Beauty Emergency : Stolen Moisturizer
January 21, 2012 by Andrea Toochin
Filed under Featured, Paints & Potions
I’m not lying when I say the low point of this week was finding out someone stole my first Gilt Group purchase, a $25 starter kit of products from Jessica Simpon’s line, BeautyMint. The Lipstick Effect truly is solid economic theory; months ago I came home to a Staples delivery to find my new shredder [...]
Food Distribution Giant Reveals Nutrition Trends
November 27, 2011 by Andrea Toochin
Filed under Featured, GMO News, Nutri-Life, Sustainable Business & CSR, The Healthy Lunchbox
One of the biggest distributors of organic and natural foods, UNFI or United Natural Foods Inc., released its 3rd quarter roundup of trends, both existing and upcoming. The video below is geared at those that manage or own health food stores. Among the products hot listed are “super seeds,” non-dairy spreads and cooking oils, and [...]
Bright Eyes: A Roundup Of Eye Creams
July 19, 2011 by Andrea Toochin
Filed under Featured, Paints & Potions
When a man that’s never worn moisturizer tells you that you need more sleep, you ask said man, a relative, “do I have lines around my eyes?” No, he says, they’re just, you need more sleep, he says choosing his words carefully. “They’re purple,” I question, fear and vanity taking over me. Yes, he responds. [...]
Safe Soap
December 17, 2010 by Andrea Toochin
Filed under Baby & Mama, Featured, Paints & Potions, Sustainable Business & CSR
Keeping your family germ-free while reducing your dependence on petroleum- and chemical-filled products is a difficult endeavor. Lately it seems as though petroleum byproducts and corn syrup derivatives are in most products, even when they don’t seem necessary. Petroleum is often found in various fuel types, plastics, detergent and many other daily household products. The effort to shrink [...]
Beauty for Peace
April 17, 2010 by Andrea Toochin
Filed under Featured, Paints & Potions
Kiss My Face has demonstrated that every company need not wait until Breast Cancer awareness month to get involved in the global community and support worthy causes. The launch of Peace Soap shows KMF is not only a trendsetter in the beauty business, but it is also a socially conscious company. KMF had natural products on the market years [...]
Aussie & Kiwi Beauty
April 4, 2010 by Andrea Toochin
Filed under Featured, Paints & Potions
The giant hole in the ozone layer over Australia is likely the main reason Australian sunscreen brands are superior to most found in the United States. So, it came as no surprise that some of my favorite beauty finds on my trip to New Zealand and Australia were sunscreen products. In addition, I also discovered products with a few local [...]
Eco-Friendly Inside & Out
January 13, 2009 by Andrea Toochin
Filed under Paints & Potions
Named after its founder, Lafe Larson, this small-business deserves a gold star for bringing the safe plastic movement to the world of cosmetics. Most mommies and camping folks know the growing prevalence of metal water bottles is thanks to the debate over the possible harmful effects that can come from an element found in most [...]


