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Wellness Industry Insider: Green Queen’s Top Tips For Making The Most Of Natural & Organic Products Asia (NOPA) Back For 4th Edition Aug 30
Thinking about getting into the wellness industry? Then you won't want to miss the Natural & Organic Products Asia (NOPA) show. It's Asia's largest B2B showcase of everything health, natural, organic, eco and more! Back for its fourth…
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Hong Kong Summer Guide: The Best Clean-Label Sunscreens You Can Buy Online
With summer in full swing, the time to suit up your skin to fight the rising intensity of the sun is now. Now that you know how to choose natural sunscreens, you'll be able to sift through store shelves confidently. And if those products…
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Summer Sun Guide: How To Choose A Natural Sunscreen
Let's come clean: sunscreen should be applied year-round. But as we are in the throes of summer and your skin is basking under constant sun, protecting it from sunburn and UV damage is more important than ever. Slathering on sunscreen is…
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The Rise Of Eco Brands: Hong Kong’s Best Ethical Fashion & Lifestyle Brands
As our precious planet grapples with the existential threat of climate change and environmental decay, the silver lining in this rather gloomy outlook lies in our future: the millennial generation. Contrary to preconceived notions that…
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Green Queen Tests Out Natural & Toxin-Free Oztan Spray Tan At The Skin Gym
I have a confession: I am terrified of spray tans. It stems from back in my college days when I used to sit next to a fellow student called Abby (names have been changed) during Anthro 101, who despite her friendly demeanor, would come to…
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HK Mom Lisa Odell Is On A Mission To Make Our City Plastic-Free & Here’s Why
It was a little less than a year ago that Hong Konger Lisa Odell became acutely aware of the sheer volume of plastic waste mounting in her own household. More specifically, she suddenly realized she was throwing the rubbish out daily.…
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Children Of The Stars: Clean-Label Skincare For Mums & Bubs With Ingredients You Can Pronounce
When Olive Wong Chui noticed the abrasive redness on her niece's chubby baby cheeks, she got down to work. As the founder of an all natural beauty brand, the UCLA alum knew a thing or two about maintaining healthy skin; her mother was a …
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Self-Care Is Not Optional: Why You Need To Take Time Out For Yourself
Growing up, my mother was (and still very much is) my queen. I idolized her (and still do). She was beautiful, vivacious and had this "hustle hard" mentality that I adopted early on in life. She hardly went on holidays and was defined by…
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The Best Organic Massages & Spas in Hong Kong
Life in Hong Kong can wreak havoc on your body from the continuous pavement pounding to the long hours at of typing with hunched shoulders, or to the many extreme gym session we endure. What better way to work out those nasty knots and free…
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The Entertainer x Green Queen Wellness Week 241: Save $$ AND Reset With Your Bestie
Hong Kong's wellness scene is definitely exploding, no doubt about that! But gyms and yoga sessions and eco hair highlights and athleisure shopping and visits to your favorite vegan place during lunch hour sure add up by the end of the…
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Green Queen Gives Jean Louis David’s Organic 23 Hair Color A Go & Loves It
Jean Louis David, a legendary name in the hair world since 1961 has one of its 1,200 salons right here in Hong Kong, in the heart of Central on Queen's Road Central. The salon prides itself on being current when it comes to fashion and hair…
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HK Natural Beauty Founders Talk Shop: Why They Started & Their Must-Have Products
Looking out through the hazy, smog-filled mornings in Hong Kong, we can’t help but panic over the questionable air quality being inhaled on a daily. Much of what we expose our bodies to, and consequently, what we put on our skin, gets…
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Green Queen Predicts: 2017 Health & Wellness Trends
It's that time of the year again, when experts all over share their predictions for the biggest trends in every industry. Green Queen spends a fair share of her time staying up to date on everything health & wellness, reading just about…
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Meet Iella Peter, Beauty App BloomMe’s Talented Founder
Editor's Note: BloomMe is no longer operations as of April 2020.
How did you end up Hong Kong?
I’m originally from Germany and I moved to Hong Kong around three years ago. From the first time I visited Hong Kong 11 years ago, I felt a!-->!-->…
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Perfect Presents: The Green Queen 2016 Xmas Gift Guide
This Christmas, spoil your nearest and dearest with the perfect present thanks to Green Queen's Xmas Gift Guide, a collection of the city's best ethical, organic and artisan brands and products.
Crafted 852 Coconut Crazy Gift Box…
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The Complete Guide To Vintage & Second Hand Fashion Shopping
Let's face it, being a fashionista and being kind to the planet are past-times that are frequently at odds. What should a clothes-obsessed lady to do? One easy answer is to purchase more pre-loved items. It used to be that vintage clothes…
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#HairAffair: An Afternoon With Emmanuel F, A True Hong Kong Eco Pioneer
By Tracy Turo, Green Queen Co-Founder & Co-Publisher
A couple of weeks ago, I had the distinct pleasure of spending an afternoon with Hong Kong's eco hair pioneer, the one and only Emmanuel Faipoux, founder and veteran hair…
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Green Queen’s Complete Nails Guide: Where To Get Safe Manis, Pedis & Polishes
Who doesn't love a mani/pedi? It's one of life's affordable luxuries, and in Hong Kong, there's certainly no shortage of nail salons on every street corner ready to file, buff and paint our fingers and toes to perfection.…
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5 Reasons We Heart Love Hair HK, Central’s New Eco Hair Salon
We have been waiting for years to find that magical hairdressers salon where a soft-spoken, uber-caring fairy hair-mother would wave her magic wand and transform our locks into a shiny, bouncy, perfectly colored mop of gorgeousness…
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April’s Wellness Picks: Our Favourite Products Of The Month
The weather in Hong Kong has certainly been wet and gloomy, a real shame for all of us but we are especially sorry for those of you who got caught in the rain in the South Stand at the Sevens this past weekend... On a cheerier note, our…
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Le Mont Botanique: A Powerful, Fresh & Natural Performance Skincare Brand
We have just discovered Le Mont Botanique's potent plant-extract products and our skin has never looked better. Switzerland-based Le Mont Botanique is a pioneer in the fresh and active skincare space. From the ingredients they source, to…
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