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4 Tips for Helping Your Makeup Stay Put + My Favorite New Makeup Primer
One thing that has given me a run for my money (literally) when trying nontoxic is makeup! It’s taken me several years of testing different brands to see what works and has the best ingredients. I’ll be honest, I’ve only tried a handful of primers – these act as a base for your makeup – so my knowledge is limited but this one is hands down my favorite. The Glow First Priming Serum is a serum-primer hybrid, made with obsessively tested, clean ingredients that instantly hydrates skin, plumps, and preps for makeup application, as well as helps makeup stay put throughout the day (among the other 3 tips below!). It also…
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7 Ways to Use Manuka Honey
This post is in partner with Wedderspoon. If you click through a link on this post and make a purchase, I will receive a small commission at no additional charge to you. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Please read my disclaimer page for more information. When it comes to honey, I’m most definitely a snob. My dad was a nationally known beekeeper until he passed away a few years ago and I’ve always had the highest honey quality available. It makes me sad that I can’t ever have his honey again but I’m thankful for the knowledge he taught me about honey over the years. Honey is something…
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My Top 10 Tips for Thriving Plants
It was only a few short years ago that I didn’t have any houseplants in my home. I was intimidated and unsure about my skills to keep anything extra alive. I remember heading to google and typing in “easy to keep alive houseplants” and reading about the level of expertise I would need for different ones. After a few days of this, I finally started with a pothos from Walmart during a grocery shopping trip. I was nervous but set a reminder on my phone to water it once a week and sit it near a bright window. Years later, my confidence has grown tremendously as has my houseplant assortment…
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8 Reasons You Should Eat More Persimmons + My Favorite Persimmon Jelly Recipe
One of the biggest reasons why I love our new home is because of all the edible landscaping the previous owners did. Amongst them are two persimmon trees that I have loved watching since we moved here. Every day we get a bit closer to having an abundance of orange-colored fruits with sweet, honey-like flavor. Have you ever had a persimmon? They pack a major health punch filled with nutrients like vitamins A, C, E, and K, potassium, manganese and copper, antioxidants that help prevent or slow cell damage by counteracting oxidative stress, reducing inflammation, and rich in fiber… the list is never ending on why these are so good…
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My top non-toxic bath and body products
When making a swap to safer, I strongly suggest using cleaner body care options. As you may know, for over ten years now, I’ve battled with a skin condition called psoriasis. Psoriasis is a common skin condition that speeds up the life cycle of skin cells. It causes cells to build up rapidly on the surface of the skin. The extra skin cells form scales and red patches that are itchy and sometimes painful. Psoriasis is a chronic disease that often comes and goes. When I first started experiencing these symptoms, I didn’t know what was causing it or what it was. It was really embarrassing dealing with this issue and not knowing what…
