Divine design

Chele Isaac might have a church fetish. After all, she’s owned two.

“I’m a little embarrassed about that,” she tells me.

Chele Isaac’s favorites

Chele Isaac shares some of her favorite things. Restaurants: In Madison, Natt Spil and Bradbury’s. In Milwaukee, Bartolotta’s Lake Park Bistro, La Meranda and Soup Brothers. Shops: The SWAP shop at UW-Madison is a blast. For fabric, Manhattan Textiles in Milwaukee and Gayfeather’s in Madison. For design inspiration, Century House, Zip Dang, Pop de Luxe […]

Getting down and dirty

Conventional makeup products often cost less than their green counterparts, because they use cheap synthetic ingredients. While you might initially save some cash using conventional makeup, you may pay the price later with side effects. Below are just a few synthetic ingredients commonly found in makeup and personal care products. Check out how they can […]

Back to basics

They say beauty is only skin deep — but the cosmetics women use are not. As a matter of fact, the average woman who uses makeup on a daily basis absorbs about 5 pounds of chemicals every year, including sodium lauryl and steralkonium, among others. Compounding that danger: the same study also found that many […]