Spirit Beauty Lounge

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Real Housewives of New York City's Jill Zarin and her eco-conscious daughter, Ally Shapiro, sound off on some of their favorite eco-friendly fashion and beauty products, perfect for holiday gift bags.

Jessa Blades founded Blades Natural Beauty after a long personal struggle to reconcile her love for bringing out the best and most beautiful in women with her concern about the dangers of the cosmetics industry. How can women feel best about themselves and how they look if they're harming themselves (and even their u...nborn children) to do so? Having spent years learning about the health threats of ingredients in many traditional makeup and beauty products, and tirelessly exploring the fast-emerging natural beauty industry, Jessa started this company so that women could have it both ways—live healthy and look beautiful. Like so many little girls, Jessa started playing around with makeup when she was three years old, and has been working professionally since graduating Makeup Artistry School in Toronto in 2002. She has since worked with MAC Cosmetics, was for awhile the only makeup artist on the U.S. Virgin Island of St John, and has since freelanced extensively in New York City—where she now lives—for fashion, beauty, and bridal clients.

Weekly tips and advice from a revolving cast of industry leaders, on-hand to discuss your beauty dilemmas, from blemishes to Botox.

Image credit: Spirit Beauty Lounge (left), Jessa Blades Spirit Beauty Lounge, a carbon-neutral online boutique specializing in organic, cruelty-free, and green lifestyle products, is popping up in New York City at the Green Finds Eco Holiday Market Place. Enjoy

The other night my dad and I were discussing the mayhem that surrounds Christmas across the US. Mayhem such as Christmas music playing only days