Between shampoo, body cream, mascara and sunscreen we probably use upwards of ten products a day. What we lather on our bodies effects our health and the environment in a big way.

Resources like new Toronto-based online beauty site, Clementine Fields is a great help with a fabulous range of all-natural and organic beauty products for skin, hair, face and body. Founder, Ingrid shares her current picks:

May Lindstrom's The Problem Solver ($92) is great for break outs and leaves my skin super soft.  It truly is a miracle worker. 

Roots Rose Radish solid perfume in a clam shell ($47) smells divine, fresh and not at all overpowering! They’re an elegant gift that you’ll want to keep for yourself.

Vered Organic Botanicals Signature Scent Body Oil ($93) is gorgeous, exotic, hydrating and it leaves skin super soft while giving off a light scent of rose, jasmine, amber and orange blossom.

Tammy Fender's Antioxidant Creme Neroli and Orange ($98) is a wonderful cream that is light enough for summer yet nourishes and hydrates perfectly. It really makes your skin glow.

One Love's Skin Saviour ($68) is the ultimate all-in-one product. It's a cleanser, moisturizer, hair tamer, and lip balm all in one! Less time getting ready, more time to spend outside in the sun! 

—Athena Tsavliris

www.clementinefields.ca

As we breeze into summer temps, it's time to trade in cold weather creams and salves for a beauty regime that reflects the season.

Argan oil is fabulous at bringing back luster to winter-damaged skin and hair. Buy it pure, and lather it on from top to tail. From $17.89 at www.noahsnaturalfoods.ca

Trust Bumble and bumble's surf foam wash shampoo and rinse for beachy hair all the time. From $24 each at www.bumbleandbumble.com

Obsessive Compulsive's lip tars have super staying power and will stick to your lips all day long, even in a heat wave. From $18 at Sephora.ca

Give your talons a break from dark lacquers and intricate nail art, and try a nude with attitude. Deborah Lippmann Careless Whisper is our pick. From $15 at select retailers.

Move over BB, we’re into CC now.

We admit that to anyone but beauty enthusiasts, this sentence must sound like gibberish, but long-time readers will know that we love a product that multitasks. Short for ‘Complexion Corrector,’ the Almay CC Cream is packed with complexion improving ingredients, while conveniently providing coverage with one product. Unlike its predecessor BB, CC can be thought of as more of a skincare product, rather than a makeup one. Almay’s brand new Smart Shade CC Cream does the trick without having to spend a fortune on multiple products.

Wear alone for a light summer cover up nad you've got this season's minimal trend covered. —Anya Georgijevic

$16.95 at London Drugs and Shoppers Drug Mart.

We’re suckers for luxe creams in pretty packaging, but sometimes, it’s those cheap and cheerful drugstore buys that work the biggest miracles.

Chapped lips be gone. Our kit is never without a pot of good old-fashioned Vaseline.

Essence Cosmetics is another makeup kit staple. The colours are gorgeous, with nothing over $3.99. Bargain.

When we can’t be bothered to wash our hair, Klorane's dry shampoo (or a chic cashmere beenie) works wonders.

Another mane miracle, is the restorative conditioning mask from Live Clean’s argan oil collection.

And for winter worn hands, few things beat Burt’s Bees hand salve.

—Athena Tsavliris

We’ve sourced the secret to gorgeous skin and like many good things – John Stamos and tart yogurt come to mind – it’s Greek.

Korres was born in 1996 out of Athens’ first homeopathic pharmacy and the first skin care product ever launched by the brand, Wild Rose 24-Hour Cream ($44), remains a worldwide best seller to this day.

Harnessing the power of wild rose oil, grapeseed extract and olive oil (all extracted in Greece), it deeply hydrates skin, leaving it smooth and glow-y.

And almost as important as what is in this cult classic formula is what’s not: It is free of petrochemicals, parabens, silicone and synthetic dye and is not tested on animals.

Apply daily to for the full Aphrodite effect.

At Pharmaprix, 3861 St-Laurent Boul., Montreal, 514-844-3550, www.korres.ca

—Christine Laroche

This weekend, we opened our team's purses, closets and cupboards and had them reveal the everyday items they love. Catch up on the entire series here, here and here.

Being pregnant and chasing an 18-month-old doesn’t leave me with much time to get dressed, let alone choose accessories. My Alden Rae is my “arm party” staple. I wear two, linked, and wrapped around my wrist eight times. $49 each, at Shut Up I Love This.

Children Inspire makes the cutest wall hangings, which are available in a multitude of languages. We just bought my son the Swedish alphabet poster  ($30) and French farm animal wall cards ($22.) www.childreninspiredesign.com

We love and use the entire Weleda baby range, and their Calendula Weather Protection Cream is amazing for kid’s face and lips in the cold weather, especially when the skin around their nose gets all dry from being wiped all the time. I’ll be stealing some for cold winter walks and ski season. $15.99 at select markets.

My drink of choice is San Pellegrino’s Sparkling Fruit Beverages, basically adult fizzy pops. I hoard them in my storage room, and when guests are lucky, I’ll serve them. The Limonata is my favourite. San Pellegrino Sparkling Fruit Beverages available at most grocery stores.

How can I not use this opportunity to self-promote, and tell people about my favourite nightwear? This holiday season my husband, family, and I will all be sleeping well in The Sleep Shirt, my nightwear project. Simple, comfortable, and roomy, it’s the best way to sleep. $195-$210, www.thesleepshirt.com

After seeing Diana Vreeland at the movies, I am determined to wear ruby red lacquer throughout the festive season. The exaggerated rouge I can live without, but her nails—oh the nails—are just grand.

So my poor talons don’t take a beating, I’m turning to Aquarella. The polish is non-toxic, non-flammable and doesn’t have that wicked smell that comes with most others. The flipside of righteous polish is that it doesn’t have much staying power.

But what are chilly nights made for if not for movies and manicures? —Athena Tsavliris

The Detox Market, 367 King St., Toronto, 416-548-9879, www.thedetoxmarket.com

While editing your beauty regime with the seasons is sensible, pick your products wisely. All most of us really need is to add a serum or rich night cream.

I’m a big fan of Pure and Simple, for its holistic approach to skin care. The Collagen Elastin serum ($119.95) enhanced with Honey, Ceramides and Hyaluronic Acid is a staple of mine, especially in cooler months when my skin needs a boost.

New to my kit, is Consonant’s HydrExtreme ($72) – 100 per cent natural and made with Cassia Angustifolia, an ingredient said to outperform hyaluronic acid.

And lastly, beauty pros rave about Estée Lauder’s Advanced Night Repair ($64): “You will look better when you wake up,” insists Guardian beauty columnist, Sali Hughes.

—Athena Tsavliris

In these brand-new northern tropics, beauty routines have to be fuss-free and sweatproof. These four low-maintenance products will give you an easy on-the-go glow.

Ditch lipstick in favour of Korres lip butter ($12) for a no-makeup look with polish. Some shades, including my favourite plum, can double as a cream blush. 

Canadian favourite Consonant's new matte mineral sunscreen (15 mL, $36) in SPF15 goes on smooth, sans grease, white residue and questionable ingredients.

Hot off the press, Weleda's new all-natural body lotions (200 mL, $20) are rich in plant oils and packaged in a fancy pump bottle that promises to leave no lotion behind; the lightweight citrus version contains organic Sicilian lemons and smells bright and clean.

Use pure Moroccan argan oil as a multipurpose moisturizer for skin (it might even make your face less greasy) and hair (to tame frizzies); look at your local health food store for brands or try Essence of Argan (15 mL, $45). —Kat Tancock