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Slow Beauty and the Upside of Selling Out

Laurel Shaffer, the Pioneer of Slow Beauty, has some sage advice: good things come to those who wait. The skincare pioneer has perfected the art of patience in the development and evolution of her namesake brand, Laurel Whole Plant Organics. At the mercy of nature’s unpredictability, Laurel takes her time sourcing only the highest quality …

Beauty Heroes Ingredient Intel - Sunscreen

Sun(screen) Worship

Just face it. Literally. It’s summer, so sunscreen should be taking a front-seat in your skincare regime.  And while we’ve all been told that wearing sunscreen daily is essential to preventing premature aging, sun damage and skin cancer; the summer sun seems to make it a bit more urgent. So accordingly, we’ve planned this month’s …

Beauty is our birthright

“Look deep into nature and then you will understand everything better.” At the root of Albert Einstein’s life’s work is a single fundamental truth: beauty is our birthright. He understood that beauty is the basic law that governs the universe. All creatures respond instinctively to beauty – color, taste, touch, smell and symmetry – and adapt …

Flower Alchemy | Flower Essences with Katie Hess

The Alchemy of Flowers

Can lipgloss make us more compassionate? For Katie Hess, flower alchemist and creator of LOTUSWEI flower essences, the answer lies not only in the ingredients, but in the intention. When she collaborated with Modern Minerals to create a line of Emotive Makeup, she intuitively selected her own gemstone and flower essences that are known to dissolve negativity …