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04.22.09

Happy Earth Day! hair products, Natural, reviews | (4)
Happy Earth Day, HOTB readers! Why not celebrate by taking a quick shower and then letting your hair air dry without using blow dryers, flat irons or curlers? Those waves will look fab, especially with summer just around the corner. Just use some surf spray to take the look from I-just-didn't-try-today to that effortless, beachy look. So in celebration of all things green, unplug those appliances, spray on a little beachy magic, and get excited about summertime! Bumble and Bumble Surf Spray gives you that authentic day-at-the-beach look without making your hair all crunchy and gross. Philip B's Maui Wowie Beach Mist gives you instant ...
04.10.09

Physicians Formula Organic Wear budget, makeup, Natural, reviews | Comments Off on Physicians Formula Organic Wear
I've needed to update my bronzer and blush routine since summer is well on its way in LA, but I haven't really want to drop a lot of cash. (I know, pretty much everyone can relate to that right now!) So I recently tried Physicians Formula Organic wear 2-in-1 Bronzer & Blush and 100% Natural Origin Blush. Physicians Formula has been around for years and has a pretty solid reputation in the drugstore makeup market, and they just started a Organic wear line last year. According to Physicians Formula CEO Ingrid Jackel, "Women today expect 'good for you' ingredients in products. They ...
04.01.09

Boyfriend Reviews hair products, men's hair, Natural, reviews | Comments Off on Boyfriend Reviews
As promised, my boyfriend tested out Jonathan Product Green Rootine Pure Paste for all my lovely HOTB readers. Here's the lowdown, straight from the boy: "I've been using Green Rootine Pure Paste for about a week and I really like it so far. I hate it when you can "feel" product in your hair all day long. That kind of grosses me out. This one you can feel for an hour or so and then it goes away. Must be the natural ingredients. It smells great (like Key Lime pie!) and is very soft (like cake frosting!). OK, enough ...
03.29.09

Green Rootine hair products, Natural, reviews | (4)
I am becoming increasingly hooked on Jonathan Product hair products. I use their Prep Spray every single time I wash my hair (it detangles and has UVA/UVB/UVC filters). When I blow dry, I always use the Straightening Lotion. It smoothes and straightens without weighing my hair down. Plus, it smells great. AND NOW, I've had the chance to try their new Green Rootine Dry Shampoo Brush On Hair Powder. I happen to LOVE dry shampoo, so I was so excited to try this! Here are the deets: It's a hair powder that cleanses and refreshes the hair and scalp without the use of ...
03.27.09

No-Poo Revolution Natural, no-poo | Comments Off on No-Poo Revolution
The Internet is all in a lather about 'no-'poo'! NPR reported on it... Given our cultural propensity to lather up frequently, it may be shocking that in some eco-conscious circles of society, some people are giving up shampoo. "There's a lot of people doing this no-shampoo movement," says 20-something blogger Jeanne Haegele. She writes a blog called LifeLessPlastic. In an attempt to buy fewer items with plastic packaging, Haegele recently went three months without using any shampoo. Instead, she washed her hair with baking soda twice a week and conditioned it with a vinegar rinse. She says her hair didn't smell, and her ...
02.26.09

Public Service Announcement! hair products, Natural, reviews | (4)
I have a very serious Public Service Announcement for all readers! I used the world's worst conditioner yesterday. Like, whoa. It was freaking awful. The offender?Nature's Gate Organics Volumizing Conditioner in Lemongrass & Clary Sage. Seriously. I have tried many, many conditioners in my days on this earth, and this stuff was totally the worst! It left my hair SO dry that I could not comb it after I got out of the shower. I had to put a deep conditioning mask on and let it soak over night. As soon as I put the offending conditioner on, I could ...
02.17.09

JoJoba Oil Does It All Natural | Comments Off on JoJoba Oil Does It All
So I've been toying around with doing this vaguely vegan/raw thing lately. (Don't look at me like that; I live in California now!) And I'm curious to see if this will have any affect on my hair and skin... Since I'm obviously eating a lot more fruits and veggies, I've been spending a lot more time in health food stores and perusing raw food blogs. I've noticed people talking about jojoba oil for hair and skin. So today when I saw it at Trader Joe's, I made an impulse buy. And now I have a little bottle of jojoba... But, um. ...

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