My beautiful souls <3 Over the past month, I have been on a journey. A most powerful and beautiful journey. My beliefs have been challenged. My ideas of what matters have been realigned. My love of this life has…
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LPN’s April & May Faves: Natural Beauty Love
Body Care Cleanser Lips LPN'S FAVES Style Tools TreatmentsThis might be considered cheating — but I slammed April & May faves into one post this month. Why? Well, because life has been a bit crazy as of late and I haven’t been able to update as frequently…
Ayurvedic Natural Beauty: An Introduction to PRATIMA Skincare
Cleanser Eyes Oils & Serums Profiles & Collabs SKINCARE TreatmentsAyurveda. It’s no new topic to the pages of LPN. You might have heard about it before here, here, here and here (among a few other posts). While I won’t re-hash what Ayurveda is, I’ll give you a beauty-focused description…
LPN’s March Faves: Natural Beauty & A Good Read
Cheeks Eyes Healthy Home Lips LPN'S FAVES Moisturizer Oils & Serums Treatments WELLNESS & YOGAWelcome to the Easter holiday, beauties! With a few days of downtime, it felt like a good time to round up last month’s favourites and share with you all the new goodies with which I’ve been playing. I have…
LPN’s February Faves: Natural Beauty Products
Body Care Lips LPN'S FAVES Perfume Toners Treatments WELLNESS & YOGAHappy Sunday, Gorgeous! I have some exciting news to start off the post today — LPN has turned 3 years old!! Can you believe it?!?! It has been such a blessed and blissed out ride, and I can’t…
8 Things To Look For In Your Organic Skin Care & Cosmetics – LPN for MindBodyGreen
Cheeks Eyes Face Life & Style Lips LPN Blog MAKEUP SKINCARE ToolsHello Beauties! I wrote this post on MindBodyGreen, and thought I’d share an excerpt here and a link to the original article. It’s an important thing to keep in mind when shopping green beauty — not all green beauty products…
LPN’s October Faves: Natural Beauty and Healthy Home Products
Drinks Lips LPN Blog LPN'S FAVES Nails Oils & Serums Supplements & Superfoods TreatIt’s one of those grey, beautiful Sundays and I just can’t get enough of cozying up inside with a giant mug of tea and a pile of natural beauty products that I wanted to share with you. Here they are,…
September Favourites: Natural Beauty Products & Some Other Faves
Body Care Healthy Home LPN Blog LPN'S FAVES Moisturizer Toners TreatmentsI am a “seasons girl”. I love them all, but every time October rolls around, I am reminded how much I absolutely adore the fall… Everything becomes so much more cozy. The sweaters come out of hiding, the wooly…
Best Natural Sunscreen for Face 2014: Annmarie Gianni Sun Love & MyChelle Sun Shield
LPN Blog Sun CareI’m well into my summer holiday and thought now was a good time to review two of my fave facial sunscreens. As a fair skinned girl that gets sun-kisses (at least that is what grandma called my freckles), I’m pretty vigilant about…
A Small but Effective Brand for the Young (California) Girls – California Naturel Review + GIVEAWAY!
Cleanser LPN Blog MoisturizerOne of the best things about being a natural beauty blogger is finding out about the cool new brands entering the market…before everyone else (which in turn means you beauts get the dish early on too!). As a rule, when companies ask…
One Love Organics Reviews – Some Old Faves & New Loves
Cleanser LPN Blog LPN'S FAVES Oils & Serums Tools TreatmentsHi Beauties, Thanks for your love and messages on my last post and through social media. You are all such wonderful, beautiful beings <3 Things are still hard over here, but I thought it would be nice to bring…
My lovelies, I’ve been away for these past couple weeks focusing on some big changes in my life. It is taking me some time to get my head around what has been happening. While I’m healing, I want to…
Gluten-free, Sugar-free & Vegan Apple Crisp Recipe + Sunday Face Mask Love with One Love Organics & Themis
Eats HEALTHY RECIPES LPN Blog TreatmentsLast Sunday I posted a picture on my Instagram & Facebook account of some apple crisp I made. It was gluten-free, sugar-free, vegan and downright delicious. I guess I made enough mouths water – rightfully so, look at that picture :) – as…
Spot Treatment, Naturally – Get rid of Acne with Natural & Effective Products
LPN Blog SKINCARE TreatmentsOver the holidays my skin went absolutely bonkers. I’m used to having fairly clear skin with the occasional spot, but for some reason – holiday treats? less sleep? more wine? long plane rides? hormones? – my skin decided to…
Natural Hair Removal & Silky Skin: BodyHonee, Matarrania & C&Co Naturals Reviews
BODY Body Care LPN Blog TreatmentsDuring the winter, I find it a little easier to let my leg hair get long enough for a wax. The problem with removing hair with the drugstore products (and even spa products, for that matter) is that they…
Cleanse like a Queen with May Lindstrom: The Clean Dirt & The Honey Mud Review
Cleanser LPN Blog SKINCARE TreatmentsToday my post is for the natural beauties that live for luxury. It is for those that love the packaging, the efficacy and the rituals of products from the “Crème de la Mer’s” of the beauty world, but would…
With the holidays rolling right around the corner, I figured I would follow up on last year’s holiday post and create another “ultimate gift guide” for the natural beauties in your life. This year, I’ve done things a little…
The Beauty Benefits of Honey & Why You Should Incorporate It In Your Diet & Beauty Routine
Eats HEALTHY RECIPES LPN Blog Moisturizer SKINCARE Supplements & Superfoods TreatmentsToday I have a very special guest post from beautiful Selina who sent along a brilliant post for LPN to share with you. After you’ve had a little read, I’ll give you some of my thoughts. It’s all about…
My Evening Routine + Loads of LPN’s Evening Product Faves
Cleanser Eyes Lips LPN Blog LPN'S FAVES Moisturizer Oils & Serums Yoga & FitnessDon’t forget to comment on the bottom of the post, and let me know what helps keep you grounded at the end of your day. Which natural goodies can you not live without? xx A little while ago I…
After last week’s feature on the best facial oils of 2013, I promised a follow-up post on best in facial serums. After months of testing, I give you LPN’s definitive guide to the best in natural (and organic) serums for face.…
After much anticipation (and just in time for a crisp and chilly winter), it’s here… Living Pretty, Naturally’s official 2013 Best in Facial Oils Feature. It took months upon months of researching and testing, but I’ve nailed it down…
I have been working for months for two posts; one of which is the best in facial oils. This feature, coming at you soon, is taking place after months of trying every facial oil I could get my hands…
Coconut Oil – Your Best Natural Beauty Friend
BODY Body Care Life & Style LPN Blog Moisturizer SKINCAREOh you’ve heard about it time and time again, but there is nothing like a little refresher now and again, right? This post was inspired for three reasons: I thought my last post on coconut oil for beauty could use…
An Effective Organic Skincare Line I Would Eat: Annmarie Gianni’s Organic Skincare Review
Cleanser Eyes LPN Blog Moisturizer Oils & Serums SKINCARE TreatmentsIt is not often that I say I would eat an entire skincare line, but if left in a bind I wouldn’t hestiate to eat every last product in Annmarie Gianni’s Skincare line. Ok, so I’d eat it (clearly…
Bronzed Skin, Naturally? No Sun Required – Melvita’s ProSun, Green People’s Self Tanner & Living Nature’s Bronzer Reviews
Body Care LPN Blog Sun CareSummer. Ohh, summer. While it is one of my favourite seasons, I certainly am no sun goddess. In fact, it might be accurate to say that I am one of the least qualified people to speak on anything with…
If there is one thing that I love, it is business that is rooted in making a difference. Social entrepreneurship (businesses that operate based on a social mission, while also sustaining a viable business model) is something I have…
Natural Oil Sunscreens: What You Need to Know & Badger Balm for Fool Proof Sun Protection
LPN Blog Sun CareThere has been a lot of chatter on the interwebs lately about using coconut oil (and other oils) for sunscreens – amazing that plants actually have natural sun protection in them, isn’t it? However, there are a few things you…
Once in a while the small little boutiques on Etsy do great things in the natural beauty area. Small stores mean handmade batches, and a good chat with the creators themselves. I was contacted by Elaine from Natural E…
After a jaunt over to Berlin, I thought it was fitting to finally let you in on a luxurious German-made natural skincare brand that I’ve been swooning over – Amala (“most pure” in Sanskrit). I’ve been using a few of…