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beauty

  • natural beauty: deodorant.

    Judging from the questions that I’m still getting about deodorant, I thought I’d include a definitive deodorant post in this series. And considering we’re just back from a trip where showering required quarters and…

    August 20, 2015 63 Comments
  • natural beauty: camp essentials.

    It goes without saying, when it comes to beauty basics and camping the emphasis is on the natural. As in au natural. As in, nada. As in, just the fresh air and morning dew…

    August 4, 2015 2 Comments
  • natural beauty: bar soap.

    If a post about bar soap isn’t the most thrilling thing that your Monday has to offer, then I can only imagine that you’re busy lounging on some terrace in Positano instead of sweating…

    July 20, 2015 39 Comments
  • natural beauty: facial toner.

    When it comes to everything bath and beauty, it won’t come as a surprise that I keep things simple and natural. Which, of course, can seem more complicated at first look. Here’s what I’ve…

    July 13, 2015 12 Comments
  • natural beauty.

    Face stuff. That’s the term that I use for all the products that I put–or don’t put–on my face. We’ve been over this before. I barely use soap on my face, let alone gunk up my…

    July 23, 2013 31 Comments
  • potions.

    i love new beauty potions as much as the next lady, but sorting through all the stuff out there can be more than a little overwhelming. sometimes i just want someone to tell me…

    January 25, 2012 15 Comments
  • rose geranium.

    for me, this has been the summer of rose geranium. we grow it on the farm where i work and it’s been used with equal enthusiasm in flower bouquets and fruit jams. i can’t…

    September 20, 2011 11 Comments
  • oatmeal. reconsidered.

    this is not a story about breakfast. though it could be. oatmeal is for eating. i know. but sometimes it makes for a pretty good at-home spa treatment. and i’m kind of digging those…

    February 8, 2011 11 Comments