La Bella Figura Returns to Nature (And Manhattan)
With more and more “green” and “eco” beauty products flooding supermarket and pharmacy shelves, it’s hard to decipher all the real organic and natural beauty products from the fake. Kathie Butler, a sustainable…
Sandra Lanshin Chiu on Beauty – From the Inside Out
In the midst of the hustle and bustle of Williamsburg’s Roebling Street is Treatment by Lanshin — a quiet oasis of self care. Founder Sandra Lanshin Chiu worked for years in the stressful…
Good Gifts for Mom
Mother’s Day is right around the corner. Still not sure what to give your mom? Here are a few suggestions for thoughtful, useful, conscious, do-good gifts for the special mom(s) in your life….
Fete for the Senses: Reflections on a Gathering
The beauty of creating a collaborative event or gathering is often the glow and ripple effect that you experience in the days, weeks, and even months that follow. This past December, I organized…
Heard NY – Colorful Horses Take Over Grand Central
If your daily commute involves a stop at Grand Central Station in New York City, it may be worth lingering for a while this week. As part of a the project HEARD•NY, artist…
Summer Rayne Oakes Takes Us On a Journey Through Life, Loss & Hope
Using personal storytelling and stirring imagery, eXtinction is an environmental short film that highlights ten of our most pressing environmental issues. These things are happening now, within our lifetime. To highlight this fact,…
Travel Kits for the Conscious Jetsetter
We all want to pack as light as possible when we travel and, when doing so, downsizing your toiletry case is essential. While many hotels today offer eco-friendly products, it’s nothing we can…
HAND/EYE Magazine – Celebrating Global Art, Craft & Design
Like handmade crafts, printed matter is far from obsolete, it’s just moved into a more high quality, boutique niche where the printed medium becomes an art form in itself. HAND/EYE Magazine brings these…
Shadowplay: The Right Kind of Statement Jewelry
I could imagine wearing the same outfit every day, as long as I could accessorize it with amazing jewelry. Shadowplay by designer Heather Goldberg certainly fits that bill. No two pieces are alike,…
Futurenatural: Organic Beauty
It always amazes me when people who are otherwise vigilant about their health — eating well, exercising, getting enough sleep — are completely clueless about the detrimental effects of chemicals in beauty products….
Silent Winter
It’s not music this time. Sometimes it’s the sweet sound of silence that makes us appreciate the beauty that surrounds. Nature is wonderful and inimitable. Take a walk and listen to the crunch…
Kahina Giving Beauty – Do-Good Skincare from Morocco
The beauty ritual is something inherently connective; women all over the world bond over creams, lotions and potions. Recently, at an organic trunkshow, I met Katharine L’Heureux, whose company Kahina Giving Beauty is…
November 18, 2015
Mrs. Kimberly Leonard — Dear Harmless Harvest,
Where do I begin? It's hard to choose the correct words to say THANK YOU! You...
September 1, 2015
Kelly Sims — Gwen,
I live in Durham and I see it all the time, sometimes on sale at Kroger and Harris Teeter.
Kelly...
