http://www.spiritbeautylounge.com/blog A green, organic and cruelty-free beauty experience. Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:38:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thank you for helping successfully launch spiritbeautylounge.com, the web's first and only carbon-neutral luxury organic beauty and eco-lifestyle boutique in 2008. Thinking about your New Year's resolutions yet?  We'd love to hear and post them on our blog along with our own resolutions for Spirit Beauty Lounge and personal resolutions ... http://www.spiritbeautylounge.com/blog/2008/12/22/happy-holidays/ Stress, hormones, lack of sleep and dehydration left me the other night with one of those shiners you feel before you see.  Deep, sore and red, this was my first big zit in a long time and I had all the organic beauty products in the world to deal with ... http://www.spiritbeautylounge.com/blog/2008/12/14/why-youre-gonna-love-this-overnight-success-with-pimples/ By popular demand, we now offer customized samples of your choice! Of course, we will still hand pick FREE samples available for you with any order but if you need to try specific items, choose any six for $10.00 and we will make sure you get exactly what ... http://www.spiritbeautylounge.com/blog/2008/12/05/try-before-you-buy-new-products-this-week/ My apologies for the long absence.  We've been busy as elves picking out and categorizing great gifts, making sure everything goes smoothly with holiday orders, working on our soon to be released ingredients glossary and vegan categories and rigorously testing new products to launch in January!  Please...shop amongst yaselves.  We ... http://www.spiritbeautylounge.com/blog/2008/12/05/a-little-busy-but-we-miss-you/ We just busted open the anxiously awaited Organic Apoteke Turkish Rose Body Cleanse Gel and Body Hydrate Oil and it is intoxicating. The shower gel is completely non-drying and the oil is deeply hydrating and smells wonderful! Organic Apoteke is one of those companies who thinks of everything ... http://www.spiritbeautylounge.com/blog/2008/11/20/brand-new-product-organic-apoteke-turkish-rose-body-care/ If you knew how hard it is to get, you'd know why we are so honored to now be officially part of Coop America's Green Business Network. Since we applied earlier this year for this esteemed membership, we've gone through months of interviews, homework and panel discussions. It ... http://www.spiritbeautylounge.com/blog/2008/11/19/our-highest-honor-approved-for-people-and-the-planet/ People ask me for organic based alternatives to their favorite department store products or "product conversions" so often, I just have to post a few. Keihl's Lip Balm #1 = Jurlique Lip Care Balm Swap out the nasty petroleum for castor seed oil, beeswax, shea butter and jojoba seed oil and you've ... http://www.spiritbeautylounge.com/blog/2008/11/19/you-asked-for-it-product-conversions/ Did you know that how you wash your face is as important as what you wash it with? Did you ever find that with conventional chemical based skin cleansers, they work great and then after a few weeks, your skin starts to feel drier or oilier every time? ... http://www.spiritbeautylounge.com/blog/2008/11/10/skin-care-101-how-to-wash-your-face/ Check us out on these sites (and maybe catch some secret savings codes!): About.com Top ten Gifts That Give Back Victoria-E Interview with Spirit Demerson Fig and Sage Feelgood Style Spa Beauty Schools UltimaSkin ChickCentric Picks us for TOP 5 Organic Beauty Blogs on the Net FreshThyme http://www.spiritbeautylounge.com/blog/2008/11/06/new-web-stories-for-spirit-beauty-lounge/ It's that time again; time for most of us to slather on the body oils, lip balms, and deep conditioners or face the flaky, itchy, dry skin that cold weather and dry indoor heat can cause.  We've picked out our favorite, most protective, deeply hydrating products to help you stay ... http://www.spiritbeautylounge.com/blog/2008/11/04/cold-weather-roundup-our-faves-to-beat-dry-itchy-winter-skin/