By Liz Thompson •
May 6, 2009
Ready for a skin smoothing, luxuriously scented treat for warm weather skin? Then it must be Suzanne aux bains Nourishing Body Millk ($30). Lightly scented with Chamomile, Lavender and Incense essential oils, this creamy-dreamy body lotion is a sweet little indulgence for the skin.
The first time I used Suzanne aux bains Nourishing Body Milk I really didn’t put much thought into it, until later that is. I received a sample sachet and quickly applied some of the lotion to my arms and shoulders on the way out the door. Later, as I was getting ready for bed, I couldn’t help but notice how soft and smooth my arms were, and had to think back to even remember what I had put on them. Well, needless to say, I purchased a tube the very next day.
In drier winter months a body cream or butter provides us with a thicker, richer form of hydration for the skin. In warmer seasons we need to switch to something lighter and more regenerative. Suzanne aux bains uses Jojoba oil for deeply penetrating hydration and Lavender honey to gently exfoliate the skin.
By Lucille Chi •
October 6, 2008
Pictured above is a collage I made inspired by the site Saffron Rouge shopping muse and her Luxury Body Bar picks from Living Nature in New Zealand. These beautiful and luxurious handcrafted soaps are blended with natural New Zealand ingredients to leave skin cleansed, refreshed and revitalized. Three unique, lightly scented bars blend organic olive, palm and coconut oils to delicately nurture and replenish skin:
- The Nourishing Body Bar softens skin with Kowhai flowers.
- The Purifying Body Bar refreshes skin with Manuka honey.
- The Invigorating Body Bar energizes skin with Harakeke (New Zealand flax) seeds.
By Emma Pezzack •
July 16, 2008
The issue of lead in lipsticks hit the headlines last year after the Campaign For Safe Cosmetics (CSC) published research claiming that many popular lipsticks contain unacceptably high levels of the poisonous metal. Responding to these concerns, Democratic politician Carole Migden introducted a bill requiring lipstick producers in California to prove that their products had been tested and only naturally occuring, unavoidable traces had been found.
The bill has been shot down by Attorney General, Edmund Brown, who concluded that concentrations would have to reach 5ppm (parts per million) to be considered dangerous, and the maximum traces found in the CSC testing were 0.65ppm. The bill that Senator Migden brought forward suggested the minimum allowable should be 0.002ppm (which is far below the traces found in all the lipsticks tested by CSC). So where does that leave us? Nowhere.
