Kumani Essentials Shea Shower Moisturizing Face & Body Wash review

Kumani Essentials is a fabulous new beauty company which creates all-natural body care, hair care and skin care products which are “Fair Trade Certified!” Love this! Kumani Essentials collection of 100% organic beauty products offer unisex skin care which promotes healthy, younger-looking skin with natural Shea butter and other ingredients.

Kumani Essentials products contain fair trade certified Shea butter along with aloe leaf juice, antioxidant-rich white tea extract, moisturizing jojoba oil, protective argon oil and additional natural ingredients.

The company was created by women, for women, but the products are unisex which is what makes Kumani Essentials extremely amazing. Shea Butter happens to be known as “Africans Women’s Gold” and it is hand-crafted by women who have been passing down the process for thousands of years through generations of women. Many times, harvesting Shea Butter is the only source of income for many of these women.
Kumani works diligently with Fair Trade US and the Western African nation of Burkina Faso in order to ensure they are meeting all guidelines of a certified fair trade cooperative. Kumani is able to pay the women top dollar for their Shea Butter product which ensures better nutrition, healthcare and education for the women and their families. Love this!

“At Kumani Essentials we pride ourselves on the fact that we have not only created a line of effective, high quality beauty products, but we also give back and support a deserving group of women.” –Deborah Pilla, Founder of Kumani Essentials.

I was fortunate enough to be given a sample of Kumani Essentials Shea Shower Moisturizing Face & Body Wash to try. The body wash has been absolutely amazing. As someone who swims and spends a lot of time outside, I need a body wash which is effective in removing chlorine and air pollutants while retaining moisture in the skin. Kumani’s product does the job and leaves my skin squeaky clean and moisturized. Love it!

Kumani Essentials Shea Shower Moisturizing Face & Body Wash received five out of five stars from Bay Area Fashionista 

Kumani Essentials Shea Shower Moisturizing Face & Body Wash is priced at $26. For more information about Kumani Essentials, please visit kumaniessentials.com

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*We received a sample of Kumani Essentials Shea Shower Moisturizing Face & Body Wash for review. Receipt of this sample did not influence our review of the product. Everything contained in this article is the opinion of Cathy at Bay Area Fashionista and should be taken as such. For more information please read our disclaimer.

Colorful flats for spring and summer 2012

The warm weather is starting to creep in as spring brings blossoms, sunshine and mini-vacations to the lives of Fashionistas everywhere. As shoppers snap up all the bright colors and pastels they can find, many fashion-savvy women are finding they need a practical, flat soled shoe for picnics in the park, walking through vineyards and spending hours walking through shopping centers.

Spring and summer 2012 has brought beautiful and cheery colors to the fashion world and closets of Fashionistas everywhere. To keep in line with the current color trend, flats for spring and summer 2012 are bright, cheery and ready to mix with all of the bright and pastel colors in a Fashionistas wardrobe.

Every color imaginable is available in flats for the spring and summer season. In addition to solid, bright or pastel hues, flats are also being shown with embellishments. For an edgy touch, there are spunky flats on the market this year with studs, such as Christian Louboutin’s spring flats, and also crystal encrusted satin.

Whether you covet colorful flats, studded flats or blinged-out flats, there is a pair of flats this spring/summer season out there just for you! We found a few of our favorite’s online and assembled them into the Polyvore set below. Hope you love them! Happy shopping and stay fabulous

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Twisted Silver launches the Monocle necklace for spring

Twisted Silver launched a new necklace today named the “Monocle” necklace. This fabulous and eco-chic piece features a vintage optometry optical on a multi-colored metal recycled chain. Love this!

The “Monocle” necklace from Twisted Silver fits perfectly into the current bold jewelry trend and offers a kitschy look which is sure to start conversations. Since the kitschy trend is huge for fall 2012, the “Monocle” necklace is a great investment to wear now and well into next year.

The vintage optometry optical is removable, making the necklace versatile and a great piece for travel since removing the optical gives the necklace a whole new look. Two necklaces in one; love it!

Twisted Silver “Monocle” necklace is priced at $120 and can be found online at twisted-silver.com. Use coupon code INSIDERS for a 15% discount. Happy shopping and stay fabulous 

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Photo courtesy of Twisted Silver

*We received a sample of the Monocle necklace for consideration. Receipt of this sample did not influence our opinion of the product. For more information, please read our disclaimer.