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Tuesday
Dec072010

LUST-HAVE | Scotch Naturals WaterColors

 

3-FREE is a pretty common catch phrase in the world of nails nowadays. No one wants toluene, formaldehyde or or DBP in their nail polish anymore. Um, fair enough.

We've seen Priti, Sula, Rescue Beauty, Ginger and Liz, Jessica, Zoya, Mavala... In fact, you can probably find more non-toxic polishes than toxic, although many of the biggest offenders are still the biggest names in the beauty.

The latest in non-toxic, natural nailcare is Scotch Naturals, a collection of 13 water-based polishes from an Arizona mom who first created non-toxic Hopscotch Kids nail polish for little girls.

In fact, the brand has such faith in its product that it claims to give you healthier nails the longer you use it (but be sure to use their remover too instead of super-drying acetone).

After reading the ingredient lists of their products, we tend to agree. The WaterColors ingredients are: water, acrylic polymer emulsion, and non toxic colorants. Seriously. THREE INGREDIENTS. The Polish Remover ingredients? water, tall oil fatty acids & alcohols (plant based), nonionic surfactant, organic buffer. 

Natural nail colour does tend to be harder to apply, take longer to dry and be quicker to come off and/or chip, but Scotch Naturals gives some handy tips to keep it looking better longer on this page.

Ceasefire and Hot Toddy are on-trend putty/mushroom/greige/khaki colours. There are some brilliant blues, a fiery red, black, a magenta and a bevy of nudes for the non-adventurous. All in, a well-rounded capsule collection.

Good for your nails taken neat.

Speaking of naturals... stay tuned for a little side project we're working on a very chic gardening e-commerce site... Kale & Cole {for the hip garden}. We can't wait to launch it!

Saturday
Nov202010

LUST-HAVE | Bjork and Berries wild strawberry soap

How. Lovely. Happy sigh...

 

*****

Wild Strawberry Soap for Bjork and Berries

Image credit: The Dieline

Saturday
Sep252010

FROM THE FRONT | Newly launched face serums 

 

HERE'S A list of the top 5 talked-about serums at the beauty counter this fall. Have you tried any of them? What do you think? 

Nude Advanced Cellular Renewal Serum ($92/68GBP for 1.1oz./30ml) 
Just launched, this serum already seems to have a cart of celebs raving about it. It claims to have the highest amount of Probiotic Technology of all the Nude products and has an impressive ingredient list with everything from Hyaluronic Acid (using the Nude Hyaluronic Acid System) to Japanese Sea Kelp and a bucket load of anti-aging ingredients inbetween (plus the full ingredient list is available here). Clinical studies show up the serum decreases skin irritation and damage. With a strapline like smooth, firmer, fresher skin, an all star ingredient list and a celeb clientel, this serum is going to be popular..

Clinique Repairwear Laser Focus Wrinkle & UV Damage Corrector ($44.50 for 1oz.)
Sophyto Anti-Aging Oxidant Serum ($49 for 1oz.)
StriVectin® Overnight Facial Resurfacing SerumTM ($59 for .9oz.)
Tata Harper Rejuvenating Serum ($150 for 1.7oz.)