Behind the Scenes

Saalt x Beauty Heroes: The most impactful beauty collab, period.

Perhaps you felt a little unsure about what to do or who to tell. Depending on where you were and who you were with, you may have felt a little nervous. (Would you be able to get the supplies you needed in time?) Or maybe you were raised by some woke folk who prepared you …

Blue Beauty: The Making of a Blue Beauty Brick and Mortar

She’ll be the first to admit it: the world doesn’t need another beauty store. But when Jeannie Jarnot, founder of Beauty Heroes, signed the lease in downtown, Novato, she was clear about one thing: this wasn’t going to be a run-of-the-mill retail shop with nothing more to offer than a bunch of shelves lined with …

Maya Chia The Refresh Mint: The Hits Keep Coming

In our modern world of over-saturation an abundance of options and short attention span, it’s important to me that we stay connected to our values of conscious consumption. Rather than always introduce only new brands, I often fall back on a tried-and-true (and somewhat outdated) virtue: when I find a good thing, I stick with …

Introducing GRAYDON SKINCARE: Fan-Girling, Phyto-Retinols and a DIY Ritual

When I met Graydon Moffatt, vegan chef, yoga instructor, beauty alchemist and Founder of the Canadian superfood skincare brand, Graydon Skincare, I was flooded with FOMO. Up until that moment, I had been missing out on one of the most trend-forward founders and results-driven botanical skincare brands on the market. I quickly made up for …