Category Archives: media
We Are the Champions, My Friends
Today, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics released a new report, Market Shift, which documents how they worked with cosmetics industry leaders over the past 7 years to raise awareness about personal care product safety. Through the Compact for Safe Cosmetics, companies voluntarily … Continue reading
Filed under beauty, eco-friendly, environment, green, health, herban lifestyle, media, natural
Our New Brick and Mortar Friend: The Local Market
The Local Market opened less than a month ago in Falls Church, VA. The store features locally produced breads, dairy products, sausages, condiments and in-season fruits and vegetables from farms within a 100-mile radius of the store. The owners, husband … Continue reading
Filed under eco-friendly, food, green, herban lifestyle, media, natural, retail
Always Look on The Bright Side!
Herban Lifestyle is featured this month in The Bright Side Project! The Bright Side Project was started by Miss B and Miss K as a way of bringing a bit of sunshine into people’s lives. And the lovely design, upbeat … Continue reading
Filed under beauty, herban lifestyle, media
Props to Miss Malaprop
I recently had the good fortune of being interviewed by Mallory, author of Miss Malaprop, a blog dedicated to highlighting the best in “independent designers & artists, eco-friendly and sustainable products, New Orleans & Gulf Coast based businesses and issues, and people … Continue reading
Thanks, Posh Mom!
I just came across a review of my mint chocolate chip lip balm on the The Posh Mom Life. I was happy to find out about their website, which is a place filled with all sorts of great information on beauty, … Continue reading
Belated Thanks to Chaptastic
I just came across this post from Chaptastic, which was posted back on January 26th. Chaptastic is a blog that reviews lip balms of all kinds, but shortly after the inauguration, they expanded their coverage to include balms in general. … Continue reading
O-BALM-A in Ottawa
Yesterday I received a Tweet from M Chen of M Chen Wears in Ottowa, Canada. She wanted to let me know that she had included my O-BALM-A lip balm in her blog post on fun Obama schwag on Etsy. She had … Continue reading
Belated Thanks to the Washingtonian and Mom-entum!
I’m behind the times, still catching up after a business beginning to 2009. But I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the wonderful mentions I’ve received over the last couple of months. To start the year, Washingtonian.com interviewed ecoblogger … Continue reading
Kudos from Balance/Act
Yesterday we were featured in a post on Balance/Act, a blog on sustainable living in the DC area. Balance/Act covers a range of green topics, and provides lots ideas for local sustainable shopping and environmental resources. Here’s what they said … Continue reading
We’re In Daily Candy’s Guide to Green DC Today!
Seven years ago, a colleague introduced me to the NYC version of DailyCandy. With it’s witty write-ups, cute illustrations, and spot-on recommendations for the latest, greatest products and services, I became an instant fan. It became an invaluable guide for finding … Continue reading



















