Health & Beauty

I have to confess – I’ve been keeping a few secrets from you guys. Although I want to use the most sustainable version of every product possible, sometimes the quality or cost gets to the best of me. But that doesn’t mean...

Eating healthy can be difficult. Every day, I come across a new blog telling me how I should be eating (with colorful, unattainably-perfect photos that looks nothing like the meals I make at 8:30 at night). Eating healthy while trying...

For years, I’ve been testing out drugstore brands and have realized that using beauty-based brands like L’Oreal, Olay, or Clean and Clear would not satisfy the needs of acne-prone or sensitive skin. My experiences with poor results forced me to...

Remember how I declared that I was barely a yogi 6 months ago, but helped you green your practice? Recently, I stepped up my game and tried a retreat in Tulum, Mexico for a week. After researching a few retreats in Costa Rica, I...

DIY facials have been all the rage this season when it’s been impossible to imagine facing the bitter Philly wind-chill. Today, I’m revealing 4 secrets to making your homemade facial actually work. Yes, I am shamelessly justifying your “DIY Skin Care”...

I have a secret I need to spill. I’ve columbused yoga. According to NPR, Columbusing is when you “discover” something that’s existed forever. Just that it’s existed outside your own culture, nationality, race or even, say, your neighborhood. Even though I’ve been...

Need to brainstorm ideas for your holiday shopping list? Whether you’re shopping for your BFF or wife, there’s one gift you can’t go wrong with: jewelry. But not all jewelry is made equal. Jewelry making, in itself, is harmful to the...

What’s being a girl all about? Philly Girls in Motion is calling all girls to get out and active. Philly Girls in Motion is a community-based program that includes various 8-week programs throughout the fall and spring. The organization includes...

Every summer, I tell myself that I’ll use free time to start exercising. This summer was no exception. I even went the extra step and bought a gym membership to keep the promise to myself. I proudly stuck with it every other day for a month, but then I lost motivation and never went again. So why is it such a hard time to commit to the gym regularly? Personally, I get bored using the same machines at the same place every day! Instead, I hunted for fun ways to exercise in Philly to get back in the swing of things for the fall. Here are 8 fun & unique Philly exercises for beginners to experts: