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Beautiful Looks Don’t Have to be Toxic

Bohmey Beauty, an independent and locally owned clean beauty and lifestyle boutique with locations in Adrian and Ann Arbor inside the Kerrytown Markets and Shops, is a place where women come together and seek non-toxic methods of beauty and self-care without feeling overwhelmed.                  

     In 2019, Angeline Pratt decided to combine her passion for discovering new products that fit her non-toxic and cruelty-free checklist with a goal to share healthier skincare and cosmetics with women all over the world.

            The boutique carries more than 20 high-quality, carefully selected brands with products ranging from cosmetics and skincare to gifts and lifestyle goods. The knowledgeable staff helps make the natural-beauty-swap easier than ever. Product demonstrations and curated classes guarantee customers leave with a glow only clean beauty can achieve.

            Bohmey Beauty also sells eco-friendly home items like candles, using coconut oil, beeswax or a soy base, clothing, accessories, paper goods and hair products.

 

Locations: 407 N. Fifth Ave., Ann Arbor; 128 N. Main St., Adrian. For more information, email [email protected] or visit BohmeyBeauty.com.

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