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Happy weekend... Happy Friday, friends! I'm looking forward to crossing about ten things off of our wedding planning checklist this weekend, and downshifting after a quiet, yet busy week. More on that next week. Here are a few things I've been loving this week: * Grooving to Mac Demarco's new album, "Another One," …

*Orange Alert!* Smooth out your summer pout with our new Blood Orange & Cocoa Lip Balm! Organic shea butter even provides a touch of natural SPF :) Check it out at www.bigandbaby.com!

Jessica Pizzo's gorgeous lifestyle blog curates the best in holistic and mindful living - today she shared her list of summer skincare must-haves, and counted Big & baby among her essentials!

Natural Summertime Skincare Essentials It's no surprise that with the advent of summer comes the need to pay extra attention to your skincare routine. Below, I've lined up the power players in my summer beauty game after a few weeks of heat. (Clockwise, from Top Left) A floral water to hydrate. Strong summer sun zaps the moisture from yo…

We can't encourage everyone enough to *read up* on the ingredients in the skincare and make-up you buy. Alarming truths: Only a small fraction of ingredients used in prodcuts have actually been tested for safety, companies aren't required to list toxic by-products created by their chosen combination of ingredients, and companies often include ingredients that are known human carcinogens. Be good to yourselves and your little ones - don't assume it's safe just because you see it on the shelf! PSA for the day

Spring is here, so kiss that winter skin goodbye with our heavenly Rose Geranium & Lavender Body Scrub --> Dead Sea salt, raw cane sugar, coconut & avocado oils, hand ground flowers and flower essences will bring life to your skin & your senses

Part I (of 2) in this groundbreaking NY Times investigation into nail salons - exposing the very high health and human rights cost of beauty. The issues discussed go straight to the heart of why we started Big & baby - we hope you'll check them out!

The Price of Nice Nails Manicurists are routinely underpaid and exploited, and endure ethnic bias and other abuse, The New York Times has found.

Part II of this groundbreaking investigation into nail salons - discussing the high health and human rights cost of beauty.

Perfect Nails, Poisoned Workers Some ingredients used in nail products have been tied to cancer, miscarriages, lung diseases and other ailments. The industry has long fought regulations.

Feeling grateful to www.lovefestjourney.com for her beautiful blog post on all natural beauty, featuring Big & baby! Check out her review, and all the other heartfelt wisdom she shares on her experiences with holistic pregnancy, fertility, and getting ready for mamahood naturally

Knowledge is power! From this must-read book:
- "Only 11% of the 10,500 ingredients determined by the FDA to be in use by the cosmetics industry have been tested for safety by a publicly accountable agency."
- "Europe has banned more than one thousand ingredients for use in personal-care products. The United States has banned nine."
- Official FDA/government literature states, "...with the exception of color additives and a few prohibited ingredients, a cosmetic manufacturer may, on his own responsibility, use essentially any raw material as a cosmetics ingredient and market the product without approval."

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Honored and excited to be a part of this amazing market on Sunday! Read on for details about all the great food, drinks, music and locally made goods you'll find there - hope you'll come and say hi! :)

Electric Wildflowers Bloom at the Greenpointers Spring Market this Sunday (4/26) Brooklyn... Greenpointers Market @ Greenpoint Loft Five times a year, on the northern tip of Brooklyn, a beautifully restored 19th century warehouse bustles with activity as artisans, crafters, chefs, and other makers converge to sell goods and food. Greenpointers

It's here!!! Our Chamomile & Thyme Facial Cleanser is a dream - organic lemon verbena, holy basil, roman chamomile, tea tree and thyme leave your face clean, clear, hydrated and exquisitely soft. This is a game changer - find it at www.bigandbaby.com :)