Our team at Cup of Jo has some serious old-school tendencies. Caroline still uses a day planner. But we’ve each managed to get hooked on a few apps that we now can’t imagine living without. Here are our current must-haves, and we’d love to hear…
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#HumansofMaRS: Be healthy, Think Dirty – MaRS
Lily Tse, founder and CEO of Think Dirty, wants to come clean on the personal care products you use every day. Think your “all natural” face cream is a healthy alternative? Convinced your “organic” lip gloss is the real deal? Think again. They might actua…
Desktop Delving: Think Dirty App CEO Lily Tse on the tech that makes her tick
What apps do you depend on when you’re the founder of an app yourself? ‘Safe’ cosmetics whizz Lily Tse tells us what scores screen time in her world Ever wondered what’s really hiding in your wash bag? Lily Tse is committed to helping you to find…
10 Ways to Get Clean with Think Dirty
When you scroll through your Instagram feed, it’s likely that you’ll see a post or two from a health-conscious or foodie friend with the hashtags #cleaneats or #healthy. It’s no doubt that healthy eating has become a large trend among the X and Y generati…
How female entrepreneurs hope to spark a new wave of women-led ventures
“I feel like these entrepreneurship programs for women have some parallel qualities, it’s definitely helpful,” said Lily Tse, founder of the Think Dirty beauty and cosmetics app, and one of six startups that received $5,000 and a placement at the DMZ from…
Jessica Alba’s Honest Company is expanding-just as shoppers are questioning “natural” products
This week, The Honest Company, the Los Angeles-based sustainable consumer products retailer co-founded by Alba and recently valued at $1.7 billion, debuts a new line of cosmetics and facial care products.
26 Underrated Apps Every Twentysomething Should Download Right Now
We asked followers of the BuzzFeed Community for their favorite underrated app. Here are their go-to downloads. Note: Submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity. Want to be featured on BuzzFeed? Follow the BuzzFeed Community on…
8 Apps All Beauty Junkies Need
We lead busy, busy lives. And we definitely don’t always have time to catch up on all of our favorite beauty blogs and watch countless hours of how-to tutorials. Since we’re all about upgrading our lives with our favorite calendar apps and…
‘Think Dirty’ App Allows Users To Learn Which Controversial Ingredients Are In Their Cosmetics
If you are familiar with the natural makeup industry, then you are well aware of the controversial ingredients frequently found in mainstream cosmetics and hygiene products. For those unfamiliar, the story is simple: researchers have repeatedly found ques…
Dirty Girls
Our art director turned us all on to the Think Dirty app several months ago. Since then, we’ve been scanning like crazy and comparing notes. We polled the team to get everyone’s must-have beauty buys—and then we ran the app to see which products come up clean, according to Think Dirty…