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Founders Q&A: Soleil Toujours' Valerie McMurray in Conversation with Something Navy Founder Arielle Charnas

Founders Q&A: Soleil Toujours' Valerie McMurray in Conversation with Something Navy Founder Arielle Charnas

Article adapted with permission from SomethingNavy.com  What's better than one passionate, tireless, visionary female entrepreneur? Two, of course. Soleil Toujours' CEO & Founder Valerie McMurray sits down virtually with Arielle Charnas, Something Navy’s Founder and Chief Creative Officer to discuss being pioneers in their industries, supporting and partnering with other female-founded companies and to assure us that yes, all bad a** women wear sunscreen daily. Here are the highlights. Question: Arielle and Valerie, not only are you both successful entrepreneurs, but you are female founders. What does that title mean to you? Arielle Charnas: For me, all of my strategic and everyday...

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Guide: How to Recycle Your Soleil Toujours Products

Guide: How to Recycle Your Soleil Toujours Products

Happy Global Recycling Day! “Every year, the Earth yields billions of tons of natural resources and at some point, in the not too distant future, it will run out.” That’s why we must think again about what we throw away – seeing not waste, but opportunity.” - Global Recycling Foundation https://www.globalrecyclingday.com/ We strive to use sustainable, recycled, and biodegradable materials whenever possible. Soleil Toujours products are recyclable and we hope the below guide takes the mystery out of how to best do so. Thank you for helping to protect our Earth’s natural resources!   Clean Conscious™ Chemical Sunscreen Mists Check...

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The Lunar Phase: Organic Sunless Tanning Product Review- Soleil Toujours

The Lunar Phase: Organic Sunless Tanning Product Review- Soleil Toujours

I was recently introduced to Soleil Toujours Organic Sunless Tanning serum and lotion and I’m officially obsessed! For some reason I think I look x100 times better when I’m tan! Having a sun-kissed complexion hides my veins, and blemishes and makes my hair and eyes pop! Sitting all day outside in the sun to achieve the perfect bronzed color is quite a devotion not to mention it’s not healthy for your skin. In order to be smarter about my skin and long-term health I like to use a self tanner instead of laying out so I can still get the...

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Happy World Oceans Day!

Happy World Oceans Day!

Today is World Oceans Day and the UN’s theme this year is 'Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean'.  It’s a day to celebrate our oceans and work to build awareness around how we impact the health of our oceans. As we know, we have imposed unprecedented stressors on them through factors such as pollution, decreasing levels of water, and climate change.  Oceans are literally the lungs of our planet as they provide most of the oxygen we breathe, so let’s work on solutions to help heal our oceans and ensure that we preserve their beauty and the wealth of resources they...

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