Filed under: 1 | Tags: bioethique, canada, futurenatural, Jolene Hart, lavender, massage, nature et progres, organic, organic beauty, organic beauty view, organic skincare, provence
One important point to remember as you navigate the ever-expanding shelves of beauty brands is that a product is only as good as its ingredients. This core concept drives the natural beauty industry day in and day out! So when you spot a brand founded on ingredients that are known and coveted the world over for their quality, in this case organic lavender and other wild-harvested organic botanicals from Provence, you pretty much know it’s going to be a hit. The brand I’m referring to is Bioethique, a Canadian beauty company that has blended the agricultural tradition of Provence into skin, body and hair care. Bioethique products are organic, certified by European agency Nature et Progres. With such fresh, high-quality ingredients to offer, Bioethique sticks to a less-is-more mantra. Their products rarely have more ingredients than you can count on your fingers (the majority of their ingredients are oils harvested in Provence that lend a welcome dose of natural aromatherapy). Bioethique offers a full range of refreshingly lightweight skincare that delivers a boost of antioxidant vitamins, minerals and trace elements to the skin. If massage is your indulgence, you’ll go wild over the brand’s three organic oil blends in sleek (recyclable) aluminum packaging. And Bioethique’s lavender-scented Hair Conditioning Mist is just the ticket for winter-weary hair. I can tell you now, I won’t be making it to the South of France this year, but my skin certainly will! Writer :: Jolene Hart
Filed under: 1 | Tags: Anna Griffin, coco eco, coco eco magazine, eco-fashion, eco-magazine, eco-travel, Emma Pezzack, organic & natural beauty, organic beauty products, www.futurenatural.com, www.organicbeautyview.com
As Beauty Director for Coco Eco Magazine and a voracious subscriber to the major glossies, I’m always curious to compare content. It’s with huge pride (having been with the magazine since before it’s first issue even), that as I virtually flick through the pages, I can note that not only are we doing it just as well, in some cases Coco Eco Magazine is actually better. Not just a pretty face as so many magazines are, Coco Eco is packed with content from eco-travel stories to organic & natural beauty looks to topical issues of the day, while featuring the latest & greatest from the world of eco-fashion. Still here when so many others have folded, it’s a testament to the dedication and passion of Anna Griffin and her team (yes, including me!) that not only does Coco Eco still exist, this eco-magazine is increasingly taking the magazine world by storm. Strongly committed to authentically representing the gorgeous, green and glam, and true to being an eco-publication, there is no print issue… it’s all online. If you haven’t already checked it out, you should. Subscriptions are still free (for now) so zoom on over and sign up while you can! Writer :: Emma Pezzack – www.futurenatural.com: the best organic beauty products in the world.
Filed under: 1 | Tags: biodynamic ingredients, elemental herbology, elemental herbology skincare, natural skincare, organic beauty, organic beauty products, organic skincare, Space NK, www.futurenatural.com, www.organicbeautyview.com
How many of us think about our skin as a living, breathing organism that’s constantly in motion, every second of the day? It’s incredibly easy to overlook the fact that our skin changes with the seasons and even easier to ignore that we need a different suite of skincare products for winter than we do in summer. Often those thoughts end up in the too hard basket – i.e. it’s hard enough finding skincare that works for our skin fullstop but to change it up twice a year… as if we don’t have enough to think about?! Elemental Herbology make it about as easy as it’s ever going to get with a skincare & body collection that’s focused on delivering exactly what skin needs depending on the time of year (and they do it sooooo stylishly). The Elemental Herbology philosophy is deceptively simple, “to acknowledge the transitions of life, the ebb & flow of the changing seasons and the different aspects of your environment.” However, the products are anything but simple, blending a potent combination of biodynamic and organic marine, mineral and botanical actives that create a powerful elemental buffer no matter what time of year, while delivering optimal anti-aging, restorative and essential nutrients to skin. Collagen boosting, encouraging elastin synthesis, neutralizing free-radicals… all in a day & nights work for this effective, sophisticated and gorgeous natural skincare collection. In case you’re wondering… there’s a white collection that’s for Winter – the black collection is for Summer. What could be easier than that? Get it in the US from Space NK. Writer :: Emma Pezzack – www.futurenatural.com: the best organic beauty products in the world.
Filed under: 1 | Tags: bergdorf goodman, chili, collagen, green coffee, green coffee body sculpting treatment, Jolene Hart, linseed, lymphatic system, mountain ash, organic beauty, organic beauty view, spa, splurge, the organic pharmacy, tone
Have the winter doldrums set in? Are you finding it hard to shake off the outdoor chill? It’s definitely time for a beauty pick-me-up to get you through these grey days! In my opinion, the best wintertime beauty splurge is a spa treatment that will relax you and leave you feeling pampered. If you’re in Beverly Hills or New York City this winter, you can take advantage of a brand new treatment from The Organic Pharmacy, The Green Coffee Body Sculpting Treatment, that promises to increase circulation, detoxify, drain excess fluids and improve the tone of your skin. Sounds like exactly what we need in the middle of winter! The hour-long ritual starts with dry brushing to increase circulation and follows with a green coffee and chili oil massage. Green coffee naturally detoxifies and slims, while chili increases blood flow to eliminate excess fats and toxins. The treatment finishes with a second massage- with The Organic Pharmacy’s Body Sculpting Gel (a special spa-strength formula), which includes mountain ash to improve the tone of leg veins and linseed to increase collagen production and plump skin. The dual massage works quite well to stimulate the lymphatic system. Chances are, you’ll see cellulite looking better as a bonus! The $100 treatment is available now at The Organic Pharmacy in Beverly Hills and debuts in February at Bergdorf Goodman in New York. Who says that luxury can’t be organic!? Writer :: Jolene Hart
Filed under: 1 | Tags: blissoma, blissoma lift energy creme, blissoma skincare, blissoma solutions, natural skincare, organic beauty products, raw skincare, reservatrol, www.futurenatural.com
Life is dynamic and so is your skin. Most of us don’t think of our visage as a living, breathing, changing organism, but every second of the day our skin is responding to our environment and constantly monitoring and altering itself to regulate healthy skin function. Built on the same principle of living energy, Blissoma skincare is specifically formulated to enhance & compliment the science of skin, while respecting the unique biochemical reactions that make up your body. Their philosophy is based around encouraging and supporting the skins own daily rhythms of regeneration by using combinations of bioactive, live ingredients that are pressed on demand such as juices, herbs and seed oil extracts. Working in this way ensures your skin is delivered maximum amounts of vital nutrients, enzymes and minerals, that haven’t been subjected to heat treatments or other manufacturing processes that rob ingredients of their precious attributes. A stand out product in the collection is Blissoma Lift Intelligent Energy Creme. Containing ingredients such as reservatrol, rooibos tea extract,gotu kola, gingko, and a slew of EFA’s, this is literally a powerhouse of live, kick butt antioxidant action that actively works to brighten, renew, restore and repair at a cellular level. The kicker though is that this brilliant cream is under $20 (you know how we love a bargain!). Check out the whole collection at Blissoma Solutions. Writer :: Emma Pezzack – www.futurenatural.com: the best organic beauty products in the world.
Filed under: 1 | Tags: green beauty, natural skincare, organic anti-aging cream, organic beauty, organic beauty products, organic firming cream, organic skincare, Pure&True, Pure&True skincare, pure&true uplift, www.futurenatural.com
Lord knows you’re probably doing your fair share of internal detoxing after all the parties, delicious libations and gourmet foods you’ve consumed this holiday season, and no doubt wheatgrass shots are high on your list of good things you’re going to do for yourself in 2010, but don’t forget your skin needs the same attention to cleansing as your body. There’s nothing like a mask to draw out impurities, tighten pores, and refine skin tone & texture; and if your skin is particularly parched, to add a much needed shot of hydration. The Pure&True Uplift Ultramarine Age-Defying Masque will have you going from dried out to fleshed out in no time with a powerful combination of nourishing marine extracts, professional levels of vitamins A & C (for refining and stimulating cell renewal), hyaluronic acid (which binds moisture to skin and aids in making skin feel super plump) and DMAE (and amino acid that dramatically firms). Uplift is exactly what it suggests; the definitive answer to gravity with everything you need to recharge your skin batteries, and nothing you don’t. How I wish it were that simple for our bodies! Writer :: Emma Pezzack – www.futurenatural.com: the best organic beauty products in the world.
Filed under: 1 | Tags: anti-aging skincare, caudalie, caudalie premier cru, caudalie skincare, natural skincare, organic beauty products, organic skincare, reservatrol, viniferine, www.futurenatural.com, www.organicbeautyview.com
You thought wine was just for drinking right? Not so. Caudalie discovered in 1993 what the rest of the world has been catching up with ever since, that grapes & grapeseeds are a veritable goldmine of bioactive, high potency, antioxidant and anti-aging ingredients. The grapeseed molecule is 10,000 times more powerful than Vitamin E for combating free radicals; Reservatrol (the new ingredient creating major buzz in skincare that comes from grape stalks) has been shown to provide exceptional action for stimulating cell renewal; Viniferine is effective at regulating melatonin production and creating even skin tone; not to mention polyphenols, bioflavanoids and on it goes. Inspired by the greatest vintages from the Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte, the newest superstar skincream from Caudalie, called Premier Cru, is an exclusive combination of all of the above ingredients. With its’ superior formulation and powerful line-up of ingredients, this cream delivers complete anti-aging action to the heart of skin cells. Though it’ll cost you ten times the amount of a $15 bottle of red wine, the effects are great and you won’t be left with a hangover! Writer :: Emma Pezzack – www.futurenatural.com: for the best organic beauty products in the world.
Filed under: 1 | Tags: blush, foundation, futurenatural, highlighter, Jolene Hart, lip color, narcissist, natural makeup, naturalist, organic beauty view, travel, universalist, w3ll people
Back in my teenage years, I thought nothing of toting my entire makeup bag with me from place to place. True to my girl scout training, I wanted to be prepared for any possibility that I would need to look perfect (read: confident) at the movies or the mall. Nowadays, that’s not gonna fly. There’s no chance I’m carrying around a full bag of spill- and break-prone makeup that adds weight to my shoulders. Of course, touch-ups are important…which is where the W3LL PEOPLE line comes in. This collection of super-durable, multi-purpose natural makeup is made for travel. I’m currently toting Universalist 5, a pigment-packed fuchsia color stick (offered in several vibrant tones), which doubles as my blush and lipcolor. Universalist 2, with its touch of sparkle, is my evening highlighter for cheek and browbones. The formula is creamy, with ample staying power- courtesy of olive, passionfruit, castor, grapeseed and coconut oils, plus beeswax. As you guessed, it fits perfectly in a clutch. I’ve yet to try the Narcissist and Naturalist foundations, but I have a feeling that they’ll impress as well. Their ingredients include the signature W3LL PEOPLE blend of green tea, reishi mushroom and pomegranate extracts. And, as the teenage me would adore, there’s no chance of finding a shattered powder compact at the bottom of my bag. Writer :: Jolene Hart
Filed under: 1 | Tags: natural beauty products, natural body lotion, natural body scrub, natural cosmetics, organic bath products, organic beauty products, organic body cream, organic body scrub, organic cosmetics, The Bubble Roome, www.futurenatural.com, www.organicbeautyview.com
It’s obviously not because the people in Brooklyn are a particularly dirty bunch, but you have to admit with Jolene’s post on Brooklyn soap makers and now The Bubble Roome coming to our attention, it’s hard not to wonder what’s up?! One thing’s for sure, there’s no shortage of verdant creative energy and dynamic spirit in this NYC enclave, and The Bubble Roome bath & body products are yet another example of why we love Brooklyn. David E. Johnston is a self-confessed ‘Purveyor of goodness and product junkie’ who began The Bubble Roome by making soaps as gifts for friends – needless to say those friends loved them so much, he has now expanded his skills & product lines to include such skin-tasty treats as Brown Sugar Scrubs, Triple Butter Creams and 100% Goodness Bars. Reading more like your favorite candy selection it’s hard to resist the delicious, handmade line-up and the great news is, you don’t have to. Chock full of organic & natural ingredients with nothing artificial or harmful (and with 50’s influenced packaging that looks just as good on your shelves as the products feel on your skin), you don’t have any excuses not to indulge. Writer :: Emma Pezzack – www.futurenatural.com: the best organic beauty products in the world.
Filed under: 1 | Tags: duchess marden, duchess marden skincare, natural cosmetics, natural face cream, natural ingredients, natural skincare, organic beauty products, organic cosmetics, organic skincare, rose, www.futurenatural.com, www.organicbeautyview.com
It used to be that the powerful and heady scent of the rose was something only the extremely wealthy could afford, not surprising given that it takes anywhere between 1,500 to 10,000 pounds of rose petals to make only one ounce of oil. There are more than 300 compounds that can be found in a rose but the key flavor compounds that contribute to the distinctive scent of rose oil, are beta-damascenone, beta-damascone, beta-ionone, and rose oxide. Even though these compounds exist in less than 1% quantity of rose oil, they make up for slightly more than 90% of the odor content. Inspired while on a trip to India by founder Marla Steuer, The Duchess Marden skincare collection harnesses the calming & curative essence of the rose in a suite of products designed to engage all the senses in a state of well-being, while impacting the skin to soothe, restore and revitalize. Derived from only pure and natural plant based ingredients, Duchess Marden is stunningly simple, effective and holds not just one, but several of the most ancient secrets to beautiful skin. Duchess Marden are doing a spectacular holiday offer for OBV readers: 15% off all products plus a FREE travel kit (retails for $30) with $100 purchase at DuchessMarden.com. Simply enter the code ‘organic’ during checkout & be quick… the offer is open until the 28th December! Writer :: Emma Pezzack – www.futurenatural.com: the best organic beauty products in the world.
