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The Founders of CAP Beauty on Running a Business and Self Care

I am in utter awe of my friend Lindsay of Well/Aware, a minimalist wellness blog and podcast. In the space of a few months, she’s interviewed so many amazing women in the NYC wellness scene, that she’s become a sort of fixture. Listening to her podcasts has the same electrifying...

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Green Beauty Review: Bottega Organica Gives You Scientifically Proven Anti-Aging From Organic Ingredients

by Alden Wicker
Jul 13, 2015

This skincare company is not only organic and sustainable, it’s also built around scientific findings on anti-aging, something that can be rare in the natural beauty world. Dr. Andrea Alimonti is one of Bottega Organica’s founders and a world-renowned geneticist. During his research on cancer, he identified several Natural Inhibitors...

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Creating a Custom, Non-Toxic Lipstick at the Bite Lip Lab

by Alden Wicker
Sep 24, 2014

Last weekend I was invited to a formal penthouse hotel party downtown. (I know, just saying it sounds lovely, yes?) I never get invited to cocktail or black-tie events anymore, so my creative mind went into overdrive imagining what I would wear. Just a few days before, I saw this...

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