by Tara Mackey | Blogroll, Discounts, Food, Product Reviews

There’s a new tea in town and I’ll admit that I fell in love instantly! It’s been amazing to have another totally natural, organic, caffeine free option to sip on during these super sunny summer months! These bottled, ready to drink, convenient formulas from Teaonic are delicious as well as healthy. Each flavor is jam packed with nature’s most delicious herbs, leaves, fruits, barks, flowers, spices and teas to support different functions for the body. No added sugars – because none are needed!
I am obsessed with tea and Teaonic has come along and filled a huge gap in my delicious, organic cold-tea needs.

Favorite blends?

- I Love My Adrenals – Feeling stressed out or run down? This is your happiness tea! I adore chugging this in the beginning of the day to set my mood, or right before I go surfing to get me going! This tea improves our body’s ability to cope with stress, alleviate fatigue, increase overall energy and stamina, and strengthen immune function.

- I Love My Femininity – This delicious tea is perfect for balancing female hormones, promoting a more regular and healthy female cycle, improving mood balance, and supporting overall reproductive health. Contains a powerful combination of Vitex (my favorite feminine herb!), Raspberry, Jasmine, Spearmint and Roobis.

- I Love My Gut – Your entire overall health starts with your gut! In fact, 80% of your body’s immune system is located in the gut! I Love My Gut #1 is a soothing tonic that helps support the body’s natural elimination process, soothe occasional indigestion, and improve overall energy and immunity. Milk thistle, dandelion leaf, roobis, cardamom and clove make this one of my favorites for it’s unique, refreshing flavor.

- I Love My Skin – Did you know that your skin is the largest organ in your body? It also requires the most hydration! I Love My Skin is a tasty, refreshing tonic that will help you flush out toxins and impurities and promote healthy skin from the inside out!

Coupon Code
To try out this tea, you can use code organiclife at checkout for a delightful 30% OFF! (SHOP)

with love,
Tara
by Tara Mackey | Blogroll, Giveaway, Product Reviews

” Well your teeth are so white! What do you use to brush with?” asked my friend Jennie one afternoon, after we went over all the nasties in her toothpaste. My fun answer?
” I brush with charcoal and essential oil! And I love it!”
I was so excited when Well Scent reached out to me about checking out some of their products. I have been following them on IG for awhile now, and had heard nothing but amazing things. I’ve also wanted to switch up my dental ritual, so I was excited to see that they had a healthy, natural dental line! This line coupled with frequent trips to practices similar to that of this Manhattan dentist is sure to help keep your teeth, gums and mouth in perfect hygenic condition!
I’ve been pumped about brushing my teeth in the last few weeks! Using a powerful combination of the Shine Dental Powder + Sparkle Dental Powder + Watch Your Mouth, my teeth have never been cleaner or whiter! Before I brush, I anoint myself with Well Scent’s Pause For Peace (which you can tell from these photos I use quite a bit!) on my third eye and on my collarbone for a calming, irie feeling. This centers you and helps you to keep focused on the most important aspect of your dental ritual: your health.

Sparkle Dental Powder
WHAT IT IS: Sparkle is a natural and systemically supportive alternative to toxic mainstream teeth whitening treatments. Sparkle utilizes earth’s gifts to detox the mouth, eliminate plaque and naturally brighten and strengthen dental enamel.
How I use it:
I add this to my brush first and use it on my teeth with a little filtered water.
Why It Works:
Activated charcoal is perhaps a counter-intuitive option for teeth brightening, but the truth is, my teeth have never been brighter, stronger or more healthy! Charcoal has been found more than capable of disarming the lethal properties of thousands of man-made pollutants and is a key ingredient in many detoxification protocols. Activated charcoal works through the principle mechanism of adsorption. It acts by electrostatically binding molecules to the surfaces of the charcoal particle. One teaspoon of activated charcoal powder has about the same surface area as a football field. This expansive surface area translates into a tremendous potential to adsorb toxictity. It also contains Myrhh, Plaintain and Baking Soda. Of course, this may not work for everyone in the whitening process but it’s something you can try. If you have no success, it may be best visting a Greenville area dentist to get the white teeth you’ve always dreamed of!

Shine Mineral Rich Dental Brightener + Polish
WHAT IT IS: Exfoliant, tooth brightener and polish that supports locally and systemically. The natural ingredients are transported directly into the bloodstream from the gum mucosa. This formulation strongly inhibits the bacteria that cause heart disease, gingivitis, bad breath and inflammation from other microbes. It has received praised amongst medical and naturopathic doctors as well as biological dentists. (Vegan, Gluten-Free, Paleo)
How I use it:
After I brush with Sparkle, I add Shine + my preferred essential oil (Watch Your Mouth) to my tooth brush and go to work!
Why It Works:
Green Living Clay is a rare desert clay that has been protected from contaminants and leaching by the climate. Sealed away and isolated from natural elements by a cap of zeolite minerals for forty-three million years, this highly charged Calcium Bentonite Clay has tremendous drawing power, making it useful as a gentle mouth detox. Baking soda has been shown to neutralize acids in the mouth which reduces the amount of acid-loving bacteria that cause cavities. Baking soda has also been shown to reduce dental plaque. It will naturally and gently remove surface stains.


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Watch Your Mouth – Extreme Clean Toothpaste Replacement and Mouthwash
INGREDIENTS:Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Leaf Oil (Cinnamon), Mentha Piperita Oil (Peppermint), Hippophae rhamnoides (Supercritical sea buckthorn berry oil), Thymus vulgaris extract (Thyme), Eugenia Caryophyllus (Clove) Flower Oil, Pistacia lentiscus gum water (mastic), Azadirachta indica (Neem) and 100% USDA Certified Organic Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil.
How I use it:
I add this invigorating essential oil blend to my toothbrush along with my Shine Powder. It tastes really fresh, with a blend of cinnamon, peppermint, thyme and clove blended with all star neem oil, to clean and balance. I also love that I can switch this blend to other essential oils, as sometimes I prefer a different flavor to my toothpaste.
I also use this for oil pulling, adding some to coconut oil and then swishing the blend around in my mouth for 5-10 minutes. This helps to prevent cavities, kill bacteria and heal any funky stuff going on. I love it!
Why It Works:
Peppermint has a wide range of actions (antiviral, anti-fungal, anti-infectious, antispasmodic, analgesic and others). It is a tonic to the liver, heart, stomach and pancreas. It acts specifically against Bacillus subtilis, Candida albicans, E. Coli, Staphylococcus and many others.
Studies have shown that Neem Oil can benefit oral health by reducing plaque and bacteria. It is antioxidant and mineral-rich (zinc, magnesium, copper, iron, phosphorous and potassium) and is generally well tolerated and particularly useful in cases of gingivitis.

You can Win the dental set and clean up your own dental practice by entering here!
It’s super simple and I can’t wait to share this life-changing ritual with one of you!
with love,
Tara
by Tara Mackey | Beauty, Blogroll, Discounts, Giveaway, Green Beauty

Indie Beauty Expo is the very first of it’s kind, and I am so excited about this incredible event that connects the very best in safe beauty with the conscious consumer!
There will be TWO winners for this giveaway! Each winner will receive one ticket for General Admission for the Indie Beauty Expo on August 27th at the Altman Building in NYC. This event is going to be amazing! You can check out my interview with the Founder of Indie Beauty Expo, Jillian Wright (here) to learn more about the event!

If you just want to purchase tickets immediately, go here and use my PROMO CODE: ORGANICLIFE for 20% OFF!

To Enter, simply leave a comment telling me why you want to go! 🙂
with love,
Tara
by Tara Mackey | Blogroll, Discounts, Green Beauty

I am so happy that Gia Minerals popped up on my radar on instagram a few months ago. The Founder, Georgina, is so passionate about bringing quality, superior, clean beauty products to you. The colors are beautifully pigmented and I just love how multi-useful they are! With a dab of water or mixed with my favorite balm Waxelene, each of these colors instantly doubles as a gloss or a crème shadow!

The Gia Minerals Bronzer in Sun Goddess is stunning! So beautiful, and it looks incredible on my freckled skin tone. I use this with or without makeup underneath and it’s always eye popping and gorgeous.

Gia Minerals Foundation in Latte is a perfect match for my skin tone, but Gia makes many other colors as well! With super healing ingredients like Kaolin Clay and Zinc Oxide, this mineral foundation helps your skin heal as it flawlessly covers and revitalizes.

Gia Minerals setting veil is perfect for blending makeup seamlessly and also creating depth, and an air brushed finish. Ultra fine, super soft texture enriched with certified organic green tea, jojoba, calendula and rosemary for a beautiful finish!

Riches is one of the most beautiful eye shadows I have ever seen! I love the gorgeous, glittery gold color. Made with mica, titanium dioxide and iron oxides, it’s free from talc, parabens or other skin irritants and is a great healthy choice!

Fantasia is a cool coral shadow that doubles as a beautiful lip gloss – just add your favorite balm! I love this color for a full eye or blended to create a warm or smokey look.

Then there’s the gorgeous Blue Moon. Don’t let the high pigment scare you. I recently blended this seamlessly into a smokey nighttime look and it was so perfect because it gives a natural highlight. The shimmer is out of a fairy tale and will definitely have all eyes on you!
Here is a recent look I did with Gia Minerals …

Full tutorial Coming soon to the blog!
With Love,
Tara
by Tara Mackey | Blogroll, Fashion








Statement pieces are one of my favorite parts of fashion. Sometimes I just love wearing something that’s striking no matter where I’m headed. We all have at least one eye catching piece that’s attractive, bold, unique and reflects who we are. It should make you feel comfortable, sexy and sought after. Although accessories are great for this, I love having at least one dress, romper and coat on hand that also serves this purpose. I love expressing myself through fashion! Putting together a beautiful outfit is incredibly easy with just one perfect piece.
Have you found a way to make your statement this summer?
Dress: Tiger Mist
Makeup: The Tara Collection
with love,
Tara