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Spotlight on Style – Summer Basics from Zady

Founded on the three pillars of Product, People and Planet, Zady came into existence when co-founders Soraya Darabi and Maxine Bédat questioned what exactly fuels society’s consumption of low quality, fast fashion.  As they searched for answers they discovered the true environmental and human cost of our collective wastefulness.  Determined to change the way we approach fashion the duo created Zady, an e-commerce site, to bring stylish, high quality clothes with a conscience into our closets.

Spotlight on Style - Zady

Clutch / Charcoal Cleansing Soap / Striped Shirt / T-Shirt / Lightening Studs / Tennis Shoes / Babe Ring / Petite Pack / Bath & Body Oil / Suede Slip Ons

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Three Easy Ways to Detox

There is something about the warming weather that makes me feel like a serious detoxification is in order.  I’m not sure whether it’s due to spending an increased amount of time outside and feeling like my skin is picking up more dirt in general, whether it’s thanks to sweating more under the hot spring sun, or whether it can be attributed to one too many mimosa-fueled days by the pool, but come June I’m feeling like a it’s time for a major reset.

Traditional cleanses are not an option for me due to the fact I have zero willpower and can literally not function without food, therefore I am always looking for easy ways to detox and incorporate small healthy practices into my life.  I’m sharing my top tips and tricks for detoxing in a gentle, easy way because we can all use a reboot now and again.  From a cleansing morning drink to a relaxing soak in the tub to THE BEST clay mask I’ve ever tried, if you’re in search of a way to coax your body back into check you have come to the right place.

Easy Ways to Detox

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Natural Products for Color Treated Hair

I really want to be a low maintenance kind of gal when it comes to beauty but truth be told, regardless of how hard I try, I can’t seem to shake my love of and need for a few basic beauty products.  Unfortunately for my wallet these basic beauty products are usually on the pricey side. Take my hair for instance…not only is it expensive to get the perfect subtle bronde sunkissed look that I’m going for, maintaining that color has also generally required a whole lot of time and money. For the past year I exclusively used Keratase products and let me tell you, it got pricey.

While the salon-sold products really helped keep my hair looking healthy and shiny they also left me with a twinge of guilt every time I looked in my shower and thought about how much my hair products added up to.  Couple that with the fact that the products I was using weren’t natural and inevitably exposing me to chemicals I’d just assume not come into contact with and I knew it was time for a change.  When I had the opportunity to try out the HASK Kalahari Melon Oil Color Protection Hair Care Collection I excitedly took it, trading in my guilty habit of Keratase for a much healthier one.

Natural Products for Color Treated Hair

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Spotlight on Style – Spring Picks from Cuyana

Today marks the inaugural post in a new monthly series called “Spotlight on Style” in which I’ll shine a spotlight on clothing and accessory brands that are doing things just a little differently.  First up is Cuyana, a California based company producing simplistic pieces of the highest quality.

Cuyana, which means “love” in the Quechua language, was founded by two women driven by a mission to create a global scale lifestyle brand focused on quality over quantity.  The founders strive to infuse each piece in their collections with classic elegance in hopes that customers will be able to carry the items with them through their lifetimes.

Spring-Picks-From-Cuyana

Overnighter / Panama Hat / V-Neck Tee / Cashmere Cardigan / Saddle Bag / Tassle / Belt / Envelope Clutch

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My Holy Grail Anti-Aging Eye Treatment

Something about this last birthday has made me hyper-aware of the ways my body is beginning to show signs of aging.  Hard workouts leave me sore for days which never happened just a couple of years ago.  I don’t have the endless supply of energy I once had, generally opting to stay in on work nights rather than hitting the town.  Most notably, fine lines and wrinkles are starting to creep in.  Retinol is keeping most of the effects of visible aging at bay but there are some sensitive areas I can’t apply my beloved retinol to like my eyes.  When it comes to eye treatments I have been searching for “the one” for years and, hundreds of dollars later, have never been left satisfied with a product.  Enter the new hero in my life – PCA SKIN’s Complex Revitalizing Eye Gel.

Anti-Aging Eye Gel

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