I talk a lot about natural makeup and skincare, but not a lot about natural makeup remover. Here are a few choices that I found at Drugstore.com:

Beauty Without Cruelty Eye Makeup Remover
$6.89 – 4 ounces
Very easy to use – apply a little to closed eyelid with a cotton ball, wipe off. Simple. It’s made with a gentle botanical formula containing calendula, chamomile, witch hazel, and vegetable glycerin. Completely vegetarian – no animal ingredients, no animal testing.

Jason Pure, Natural & Organic Makeup Remover Pads
$8.59 for 75 pads
Skip the cotton balls, these gentle pads come pre-moistened with makeup remover. They are safe …read more

Rising temperatures equal rising hemlines. There are many options when it comes to hair removal, but I prefer old school shaving. I save the waxing for bikini line and I’ve never had any luck with depilatories (they don’t remove my leg hair and they make my skin break out in hives).  The best way to get a smooth, sleek shave is to use a moisturizing shave cream. 
Here are three that I have and do use with great results. ..

The first is only available at Trader Joes. If you are lucky enough to have a Trader Joes near, look the …read more

 
As promised as part of our continuing Whole Health and Wellness month, here’s a guest post on Beautifully Healthy Skin from the always wonderful and insightful Almost Vegetarian.
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When the gorgeous and talented Noel asked me to write a guest post, after the great post she wrote for Almost Vegetarian I knew I had to write something wonderful. So I decided to write about healthy foods for healthy skin. As in skin so healthy it is soft and radiant and age-defying.
Her blog is about beauty, my blog is about food. It was a natural.
So the first thing I did was …read more

So, I took the 30-Day Veg Pledge, and three days into it – I failed!
You see, we are re-doing our kitchen, and have been eating out much more than normal. And eating out all the time is so hard on two things – the wallet and the diet.
Last night, was a regular night out. I was running late and my hubby met me with the kids at one of our in-town restaurants where I always order the same thing – a patty melt. Hubby was trying to be nice and order for me, when I knew that I was going …read more