My Guilt Free Obsession

I have an obsession with scented cream moisturizers. I found a perfume, body butter, soap, candle line that is paraben-free, vegan, with no animal ingredients or animal testing. They have gorgeous scents that linger on the skin for a long time. They have four types of scents: Florals, Fruits, Herbs & Spices, and Woods & Resins. I fear that I might go broke collecting them all.

I prefer their floral scents: Tahitian Gardenia and Waikiki Pikake. Each scent comes with a story and history.

Tahitian Gardenia flower:

The Gardenia is the most nostalgic flower, whose enthralling vintage perfume has the power to conjure up memories in an instant. Gardenias are said to be the blossoms of love. This is one of Pacifica's all time best selling floral scents with true devotees.

Waikiki Pikake Flower:

In Hawaiian, pikake means both peacock and jasmine. The pikake flower was named by Hawaii's beloved Princess Kaiulani, who adorned herself in necklaces of the sweetly scented white flowers and compared its exotic beauty to the peacocks that roamed her garden. Another native of the islands, Hawaiian sandalwood, or`iliahi, is mythic in status. Hawaii was once known as the "Sandalwood Mountains" since the highly regarded sandalwood trees forested the islands. This blend is an homage to the lush wooded and flowered paradise that was old Hawaii.

You can also find Pacifica's line at Ricky's, Whole Foods/Whole Body or you can buy them on their beautiful website: http://pacificaperfume.com/.

Green Fools!

I was waiting in line at Trader Joe's staring at the "green-minded" canvas bags for sale. I just thought about how wasteful that is. They spent money producing special bags with fancy designs, creating more waste. That defies the point! I would be impressed if they were sustainable, bags from thrift shops and they smacked their logo on top of it. So much damn consumer waste! Hypocrites! Plus, imagine the profit if you used sustainable fabric for your advertisments?

Then it was my turn and I didn't bring a bag and I requested paper. So I'm no better.

I also find it stupid when people "represent" by wearing T-shirts with their favorite bands, designers, movies, drinks, their local electric company, etc... For the love of God, you paid them to be their billboard. They are being paid by YOU, Dear $25.00 T-shirt wearer, so you can give them free advertisement. Grown men and women wear this stuff and look like fools. This reminds me of the story, "The Emperor's New Clothes." It's so rare to see a man with their own style. I miss the 1950's or how the guys in the movie "Swing Kids" dressed.

Then I took out my $15.00 Ani DiFranco t-shirt and cut it up Rock Star style and advertised her "Dilate" lyrics on my back. So I am no better.

Good lyrics though:
"So I walk the plank/ and I'll jump with a smile / if I'm gonna go down / I'm gonna do it with style / and you won't see me surrender / you won't hear me confess / 'cuz you left me with nothing / but I've worked with less." Ani DiFranco is so strong, a survivor. You gotta love that. I wish I could shut my mouth and gracefully smile, but not really my style. I'm usually zen and easygoing 95% of the time and then I blow up when I've had too much. I'd like to say it's suits me well, but I am unable to lie.

That's why so many Americans advertise, because they want to show off to people what makes them cool as individuals, but yet they congregate with like-minded cliques who share the same likes and dislikes.... Preaching to the choir much? Who the hell cares about what you are supporting and absolutely love?

Actually, I guess it's a good conversation starter. It might make you more approachable. Some actually have cool designs and patterns on them.

I'm just really disgusted with consumers and stores right now. People, you can't buy a green lifestyle. The whole point is being missed. I feel like I'm stuck in a flashback scene in Futurama. I've only seen like three episodes of that show. I have no idea if it's generally appropriate or just appropriate to that one episode I saw with the giant ball of our garbage from the 90's in space headed for Earth doomsday style.

When taking the Natural Route Goes Terribly Wrong...

The other night I searched for natural beauty remedies for frizzy hair. I found that in Paris, they offer a natural beauty treatment called:

Flouring

1 cup of Flour
1 cup of Water
Stir well to form a smooth paste, much like cake batter.
Apply paste to dry hair.
Leave on for 10 to 20 minutes.
Rinse hair with cold water.
Shampoo.

WARNING! : DON'T DO THIS.

Soo... I put a water-flour mix in my hair. I couldn't get all the flour pieces out of my hair and I tried for a couple of hours. I finally decided it's ok to go to work with hair that looks like I am infested with lice nits or dandruff from like the 3rd ring of hell. The good news, my hair looked awesome from a few feet away.

I used painfully Cold water and lots of Conditioner. Then I used apple cider vinegar to cut it up a bit. Then I used mayo. Then I got hungry for a salad or Le Muffin.

TWO DAYS LATER...
My hair is insanely shiny. I am frizz free, for now. I seriously don't think it was worth it. I thought I was going to end up bald. I am demystified by the whole allure of French habits and beauty rituals.

This link made me giggle:

http://www.fashionencyclopedia.com/fashion_costume_culture/European-Culture-18th-Century/Lice-Hunger-and-Hair.html

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Is Your Flesh Tastier Than Mine?
Clubdouble.com - Thursday, 03 July 2008

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Is your flesh tastier than mine?

Every single summer I look like I have the chicken pox due to insect bites. It's aggravating. Since I have a chemical disease called, endometriosis, I need to find chemical-free ways to remain itch-free.

I looked up many different natural scents to ward off the bloodsuckers many years ago. I created a mixture of eucalyptus, peppermint oil, tea tree oil and almond oil in a spray bottle- shake before use. It's a crazy but fun scent to wear if you're going hiking or going to areas that are populated with insects. It lasts about an hour.

FLEAS

If you want to get rid of fleas in your house, try putting a bowl of soapy water underneath a nightlight. Fleas will flock to the light and the soapy water will not allow the fleas to jump away. AND THEN THE SUCKERS DIE!!! HAHAHA!!! It works.

If you have animals with fleas, I suggest you should massage their skin with olive oil. It's won't harm your pet and it will kill fleas faster than anything on the market. That goes for kids with lice as well.

ROACHES

Brew catnip tea and wipe down your kitchen counters with it. It's also fun to watch your cats go nutty over the scent. Not recommended though.

MOSQUITOS

Avons' Skin So Soft works but you end up smelling like your Grandma. Might be worth it though. Or my mixture of oils should work (2nd paragraph).

ALREADY BITTEN?

Put Tea Tree Oil or Mud on a cotton ball and apply to skin. Toothpaste works too. Toothpaste also takes the pain out of burns, it works immediately.

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