jin soon

if you live in the nyc area and are in need of a superb long lasting mani-pedi, there is no better place than jin soon. true, they are pricier than the salons you find on every street corner, but it's so worth it! they have lovely ceramic basins to soak your feat in instead of whirlpools which have a tendency to be unsanitary due to lack of proper cleaning. unfortunately jin soon does not yet carry any non-toxic polishes, so i "byop" (butter london lacquers of course!).

http://www.jinsoon.com/

like buttah

my friend nonie has an amazing nail polish line called butter london. her colors are absolutely rockin and as a bonus...they're all non-toxic! butter's luscious lacquers are on new york fashion week catwalks as well as featured in all the hottest mags. it's a must for all you fashionistas out there!

http://www.butterlondon.com/

o'naturel lavanila

a couple of years ago i decided to ditch the bog standard deodorant/antiperspirant and switch to something a little more natural and a lot less toxic. it took a while getting used to being a bit schvitsy, but now i'm cool with letting my body do what it naturally does...sweat. no aluminum/aluminium = sweat. having read some positive reviews i recently bought lavanila's "the healthy deodorant". i'm partial to coconut, but it also comes in pure vanilla & lavender. all of them smell quite nice.
survey says, so far so good! with all o'naturel deodorants, i find it best to reapply during the day. the downside is that lavanila does leave a white residue. hadn't experienced that in a long time! maybe someday they will develop a clear deodorant. it could happen...

http://www.lavanila.com/Healthy-Deodorant_c_16.html