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Epic Beauty Meal: Blueberry Coconut Pancakes with Peppered Eggs

Epic Beauty Meal: Blueberry Coconut Pancakes with Peppered Eggs

As my long-time read­ers know by now, I stick to a diet of grass-fed/pastured meats (it’s impor­tant not to sup­port fac­tory farm­ing), wild fish, organic veg­gies and fruits, and some dessert when I feel like it (70%+ dark choco­late or paleo cook­ies any­one?). Even though there are no grains or dairy present, you can clearly …

Hey Steph - Epic Beauty Guide Weekly Q&A

Hey Steph: Cleansing, Sensitive Skin Recommendations, Sweet Potatoes/Peanuts/Legumes

I have been want­ing to do this for ages. Cen­turies, in fact. This marks the begin­ning of a reg­u­lar blog post con­tain­ing ques­tions from emails I receive from my lovely peo­ple. It will be called “Hey Steph” which sounds a lot hip­per than “Dear Abby.” A lot of ques­tions fil­ter­ing into my inbox can be of …

Epic Beauty Guide - 2011 Epic Beauty Awards

2011 Epic Beauty Awards — First Year Ever!

This year I decided to take my annual “must-have prod­ucts” round-up and punch it up a notch. Thus, I intro­duce to you…dun dun dun… The First-Ever…2011 Epic Beauty Awards. WINNERSMAKEUP Tog­gle the tabs to see all the win­ners. WINNERSHAIR CARE Tog­gle the tabs to see all the win­ners. WINNERSSKIN CARE Tog­gle the …

Epic Beauty Guide Skin Care, Hair Care, and Makeup

Site Upgrade & First-Ever Beauty Awards

Hey every­one! Two big announce­ments for you: {ANNOUNCEMENT #1} I am in the process of upgrad­ing the Epic Beauty Guide web­site to make it eas­ier to read the older arti­cles and find what you’re look­ing for, as well as being able to access an exclu­sive EBG forum to ask and answer ques­tions. You can expect the …

Silk Pillowcase

Last-Minute Holiday Gifts 2011

Hey every­one! I’ve been com­plet­ing my hol­i­day shop­ping and I fig­ured I would do a lit­tle last-minute hol­i­day gift idea for those of you still stuck on what to get your fam­ily and friends. These are my favorites, and many hap­pen to be on sale or offer­ing spe­cial dis­counts. Hoorah! Here we go: (FTC: I was …

Beauty Blender Duplicate (Dupe)

Beauty Blender Dupe — Super Inexpensive

Hey every­one! Just a super quick “FYI” post today: I’m sure many of you have heard of the extremely pop­u­lar Beauty Blender, which is a lit­tle pink (or black, or white) sponge that costs any­where from $19-$30 at Sephora and other stores. This lit­tle sponge is amaz­ing for apply­ing makeup (i.e. liq­uid or cream foun­da­tions, loose …

Mini-Post: Quick Tips to Not Get Sick This Winter - Epic Beauty Guide

Mini-Post: Quick Tips for Not Getting Sick This Winter

Hey every­one! I wanted to get this post up in the hopes that it will help you dodge a cold or flu this sea­son. I’ve been using these tips for a looooong time and have not been sick with a cold or flu for 4 years (knock on wood har har). Here we go: 1. Nix …

Tasty Skin-Clearing Green Drink

Hey every­one! I have always been impressed with the ben­e­fits of green tea, but could never stand the taste of it plain. I would always order it and then some­one would say, “but Steph, remem­ber you don’t like green tea…” Oh yeah. Until I dis­cov­ered matcha. Matcha green tea is the dried, pow­dered ver­sion of green …