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Now Available In Stores: Started from the markets now we're here!🎵 🎼
Read more →Some of you might know my story. I've been making natural products for about 15 years. I had eczema, as did my son. The prescriptions and over the counter products we were using were creating kind of a dog chasing tail scenario. It would get better, then flare up. Another prescription. It would get better, then flare up again. Another over-the-counter remedy. All the while, we were putting ingredients on our skin that weren't the best and weren't really even solving the problem. When I started making the body butters in my kitchen, I was selling everywhere I could. I sold...
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Jojoba Oil and Healing: A Testimony
Read more →There are so many reasons to love this little golden oil known as Jojoba. The most obvious is what it does for our skin. But I'm also in love with its backstory. Everybody has a backstory and jojoba oil is no exception. You see, the jojoba plant itself is a lot like you and me; determined, tenacious and able to withstand some pretty tough things. Not only does this plant survive in climates that are so dry and unforgiving (think the desert) most living things wouldn't make it, out of that harshness comes a nut that once opened up has...
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Cha-cha-cha-changes!
Read more →Photo: Thinkin' bout the changes to come... :) Hi there, Play Pretty is a passion project for me. I'm passionate about my family, television news (I'm a news anchor, too!), natural beauty, design and decor, let's see, what else...so much! So, I've decided to "marry" all those passions into a new an improved Play Pretty Beauty experience. We'll still have our core beauty products, of course, but adding some new, fresh offerings we know you'll love. Things like throw pillows, candles, design pieces and other "pretty" things that encompass the multi-faceted and dynamic halves that make us whole. So, as we...
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Happy Cyber Weekend!! Save 30% Now!
Read more →I know many of you ate till your heart's content this Holiday weekend. Now it's time to shop till' you drop! Save 30% off your entire Play Pretty Beauty order this Cyber Weekend only! Just use code "thankful" at checkout and the discount will apply automatically. That's it. It's just our way of saying thank you for Playing Pretty! Offer expires Dec, 1, 2014 at Midnight.
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A Midsummer Treat! 25% Off!
Read more →We pluck, tweeze, analyze and over-analyze what we see in the mirror. Am I pretty enough? Is she/he prettier than me? Why did God bless/curse me with such a big/small _______ (fill in the blank here). To compensate for our seeming lack of, whatever is is we think we're lacking, we use potions, needles and maybe even, if we're brave enough, the knife. There's nothing wrong with wanting to feel better about yourself. I would NEVER begrudge a person for doing what feels right to make themselves feel pretty. It can do wonders for one's self-confidence. And while it is...
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Let's Get Glowing! Buh-Bye Dark Spots!
Read more →Let me just say this to start: Dark spots are NOT cute. Not on me, or anyone else. I've spent a lot of money over the years trying to find a solution...then a lightbulb moment, as Oprah says. I developed a solution myself! Introducing my All Aglow Brightening Face Wash and All Aglow Brightening Face Toner! As some of you may know, I spent a couple of years developing my All Aglow Brightening Face Butter and All Aglow Brightening Face Serum. I’ll admit, like much of this line, I developed these products out of a personal need – I was...
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Why I Created Brightening Face Butter
Read more →Discoloration. Dark spots. Uneven tone. Bad, bad words no woman wants associated with her face. Yet, for many of us, it's a sad fact. Makeup, dirt, pollutants, acne, sun exposure and even using the wrong facial products can cause our skin to look, well, pretty bad. That was my skin for many years. And here's the thing, I'm FANATICAL about my skin. I wash, moisturize and never sleep in makeup (um, almost never). Still, those pesky little dark spots would show up and stick around. I don't like to wear makeup when I'm not working, but because my skin wasn't...
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Just because it says it's natural doesn't mean it is!
Read more →I was born in Berkeley, California. If you know anything about California, you know its reputation for all things natural (well, except Hollywood, but that’s another blog!). So I grew up eating pretty well, exercising and living an overall healthy lifestyle. It wasn't all granola and nuts, though. Not by any means. If I wanted cake, I ate it. If I wanted bread, I ate it. And on those common occasions when I had to pull an all-nighter cramming for exams at Cal, the Mrs. Fields Cookie Shop on Telegraph Ave was my best friend. Even today, I splurge when I want....
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What are sulfates?
Read more →You've probably heard the word "Sulfates" mentioned a lot in the beauty industry lately. Take a quick peek at the ingredient decks of many of your favorite beauty products and you'll see sulfates (aka sodium laureth sulfate,ammonium laureth sulfate, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and sodium laurel sulfate (SLS), listed near the top. These are the agents that make your product lather and suds. They are often down upon for their tendencies to dry out hair and skin, not to mention reports of skin irritation. At Play Pretty Beauty, we don't use sulfates in ANY of our products. I started this company because of...
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Hello!
Read more →Hi there!! Thanks so much for reading my very first website blog! My name is Danielle. I'm CEO of Play Pretty Beauty. I'm starting this blog to keep you up to date on our latest products, happening in the industry and anything this else I think you might be interested in. So, I made myself a couple of promises before starting this. One- that I would try to write at least once a week. Two - that I wouldn't worry so much about run on or incomplete sentences - that I'd just let my thoughts flow, kinda like I'm doing...