The holidays are just around the corner – and with the rush to the end of the year comes a tantalizing hint of what’s next. To me, a new year holds the same tantalizing sense of possibility as seedlings, brand new books, and national borders. They are a chance to start fresh, breaking with...

Hi guys: Adwoa here! Remember last week when I said that the editors at MHMag were going to start coming out from behind the scenes a bit? Here we are, as promised – chalk it up to my hatred of suspense. This week we’re kicking things off with a brief explanation of what being a...

Though summer may be coming to a close, it’s still important to give consideration to your sunscreen choices.  This past June, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that they had updated/are updating their standards and labeling requirements for sunscreen products. It...

Dear Beauty Chick… A lovely customer of mine recently asked me when she should throw out makeup (I’m pretty sure she was in the midst of a “spring cleaning bug” as one has hit me recently as well.) So naturally I said “That’s a great question- I’m so...

We’ve all heard this one before- What’s the definition of insanity? Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. When it comes to ice cream, I am definitely a nutter. Despite the knowledge that I’m lactose intolerant, that my skin looks a hundred times better when...

When was the last time you had your makeup applied by an expert makeup artist with over 20 years experience?  As you can imagine, I was honored to have Mary Van, owner & founder of Mineralogie give me a glam makeover during my last visit to Butterfly Effect. Mineralogie, the leader in...

Dear Beauty Chick, I’m so frustrated! I have these things, they seem like pimples or clogged pores, on my scalp and along my hairline. Sometimes, they even hurt and they make me feel really self-conscious. What’s worse is I’ve struggled with them for years! I’ve tried all sorts of...

When I began my research on parabens, I was completely overwhelmed. There are innumerable websites making blanket statements regarding their safety and very few actually comparing both sides of the data to come to a well-rounded conclusion. Not content to simply accept the FDA’s assessment...

 Modern Hippie Mag presents its first video profile on Butterfly Effect, a holistic beauty boutique located in the Citrus Square Plaza in downtown Sarasota, Florida.  Opened by our very own “Beauty Chick” Shayna Teicher a few months ago, Butterfly Effect has already made an...

Do you ever find yourself sticking with something you don’t really like just because you don’t think there is anything better out there? My senior year of college I dated a guy named…let’s call him Pete.  Pete was hot. Seriously, couldn’t believe my luck, made me weak in...