Meet Amy Ziff, Founder of Veritey.com

Some very exciting news - Box Intimate Wipes are now "Veritey-Approved!"  What exactly does that mean?  Veritey.com is a website that "gets to the root of healthy living."  Founded by Amy Ziff (co-founder of Jetsetter, and creative director for Jetsetter.com (amongst other things, read about her crazy impressive background here)), think of Veritey as one of those "Healthy Living for Dummies" books.  I have to admit, my pride had always prevented me from buying "XYZ for Dummies" books, but I'll make an exception in this case.  (But seriously, someone should think about re-naming those Dummy books, or at least not making them NEON yellow...make them in, like, camo or something...ooh, a million dollar idea!).

The truth is, you can be the smartest person in the world, and still be fooled by what's being sold to you.  Since the "all natural" label is not regulated by the government, we need sites like Veritey.com to do the legwork for us.  Veritey puts all of their carefully curated products through a rigorous culling process to make sure that what they claim is the truth.  

Box Intimates is thankful that our efforts to be all natural and really mean it are being recognized.  Thank you Veritey! 

Q & A with Veritey (hey, that rhymes!):

hey look!  we're veritey approved!

1. What is currently your healthy product obsession? Everything!  But mostly whatever I need to buy next. I can't just buy something anymore. I have to vet it first.  It makes buying that much more fun. For example I just bought a pair of Planet Flops and they are cute and comfy flips made from the softest all-natural rubber designed by a Podiatrist. I'm wearing them right now -- I love them! 
2. What are the parameters that a product must pass before getting on the pages of Veritey? There's not just one thing a company has to do. We look at everything they're doing. We start by  screening their ingredients and running each one through our database. We scrutinize every single ingredient. If a company passes that (most don't!) we go on to learn more about the company, what they are doing, what's their mission (if they have one), what's their supply process and more. If they pass all of that we will actually USE test them.  That's where we get to try them out and make sure the product does what it says.  It better or it doesn't belong on Veritey. We only feature 100% good goods. That's part of the magic of our curation.
3. What product, through your research, did you discover was the most surprisingly unhealthy despite it's healthful claims? Sadly, the list is very long. Given that there are no standards to call your product "natural" or "eco" these terms are abused all the time and so-called greenwashing is rampant.  Instead, I prefer to focus on companies that are making a difference by truly living up to their labels. Many of them are small companies (for now anyway!) like Box Intimates, Medecine Mama, Odacite, GoRaw, and Babo Botanicals. (There are so many more and you're all pioneers and deserve praise for being un-relentless in your quest to use safe, non-toxic ingredients and refuse anything less.)
4. What is your dream outcome for Veritey? My dream for Veritey is that we put ourselves out of business one day.  When we are no longer needed all products will be made with heart containing zero toxic or  unsafe ingredients (for the planet or people).  We have our work cut out for us!
5. Given that you're experience is so grounded in the internet, what websites do you surf when you're not working? I'm a working Mom to 3 little kids -- is there ever a moment when I'm not working? But, I do like to know what's happening in the world and keep up with my friends. Circa is a nifty way to sort and follow trending news stories. And flipboard makes social reading gorgeous and easy too.
6. What is the best website to research (other than veritey!) what is good for our bodies and our families? Veritey doesn't yet do food well.  So often when I'm shopping  I use EWG's clean 13 app and The Pesticide Action Network's app as well to stay on top of pesticide information.  I also try and reduce my use of plastic and follow the Plastic Coalition for information and ideas. Lastly, I follow the Non-GMO project and am a staunch believer that we must avoid Genetically Engineered foods until more research has been conducted. There really is no other website that looks at safety and efficacy -- that's why we're here. To make your healthy life simple, or what we call think-proof!

So there you have it.  Check in with Veritey today (I'm a lean, GREEN, rhymin' machine...).

xo,  

Box Intimates

The Period Store. That's Right. A Store for your Period.

because even  your period needs a place to shop.

The Period Store.  It's a brilliant idea.  And this is coming from a person who once said the hardest part of her (former, less fun) job was transporting tampons across a testosterone filled, Wall Steet trading floor. (Think about it.  Where do you put it?  Bringing your whole purse was a dead giveaway, sticking it up your sleeve was too risky.  Stuff it down your sock?!?  You tell me).  I've thought a lot about how to make "hell week" a little bit easier (hello?  I created coochie wipes.  I think a lot about that area.) and I wish I had thought of this first.  

Founded by husband and wife team Ashley Seil Smith and Nathan Smith, and their good friend Rubi Jones, The Period Store is a subscription service designed to take the pain out of arguably the most annoying thing about being a woman.  Rivaled by the whole, you know,  "70 cents to the dollar" thing. 

Clever, cute, and super down to earth, the trio is really onto something.  Their Monthly packets include art work, sweet treats, tea with soothing properties (for the body and for the mind), and for the month of June,  a free sample of Box Intimate Wipes!  You can read more about The Period Store here and giggle at their hilarious period puns...

 "go with the flow..." get it?  (don't answer that)... the period store's launch party goody bag...

goody bag up close and personal

What your customized box of "hell week " reducing products may look like.... 

Alternative to Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikinis...

It's been about 77 degrees and sunny where I live lately.  And although it's not officially Summer, it sure feels that way. 

Confession - it's almost always 77 degrees and sunny where I live (except for that time  12 members of my family came to visit to escape an East Coast winter and it rained for 10 days straight.  I thought all the animals were going to line up two by two and I had missed a major memo.  They haven't been back since.  If you're reading this, I PROMISE THAT WAS A FLUKE!!! COME BACK!)

With perfect weather year round, it's important to think about SPF every single day.  This summer, I decided to try out Rash Guards in addition to the requisite bikini.   No, I am not "trying to cover up your stomach" as my honey bunches of IN BIG TROUBLE asked me when I told him this.  I just think it's a good look!  I love the idea of leaving a little bit to imagination while also doing your skin some good.  

See below for my favorites.

www.jcrew.com.  love the nautical look - so refreshing!

www.jcrew.com.  this rash guard is in a signature print from London's Liberty Art Fabrics.  Liberty is my FAVORITE store NOT ONLY in the whole wide world BUT ALSO the world wide web...

www.pretasurf.com.  

www.pretasurf.com.  can't you see this on our US olympic swim team?!  er, would have to add some key colors like BLUE, but still...

www.pretasurf.com.  a red carpet ready look...

www.roxy.com.  

www.theseea.com.  LOVE this.  retro & flattering, there's something sexier about this look than most bikinis i'm seeing these days.

To Know Yourself (Inside and Out)

​Don't ruin this beautiful picture by imagining E.T. and Eliot flying across on a bicycle.  Shoot.  Shouldn't have said that...

Here's a little exercise for your heart:​

1) One summer night, when the day has cooled off and is finally behind you...
2) Go outside, find the moon...
3) And read this poem:

​“Watching the moon
at midnight,
solitary, mid-sky, 
I knew myself completely, 
no part left out.”

​I stumbed upon this lovely poem, by Izumi Shikibu, a female Japanese poet who lived in the 11th Century (and as far as I can tell, a royal bad-ass,) as I was leaving home to go to college, many many moons (haha) ago.  It felt especially fitting as I was about to embark on a new chapter in my life.  

I read this poem every so often, and nine times out of ten, I still feel like that college girl on the precipice of the unknown.  At what point will I know myself completely, no part left out?  Is that a goal that is always just beyond my fingertips?

This poem, though it represents a seemingly unattainable carrot-on-a-stick, settles my heart whenever I read it because it reveals two important things:  One, the act of seeking oneself out is a continuous and perpetually evolving journey.  And Two, if ever I need to feel centered, the moon is never far away.

I'm Just Sayin'...

​I love words.  I have been known to use "serendipitous" instead of "lucky", and "lackadaisical" instead of "lazy".  I just love the way these words trip off my tongue and spice up a sentence that might otherwise be truistic (there I go again!).  

​Below is a collection of my favorite punny/sweet/wise/silly images that focus on the written word.  Enjoy! 

​xo, Box Intimates

​note to self:  buy a bunch of these and pre-stamp/pre-address/and pre-mail them to my husband.

​for all my grammar pals...you know who you are.

for when you want to feel like a badass.​

​so true...

​hee hee.  this made me giggle.

well, that's the last time i impale myself on a turnstile trying to catch the train..

​like, duh.

it's healthy to feel this way at least once a day.

i'm the world's greatest hyperbole-er!​

yes, ME!

and then, "get lost" while you're at it...​

so THAT'S what happened!!

It's Life. Not a Buffet.

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​Falling up stairs.  Don't pretend it's never happened to you. 

Yesterday, I looked for my glasses for 30 minutes before I realized they were on my head.  Then, I fell UP the stairs. Twice.  And I'm pretty sure I paid for my Starbucks and left my drink on the counter because I have no idea where it went.  Who knows, maybe it's splattered on the windshield of the car behind me because I left it on top of my car.  Ugh, can you tell I'm having one of those weeks when I have too much on my mind?  In pursuit of some modicum of perfection,  I am always frazzled.  

Making people remove their corrective lenses also helps.  ​

​In light of Mother's Day that just passed, I want to (belatedly) praise all women, not just mothers, that you are amazing for "doing it all" as defined by your own terms.  But sometimes, I wonder, do we put WAY too much on our plate? It's LIFE, not a Vegas buffet, after all.  If ever the law of diminishing returns is more apparent, it's when you're working your way through your third plate of Prime Rib.  

​One of the best pieces of advice I've received (and the piece of advice I can NEVER follow), was given to me by a masseuse while she was working out a knot the size of a Mini Cooper.  She told me that perhaps I might try to ACCOMPLISH LESS.

This made me think because no one had ever suggested this to me.  In fact, I don't think I had ever put those two words next to each other in my life!  As with many of my readers, I have always felt like I needed to take full advantage of my biological right to be a mother, and my hard-fought political right to be a career woman. To not squander the resources at hand to have the perfect home (uh, ever check out Emily Henderson's blog?), to be the perfect mother/wife/bestfriend/girlfriend/daughter, to be the perfect host/party-planner,  to be the perfect colleague and employee, all while looking like a J. Crew model? 

​What I look like when I roll out of bed.  Yup.

I don't think that Accomplishing Less means getting sucked into a Real Housewives of Who Knows Where Marathon (altho that sounds kind of amazing) while eating Frito-Lay queso with your fingers straight out of a jar (also kind of amazing).  I think it just means appropriately Lowering Standards and Saying No.  But, isn't this what Sheryl Sandberg and her Lean In gang are telling us is wrong with women today? 

For one week, I've decided that I'm going to try to Accomplish Less.  Who knows?  Maybe it will help me realize that I'm actually Doing More.  And help me realize that having it all is very different than doing it all.  At the very least, I hope it means that I won't fall up the stairs anymore...because my shins can't take it anymore. 

Melissa Shoes (Will Make You Happy)

I fell madly in love in 2008.  We met at a crowded sample sale in NYC with hundreds of other women eyeing the prize, but I beat them all with my sharp elbows and a valient long jump that would make a young Bruce Jenner proud.

Who was he, you ask?  Nay, not "he...".   They.  And "They" were the Melissa Shoes + Vivienne Westwood Lady Dragon Heart Heel you see below. 

Five years later, and many a night out, these shoes still look as good as they day they were born (which is more than I can say about Bruce Jenner, God bless his over plucked eyebrows).  

The original Jelly Shoe, Melissa shoes give new meaning to walkin' on sunshine.  Aren't they so happy?  

Melissa Shoes were born in 1979 in Brazil.   And tho they look like Barbie shoes, they are incredibly comfortable.  Really.  I promise.  When I first heard that they had a "green" bent to their story, I honestly couldn't get my head around that one...I mean, aren't they PLASTIC?  It turns out, however, that are created with a zero waste philosophy recycles 99.9% of factory water and waste.  Their pretty shoes are also 100% recyclable (although if I EVER catch you throwing your Melissa shoes into the Blue Recycle bin, you and I are OVER!!!)

Melissa shoes collaborates with some of the greatest luminaries in Fashion and Art: Vivienne Westwood, Jason Wu, KARL LAGERFELD, Zaha Hadid, Jean Paul Gaultier, um, KARL LAGERFELD. 

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​Their prices have, unfortunately, skyrocketed since I first started buying them in 2008 which officially makes them the best performing investment in my Fashion portfolio.  You can find Melissa shoes on their website or at Saks or Asos.com ranging from $60 - $200. 

​If that seems too steep for you, they recently introduced Mel Shoes, Melissa's diffusion line.  Think of it as Skipper is to Barbie.  I know, I know, no one wanted to be Skipper, but Mel Shoes are super cute and look just like Melissas:

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And if MEL SHOES aren't your cup of tea, maybe Mini Melissa's are:  

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​Confession:  The second these shoes came out, I bought one.  At the time, no boyfriend, no husband, no baby.   #couldn'tresist. What if I had a boy?  I have no issue with cross dressing.

Oh!  I almost forgot the MOST important detail of all!!  Their shoes are injected with the scent of bubble gum and smell EXACTLY like Hello Kitty Erasers;.  If you know what I mean, we're meant to be best friends. 

Thanks for reading!  ​

xo,
Box Intimates

Get Thee To A Gym

​great pic, huh?  http://www.swedishhasbeens.com/

It’s May and time to check in on my New Year’s resolutions.  This year, I only had one: exercise.  Not very creative, I realize, but a necessary one.  I'm a serially monogamous dater when it comes to exercise but the last year I have been monogamous to my couch.  I think I just burned out.  This has happened to me before...after a 1.5 year long, very monogamous relationship with Bikram Yoga.  I hit a (sweaty) wall, and ran out of studio screaming, 'I'M JUST SO HOT!!!" It wasn't pretty. They didn't even let me get my mat.  

​So recently, I decided to give my local barre class a try.  I figured it was the perfect way to ease back into an exercise routine.  A little stretching, a little lifting, a little leg lifting - what could go wrong? 

Everything!  You know that person who is constantly being called out?  Well, that was me.   “Right leg, sweetie.  Right Leg.  Right. No, you’re other right."   ​When the person in back of me started to lift the wrong leg, too,  the instructor actually said, "Don't follow the person in front of you (glaring straight at me)."  Ok, so I made up that glaring part, but that's what it felt like.  

I like to zone out in workout classes. It's my time to relax.  And this class was way more confusing than learning Spanish in Russian.   For instance, of the instructions below – guess which one was made up?  (I ask you to actually attempt these positions. Think of it as today's fun afternoon diversion).

1.       “Place your feet in an athletic “V” shape” 
2.       "Lift the bottom of your heart to the top of your chest"
3.       "Pivot from the knee while turning your shin inwards"
4.       While focusing on the space between your shoulder blades, flare your right nostril.

So which one did I make up?  NONE OF THEM!! Just kidding – I made up #4, but if the instructor HAD said it, I would NOT have been surprised.  Sigh.  Back to square one - Any suggestions anyone?  Something that doesn't require the bendy skills of a Cirque du Soleil performer...

Wedding Dresses...

Tho I look back at my wedding day and thank my lucky stars that those wretched days of NEVER.ENDING.PLANNING are over, I still find myself shopping for wedding dresses.  

I know.  I don't get it either.  The only explanation I can offer is that maybe it's the one part of my wedding that I didn't really think through (I had to find the dress in one weekend!) and didn't reeeeally feel like "me"....(here's the dress btw).   Anyhoo, I have never been one to dwell, but I have been one to do some major browsing online. 

These are the dresses that I keep going back to over and over again - enough to warrant it's own Pinterest page.  Enjoy!​

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First Row, Left to Right: Reem Acra Pleated Veil, Kate Moss Galliano Veil.​
Second Row, Left to Right: Karlie Kloss, Downton Abbey wedding.

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First Row, Left to Right: Elizabeth Taylor, Grace Kelly
Second Row, Left to Right: Julie Andrews, Natalie Wood

Twenty-Faux Carat Gold

"There is no hope for the aching world except through the narrow and straight path of nonviolence." Gandhi

Boston, 4.14.13

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Remember two weeks ago I said I was slightly addicted to my can of Gold Spray Paint?  The awesome one that makes everything it touches look like it belongs on Mr. T's neck?  ​Well, I was online looking for bookends to corral my unruly books when I fell in lust with some amazing brassy gold animal bookends that cost exactly one bajillion dollars.  Since my rainy day fund jar had, at last count, 56 pennies in it, I was a few jillion dollars short.  Gold Spray Paint to the rescue.

It was kind of hard to find the appropriate plastic animals, which surprised me.  I tried to find some online but apparently, plastic animals are only sold in increments of one million.  And I only needed two.  So I went to my local zoo's gift shop and found these guys:​

​No, that isn't a Sophie the Giraffe.  Those of you with young kids know who I mean.  I have taken things from children in the past (lollipops, cheerios, uh Tickle Me Elmo so I could chuck it across the room) but never a Sophie!

A quick blast of gold spray paint, and voila! Do you like how I tried to recreate their natural habitat?  A tipppity tip:  Do not overspray.  I did and it took over three days for these guys to fully dry.  

I use Loc-Tite Gel Glue for just about everything (see below - glueing the heads back onto my Momiji dolls.  Looking into their headless, smiling faces as I performed surgery on them made me feel like a cheerful Dr. Frankenstein. Odd feeling).  Loc-Tite is a little hard core (one false move and your elbow is stuck to your big toe forever), I'm sure a hot glue gun would have worked, but this is faster. 

After every nook and cranny dried, it was time to test drive my new bookends!  Hope you like them!  BTW - a collection of a few of my favorite books, and that diffuser is Paddywax in Basil Cucumber.   Lastly - look at more fun things you can do with spray paint and plastic animals!!

xo, Box Intimates

A Happy Home

I walked into my favorite bookstore this Saturday and walked out with this book:

It was so satisfying to spend an hour poring over each page and jotting down ideas rather than frantically jumping from one idea to the next on Pinterest, eyes glazed over and feeling Pinadequate that I will never find time to make a terrarium out of popsicles sticks and  Washi tape).  Wait, did I just make up a word?  Pinadequate?  I kind of love it. 

Happy Home: Every Day Magic for a Colorful Life is by Charlotte Hedeman Gueniau, a cookbook turned design writer from Odense, Denmark.  Charlotte’s style is easy, accessibly neat (i.e. not OCD neat like you see in many interior design books), and  instantly implementable. 

I absolutely envy her ability to embrace color so wholeheartedly.  Over the years, I somehow allowed myself to drift over to the taupe, gray, navy side of things.  I’m going to use this book as inspiration to take back my colors!!  With colors this vibrant, it’s impossible not to feel happy.

My favorite ideas are below. Note that she anchors most of her rooms with an abundance of white so as not to look like a Crayola explosion.  

​Be Happy! xo, Box Intimates

The Midas Touch

It's no secret that ​hearts are my favorite shape, unicorns are my favorite mythical creature, but did you know gold is my favorite element, closely followed by Molybdenum because it's a fun word to say?

Indulge my inner Magpie and flock to all that glitters. xo, Box Intimates

Jean Louis Deniot's Paris apartment.  Hammered Gold, Mid Century Pendant Lamp...Sigh.

This children's lamp from Land of Nod lamp proves that you never have to grow up. ​

​I will never forgive myself for throwing away my pink Jelly shoes, but at least I kept my original Casio watch.

The absolute best in supersaturated color, many an ​unsuspecting tchotchkes have fallen prey to this spray paint in GoldChrome.   Unleash your inner tagger.

Pour Some Sugar On Me

It's Springtime.  Which means that summer is just around the corner. Bikinis, flip flops, and…hair removal (insert Psycho scream here).  

If you've let yourself go since LAST summer (don’t look at me! Ok, fine.  Look at me), the first time does NOT have to be painful.    I had the chance to speak to Kristin Fennema,  owner of SugarCoated Skincare (and an Alexandria certified educator on Sugaring) about the sweet virtues of sugaring.  Read this quick, but informative interview! xo, Box Intimates

Lemon, Sugar, and Water?  (+ vodka + cocktail umbrella?) Get ready for summer. ​

What is sugaring? Sugaring is a natural, gentle, sanitary and non wax alternative to Waxing. It is based on an Ancient Egypt technique.

What are the benefits of sugaring?  Sugaring is better than waxing and other hair removal techniques, because it does not traumatize the skin.  As a skin care professional, it is my duty to care for your skin, not to hurt it and do it damage!  The Sugar paste consists of Sugar, Lemon and Water - no wax and no resin.  It removes dead skin cells, not live ones.  It is also 100% sanitary (no double dipping), removes short hairs (you don't have to wait as long in between appointments), is water soluble and easy to clean-up.  Lastly, it removes hair in the direction of growth, not against it which means less pain!

Can sugaring be used for all areas of the body? Yes, all areas from brows to Brazilians to toes!...with the exception of the inner ear and inner nose (Ouch!)

Any suggestions on what we should do with our hair during the “in between” appointment stage? Well, because Sugaring can remove short hairs, the "in between" stage is reduced.  On average, appointments are every 3-4 weeks. If one MUST shave, the good news is that 5 days of growth is typically long enough for Sugaring hair removal.

If sugar does not adhere to the skin, is it as effective as getting the roots of the hairs out?  Absolutely, that's the beauty of Sugaring!  It seeps in below the mouth of the hair follicle and grabs the hair from a deeper level than just the surface of the skin. This allows for less breakage of the hair and therefore less in-growns.

Any other tips to keep our bodies looking beautiful? Especially with summer around the corner? Aside from a regular Sugaring program, I recommend exfoliating gloves several times a week and moisturizing with a Shea Butter based lotion.  For an extra boost, bathing in Dead Sea Salts are wonderful for detox as well as for skin softening and moisturizing.

Who knew?! SugarCoated Skincare is based in beachy Encinitas, CA.   Don't live near San Diego?  Don't despair - ask us for our favorite sugaring recs in your city!

I Like You.

You know you’re in a good spot when you've gotten through the “I Love You” stage and you can still say  “I Like You”.​  

http://www.vintagesmith.com/

Reproductions of Victorian Flashcards in clever collages...

A perfect present for your honeybunch, don't you think?  Straightforward, sweet, and not too mushy.   It can mean, "Hey.  I like you.” But I prefer it to mean, "I love you so much that I still like you despite the fact that your toots that make my eyes water (just by thinking about them, might I add).”  Ah, romance!​  xo, Box Intimates

Lean in, Sister

​Sisters are like bras.  Supportive, yet slightly irritating.   Image of Lee Radziwell and Jacqueline Kennedy. 

This month’s Vanity Fair came today, and of course, I had to read the much talked about Taylor Swift article…I was especially intrigued because Taylor Swift used a line that I heard Madeleine Albright say at my 5 year Wellesley College Reunion in 2004:  “There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women."  She was referring to Amy Pohler and Tina Fey's cheeky comment on her dating life at the 2013 Golden Globes. 

Great ​quote, huh?

Tho I personally think that Swift had her sensi-pants* on that day, it reminded me of WSJ's article on the Queen Bee Syndrome, and then of Marissa Mayer’s drastic move to halt telecommuting (clearly a huge career disadvantage for working women), and ultimately of Sheryl Sandberg's plea for us to all Lean In. 

Women have an arguably more complicated existence.  Women are both biologically and socially burdened/privileged (circle one), with the chore/honor (circle one) of carrying and nurturing the children in this world.  Even women who don’t have children are subjected to their own biological and social pressures to have children.  All of this while trying to make a buck in a business construct created by and for men? 

Sheesh. 

I have no clever takeaway, other than this: I pledge to support the decisions that all women make.  Even Marissa Mayer’s.  Because going back to Madeleine Albright’s quote – I want to be the kind of woman who supports other women.  And if I have to go to hell, I’d rather it be because I pulled a funny prank involving a scary clown mask and a crowded room...​

xo, Box Intimates

*Shockingly, the word “sensi-pants” has yet to be defined on Urbandictionary.com.  I have been using the word for at least one eon.  Possibly two.   It means "Pants that when worn, make you feel a little bit fragile, or sensi-tive…”  What, you mean that's not part of your normal lexicon?

Sweet Dreams...

Don’t forget Daylight Savings is this Sunday, March 10th!  The dreaded “Spring Forward” means that we all lose a precious hour of sleep.  There are very few things that I long for from my youth (teenage angst, first broken heart, pimples?  No, thank you!) but one thing I do miss was my utter lack of responsibility. Lazy weekend mornings, turning the pillow over to get to the “cool side” (or in my case, the non-drool side!”, and sleeping into 2 pm.  There is no better feeling than waking up and realizing that you don’t actually have to get up yet…Are those days gone forever?

The beautiful images below invoke the pure environment that I’d love to wake up to every morning (or preferably, every mid-morning!).  One can dream...

xo, Box Intimates

​All images courtesy of Pinterest and can be found on http://pinterest.com/boxintimates/in-the-bedroom/

It's Pink. So Buy It: Limited Edition Stand-Up Paddleboard

Have you seen anything like this?  Oh, to have this board AND be a bad-ass Paddler?  (Wait, is that even what they are called?  Surfers are to Surfboards as Paddlers are to Paddleboards...Hmmm.  Something doesn't seem exactly right). 

​Ok, fine.  So I don't even know what people who paddleboard are called.  I'm a paddleboard wannabe (cover face in shame!)  But I don't care.  I'm buying this board just to have in my room.  *Swoon*.

xo, Box Intimates

Happy Anniversary To Us!

Can you believe it?  We made it to our first year anniversary! (Which is more than we can say about these people).  Box Intimate Wipes is now in 20 retail locations and have sold thousands of wipes – all thanks to you!

We recently launched our new website and have more things planned for the upcoming year, including a blog that we will actually use to…uh, blog on.  Check back for weekly updates!

Lots of kisses and a huge THANK YOU for your support!

xo, Box Intimates

SUMMER’S AROUND THE CORNER – ARE YOU READY?

Box Intimate Wipes are featured in Healthy Bitch Daily!  Read here about how to stay fresh during the hot months ahead.
For a limited time, receive free shipping by typing “Summer” at checkout at www.boxintimates.com.

xo,
The Box Intimate Team,
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BOX INTIMATES WIPES AT WAX ADDICT – SAN FRANCISCO

Sometimes it’s hard to know when to stop.  Thank goodness for Wax Addict, Celia Anaya’s waxing spa located in San Francisco’s Financial District.  Specializing in Brows and Brazilians, she can correct those over-tweezed brows.  Don’t pretend like you don’t know what we’re talking about.  Hunched in front of the bathroom mirror…tweezing till there’s nothing left.  You know you shouldn’t, you know you’ll regret it…but you just need to tweeze ONE. MORE. HAIR {insert frenzied tweezing here} !!!!

Ahem.  Where were we?  Oh yes…With years of experience at Benefit Brow Bar at Bloomingdales, Wax Addict can help.

The first step is admitting you have a problem.  The next step is to book an appointment at Wax Addict.

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