the best all natural moisturizer: sweet almond oil

On a whim at the natural foods store last week I bought a bottle of Aura Cacia's Sweet Almond Oil for under $7. I'd read once that Lady Gaga swears by it for her perfect complexion.

I haven't gone as far as to apply straight oil to my face, but I've been using it as a leg moisturizer and it's fabulous. It absorbs far faster than other oil based moisturizers I've used, and my skin stays supple far longer than when I've used Bliss' moisturizing line or the Body Shop's body butters. It's naturally reduced razor burn, and it smells faintly of almonds. Lovely.

You could likely find at least one brand of it at any natural foods store with a decent personal care section, and if not, the Aura Cacia Skin Care Almond Oil is available in Canada at well.ca.

the ropes maine: nautical ropes & hardware bracelets

Shana Ready sounds like an incredibly cool lady, beyond the chunky fun bracelets and necklaces she makes out of nautical hardware for her line, The Ropes Maine. Her bio on the site reads that she "spends her weekends at sea, lobstering on the family boat and exploring different islands down the coast", and she told The Talented, a very cool blog in its own right, that her son's imagination is her inspiration.

Sea soaked, child's imagination inspired, made-in-Maine, brightly coloured (or purely white) nautical supply material made bracelets? Yes, please!

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what my mother taught me

My mother loves outerwear – her coats and jackets are housed in no fewer than three closets in our home – but among them my favourites are her floor length silver fox fur coat, and her deep plum Linda Lundstrom. Those two were the coats my mother wore over her black evening outfits ahead of concerts, that she was either performing in, leading her choir, or both.

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two simple delicious ideas from gwyneth paltrow's "it's all good"

The two best most addictive ideas from Gwyneth Paltrow's healthful cookbook, "It's All Good", barely qualify as recipes - they're more suggestions. They're suggestions I've taken her up on every week since I bought the book a month ago - Slow Roasted Tomatoes and Avocado Toast with Veganaise. 

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waiting sucks: true blood season 6 trailer

Nothing much to say beyond high pitched girly noises! 

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