The nose knows. Vote for the most creative florist, soothing aromatherapist, or other purveyor of ode-worthy odors.
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Peter and Claudia Nahed Maid Green
Chemicals aren't the official smell of clean, and Peter Nahed and his mother, Claudia, prove it with their ecofriendly cleaning service, Maid Green. Read More
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Originally published on April 18, 2007
Shiny, Happy Houses
Maid Green Ecofriendly Cleaning Service
The last time you got high, you were on your hands and knees in a bathroom.
No, Pete Doherty wasn’t crashing at your pad. You were just scrubbing your tub with bleach — and all of a sudden you felt … a little … woozy…
Perhaps it’s time to come to your senses and find some help. Our suggestion? Maid Green. Peter Nahed started the family-owned and -operated organic cleaning service after he tired of seeing his mother, Claudia, get sick so often from her job as a housekeeper. Now she’s in tip-top shape, as the two use only orange-based cleaning products and microfiber cloths and mops.
You might be leery when your place doesn’t reek of chemicals, but rest assured it’s clean as a whistle. And if you’ve got to have some kind of scent to prove the bacteria have left the building, they’ll leave a few natural air fresheners behind.
After all, no one said quitting was going to be easy.
Maid Green (305-757-0575 or maidgreen.com). -
Rachel Markel and Nicholas Hernandez Plant Medicine Company
Rachel Markel and Nicholas Hernandez like to go au natural, which is why they opened the Plant Medicine Company, which stocks everything from herbal tea to organic shampoo. Read More
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Originally published on April 16, 2007
Herbal Glee
Plant Medicine Company Opens
Patient: Whiney Cooper
Doctor: FeelgoodNotes: Patient suffers from severe headaches, allergies, sensitive skin, chemical dependency (as in Formula 409 and preservatives), a fear of poisoning the cat, and guilt for contributing to the ultimate demise of Earth.
Diagnosis: All kinds of messed up.
Prescription: A trip to new and totally quaint Plant Medicine Company in South Miami to stock up on chemical-free cleaning and pet products, as well as fair-trade, all-organic culinary herbs and coffee; grape seed oil made from chardonnay; and extra-virgin coconut oil. (Should also help patient’s baking skills, which are severely impaired.)
Also recommended: organic shampoo, salt scrub, massage oil (patient could use some action), essential oils like lavender and carrot seed, and herbal tea specially blended to treat everything from migraines to weight gain (patient also suffers from minor case of muffin top).
Prognosis: Changes should do patient a world of good. Not to mention some good for the world.
Plant Medicine Company, 5851 Sunset Drive, suite d, South Miami (305-663-8187 or plantmedicineco.com). -
Ric and Raquel Watters RikRak Salon
Ric and Raquel Watters, owners of RikRak Salon, are constantly coming up with innovative treatments like the Espresso Yourself facial, which shows their commitment to bringing out the brew you. Read More
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Originally published on September 4, 2007
Bean There, Done That
Espresso Yourself Natural Tanning Facial
There’s a reason your morning alarm rings with the Folgers jingle. While some people (bakers, triathletes, Cinderella) are just naturally chipper before, oh, noon, you need a little chemical assistance.
Even if it existed, you’d never go so far as a caffeine injection (thanks, Requiem for a Dream), but what about rubbing it all over your face? RikRak Salon’s two steps ahead of you with its Espresso Yourself Natural Tanning Facial.
A jolt for your complexion, the treatment includes a homemade espresso bean and brown sugar scrub, facial massage, and natural espresso and sugar cane mask, which leaves a subtle sun-kissed glow. A complimentary coffee follows at the Beauty Bar.
A word of caution: This facial is for lovers of the bean only, as you’ll smell fresh brewed all day. But at least you don’t have to be awake at the butt crack of dawn to enjoy it.
After all, is there really a “best” part of waking up?
RikRak Salon, 1428 Brickell Avenue (305-371-5577 or rikrak.com).