November 24, 2020

Purchase a Holiday Kit, Feed a Family With the Help of Wander Beauty

November 24, 2020/ Lorna Soonhee Umphrey

The devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic has affected nearly every part of our functioning lives and how we operate on a day-to-day basis. For many, this means loss of jobs and the inability to properly feed families and with nearly 50 million left in the US worrying about how they’re going to get their next meal. Now with the shutdown of many restaurants, schools, and hotels, there is an excess surplus of unused produce from farms that often end up in landfills, instead of being routed to food banks. But the beauty industry is stepping up to give a hand this holiday season.

Wander Beauty is joining forces with The Farmlink Project to help feed families in need. The Farmlink Project is a non-profit grassroots organization that links farms to food banks to ensure families in need receive meals, plus this organization also supports essential jobs. For every holiday kit sold this year, Wander Beauty will donate 16 meals to The Farmlink Project starting now through December 31st.

October 09, 2020

6 Brands to Support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October 09, 2020/ Lorna Soonhee Umphrey

Did you know that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer? And on average - every 2 minutes a woman in the US will be diagnosed with breast cancer. These are just a couple of facts we found from the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc., which is why it’s so important to educate and build awareness around breast cancer.

This month, as October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month, we’re spotlighting these beauty brands and products that are giving back to various breast cancer organizations. From deodorant to BB cream, these products will highlight, hydrate, and illuminate - all while giving back to a great cause.

April 17, 2020

How This Power Beauty Duo is Helping Support Their Fellow Artists

April 17, 2020/ Lorna Soonhee Umphrey

Life has its ups and downs, but never like in this current day and time. With the uncertainty of the economy and how it’s affected many beauty creatives in the industry, Melody O’Flaherty and her husband Michael Duenas were inspired to create the non-profit, Support Creatives. This 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization, launched on April 6th, offers a support system and community for freelancers in the beauty community who have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.

January 15, 2020

Find out How Nomad Cosmetics Is Supporting the Australian Bushfires

January 15, 2020/ Lorna Soonhee Umphrey

Nomad Cosmetics is offering a fabulous way to help support the traumatic and horrendous bushfires in Australia. After falling in love with Sydney a few years ago, the founders created a highlighting and bronzing palette named, naturally, Sydney, which includes four shades to give you that ultimate beach and sun-kissed glow. This palette includes a highlighter named Balmoral Beach and three bronzing shades such as: Tamarama Beach, Bondi Beach, and Manly Beach. Created with extra-fine pigments, this helps for easy blending and building of the perfect bronzing shade plus skin stays hydrated and soft with an infusion of Macadamia Oil in the product formula.

October 17, 2019

Olivia Garden's Offering a Special Limited-Edition Brush Collection to Benefit BCRF

October 17, 2019/ Lorna Soonhee Umphrey

In honor of October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Olivia Garden is offering a special limited-edition brush collection in silver and light pink. As a leader in the hair care industry for over 50 years, these four brushes are from their best-selling CERAMIC + IONIC THERMAL BRUSH COLLECTION and 20% of the net profits will be donated to the Breast Cancer Research Fund (BCRF) which is a non-profit organization aimed to help prevent and cure breast cancer via the world’s most promising research.

December 23, 2018

Find Out How Borghese's Holiday Kits Are Giving Back To Kids In Need This Year

December 23, 2018/ Lorna Soonhee Umphrey

This holiday season, Borghese is giving back with their “Glow for Good” campaign featuring three new holiday sets to include: Body Love Duo, Tiny Wonders, and You Can Glow Your Own Way. With the sale of each kit, Borghese is donating $1 towards the New Alternatives for Children (NAC). This non-profit organization helps children living in poverty, assists with kids who have a medical disability or diagnoses, and for those who have experienced or are at risk of experiencing new abuse and/or neglect.

November 06, 2018

It's Not Too Late To Buy An ELEMIS Cleansing Balm & Benefit Breast Cancer Awareness

November 06, 2018/ Lorna Soonhee Umphrey

If October came and went like a bolt of lightning, then you’re amongst the major group of us who said - where did October go? October stood for so many things - the physical launch of fall with cooler weather, the changing color of the autumn leaves, Halloween, and most importantly, Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

April 19, 2018

Why You Want to Support These Beauty Brands on Earth Day

April 19, 2018/ Lorna Soonhee Umphrey

Get your beauty shopping list together and start adding in these products that will support Mother Nature on Earth Day (Sunday, April 22nd) this year. Check out some of the great charitable initiatives below and how these brands are supporting one of the best causes that we live, eat, and breath on.

March 07, 2018

Find Out How ELEMIS is Supporting International Women's Day with #MessageToMySister

March 07, 2018/ Lorna Soonhee Umphrey

In the last year or so, we have seen a huge influx of women supporting each other, having each other's backs, and creating even stronger support systems for each other. This year, in honor of International Women's Day, ELEMIS is giving back in a variety of ways. Through the sales of the Limited Edition Pro-Collagen Marine Cream ($199 / value $256), ELEMIS will donate $46,000 Women to Women International. This best-selling cream leaves skin hydrated, radiant and clinically proven to reduce the appearance of wrinkles in 14 days. Plus, it comes in a specially-designed keepsake box created by British accessories designer, Karen Mabon.

July 27, 2017

Find Out How EcoTools Empowers Women

July 27, 2017/ Lorna Soonhee Umphrey

If you’d like to help your fellow sister while getting the benefits of looking fabulous at the same time, EcoTools has the collection for you! EcoTools has banded together with Glamour’s The Girl Project, and is offering three limited-edition brush sets at $19.99 each. Choose from three different sets with inspiring titles such as: Prepped for Change, Glow for It!, and Eye Am Gorgeous.

November 28, 2016

Give The Gift Of Hair For A Great Cause This Holiday Season

November 28, 2016/ Lorna Soonhee Umphrey

If the phrase "Long Hair Don't Care" doesn't apply to you any longer, then head down to the Saulino Smith Salon in Santa Monica on Monday, Dec. 5th. RandomActsofLipstick.com and the salon have partnered up to create this charitable event that will run from 11am to 5pm benefiting the non-profit charity, Locks of Love. This organization creates and distributes hairpieces to children with long-term medical hair loss across Canada and the US.

September 08, 2016

Donate What You Like For 100 Percent Pure's New Organic Skin Care Line - Today Only

September 08, 2016/ Lorna Soonhee Umphrey

To celebrate the first launch day of 100% Pure's new Certified Organic Skin Care Line, they are offering a "Pay What You Feel Is Fair" program in all of their stores. As a 100% cruelty-free brand and bonafide animal lover, 100% of all proceeds generated today will be donated to the Forget Me Not Farm, a non-profit animal organization that Co-founder Susie Wang is passionate about. That's right! Pop in to one of their 12 stores, 'pay what you feel is fair' for any one item in their new skin care collection and know that your donation will go directly to their chosen charity.

August 22, 2016

How Positivity Influencer Alexis Farah Is Spreading Joy Through Her Beauty Website

August 22, 2016/ Lorna Soonhee Umphrey

As a seasoned beauty editor, Alexis Farah has come up with a new way of giving back to the world with her new website, Random Acts of Lipstick, where she focuses on products, brands and influencers that help create a positive impact on the world. We sat down to chat with her about what makes her website unique, why her parents are her biggest inspiration, and what we’d find if we raided her purse!

October 19, 2015

Give Your Hair A Boost For A Good Cause

October 19, 2015/ Lorna Soonhee Umphrey

Make your blowout last an extra day longer and give to a good cause. For the month of October, Drybar is excited to be offering a special product that benefits breast cancer awareness. This month only, when you buy a mini pink Detox Dry Shampoo ($13), $1 of every bottle sold will be donated towards the City of Hope breast cancer program.

October 07, 2015

Solange Supports Education With The Help of Kiehl’s

October 07, 2015/ Lorna Soonhee Umphrey

Now she’s not only a multi-talented recording artist…Solange has joined forces with Kiehl’s to help support education and empowerment programs for children. They’ve designed a limited-edition version of the Powerful-Strength Line-Reducing Concentrate ($102), the proceeds of which will go towards a $25,000 donation to charities DonorsChoose.org, 14+ Foundation, Inc. and Son of a Saint.

March 06, 2015

L’OCCITANE Helps The Women Of Burkina Faso

March 06, 2015/ Lorna Soonhee Umphrey

March 8th is International Women’s Day and L’OCCITANE is honoring the women of Burkina Faso by donating 100% of their profits from the The Ultra Soft Balm ($6), a shea butter all-over moisturizer, to organizations that promote women’s entrepreneurship. The L’OCCITANE Foundation has supported the women of Burkina Faso for the past 30 years by promoting economic emancipation through literacy, training and microcredit programs in their homeland.

November 06, 2014

Kiehl’s Teams Up with Norman Rockwell to Provide Meals for the Holiday Season

November 06, 2014/ Lorna Soonhee Umphrey

We love it when beauty and giving back go hand-in-hand. This holiday season, Kiehl’s is partnering with the 20th–century American painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell in launching it’s 6th Annual Limited Edition Crème de Corp Holiday Collection. This year’s holiday collaboration features Rockwell’s Young Love: Sledding (Brown & Bigelow: 1949 Four Seasons calendar, winter). “We are thrilled to be partnering with an iconic brand like Kiehl’s to share Pop’s work with a new generation, especially during the holiday season,” said Abigail Rockwell, granddaughter of Norman Rockwell.

September 29, 2014

Smashbox Cosmetics is Being Legendary

September 29, 2014/ Lorna Soonhee Umphrey

Be Legendary. That’s how Smashbox Cosmetics is giving back in the month of October. They’ve created Be Legendary Lip Gloss (in “Promise”) in honor of breast cancer survivors and current patients. This bright pink color is reminiscent of the pink ribbon that was originally created to support National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

September 26, 2014

Noyah Gives Back, One Social Media Posting at a Time

September 26, 2014/ Lorna Soonhee Umphrey

Giving back is truly a click away! noyah is an all-natural, kosher lip balm company which has created a charitable social media campaign. For every image of this delectable lip balm posted on social media, noyah donates a free lip balm to The National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC). The NHCHC assists people and families who are homeless or low income. Founder Dr. Josh Gordon explains why he created this charitable initiative via social media: "Incorporating a social component into any start-up has always been important to us, and we look for places where we can make an impact even as an Indie company.”

September 10, 2014

Laura Mercier is Giving Back in September

September 10, 2014/ Lorna Soonhee Umphrey

September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, and Laura Mercier is donating 100% of the profits from sales of four products (described below). All proceeds will be donated to the Laura Mercier Ovarian Cancer Fund, which Mercier created to raise awareness and fund research and educational efforts for women with ovarian cancer throughout diagnosis and treatment.

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