Maria Olson Goins's Blog, page 15

The Carrie Diaries Isn’t Sex and the City. Get Over It.

Here’s something a lot of people either don’t know or forget about Sex and the City–it was adapted from an essay collection of the same name written by Candace Bushnell.The essays are very different from the show (Charlotte, everyone’s favorite WASP-turned-JAP on the HBO hit show was British in the essay collection, for [...]

“The beautiful girls that get all the boys get written about.”

Lena Dunham, wunderkind creator of HBO’s Girls, has opened up to V magazine discussing her teenage years. She says: “From kindergarten onward, I was like, ‘I don’t know what to do with people.’ First I was a tiny little kid and I didn’t have friends. And then I was a chubby teenager and [...]

On Rape: Send This to the Men in Your Life

Lately, I feel like all I hear is about rape. Maybe it’s because XOjane.com features a lot of rape victims’ stories. Maybe it’s India, or CaliforniaorSteubenville, all who are in the news for different facets of disgustingness regarding rape. Or maybe it’s because women are standing up and saying, “I don’t [...]

Rest in Peace, Gerda Lerner

Dr. Gerda Lerner, one of the founders of the National Organization for Women passed away at the age of 92 on January 2nd. She was also the founder of the nation’s first graduate degree program in Women’s History at Sarah Lawrence College in 1972. She was a Holocaust survivor, having spent her 18th [...]

Gluten Free Flourless Chocolate Cupcakes With Mint Frosting

My mom and I haven’t always had the best luck with gluten free cake mix. My past birthday, we got a mix that made a pretty cake, but tasted (and felt) like drywall. ick! There are some that are good, but they can be a bit pricey. For a slightly more budget friendly [...]

For The Last Time: You Don’t NEED a Man!

We tell teenage girls all the time to not rush relationships, to wait, that boys are not the be all and end all. You would think that this lesson carried over into their twenties, but we’ve been noticing that some women didn’t get the message when they were girls–you don’t NEED a man [...]

Rest in Peace, Rita Levi-Montalcini

Nobel prize winning Italian neurologist Rita Levi-Montalcini, Knight Grand Cross, passed away at the age of 103 on Sunday. She won the Nobel prize in 1986 with her colleague Stanley Cohen for their discovery of nerve growth factor. She was the oldest living Nobel laureate and the first ever to reach a 100th [...]

My Secret Beauty Weapons: Silver Gel + Solution

I have to let you guys in on my cost effective immune system support and clear skin secret: silver. When a friend of mine who runs a spa gave me a tube of Silver Gel (see image on left), and told me that it cures all sorts of skin conditions, I was sceptical, but I eventually started using it. It is truly unbelievable to see the immediate results I get with this. Whether it's a burn, scrape, breakout, you put some on, and watch the redness disappear almost before your very eyes. Even my broke...

LivLuna Beauty ♥ Antipodes Divine Face Oil & Ananda Toner Review

[image error]Antipodes is a new premium organic skincare company I found out about during a facial, when I couldn't stop raving about how this Aura Manuka Honey Mask smelled and felt on my skin- I left it on for a couple hours, and you couldn't even tell, because it was just like a thick moisturizer that clarified my skin, and my face was in some kind of heaven, it looked supremely better after... so then I started researching about this brand that I couldn't find in any of the stores here, because they'r...

tarte makeup 30% off thru 08/15 + free lip gloss- score this deal!

[image error]tarte is definitely one of my top 3 natural makeup brands. I was really bummed after I'd just bought a bunch of tarte makeup last week in a store and that same day realized they're having they're friends & family sale online, at 30% off- that is an awesome discount for a premium makeup brand. Click the link to go to their site & score the deal- so many great products to choose from:

tarte cosmetics: friends & family sale, 30% OFF plus FREE shipping

and a FREE natural lip sheer ($16...