Cosmetics + Allergies

So, I know that I promised to get back in the game and post more often, and my only honest excuse is that motivation and inspiration are hard things for me to come by organically. However, sometimes things happen in life that are (or in this case, aren’t) great that make me realize having a…

Healthy Habits: Care/Of Vitamins

I have been a vegetarian for about 8/9 years and also have multiple food allergies, and with this laundry-list of dietary restrictions there has always been a back-of-the-mind worry that I wasn’t meeting all of my nutritional requirements. I am reasonably careful about watching what I eat and making sure I’m getting the protein, vitamins, etc.…

How-To: Survive Food Allergies

One of the questions I hear most after telling people about my food allergies is “How do you do that?!”, often followed by “So, what DO you eat??”. Let me tell you, living with food allergies is no walk in the park. Cravings for things you can’t have, spending hours trying to figure out restaurants…

Daily Routines & Skincare

When you spend years doing experiments figuring out what exactly your body can and cannot tolerate, skin issues are going to be plentiful. Struggling with trying to achieve a clear complexion since the end of high school, I have finally reached a truce with my skin. Between avoiding certain ingredients due to food allergies, knowing…

Beauty Faves: Truly Gifted

For the first beauty post, I wanted to talk a little about my all-time favorite product: Gifted mascara by Tarte Now, I’m typically one of those women who refuses to leave the house without my makeup fully done. Eyebrows on point, contouring the cheekbones, the works. BUT if there was ever some reason I didn’t…

Greetings from Moss & Mango

As a first post, I wanted to introduce myself and talk a little about my goals for this blog. As a woman currently residing in the Midwest, I live a constant battle trying to find decent places to hike, restaurants that cater to my laundry list of food allergies, and ways to bring modern fashion/beauty to a city that is slowly beginning to thrive in it’s own ways.