January 2012
16 posts
Your New Favorite Snacks: Well-Balanced
You wouldn’t know it from how much we talk about cookies, but Birchbox staffers are a pretty healthy bunch. We love our veggies and mind-clearing workouts, and are always up to try the latest fitness class or nutrition bar. Our weekly column, Well-Balanced, is dedicated to our latest wellness obsessions—they might become yours, too.
I consider myself a healthy snack aficionado. I didn’t used to be this discerning—a few years ago, I’d just throw any old granola bar in my bag, even if it was loaded with high fructose corn syrup and soy protein isolates (wha?). Nowadays, I’m much pickier. I go for products that are minimally processed and have all natural, real ingredients.
Needless to say, when it came to picking our January lifestyle extra, I was very interested in
taste-testinghelping out. Click through for more about the delicious treats we’re sampling this month.
Garnier Launching the First Drugstore BB Cream in the U.S.
Ever since style expert Jenn Falik introduced us to BB Cream last year, we’ve been holding our breath waiting for the multi-tasking skin cream to hit it big in the U.S. Beauty Balm, also known as Blemish Balm, originated in Germany in the ’50s as a dermatologist treatment, but has been extremely popular in Asia, particularly Korea, for several years and more recently in Europe and Australia.
3 Easy Steps To Concealing Dark Circles
Photo: V Fashion
Blame it on the fact that I live in the city that never sleeps, but it seems like catching eight hours of rest will always remain an elusive goal for me. I’m constantly battling a chronic case of under eye circles, and I know I’m not alone. Women cite lack of sleep as the number one cause behind looking fatigued, but to some extent dark circles are also in our genes. As you age, the delicate skin beneath your eyes thins out, exposing the trapped blood vessels underneath. Luckily, you don’t have to show your dark circles to the world. Just follow these three easy steps to looking bright-eyed and well-rested 24/7!
Culture War
Arcade Fire
I <33 This Song!!
Arcade Fire - Culture War
I hadn’t mentioned Arcade Fire in my albums list but they really are a staple to my music library. I can put them on in any mood or situation and just completely enjoy their sound. I saw them over the summer as well and they were all around perfect. It’s crazy to think I was in this crowd.
The song I bring you today was released on their deluxe version of Suburbs alongside Speaking in Tongues. The only question I have left is can this band ever make a bad song? I mean, come on, just one, that way we at least know you’re capable of it.
-Zach
Of a Kind: Tara-Lynn Morrison Makes Her Edition All By Herself →
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I WILL do this ONE DAY
See exactly how her impressive hand-knit scarves come together.
You know how you’ve been trying to learn to knit for the past five years? Well, Tara-Lynn Morrison has actually succeeded—and turned her self-taught skills into a business, Good Night, Day. Here she fills us in on the process…
