends are “in”, I refuse to make a shoe I can’t wear comfortably for at least 6 hours. If that means our single-sole shoes (i.e. no platform in front) have to have slightly lower heels, then so be it. I did, after all, make a promise to myself and my customers to make beautiful, comfortable shoes!
FPD: What has most surprised you about the shoe making/designing process?
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April 23, 2013

Zoya’s Nail Polish Exchange for 2013 and Dermelect’s Summer 2013 Lacquer Collection

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Zoya Nail Polish Exchange 2013

Still got  green on the brain, thanks to Earth Day?  Zoya is showing everyone their green thumb (or nails) with the 2013 Zoya Nail Polish Exchange, which extends beyond just one day of the year. Give your nail polish collection a makeover by trading in your old polish for toxin-free Zoya Nail Polish during the week of April 19th to April 26th (click here for complete rules). All you have to do is go to www.zoya.com, pick your favorite shades and apply the code ZOYAEARTH2013 to your order. Then once you’ve received your new polish, ship back your old non-Zoya polish and let Zoya take care of the rest. The best part is that each bottle costs only $4 and Zoya will properly dispose of your old polish according to EPA guidelines. Simple and clean; just the way we like it!

Dermelect Fearless Beauty collection

In other exciting nail news, now everyone can grow stronger and longer nails with just a manicure once in a while. Dermelect Cosmeceuticals has teamed up with nail expert and founder of top beauty blog FearNoBeauty.com Karie Frost to create ME’s Summer 2013 Lacquer Collection. The new Fearless Beauty collection contains four eye-popping shades with names that catch your attention as much as the colors themselves: RENEGADE-a vibrant  jade, BUZZ-WORTHY– an electric lemon yellow, FEARLESS-a bold cobalt blue, and MOXIE– a bright pink hue. But creamy, high-voltage colors for the summer aren’t all this collection has to offer. As an added bonus, each shade contains vitamins and Dermelect’s signature anti-aging, peptide-infused formula that is designed to strengthen weak, brittle nails and help nails resist chipping and splitting with just two coats of this long lasting, high-shine polish. Sounds like magic in a bottle! Each polish retails for $14 each and will be available summer 2013 at www.dermelect.com and at high-end apothecaries, beauty boutiques, salons and doctors offices.

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