Posts with tag Indiana Jones

Calling all skincare junkies! Five lucky winners will be among the first to try Ojon's brand new Batana collection, which debuted Friday at Sephora.

The paraben-, preservative- and artificial color-free bath and body collection is packed with good-for-your-pelt natural ingredients like Acai, Biritu, Copaiba and Swa oils, plus, of course, the company's signature Ojon oil. The sulfate-free shower gel is created with a naturally foaming surfactant, and infused with oils to hydrate while it cleanses. The body cream is clinically proven to instantly increase skin's hydration by 51%, and the effects last up to 24 hours. Potent antioxidants protect skin from aging, and there's no greasy residue - it absorbs instantly. I'm using it and adore it - it literally changes the texture of my skin on contact and (bonus!) smells like the beach, all coconut and warm vanilla.

If you're not familiar with Ojon's amazing products, let me give you a little background: The line is based on oil extracted from the Ojon nut, harvested for centuries by the native Tawira people of Central America (known locally as "the people of beautiful hair" - really!) to hydrate their hair and bodies. In a story that rivals Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, company founder Denis Simioni traveled to the rain forests of Honduras to source Ojon oil, befriended the local people, and in cooperation with MOPAWI, developed a corporate partnership involving thousands of Tawira producers. This relationship has brought work to the formerly poor area, creating jobs for thousands and a local industry, while helping the Tawira people preserve their traditional lifestyle and the rain forests around them.

The Batana launch even took place at The United Nations in New York, at which Jorge Arturo Reina, the UN Ambassador to Honduras, expressed personal gratitude for the work Ojon is doing with the Tawira people in Honduras. As a seasoned beauty editor, I can vouch for the fact this was not your normal press event - most take place in trendy lofts or hotel suites - and to see firsthand the difference Ojon is making in Honduras was truly touching.

Isn't that a great story? But, what makes it truly impressive is that Ojon's products are like nothing you've ever tried before. See for yourself - sign up for our giveaway!


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Usually, when it comes to watches, we prefer form over function -- because aren't watches really all about fashion, who really cares what time it is anyway? However, there are some watches out there that have so many awesome survival functions, that their allure can win out over their more stylish counterparts. Inserting survival gear into your everyday wardrobe is a manly fashion statement all itself. It says: I'm hard to kill.
Any action hero will tell you that a competent badass always knows which way North is. This titanium compass watch from Timex will take care of that requirement for you. The titanium case is nearly indestructible and is water resistant for up to 100m. It's not exactly the most fashionable watch we've come across, but it doesn't completely sacrifice looks. It does, on the other hand, look exactly like an action hero's timepiece should look like -- except we can't find the detonator button.

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Good news for those of us who like to dress like a loose-cannon archaeologist who just got back from a trek through the African Savannah: the safari look is back. Ok, maybe it never quite left, but with the latest installment of the Indiana Jones movies hitting the big screen, safari fashion is roaring back into full force.


Designers are turning out all kinds of safari-inspired designs, decked out with all the unnecessary pockets, straps, and belt loops for the safari gadgets that you probably won't ever carry. Still, the look is rugged, military and functional -- 3 things that make you feel like a badass who can get through any kind of dangerous, life or death situation. Shouldn't fashion inspire confidence? Plus, we like any style that allows us to successfully incorporate a bull whip.

With the Oscars upon us a young man's fancy turns to cinema. So does mine, and I'm guessing yours too. We can't help it. It lures us with its pretty people and its big screen magic.

Perhaps the hottest movie of the moment is one that won't be featured on Sunday, but rather this summer in the form of the latest Indiana Jones installment: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (trailer).

It's only natural that blockbuster movies make their way into everyday situations, be they language or fashion, and while you probably won't see the hat rocked as much as it should be, there is one movie tie-in that is sure to thrill everyone.

The Indiana Jones Sound FX Whip ($19.99) is intended for ages 6 and up. I'm going to guess the market will be somewhere in the "up" range. You see, while a whip that plays the theme from Raiders of the Lost Ark and makes authentic "whip sounds" has a certain appeal to six-year-olds, the real money is surely to come from a more adult crowd, one that crosses the lines of fanboy and S&M enthusiast.

I don't know that I'd buy my kids another weapon toy built to terrorize each other, but I'm not above pretending to buy my kids another weapon toy and taking it home to channel my inner-professor. You know, for fanboy purposes.