Happy Earth Day everyone!  Inspiring how much Earth Day has grown over the past few years. This year’s is especially near and dear, as it is the “official” launch of C2 Paint’s LoVo.  I celebrated by painting my office walls with C2 LoVo in “Variegated” over the weekend- a beautiful, light green-aqua color.  I am very novice painter so I can attest that this paint performs, even with only 1-2 coats. Its self-leveling qualities are simply wondrous.

Available in all of C2 Paint’s 496 colors, LoVo also has the ability to color-match. I just matched my doberman’s paw as well- look for pictures to come soon. LoVo really color matches even the most complex or full spectrum of colors, AND you can sample the product in cute little 16 oz. sample cans, shown above.  Being able to sample product may not seem like a new thing, but it most certainly is in the low-VOC paint world.  C2 does it right, once again: finally, a low-VOC paint that sacrifices nothing!

Bucktown color boutique Colori Chicago is proud to introduce “LoVo,” C2 Paint’s non-toxic, low-VOC paint, available in all of C2’s 496 handcrafted, luxurious colors, in every interior sheen. 

Come to the event tomorrow, April 22- EARTH DAY for LoVo treats and Qino Vodka & Lemongrass drinks, 312, organic food by Kitchen Witches and Rock Star Dogs and lovely eco-friendly home goods and Allyu spa discounts! Sponsored by Conscious Choice magazine.

Our mascot, the LoVo frog:

Today I experienced Allyu Spa via their magnificently memorable spa treatments.  The green space itself is transforming;  compounded with the very knowledgable, sweet staff and top-of-line organic treatments and product lines, Allyu is unlike any other spa I’ve ever experienced. 

They use vegan, non-toxic products that are unexpectedly effective for being botanically-based. My SpaRitual nail polish stayed tough-as-nails even withstanding a week of painting/peeling off paint tape, and the Astara facial products are truly profound.  Allyu’s website states the products and carefully specific estheticians as helping “to reveal beauty as healer” and nothing could be more true.  My facialist, Jen, had a background that combined medi-spa experience with holistic care, and she explained to me the benefit of investing in preventative skin care, to which I couldn’t agree more. She looked about 20 years younger than the age she told me she was, by the way, and she made me a knock-out, homemade Cocoa Body Exfoliator that was such a treat and SO much better than the sugary-sweet “gunk” that I’ve used in the past. She was truly passionate and just wonderful all-around. 

Karen was my acupuncturist and since it was my first time experiencing this treatment (and I’m not a huge fan of the scary “needle”) she was so gracious and very comforting throughout the treatment.  Ancient Chinese medicinal acupuncture generally can relieve muscle pain, stress, insomnia, asthma and headaches, even have helped women become more fertile… amongst many other issues. In layman’s terms, acupuncture basically helps find the “river-like” paths in our body’s systems and helps unclog the dams that have been built up in certain areas and are restricting the flow of the river and therefore restricting life balance. I hold a lot of tension in my abdomen, so the acupuncture, along with the Core Synchronism work was pretty intense and afterwards I felt extremely calm and balanced, at one with my digestive system.  Try one of Allyu’s ear- acupuncture sessions after work- where you just relax and calm your spirit via ear-only acupuncture for only $25, a bargain for the feeling you experience.

Allyu is simply amazing, you must try it for yourself!  www.allyuspa.com

This is how good C2 Paint is:  it inspires people to shave their logo into the back of their heads.

Okay, so we were at an annual meeting at St. Pete’s beach… but that aside, it’s a nice look that definitely displays consistent branding.

But really, people break into song and/or dance when they hear just how good C2 Paint & LoVo really is. Here’s more evidence, “Mr.Sparkle” at the LoVo launch party:

Introducing…

Allyu Spa- recently opened on the Riverwalk of 600 West Chicago building- as a J. Marie Agency client! Allyu is insanely beautiful: its gorgeously designed green space, gracious staff and indulgently earthy spa treatments- facials, massage, accupuncture and mani/pedis like I guarantee you have never experienced before are unmatched by any concept in the city. 

 Allyu’s celebrating its induction to the community with “Love Your Mother” month, which will include a series of events, seminars and (just in time for Earth Day & Mother’s Day), discounts on its elemental treatments. 

Allyu, pronounced “ah-yu”- comes from the Andean language Quechua, and is thoroughly dedicated to sustainability, consciousness and mind, body and spirit wellness. One visit to the thoughtfully sustainable green spa will inspire- from manicure stations formed from reclaimed Chicago trees fallen in thunderstorms to non-toxic, vegan products, the list of unique design elements and treatments goes on and on-  one can only understand by being in its presence.  Check out J. Marie Agency soon for a mini-tour, love your Mother and go!