The best stuff ever in the whole entire world for hip, happening ladies!

Seriously, no joke, I love this lotion. My friend Kristin used to bring me samples from this upscale baby store she worked at on occasion.

I have sensitive skin so I have to concern myself with the type of lotion I get or unfortunate results ensue. Md Moms Baby Silk is definitely the best moisturizer I’ve come across.

Smell is always huge with me, and as it is meant for babies, it is a light scent that doesn’t impair perfume. And it is quite delightful on its own…I get compliments all the time.

So many times a light, sensitive lotion doesn’t actually feel like it is moisturizing. Mind you me, not the case here. I highly recommend for adults and wee ones alike. A little more pricey than your drug store choice, but worth the splurge.

I was thinking that since it is fall I should post a good sweater find, but alas, I have yet to come across one.

In my looking about, I instead happened to come across this darling little black dress. And we all know that those are useful the whole year through.

I think it just has such a beautiful cut and I am digging the details like the little clippy thing on the strap. I don’t know how a woman could not feel like a seductress in this 100% silk little number. Plus, it seems like it could easily swing casual or elegant. Even toss it on over some pants if necessary. I covet.

Can’t wait to give them a go. Great prices too!

Smell invigoration….across the nation….a clean sensation.

But seriously now, I purchased Satsuma Shower Gel from The Body Shop years ago. It smells so amazing, it’ll make your eyes pop. And I am not kidding about this next part…the smell is so visceral you can TASTE it. I am not lying. It is the only scent with which I’ve ever had this happen, and I would never have thought it possible. And it tastes nice.

If you need a pick-me-up, or to be tossed oh-so-gently into your happy place, Satsuma Shower Gel is a MUST for you! Plus, it is from The Body Shop, which means it is made with the utmost integrity and social conscience.

I met my friend Crystalyn back in the day when we both dated some skater boyz who were roomies. She lived downstairs from them and was always crafting up this or that, but what stuck with her through time was her bags.

It is so cool to see someone go from working in their basement apartment to being a successful, recognized designer under the name Crystalyn Kae. She’s been featured on a variety of great blogs, as well as Seattle Magazine, Women’s Health, Lucky, and now a film starring Robin Williams (and the list goes on and on)! Go girl!

My friends and I have owned a variety of her durable, socially conscious pieces through the years, and I think I may need to add this new clutch to my collection.

Not only is it quite hip looking, it is waterproof (key in Seattle winters), vegan friendly, and hand-crafted with care in Seattle. I love it!

Check out the rest of her bags too…crystalynkae.com.

Next up Renegade Crafter is Bettula Bark Jewelry. Love the concept – bark taken from dead and fallen tree in Michigan and made into very pliable, hip jewelry. The cuff look is huge, and has been huge. I love the way the wood grain is integral to the design. Really quite beautiful.

I had to go around the globe to South Africa to meet my friend Deanna (her etsy store featured here). We were fortunate enough to study abroad together with a fabulous group of students. And now, through the power of the world wide web, we have reconnected. Deanna is now located in Oakland, CA, and was kind enough to give me a few of her favorite products. Her GleePeek product for this week is…

Truth Serum by Ole Henriksen As we all get older we start to notice more lil wrinkles each day, so I use this product to help reduce fine lines plus it gives your skin a young healthy looking glow – Deanna

I have had Truth Serum product personally recommended to me not too long ago, and I am so excited that Deanna had it as her pick. Not only is it good for your skin, it is formulated without parabens, pthalates, and other nasty things. I’m sold!

When I first saw these, my initial instinct was to want each one since they are so aesthetically pleasing. A girl can dream, right?

These Poem Satchels would be great on the bed or a chair. Although they are smelly good (dried plant mix, balsam fir, lavender), I wouldn’t want to hide them in a clothing drawer just for the sake of making my socks a little more tolerable because they just look so nice.

Not only are they cool looking, they are made in the USA using fair labor practices and sustainable materials. Hard to argue with that!

Okay, here is one of my personal faves that will always and forever have a place in my shower – Dr. Bronner’s Almond Organic Liquid Soap. Mucho love for the super-sudsy, earth-loving, delightfully smelly soap.

It is that weird, wacked-out hippie soap you see at your local drugstore or grocery store, and it is the best soap EVER. Affordable and gets you clean, clean, clean. All this while providing the most entertaining shower reading material I have ever had the pleasure of enjoying. I always now and forever will have a bottle on hand…almond, orange, lavender, or whatever other type.

A little goes a long way, and another bonus…the same soap is gentle but cleansing enough for your body, hair, and face if so needed.

I finally broke down and bought it after years of wondering what that weird bottle with all the writing all over it was about. So happy I did. Not only is it organic, but it is packaged in 100% post-consumer recycled plastic bottle.

Get it!

Pacifica makes the perfect candle. I am not kidding. It even says “The best candles in the world” on their website.

Not only are the wicks made of lead-free cotton, the candles of vegetable soy, and all are phthalate-free, BUT they smell absolutely splendid. Pacifica makes an incredible number of different candles, and if I could I would rotate my candle scents by season and room. Not quite there yet. Plus, I am such a sucker for great packaging and they really do a nice job.

Here is one of my favorite scents, Egyptian Bergamot Rose (I will keep my other top 2 choices to myself, as sometimes the best things in life need just a little protecting).