A Well Kept Secret...Until Now

Yamerra is opening an ultra fab mini store in NOHO this year! YES. The light-filled loft space, close to the NYU Campus, and surrounded by fashion stores and great food, will be hosting about 20 independent designers and the most fashionable things in NY! You must come and check it out we open March 15th.

 

                               The Tanzanian Kanga. Photo By Daniel Virella
Our store will be an organic mix of all things Yamerra and some of our favorite things from all over the world. We will feature Yamerra's nutrient-rich products for men and women, ultra fashionable hand-made Eco-Luxury jewelry pieces, Exclusive Tanzanian Kanagas; a lightweight cotton rectangular fabric with endless uses, vivaciously colorful and engraved with a Swahili Proverb (to die for in the summer!!!!) and much more! You must come out and check it out soon!

STORE OPENING: March 15th, 2012
WHERE: 
12 LIONS STUDIO
684 Broadway, Corner of Broadway and Great Jones, NYC

Three Secrets to Fashionable AND Sustainable Living

The socially conscious and green fashion trends are making huge waves. We see small non-brands and other bigger fashion house brands making strides toward global consciousness and sustainable development in design.  While in the past, using the words "sustainable",  and "eco-conscious" in the same sentence with "fashion", was hard to find, in 2012, it is becoming the "in" thing. The keenness building—among both designers and consumers—indicates that socially responsible fashion may be more than a short-lived trend.

                                                     Image from EcoBlog.co.za

Love for fashion and concern for the global community have not been mutually exclusive before now. But we must admit, when looking for clothing made with sustainable principles and products, the selection has been slim, historically. So how does an industry that changes with the seasons turn over a new socially mindful leaf? We have identified 3 Secrets to remaining fashionable yet living sustainably:

• Staying Cruelty-Free: It’s not enough to know that our clothing wasn't produced in sweatshops; we also have to think about the origins of the raw materials. Designers and consumers alike now want to know that their pieces are violence and cruelty-free. Socially conscious fashion trends require attention to every step of the production process. 

• Reduce. Re-use. Recycle:  Fashionistas reinvent and copy themselves all the time. Taking this idea of recycling style one step further, some fashion designers are finding ways to use recycled and discarded materials in their designs. Less energy is used in production and produces less waste.

 

   Recycled Yamerra Packaging. Leave a "Secret to staying fashionable and socially aware to Enter to WIN $36.00 Set 

• Finding New Material: According to the World Bank, "Cotton accounts for 16 percent of global insecticide releases—more than any other single crop." Thus, clothing manufacturers and designers have begun exploring different materials altogether. Textile manufacturers are using bamboo, soy and wood pulp to create environmentally sound alternatives to cotton fabric. Additionally, many fashion designers are using traditional, natural dyes as a part of their efforts to create sustainable fashion. We too, can find more earth-friendly materials to enhance our fashion palettes.

Can you share more Secrets to being fashionable and yet Sustainably?  First 10 Responses/Comments ENTER TO win Yamerra's 3-piece gift st valued at $36.00! Winner choosen March 15th. Good luck!

Who Else wants Soft and Smooth hands and to smell delectable while acheiving this?

We have found that with Yamerra's high-nutrient Shea butter products, you can achieve both! Yamerra provides natural Shea butter in seven different desirable scents packed with healing herbs and restorative pure essential oils for the skin. Our Yamerra travel Mini is perfect for hand and nail care. It's a small to-go jar that one can carry at all times, its small enough to fit in your favorite coat pocket, desk at work, glam purse for that night out with the girls or "Murse" (that man purse that carries only the very most essential things!).

Yamerra's Travel Mini's are softening, and hydrating for the hands, and leave one smelling delectable. Pick a scent that matches your goal; do you want to be sensuous yet subtle, while you work to secretly attract that hot co-worker? Try our Home Sweet Home Honey Vanilla. Or do you want to Be Bodacious? ...Full of energy and unstoppable, a team leader that motivates others to reach greater heights of success? Our Tangerine Grapefruit butter is just what you need!

Let Yamerra's rejuvenating Eco-Luxe products lay the ground work for success while leaving your skin hydrated, and soft.

Visit our Booth at The Super! Market:
Saturday, February 25th, 2012
268 Mulberry Street,
Btw. E. Houston and Prince Street
NY NY 10012
11.30am-7.00pm

FIRST 20 GUESTS RECEIVE A MYSTERY GIFT! SEE YOU THERE? xoxo

Sustainability, Affordability and Staying Beautiful in 2012

Yamerra Friends,

We ponder if this is possible in 2012: "Remaining frugal, while still living sustainably, Eco-consciously and looking stunning while you are at it."

We believe it totally is! We advise the following:

1. Use as many natural ingredients in your home beauty regimen as possible. Some of us will still want that special brand name lipstick we can wear every day, others will want that facial at the Spa. If you are to splurge, plan, prepare for it. An example of a natural skincare regimen that can be easily adopted is using fresh fruits to make facials, or even raw egg whites that we discussed a few weeks back. You can use natural ingredients like Avocado, Oatmeal, Almond Oil and Mint too based on your skin’s condition, a signature face mask should be blended up and applied on the spot.

 Making your own natural remedies is a SUSTAINABLE Beauty habit.

2. Take your shoes to the Cobbler! I know this sounds like an ancient idea, and not many of us do it, but I promise it is a more sustainable practice than buying a new pair of shoes ever so frequently. Get those stunning pumps you like to wear all the time to the shoe shop to get cleaned, shined, re-heeled. Shoe maintenance as opposed to buying another new pair every time we have a special event to attend can save us quiet a lot of money throughout the year.

 

Maintaining your shoes, getting them cleaned,  re-heeled, re-vamped is SUSTAINABLE!

3. Buy Green. Give Green. Yes. I know people hear green and we all of a sudden equate it to being ultra expensive. This is not always the case. However, if it is and you are to give anyway, go for a sustainable Eco-Conscious gift. For example, you may want to save and splurge on a really amazing formaldehyde-free nail polish for your bestie on her birthday. Do not buy the cheap polish that contains toxins just because you are trying to save. You will be causing more damage and ultimately spending more (on health issues) in the end.  You could also search for Eco-friendly products. Yamerra makes for a luxurious, yet affordable earth-friendly gift. Encourage others in your circle of trust to live sustainably and remain beautiful and fashionable by giving Eco-friendly gifts.

Yamerra is an Eco-Luxe, affordable gift option one can give all year round! Shop: yamerrastore.com

Woo or Wow with Yamerra: Eco-Conscious Romance!

We are gearing up for the highly anticipated Valentines Day Celebration. Are you ready? Did you pick out that Eco-friendly, luxurious and affordable gift for that special person?

Woo or Wow with Yamerra's all natural Hair and Body butters. You can build your own Eco-Luxe Signature Kit for your hottie at any one of our FREE ADMISSION onsite locations this upcomig weekend in Manhattan. For just $30.00, you can purchase 3 of our best-selling products for "Him or Her".

WHERE:


Friday February 10th, 2012
The Market NYC
328 W 15th Street
Btw 8th and 9th Avenue
11AM-7PM

Saturday February 11th, 2012
The SUPER! Market
268 Mulberry Street
Btw Prince and E. Houston
11AM-7PM


Sunday February 12th, 2012
Kings County Valentines Day Market
SouthPaw
125 Fifth Ave
Park Slope, Brooklyn. 

 

Join Us this Saturday at The SUPER! Market: 

268 Mulberry Street

Btw Prince and E. Houston NY 

11am-7pm

 

and receive special discount in person!!! Be our Valentine and receive FREE Samples, hand massages with our products at the Yamerra booth from 12p-4p.

If you cannot make it, choose a Sexy Yamerra Signature Kit, here on our blog, for that special person. Choose from our bestselling scents. Purchase below to receive our special Valentines Day Discount. Our drop down menu below offers the sexiest combination of scents. Happy Valentines Day!
Love,
Yamerra

Smoldering Signature Kits (1/2oz Hair and Body Butter)

Honey Vanilla, Lemongrass and Jasmine Sage Honey Vanilla, Lavender and Peach Peppermint Mango, Tangerine Grapefruit and Lemongrass

Give "Yamerra Treasures" this Valentines Day...

Love Your "love" with Yamerra's luxurious, Eco-friendly products, for men women and children.
Enjoy gift giving this Valentines Day. Yamerra's skincare and hair care products include a variety of 100% all natural Shea hair and body butters and moisture-rich Shea body soaps and many more deliciously indulgent luxury products - all made in the traditional Yamerra way using only the finest natural ingredients. Pick up an Eco-friendly, signature product for that special person in your life.    

VIGORE Fashion Magazine recommends Yamerra's products for every day use. (Click on image for direct link to Vigore Magazine January 2012 Issue and Yamerra Editorial).

You can place an order today on www.yamerrastore.com for Gift Set Deals found on our Home Page OR visit:

Musu
305 East 9th Street
New York, NY
(Astor Place- Store btw. 1st and 2nd Avenue)

Indulge yourself and that special person in your life- Yamerra caters to all- It could be a gift for mum, dad, children and lovers alike. Share an affordable luxurious earth friendly gift with those you love this upcoming Valentines Day. Go online and create your own goodie bag today. Valentines Day is well on it's way!

Strengthening your skin in 2012

A Natural strengthener for the face is raw egg white. It's truly incredible. We recommend a quick 15 minute facial to tone, strengthen and rejuvenate dry, dull skin.

The sulphur amino acids help to keep you young, raw eggs also contain an abundance of other vital substances including protein, essential fatty acids along with niacin, riboflavin, biotin, choline, vitamins A, D and E, magnesium, potassium, phosphorous, manganese, iron, iodine, copper, zinc and sulphur.

Regenerate the skin with raw egg three times a week. The egg whites can be applied on the face with a brush or the fingers (a little messy, but totally doable). Leave to dry for about 15 minutes then wash off with luke-warm water.  You can follow with Yamerra's hydrating Natural Facial Serum, day or night.

Living Sustainably in 2012

Happy New Year!

A toast to radiant skin, healthy hair and a more sustainable and Eco-friendly existence in 2012. How many have made a new year's resolution that involves picking up more sustainable habits?

Seriously, we all want to help the environment, but many times we are too busy with our daily lives to make the big changes that we think are needed to develop a more environmentally friendly culture. We don’t have time to lobby for climate change initiatives, or fit our houses with solar panels or flush-o-meters.

Join Yamerra this year and practice small steps, develop habits to promote Eco-conscious living:


1. Buy or MAKE your own cloth bags: We can all use cloth shopping bags at the grocers. This is a very easy habit. Paper or plastic? Paper is better, but cloth is even better than that.

2. Cancel the Catalogs: Recycling catalogs is an eco-friendly solution to this problem but much better solution would be to eliminate printing of unwanted catalogs. This will save millions of trees from being damaged.


3. Get a smaller TV if you must have one: The energy consumed by TVs varies with size of the screen. The bigger the screen, greater is its energy requirement. Reducing electricity consumption is a step towards sustainable living.


Enjoy 2012, live more sustainably. Being Eco-Conscious is Ultra Fashionable.


Love, Yamerra NYC