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Mountain Rose Herbs giveaway

Virginia (Heliotro.pe) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:08:02 +0000

Mountain Rose Herbs, my favorite hippie skincare and herb supplier is doing a very cool giveaway for the best herbal recipes of 2011. Check ‘em out — not only do they have great ideas there and a killer prize, but these guys sell extremely high-quality, well-priced DIY skincare items. I use them to purchase all my [...]

Ingredient awareness on the rise?

Virginia (Heliotro.pe) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:01:32 +0000

So I just saw a swanky J. Lo commercial for L’Oréal EverSleek products last night, and believe it or not, neither the celebrity nor the awkwardly harsh reading of the line “And nothing weighs me down…EVER” nor the creepy bronze latex dress is what most caught my attention. Nope, it’s the fact that a mainstream [...]

Holiday beauty bounty

Virginia (Heliotro.pe) — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 03:31:29 +0000

As I mentioned elsewhere, I’m a spoiled girl. My husband‘s entire family is tuned into my taste, and I took home a fascinating haul of fun products this year. In addition to receiving to bra clips and bejeweled makeup brushes, I got a gadget from my MIL that I’d never even HEARD of before — the [...]

How can we look “polished” on the go?

Virginia (Heliotro.pe) — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 20:15:31 +0000

A friend’s recent Facebook comment cracked me up — she said on the first day of her attempt to dress a bit sleeker looking, she forgot to wear deodorant; this was proof to her that it was impossible for her to be “polished” no matter what she tried. I used to be much the same — [...]

Sephora Favorites are kind of my new favorite

Virginia (Heliotro.pe) — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 23:39:11 +0000

Ohmigosh, Sephora is doing WAY more Sephora Favorites boxed sets this year! (Even if you ignore all the Halloween ones.) Or maybe they’re just doing more all at once? Either way, I’m obsessed.

I only *kind of* want this basics one, but I TOTALLY want this hair one, this new Lash Stash one, this eyeliner [...]

Finally, an Aveda home run!

Virginia (Heliotro.pe) — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:41:36 +0000

So Aveda finally came up with a new hair spray that really impressed me. This stuff is lightweight, firm, fast-drying, non-sticky, and more brushable than most hair sprays (with fewer fake-dandruff flakies). AND the smell ain’t too bad, and the spray seems to mist finer than some other nozzles. Hooray!

I also gave Phomollient a [...]

The post-marital fuglies

Virginia (Heliotro.pe) — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:44:02 +0000

Well, the big day has finally come and gone! The day was lovely, but now it’s time to get ugly. Don’t get me wrong — I don’t view marriage as an excuse to completely let myself go or anything. But this wedding has involved an INSANE amount of primping and stress and spending on our [...]

Breaking news

Virginia (Heliotro.pe) — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:04:17 +0000

So Aveda’s new conditioner? ALSO CRAP. Like ALL PRIOR VERSIONS. At least I got to try it for free though.

Stay tuned. Surely they’ll come out with a seventh innovative bottle of cetearyl alcohol soon!

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The Hair Powder Shakedown

Virginia (Heliotro.pe) — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 23:05:06 +0000

Pun totally intended.

I started using Jurlique Rose Silk Dust a couple years ago on my face, and I discovered that it was a bit too drying to use often. But, of course, I was unwilling to waste such an expensive product! So I started using it on the wispy hair bits around my face [...]

EXTRA Aveda news bulletin!

Virginia (Heliotro.pe) — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:21:23 +0000

The new deep conditioner is also crap. That is all.