Fashion & Beauty
Sun season is here! With travel days full of airports, museums, el fresco dining, beach side stays, these natural beauty travel faves are a must no matter where your summer adventures take you. Whether your walking the Champs d'Elysse, taking in the Santorini views or exploring Panama City, our beauty essentials will take you from beach to street throughout your summer travels.
Wipe the day and make up from your face or refresh on the go while giving back to the Polar bear race.
Go-to product: Josie Maran Wipes, 15$
Always us a toxin free nail color for healthy glowing beach ready nails.
Go-to product: Côte 5-free Nail Colors, 16$
Travel status or breaking in new shoes usually means lots of walking beach side, museum tours, exploring and between airport gates.
Band aid friction block helps protect against blisters especially in new shoes and decidedly while walking the city of your next destination and the perfect excuse to break in those new shoes.
Go-to product: Bandaid Friction Block Stick, 5$
Travel worthy bath products in the signature Le Labo fragrances are delicately scented with a distinctive scent and are the perfect packable travel size.
Go-to products: Le Labo Travel Set Rose 31, 90$
Perfect beach side boho waves are a sea salt lavender spray away with this Lavender scented mist.
Go-to product: John Masters Organics Sea Salt Mist with Lavender, 5$-16$
Wet look ponys, buns and sleeked back hair are the perfect day to night look with volume mousse.
Go-to product: Leonor Greyl Mousse au Lotus Volumatrice, 46$
RMS Beauty raw coconut cream will remove even the most stubborn waterproof mascara and the perfect cuticle treatment by the pool.
Go-to product: RMS Beauty Raw Coconut Cream, 18$
Keep it all together in a clear easy to carry Oprah approved pouch to make finding your beach beauty faves a cinch.
Go-to product: One Truffle Clarity Pouches, 32$-72$
Comb through sea knoted strands into sleek tamed styles with a chic travel worthy comb.
Go-to product: Aerin Large Gold Comb, 40$
Never travel without the do everything multitasking beauty oil from moisturizer to pre-shampoo hair treatments and quick air bound foot spa ( a quick slip into cashmere socks on the plane ought to restore the wariest of feet) your beach beauty routine will thank you.
Go-to product: Leonor Greyl Huile Secret de Beaute, 66$
Quick travel makeup includes the perfectly undone makeup look with a quick dab of moisturizer and swipe of this illuminating powder for a day to night look made for exploring museums and el fresco dining.
Go-to product: Chanel LES BEIGES, 58$
Take your beach hair out for a night out while repairing hair ends and not to mention a decadent light scent your hair will thank you for.
Go-to product: Show Beauty Pure Treatment Oil, 78$
After tasting every sharing plate, selected desserts and wine pairings this BPA-free silicon toothbrush with a USB chargable cord will be the perfect travel companion for the foodie inspired traveler.
Go-to product: Foreo Mini Electric Issa Brush, 119$
Give your travel beauty look a break with this infused rose water weekend beauty treatment to renew and hydrate travel weary skin for a luminous glow.
Go-to product: Chanel LE WEEKEND, 115$
Sheer daily moisturizer is the perfect base for your travel beauty look or beach side hydration.
Go-to product: Josie Maran Argan Moisturizer SPF 47,18$-67$
Take this multitasking beauty balm on the go to hydrate lips, deepen brows or repair dry skin.
Go-to product: Aerin Rose Balm, 58$
Add a light travel worthy scent to your makeup bag in a cool easy to travel refillable case that is also sustainable and gentle on the environment.
Go-to product: Le Labo Solid Perfume Rose 31, 85$
Keep your face hydrated from airplane to beach days with this facial mist perfect for refreshing during your travel days.
Go-to product: Diptyque The Art of Face Care Travel Set, 75$
Give your next day hair the beauty treatment with Show Beauty dry shampoo that absorbs oil and adds volume.
Go-to product: Show Beauty Dry Shampoo, 47$
Natural beauty means your toothpaste too! Mouth cleansing natural toothpaste that promotes healthy gums and teeth in a fresh mint flavor.
Go-to product: Honest Floride-free Natural Toothpaste, 3.95$-5.95$
Easily remove nail polish from 10 nails for a quick change nail sesh with these multitasking individual wipes, perfect for your travel bag.
Go-to product: Butter London 2-in1 Scrubbers Nail Prep & Remover Pads, 10$
Deep cleanse, exfoliate and soften sun-kissed skin with this Vogue approved travel cleanser.
Go-to product: Eve Lom Cleanser, 50$-135$
Protect skin with this recyclable, cruelty-free organic sunscreen in unscented and scented varieties to take in the sun without harmful UV rays while you hydrate, repair and nourish skin.
Go-to product: Coola Sport Continuous Spray, 32$-36$
Stay fresh throughout your travels with this bright fresh scent deodorant.
Go-to product: Leaves of Trees Deodorant, 15$
We're going inside 7 natural alternative hair treatments for that perfect mane, whether you have dry split ends, trying to grow your hair long or wanting to add extra moisture to your roots. We found 7 go-to treatments you have to try and for best results, always towel dry hair before using any after wash hair product so hair is damp and not soaking wet to allow any product you use to better absorb into the hair cuticle or apply products to dry hair where noted.
1. Conditioning Mask
Try a hydrating conditioning mask to protect and boost hair repair with a weightless formula designed to leave hair soft and shiny and delicately scented. It will help eliminate split, dry ends and help you grow longer hair as you require less trips for trimming with deeper hydrated ends.
Go-To Product: Leonor Greyl Masque Fleurs de Jasmin, 65$
Photo via: Leonor Greyl
2. Dry Shampoo
For healthy looking next day hair, spray a dry shampoo at roots of unwashed hair when your out of time, after the gym or while travelling to refresh your hair between washes. Give curls a beachy loose look with an all over spray keeping them from clumping together, lift volume at roots, lock in a back comb, prevents bangs from sticking to your forehead, conceal dark roots in blonde hair and add texturing grip to bobby pins.
Go-To Product: Show Beauty Dry Shampoo, 47$
Photo via: Show Beauty
3. Leave In Treatments
This leave-in treatment softens and nourishes hair while treating dryness and releases soothing hydration to scalp and hair, making hair manageable and revitalized throughout the day.
Go-To Product: John Masters Organics Hair Milk, 26$
Photo via: John Masters Organics
4. Beauty Hair Oil
Add rejuvenating shine with a restorative elixir that will boost your hair's luster and shine, for a strengthened, deeply nourished with a lightweight antioxidant and nutrient–rich formula leaves hair fiber renewed, strengthened and deeply nourished. This leave-in serum enhances elasticity and restores a lush, healthy appearance and strength. Try it on wet or dry hair and great for smoothing and taming fly-aways.
Go-To Product: Show Beauty Pure Treatment Oil, 78$
5. Hot Oil Treatments
Hot oil hair treatments have long been touted as hair rescue hydrating treatments. With a gentle formula infused with Argan Oil, it can reverse damage caused by heat and over-styling, leaving hair smoother, shinier, and healthier. In the shower, the oil warms itself up to the ideal temperature for penetrating strands to effectively seal in moisture. The self-heating oil provides a gentle warming sensation as it penetrates deep into the hair cuticle, sealing in moisture and shine. Use weekly or as often as needed.
Go-To Product: Josie Maran Argan Hot Oil Self-Heating Hair Treatment, 20$ -45$
Photo via: Josie Maran Cosmetics
6. Pre-treatments
Apply this treatment to dry hair before shampooing or other treatments, we recommend a minimum of 30 minutes before. It will help easily detangle hair, apply it before sun exposure or the beach to protect hair from sun and salt water damage and nourish hair quality, while it beautifies and strengthens hair no matter the season. This light-weight oil quickly absorbs, leaving hair silky and shiny. Also try it before coloring your hair. We recommend you color with an organic brand, ask your salon for Organic Color System.
Go-To Product: Leonor Greyl Pre-Shampoo Oil, 59$
Photo via: Leonor Greyl
7. Hair Fragrance
With all the decadent scents that flood your looks after a wash or styling, a hair fragrance will give your hair a boost after all those scents have faded from your mane. Try a light indulgent fragrance packed with essential vitamins and minerals that will fight free radicals and color fade while enhancing shine and restoring hair's natural strength and beauty.
Go-To Product: Show Beauty Hair Fragrance, 85$
It's the 80's/90's throwback Carrie Bradshaw would never see coming. From runways to celebrities and fashion bloggers, this throwback is making its what from high fashion runway to street style fashion. Style with 5 easy to follow steps, you'll be sporting this 90's inspired trend with modern inspired prints and styles.
1. Texture
Build thickness and add texture to hair by apply a volumizing moose to hair for added volume and easy styling.
Go-to product: Alterna Bamboo Volume Whipped Mouse, 22$
Photo via: Alterna Hair Care
2. Back Comb
With a wide tooth comb, gently back comb hair into a high ponytail so hair is smooth and relaxed not pulled tight. Use small thin elastics to anchor hair style.
Go-to product: Aerin Large Gold Comb, 40$
Photo via: Aerin
3. Dry Shampoo
Lift roots and refresh hair between washes with a dry shampoo that provides volumizing texture to boost your scrunchie style. A dry shampoo will help maintain an alluring finish that will leave hair looking and feeling fresh all day and volumized perfect for day to night styles. Spray bobby pins before taming fly-aways for better hold.
Go-to product: SHOW Beauty Dry Shampoo, 50$
Photo via: Harvey Nichols
4. Scrunchie
Scrunchies are easy on your strands and quick to add to any style from a classic pony, topknot, bun, half-up styles or add to the end of a braided styles from sleek, chic or tousled and effortless on-the-go update to your favorite styles.
Go-to product: American Apparel Shiny Scrunchie, 6$
Photo via: Monica Rose
5. Hair Oil
Add a leave-in hair oil to the ends of your hair either on wet or dry hair and great for smoothing and taming fly-aways and giving moisture to prevent split-ends.
Go-to product: Show Beauty Pure Treatment Oil, 78$
Photo via: Net-a-porter
From multitasking hair, beauty and skin products, these are our favorite go-to beauty tricks that will have you looking glamorous on the go while also providing quick nourishing, protective and healing comfort throughout your day!
1. Use a Dry Shampoo to Repair Hair Fails
Spray at roots of unwashed hair when your out of time, after the gym or while travelling to refresh your hair between washes. Give curls a beachy loose look with an all over spray keeping them from clumping together, lift volume at roots, lock in a back comb, prevents bangs from sticking to your forehead, conceal dark roots in blonde hair and add texturing grip to bobby pins.
Go-to product: SHOW Beauty Dry Shampoo, 47$
Photo via: Show Beauty
2. Remove Makeup with Coconut Oil
Remove stubborn makeup including mascara. Try it as a facial cleanser or moisturizer. Its the perfect go-to product for all skin types including, sensitive and blemish prone skin and has multitasking properties that nourishes nails, hair, lashes and skin while also providing soothing comfort to sunburned skin.
Go-to product: RMS Beauty Raw Coconut Treatment, 18$ - 42$
Photo via: RMS Beauty
3. Blend a Fragrance with Lotion
Try a few drops of your favorite fragrance mixed into a scent free lotion or body butter for an all over moisturizing scent that will leave you smelling fresh and feeling smooth throughout the day. Re-apply sparingly and use a gentle fragrance for a clean and subtle lingering all over scent.
Go-to product: Le Labo ROSE 31, 240$
Photo via: Le Labo
4. Apply a Beauty Oil before a Shower
Enjoy the moisturizing benefits of a beauty oil that will leave your skin soft and hydrated all through the winter months. Use a generous amount, warm in your hands before gently rubbing into skin. Use a facial oil on your face and shower. Add some to the ends of your hair to tame frizz and keep hair healthy. Immediately follow your shower with a healthy organic moisturizer or your same beauty oil.
Go-to product: RODIN olio lusso Body Oil, 130$
Photo via: RODIN olio lusso
5. Use a Sleep Mask to Fall Asleep
Get a good nights sleep by using an eye mask to seal out the light which helps to induce a restful and relaxing sleep by causing the production of Melatonin, the sleep chemical. Try the addition of a natural sleep remedy such as This Works Deep Sleep Pillow Spray for the perfect way to fall quickly to sleep and enjoy the overnight beauty benefits of a full nights rest.
Go-to product: This Works Deep Sleep Pillow Spray, 29$
Photo via: Etsy
6. Protect Heels with a Band-Aid Stick
Walk a mile in your heels comfortably with the Band-Aid Friction Block. Apply to the back of heels, top of toes and side of your feet before you wear your shoes for blister and pain-free all day comfort your feet will thank you for. And we do mean ALL DAY. Be sure to let the product dry a bit to keep fee from feeling slick in your shoes.
Go-to product: Band-Aid Friction Block, 5$
Photo via: Band-Aid
From the perfect beach companion to calming baths, beauty oils are storming the industry and are cementing their place in our makeup bags for good. Use these multi-tasking oils in a variety of gentle refreshing scents for healthy glowing skin, lustrous hair or beauty repair treatments. Massage it into hair ends before hitting the beach, smooth over skin or sooth sun burned skin and feet while sealing them into cashmere socks especially on a flight or while traveling or try them as a sleep treatment to help you fall gently to sleep.
1. Face Oil
Apply hydrating face oils morning and night and try an oil based non-greasy, non-drying cleanser and makeup remover like Josie Maran Argan Cleansing Oil (15$ - 40$) to remove make up but avoid using these if you use false eyelashes as this could disturb the glue. Take them on the go and while traveling to keep skin hydrated and healthy as you take on the day.
Go-to product: Rodin olio lusso Face Oil, 150$
Photo via: Rodin
2. Body Oil
Immediately after showering or bathing, apply a few drops of this shimmering body oil to damp skin to lock in moisture. Reapply as needed throughout the day on dry skin that will leave you with a gentle all-over glow. You can also use body oils to create slip during a massage, or as part of a moisturizing, relaxing bath soak or to sooth dry skin on hands or elbows.
Go-to product: Olie Biologique Organic 23K Gold Argan Oil, 15$ - 82$
Photo via: Olie Biologique
3. Beauty Rescue Oils
Rescue dry skin, cuticles and dry heels, with this natural multitasking beauty oil with a gentle refreshing scent. Apply a cuticle oil or all-purpose body oil to nails pre-manicure to soften the cuticles and reapply more oil to hydrate as needed. It protects and restores skin quality, beautifies and strengthens hair all year. It quickly absorbs, leaving hair silky and shiny, while skin is soft and delicate. Sooth dry heels while sealing them into cashmere socks for overnight success.
Go-to product: Leonor Greyl Huile Secret de Beauté, 17$ -75$
Photo via: Leonor Greyl
4. Coconut Oil
Coconut oil, we love an organic version, is good for overall immunity, reduces hypertension and helps keep proper cholesterol balance while also a great source of healthy saturated fats.
As a multitasking beauty oil, use it to seal moisture into your skin, remove even the most stubborn mascara and makeup, try it as a facial cleanser and skin moisturizer in home made scrubs, hair masks or beauty treatments with other organic ingredients and Ideal for all skin types including sensitive and acne-prone skin. It will help nourishes skin, hair and lashes. Helps sooth sunburns.
Go-to product: RMS Beauty Raw Coconut Treatment, 18$ - 42$
Photo via: RMS Beauty
5. Hot Oil Treatment
Try this hot oil hair treatment in just one minute. Its gentle formula is infused with Argan Oil can reverse damage caused by heat and over-styling, leaving hair smoother, shinier, and healthier. In the shower, the oil warms itself up to the ideal temperature for penetrating strands to effectively seal in moisture. Apply one ampule to wet hair after cleansing and conditioning. The self-heating oil provides a gentle warming sensation as it penetrates deep into the hair cuticle, sealing in moisture and shine. Leave on for one to three minutes and rinse thoroughly. Use weekly or as often as needed.
Go-to product: Josie Maran Argan Hot Oil Self-Heating Hair Treatment, 20$ -45$
Photo via: Sephora
6. After-Sun Oil
Soothe skin after taking in the sun with a luxurious dry oil that provides nourishing moisture and lasting comfort to body, face, and hair. Perfect as a post-sun product, its glamorous texture is instantly absorbed, imparting a subtle, floral, and sun-kissed fragrance. Apply in the morning and evening to clean skin, over the entire body.
Go-to product: Caudalie Divine Oil, 10$ -52$
Photo via: Sephora
7. Sleep Treatment
This sleep beauty oil is a sumptuous non-greasy, easily absorbed into the skin to help you relax after with soothing and calming properties to encourage a peaceful slumber. Try it after your night-time bath or shower to help lull you to sleep, feel relaxed, hydrated and gently fragranced and also reduces the signs of ageing as well and promoting rested radiance.
**Suitable to use during pregnancy. Always consult with a physician before using new products during pregnancy.
Go-to product: This Works Deep Sleep Night Oil, 46$
Photo via: This Works
8. Hair Treatment
Enriched with luster-building antioxidants and nutrients, this leave-in serum enhances elasticity and restores a lush, healthy appearance and strength. Try it on wet or dry hair and great for smoothing and taming fly-aways.
Go-to product: Show Beauty Pure Treatment Oil, 78$
Photo via: Sephora
We're inspired by The Zoe Report with all natural products and 6 steps to help you get the perfect messy topknot. Perfect style on the go that will take you from office, gym & play with these easy to follow tips you have to try!
1. Volumizing Mousse
While hair is still damp apply a volumizing moose to the roots for added texture and easy styling.
Photo via: Sephora
2. Blow Dry
Flip hair up-side-down with heat aimed towards the middle of your hair as dry to help reduce flyaways and add volume.
Photo via: Organic Beauty Talk
3. Back Comb
With a wide tooth comb, gently brush hair into a high ponytail so hair is smooth and relaxed not pulled tight.
Photo via: Aerin
4. Make a Loose Ponytail
Using a soft hold elastic to keep hair comfortable with enough give for the top knot.
Photo via: Rescu.com
5. Secure Hair with Pins
Wrap your hair around the elastic, pull sections of your hair across from front to back almost making a bun.
Photo via: Cameo Beauty
6. Finish with Shine Spray
Use your hand to shield the side of your hair and add shine with a finishing spray to add gloss and allow movement.
Photo via: SHOW Beauty
