Red Flower

Red Flower Ocean body lotion, wash and candle

Why It's Good:

There's nothing like a burst of an oceany summer scent in icy cold winter to instantly boost your mood. Red Flower's luxe line includes everything you need to keep your skin and hair moisturized all season long.

Why It's Green:

Red Flower always uses all natural ingredients, and organic ingredients whenever possible. It sources wild-crafted herbs (like mint and lavender) from small farms in Argentina, helping them to sustain their environment. Red Flower products are biodegradable and the packaging is recyclable.

Where To Get It:

http://www.redflower.com
Ocean petal topped candle, $34; Ocean moisturizing lotion, $24; Ocean purifying body wash, $20

Beauty's Most Wanted

My friend Lyn hates winter—the cold, the snow, the long, dark days (so much so she leaves every light on in her house despite my constant reproach). She wears flip-flops and white pants for as long as she can (which this year, was until November). Even in summer, she takes vacations to hot, sunny places like the Bahamas, which I never understood because isn't that a place you’d go to escape winter's cold? Anyhoo, I am so excited because I just found her the perfect Christmas prezzie: an assortment of beauty products from Red Flower's Ocean line, which smell like a beautiful burst of summer. It's just the little pick-me-up Lyn needs on winter's darkest days. She can light the Ocean Candle and take a nice soothing bath,or shower with the Ocean Purifying Body Wash, which contains wild-crafted botanical extracts, laurel and spirulina, and follow that up with the skin-soothing Ocean Moisturizing Lotion, which contains wild blue-green algae to keep her skin soft all winter. Hmmm, on second thought, I think I'll keep it all for myself and buy Lyn a bottle of wine. After all, isn't that the best part about holiday shopping? One for you, one for me....