On Tuesday, September 6th, 2011, ten young women will go back to school in style with a fresh hair do’, skin care products, and an entire day of beauty completely free. No, they didn’t win a contest prize, an award or an extreme makeover. They are simply students in Seattle currently navigating their lives into adulthood all the while living as children of the foster care system. On the day before school begins, they won’t be girls in foster care. But they will be future agents of change, empowered, supported and pampered by their community.
The “Back to School Foster Care Hair Day” marks the annual launch of a community celebration for young women currently in the foster care system that will join these young women with... -
Recipe: Cranberry Apple Not-Cakes
My sweet tooth desperately needs to be checked in to rehab. My not so skinny jeans are stretched to the max and my dress size has gone up so I’m abstaining from bad carbs and Satan sugar for a while now. The past...
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Eco-Fierce Friday Giveaway – #LiberateYourSole with KUNA KICKS!
Happy Friday Planet-Pushers! I’m back with a new giveaway but this time you’ve got to do a bit of work to enter. This week I’m giving away a cool pair of KUNA KICKS by TEYSHA. These hand made beauties are...
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An Open Letter to the Eco Industry: I’m a Black Girl That’s Green. Please Pay Attention to Me.
Dear Eco Industry, I buy organic when possible. I take regular bike rides to the farmer’s market and I’ve become a cult follower of both Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods. I have two, count them two,...
Check out My Back to School Foster Care Hair Day in Seattle Sept. 6
On Tuesday, September 6th, 2011, ten young women will go back to school in style with a fresh hair do’, skin care products, and an entire day of beauty completely free. No, they didn’t win a contest prize, an award or an extreme makeover. They are simply students in Seattle currently navigating their lives into adulthood all the while living as children of the foster care system. On the day before school begins, they won’t be girls in foster care. But they will be future agents of change, empowered, supported and pampered by their community.
The “Back to School Foster Care Hair Day” marks the annual launch of a community celebration for young women currently in the foster care system that will join these young women with... Are Your Finances Affecting Your Health and Beauty?
This economy sucks. When I graduated from college two years ago, it was during the brink of one of the worst economic times in my generation. Most of my friends continued with school, I got my certificate in esthiology and transitioned from the world of fashion marketing into beauty figuring out my next steps.
Now in repayment for student loans, credit cards and mundane living, the stress of money can definitely put a damper on just simply living life. Who’s with me? When you’re stressed about money you can’t focus on the more important things in life like working out, getting a gym membership or funding your beauty maintenance routine. Thank God for products, bloggers, vloggers and girlfriends with skills or I would be... What to do When You Don’t Have Support On Your Natural Hair Journey
When I came back to Seattle after spending a semester in college in NYC, I had a new attitude, some bamboo earrings, knee-high boots, and a blown out afro that had an ego of it’s own. I was “finding” myself and adopting a NY state of mind where any and everything go. Unfortunately, my NY state of mind wasn’t widely accepted by my uncle in Seattle who was quick to assure me that my newly found independence and self expression was a social faux paux in his simple question to me that fateful evening when he took one look at my afro and asked, “are you on drugs?”.
I laughed it off to save face and abruptly went to the mirror for the first time feeling slightly self-conscious. One stupid comment was all it took to bite away at my... Vixen of the Week: Laurie Cardoza – Help Her Save Teen Girls From Prostitution!
We’re all here on earth for a reason and whether we’re empowering each other through self-image, saving lives through our work or supporting each other with our time, we all make a difference.
Today’s Vixen of the Week is a woman I had a brief encounter with on a short trip from Seattle to Portland. I met Laurie on the train, peering over her shoulder as she worked diligently on a newsletter for a missionary with WorldVenture.
After a chat and learning more about her organization, I also found out that Laurie, an amazing and friendly woman with a heart so big and caring I got chills just sitting next to her, is on her way to Medellin, Colombia. There she will partner with the Open Arms Foundation, which strives to... 5 Great Ways to Appreciate Life When You’re Lost
For the past few weeks I’ve been in a transition period. I moved from NYC back to Seattle, trying to expand and grow some of the things I’m doing for OBV and still trying to decide on the next thing. The journey has been discouraging at times and down-right frustrating. I constantly feel as though I’m asking “What’s next? Where do I go from here?”. I’ve been extremely blessed to have so much but at the same time feeling as though I haven’t quite made it to where I want to be in life.
What do you do when you feel stuck or feel as though you’re slowly moving through the mud trying your best to keep your head up and your pace steady? I don’t have the answers, I have no advice for... Want to Get Fit & Fab? Start A Boot Camp With Your Girls For Free!
I have this goal to lose some weight, tone up and just get my Beyonce body on by July 31st. Minus over-indulging in barbecue during the 4th of July weekend, I’m on track.
My best friend and I are house-sitting in my home town of Seattle over the summer and have been blessed to be within walking distance of the lake, a small hiking trail and lots of open space to get our run on. Almost every morning at 5 am we’ve been hitting the streets, running, lunging and praying that we don’t pass out.
To keep each other encouraged, a group of my friends and I have started meeting two times a week to work out and hit our fitness goals together. I can’t tell you how amazing it is to be held accountable for your exercise regimen.... Dark Skin Vs. Light Skin – What Does Beauty Mean to You? [VIDEO]
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A few weeks ago I came across a documentary posted on friend’s facebook page that made me drop everything I was doing to sit, listen and watch. It was called Black Is Beautiful: Dark Girls, a film based on color bias in and out of the African American community.
I can’t believe that it’s 2011 and skin color issues are still prevalent in our society, let alone our communities. I’m a brown-skinned girl that sits somewhere between dark enough to fit in, but light enough to be accepted. At least that is how it was growing up in Seattle amongst my Asian, Caucasian and African-American friends.
Skin color wasn’t as important to me as it was for everyone else. My mom didn’t play that. I was black, my hair was... Tell Me Your Eco-Glam Story! New Series Inspired By You
Hi OBV readers, supporters and followers!
I am pleased to announce our new Saturday series, Eco-Glam Living Spotlight, that will feature the stories of our readers that are living or have started living an eco-glam lifestyle. I want to hear about your journey whether you are growing out a relaxer, have started eating organic, or using natural beauty products and cosmetics, we want to share it on Organic Beauty Vixen and spotlight your beauty.
To be featured during our “Eco-Glam Living” series, please submit a high-quality picture of yourself living eco-glam (i.e. standing in front of a healthy and organic meal you prepared, shopping for organic products or dumping out your toxic ones, your favorite natural hairstyle, etc).
Please... 5 Ways to Love Better
We live in a world where it has become common place to be distrusting, disrespectful, and downright rude. Countless blogs plaster images and mean comments about celebrities as though they aren’t human beings with feelings, family or insecurities. Children are being tormented so much that their parents are actually paying for plastic surgery to fix their flaws. Simple arguments over trivial things have turned deadly. We need to chill out, take back our humanity and love again.
There’s nothing more beautiful to me then witnessing people show love and beauty to each other. Whether it’s a polite “excuse me”, giving a compliment on someone’s hair or just a hug to someone looking like they need to be embraced, I see beauty in all... Endangered Makeup Brushes: Making the Switch To Cruelty-Free Beauty Tools
I didn’t fully understand the power of makeup until I finished training at the Aveda Institute for esthetics. Why didn’t anyone tell me that I could instantly wake up my face with a little bit of moisturizer and a quick swap of my bronzer?
Now I gawk at the wonderful colors and textures of eye shadows, lip glosses, lip sticks and eye liners. Oh how I enjoy the art of creating and enhancing new looks for myself and my friends.
As a beauty aficionado I like to also purchase great beauty tools that make me look like a pro (although I am far from it) and help me to apply my makeup without looking like I did it all by hand (some of us are guilty I know). So I ventured out and bought brushes. Not just any brushes, but the best, like... Get Your OBV Organic Cotton Tee!
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