Proud Mary

Wear your heart on your sleeve. French designer Catherine Malandrino and songstress Mary J. Blige have teamed up to debut a luxurious collection of t-shirts to benefit Blige's women's advocacy charity FFAWN - Foundation For the Advancement of Women Now. The shirts, which feature messages like "I'm Free", "I'm Love" and "I'm Power," are lyrics taken from Mary J's songs. Prices start at $39, and the line is available at Bloomingdales stores.

Source: popsugardaily.com

Green is in at H & M

Swedish high street clothing chain, H&M (Hennes & Mauritz) is launching its first skin care range made with Ecocert-certified organic ingredients at the beginning of March.

Products include shower gel, body lotion, body scrub, hand cream and lip balm, and are available in either a combination of raspberry and melon or lavender and mint. According to H&M’s head of design, Ann-Sofie Johansson, introducing an organic skincare range seemed logical to the company given its previous work with organic materials. “It felt like a natural step, since we’ve worked with organic cotton garments for a few seasons now,” she said, adding that decision was also in part driven by consumer demand for organic products.

Organic skincare at an affordable price
The Swedish company is famous for its budget friendly merchandise, and the organic skincare range is no exception, coming in at between €3.90 and €4.90. A spokesperson for H&M explained to CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com that the higher price tag associated with producing organic products was not a barrier to the creation of the line. “Organically certified products are slightly more expensive to produce. However, the prices are within H&M’s frameworks,” she said. Organic apple juice is a key ingredient in the range, featuring in the shower gel, body scrub, body lotion and hand cream. Other ingredients include organic almondand apricot seeds, and the lip balm contains jojoba and beeswax.