Hi PeaceKeepers,

If your calendar’s anything like ours, it’s packed with amazing Summer events; weddings, birthdays, outdoor concerts, even a block party or two! While you’re out having fun in the sun, you want to look as gorgeous as possible without breaking a sweat, and PeaceKeeper’s got the perfect products to help you out.

Through July 31, check out our Midsummer Sale and get 20% off everything – and we mean everything: our USDA-approved YUM Balms (in four fruity flavors), our shimmery Lip Glosses, and our Vegan Nail Paints – perfect beauty products for a hot day! Use promo code JULY at checkout.

With Love,
The PeaceKeeper Team
www.iamapeacekeeper.com

PeaceKeeper Cause-Metics is the only cosmetics company to give donations to urgent human rights issues around the world.
Want to become a PeaceKeeper too? Check out our products and the causes we support!

Mission:  Possible?  When you’ve got PeaceKeepers, anything is possible!

PeaceKeeper Cause-Metics has a chance to become a finalist in Mission: Small Business, Chase’s competition for a lucky small business to win $250,000 – and we need YOUR help to win it!

We only need 200 more votes by June 30 and EVERY VOTE COUNTS! Here is why you should take the time:

• PeaceKeeper wants to continue to fund women who have been trafficked, indentured or who live in extreme poverty. (Check out our Philanthropy page to see what we support.)

• PeaceKeeper wants to launch a college campus program to help young women engage in activism and learn what real beauty is (which is our philanthropy, humanity and how we give back to the world).

• PeaceKeeper sources certain raw ingredients from developing world farmers gives their families loans when we can. (Read about Sanvardhini Agro, one of the many organic farms from whom we source our ingredients.)

By taking the time to vote PeaceKeeper, you are voting for all companies and founders who try to help heal the world with our buying power.

Here’s How To Vote…

1. Visit www.missionsmallbusiness.com/.

2. Look for “Log in via Facebook to support your community” (the app will not give away your personal information, and you can even remove it from your account once voting has ended).

3. Type “PeaceKeeper” in the Search bar at the bottom of the page.

4. Scroll to the bottom of the page. The VOTE button is on the far right.

5. Click on it ONCE and you are done!  Thanks for helping PeaceKeeper save the world!

With Love,

The PeaceKeeper Team

PeaceKeeper Cause-Metics is the first eco-green cosmetics company to give donations to fund urgent human rights issues.  Want to become a PeaceKeeper too?  Check out our products and learn about the causes we support.

This week at PeaceKeeper Cause-Metics, we’re giving a shout out to one of our favorite ingredients:  shea butter!

Organic shea butter is extracted from the nut of the shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa), which grows naturally in the savannah belt of West Africa and the Ethiopian highlands.   Shea nuts are edible and high in protein; once the pulp has been eaten, the seed is crushed, roasted and ground into a paste.  Water is added to this paste to separate out the butter curds, which are then slowly boiled.  Once the butter is melted, it is put aside to cool and harden, at which point it is shaped into balls.

There is a multitude of uses for shea butter.  It is edible and can be used as a cooking oil, but it is commonly used as a moisturizing agent in cosmetics, hair conditioners, and medicinal ointments.  In Africa, shea butter is also used as a strengthening agent for musical instruments, as well as an ingredient in candles and soap.

The major producers of shea butter are rural women living near the poverty line – in Burkina Faso, one of the largest shea butter exporters, nearly 400,000 women are directly responsible for the extraction process.  The international demand for shea butter, therefore, ensures that the poorest citizens of developing countries are economically supported and not marginalized by the rapidly growing global economy.

Shea butter is a major ingredient in many PeaceKeeper products!  All our Lip Glosses, Lip Paints, and YUM Balms contain organic shea butter, as does our Superfruit Mega Balm.  It provides healthy moisture, soothing chapped lips and making them soft and beautiful.

To learn more about our ingredients, you can visit our website, http://www.iamapeacekeeper.com/ingredients.htm.

With Love,

The PeaceKeeper Team

Image courtesy PRLog.

PeaceKeeper Cause-Metics is the first cosmetics company to give donations to fund urgent human rights issues globally.
Want to be a PeaceKeeper too?  Take a peek at our products or check out the causes we support.

As I type this, two hugely important bills are making their way through state and federal government:

The New York State Workforce and Development Bill, approaching the State Senate floor TODAY;

And the Paycheck Fairness Act, set to arrive on the Senate floor the week of June 4.

The NYS Workforce Development Bill was created by State Senator Joseph Robach and Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee. If the bill passes today, it would require the New York Department of Labor to provide workforce training for women, helping them qualify for higher paying jobs and careers, particularly those that predominantly hire men.  Though the Workforce Development Bill is up for a vote at this minute, you can still learn more about it at the New York Senate website.
The Paycheck Fairness Act was created in 2009 by then-Senator Hillary Clinton and Representative Rosa Delauro to counteract the loopholes in the 1963 Equal Pay Act and close the wage gap between genders (women currently make $0.76 to every dollar that men make). It failed to pass the Senate in January 2009 and November 2010; if passed in 2012, the Act will allow women to receive full compensatory and punitive damages for wage discrimination, require employers to submit any pay data regarding gender or ethnicity, and reinstating pay equity enforcement programs in the Department of Labor.
The Act has become a major factor in the ‘war over women’; GOP presumptive presidential candidate Mitt Romney has refused to comment on its potential passing, while President Obama is a strong supporter.  According to political blogger Greg Sargent, Democrats will move to make the bill a major issue in upcoming Senate races (Washington Post).

In the days before the Paycheck Fairness Act re-approaches the Senate, you can petition your congressman to support it, and check out the National Women’s Law Center for information on how the Act will strengthen current equal pay legislation.  You can even check out our website  for articles on how to research your fair wage and ask your boss for a raise!

To commemorate the Paycheck Fairness Act in 2010, we created the Fairness Gloss, a subtle golden shimmer that’s perfect for daytime.  You can take 20% off its retail price through June 10th with promo code FAIRPAY.

With Love,

Jessica, PeaceKeeper Cause-Metics
(www.iamapeacekeeper.com)

Auralís  Herrero Lugo took hold of Fashion Week yesterday Monday September 13, 2010, showcasing her eco-venture at 1pm. Her line Auralís comes out of Brooklyn, NY and is based in New York City and Puerto Rico. Pouring all of her creativity into this line, she is looking to rescue old artisanal and eco-conscious Puerto Rican crafts, along with making beautiful clothing. She divides her time between both places, making a family out of the community of workers on the collection.



Auralís creates timeless pieces for the modern woman full of eco-consciousness and a passion for beauty. She “designs for a better future, one garment at a time.” Using organic, sustainable, natural, or recycled fabrics like hemp, bamboo, organic cotton Auralís is changing the world for the better and keeping men and women feeling great about the choices they make and the clothing they wear.



We are so happy to be a sponsor of Auralís, with all of their beautiful dresses and skirts, shirts, and jumpers. Her pieces were inspired by her childhood, and as such, have a breezy summer nights feel. Modern, flirty clothing that treads lightly on the environment, while helping to build bridges and create community, Auralís is the kind of collection Peacekeeper likes to be front row and center for. My favorite piece from the Spring 2011 line is this flowy, yellow dress that has just the right about of romantic dreaminess mixed with sex appeal. I love the subtle hints of sexy with the surprising slit in the front and the openness of the back. Simply stunning!

Hey PeaceKeepers,

This Sunday marks a time to celebrate and cherish something incredibly precious—a mother.  On behalf of mothers everywhere, we wish you all a very happy early Mother’s Day!

A mother is a special and beautiful woman, capable of immense sacrifice and love.  The process of becoming a mother is far from easy; it requires unimaginable strength to carry another human being for nine months and undergo terrible pain to bring it into the world.  And after pregnancy, the sheer amount of time, care, compassion, and love that a mother pours into her child must be recognized for the incredible accomplishment that it is.

Here are some of the ways we here at PeaceKeeper are celebrating our wonderful, magnificent mothers:

-Giving her an all-expenses-paid overnight stay at the Ritz: tea in the afternoon, dinner, dancing, and Sunday brunch

-Breakfast in bed, with two perfect pearl earrings hanging from the handles of the teacups

-A two-hour, at-home session with a professional masseuse

-A surprise party  (This lucky mom has her birthday on Mother’s Day!)

Still stumped for ideas?  PeaceKeeper to the rescue!  Until May 9 (the big day!) you can still buy a PeaceKeeper Mother’s Day Care Package, which includes goodies like our “Eco-Easy” Nail Polish Remover; “Paint Me Tranquil” Nail Polish; “Perfect As Is” Lip Balm; A Kiss Canvas for our Kiss Museum; and a pair of peace earrings, all for just $26.00USD!  You can even get this gift overnighted to you OR your mom; just call our office at (212) 673 2233.

How about you, lovely readers?  What are YOU doing to celebrate Mother’s Day?  What are your favorite memories of your mother?  Leave a comment below!

With Love,

The PeaceKeeper Team

(Writer:  Renee Estey.  Editors:  Jessica Smith and Eva Kuhn.)

Earth Month is almost over, but we here at PeaceKeeper still want to let all of YOU know how other companies have been going sustainable!

On April 14, eco-friendly fashion line Loomstate threw a party to commemorate the 40^th anniversary of Earth Day.  The main attraction?  A 40-man drum circle led by Japanese noise-rock musician Hisham Bharoocha.

“Earth consciousness doesn’t really have to be a drag,” explained Loomstate designer Scott Hahn.  “[We’re trying to] find new ways to speak to people.  There’s a lot that can come from, you know, sharing and energy and inspiration.  It’s hard to ask people to change; it’s better to inspire them to change.”

The party, hosted by Hahn and his design partner Rogan Gregory (known for the socially conscious fashion company EDUN) also featured a light show, a face-painting booth, and a 20-foot pyramid installation designed by jewelry designer Pamela Love.  The drum circle was set up around the pyramid; guests were encouraged to bring their own instruments.

Bharoocha said that the circle was a modern interpretation of an ancient rain dance, and that the beat of the drums were intended to give guests “that sensation of being something larger than yourself,” a fitting objective for a celebration of Mother Earth.

We at PeaceKeeper find Loomstate’s mission admirable!  The company, founded in New York in 2004, insists on using organic cotton in all its clothing, and enforces fair labor in its manufacturing.  Additionally, their clothing is made in factories that operate under the highest ethical and environmental standards, so you get gorgeous, comfortable duds for half the pollution and waste.

If you’d like to find out more about Loomstate and its mission, you can visit their website at www.loomstate.org.  Additionally, you could indulge in some eco-friendly beauty products of your own!  Why not try PeaceKeeper’s Paint Me Tranquil, a springy shade of light pink that’s 100% vegan?  Or our Eco-Sensual Lip Balm, also vegan and made with 73% organic ingredients?  Visit www.iamapeacekeeper.com to get gorgeous—the environmentally friendly way!

With Love,

The PeaceKeeper Team

(Writer:  Renee Estey.  Editor:  Jessica Smith and Eva Kuhn.)

We are a very blessed little company.  PeaceKeeper is so grateful everytime someone raves about our products.

cybelesays is a not your average beauty blog.  Her philosophy is short and sweet, “We feature products we’ve tried, loved, and like a good girl, want to share with you; our friends. From big companies or small ones, we don’t care as long as they are good. Because we are just like you, an everyday girl who just happens to love learning and trying out new products.”

Sounds just like PeaceKeeper!  We love the earth and we love beauty.  Keep it simple!  Let’s squish them together and make something magical.  Let’s try to save Mother Earth while saving mothers, sisters, nieces, aunts, and grandmothers all across the world.

www.cybelesays.com reviewed our Perfect As Is Lip Balm as a must-have new product for this summer.  Thank you, Cybel!!  We feel that you have the must-read blog for the summer!

In today’s issue of Real Simple magazine, author Lisa Whitmore wrote about our new line of Lip Balm, in an article called Beauty That Gives Back.

We are so proud to hear about an article like this.  We love everyone who can appreciate working towards Women’s Rights all over the world.

Thank you Real Simple! We follow your magazine, so much love and peace right back to you!

Yet another blogger is just as excited about our products as we are! Mary Jo Manzanares, a List Maven from Splendicity.com Here’s what she had to say:

1. 5 Great Products at Great Prices – Natural lip balms, natural lipsticks
   

   , natural lip gloss, natural nail polish, and eco-easy nail polish remover.  Prices you can afford.

2. FREE Shipping – Anywhere in the United States.
3. No animal testing – Not only is animal testing verboten, but there are vegan products as well.
4. Fair Wages – Peacekeepers believes in fair pay for fair work.  No matter where the workers are.  The company does not employee children, nor do business with any other company that exploits workers.  This commitment is monitored by leading agencies in the field.
5. Ethical – Truth is power, and Peacekeepers always speaks the truth about its company, products, and the standards they commit to.

Click here to read more lists and advice from our compatriot of consumer compassion.

Peace,

Alice