nailed, naturally.

I get nailed for a solid hour every three weeks or so. This monthly menage-a-trois involves me, a trusted nail technician, and my O.P.I. Lincoln Park After Dark. Also an US Weekly if I'm especially lucky.

Sadly for Lincoln Park, my O.P.I. will soon be meeting la poubelle. I have discovered a fabulous, mind-blowing alternative! All these years, using nail polishes containing carcinogenic chemicals such as formaldehyde, toluene, and dibutyl phthalat, I've unknowingly been tempting fate.

Anise Cosmetics specializes in nail care products that specifically address this issue: no bad stuff! None of the aforementioned chemicals or animal testing. Phenomenal.

Since I habitually select polish color based on its name, I adore Anise's cheeky monikers. Check it out below:




Sheer Blouse

Flowerbomb

Spicy Florals

Night in the City

I'm bringing these guys to my next nailing appoinment. Its always nice to have a pinch hitter, especially for $6 a bottle.

Visit www.safecosmetics.org and www.anisecosmetics.com for additional information on non-carcinogenic cosmetics. You'll be glad you did!

the basics.

My inaugural post! I thought I'd start with the basics. Meaning those precious clothing commodities that every girl has in, minimum, one form. Or ten. Makes sense, no?

Denim:

Del Forte Denim
Straight outta San Francisco! Miss Tierra Del Forte's line of organic cotton creations rock my world. The fit could not be better for girls who are packing an extra handful in the badunkadunk.

Price isn't too shabby either; $130 for the Willow trousers, shown.
www.delforte.com



Tootsies:

Twenty Two Shoes.
Leather closer to caramel than textile, meticulously crafted exterior, athletic insole, and chic as hell. With a flagship store in Oakland, Ca. , their product manufactured in La Marche, Italy, and worn by starlets like Sienna Miller, these puppies were meant to be flaunted. Check out www.twentytwoshoes.com

Oh, and all their packaging materials are recyclable. Yay!




Tops:

Stewart + Brown
Oh how I love them! Visiting their website is a spiritual exhale. I'm in organic cotton nirvana. Ommmm.



www.stewartbrown.com

A la prochaine, ma poule!

la libellule est arrive.

"Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening." -Coco Chanel

"In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations." -Iroquois Confederacy

The catch about style is this; as posh, creative, and expressively chic as one can be, the nature of the beast requires that it be superficial. C'est clair.

Creating this little blog-o-mine, I will strive to seek out products that help others, help the planet, and ultimately, help us feel fabulous.

If its possible to combine the vision of the sentiments quoted above, then by god, I will do my darndest!

On y va.

la libellule.