Business Spotlight – Ocean Hippie Organics & Barrier Island Bagels



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What started your passion for Ocean Hippie Organics?

My passion for handmade skin care products began while pregnant with my first child over 4 years ago. I quickly became one of those women who obsessed about what I put in my body via beauty products and for the first time in my life I became aware of ingredients and how amazing our skin is. Out of my immediate love and devotion to our unborn child (and for my fear of stretch marks) I embarked on an oily journey that ultimately became Ocean Hippie Organics.

What’s your favorite item?

My favorite product is by far the Ancient Recipe Face Serum made with Jojoba Oil, Young Living Frankincense and Myrrh. 

I have never been to one to wear a ton of makeup, if any, so I have to keep my skin fresh and youthful. To do so I apply this oily serum to my face and neck every single day after I shower. The intense blend of vitamin E from the Jojoba oil and the holistic skin healing properties of the Frankincense and Myrrh my face has fought off sun damage from my years of coastal living and natural aging wrinkles. I honestly will never put anything store bought on my face again as my pores have become incredibly spoiled and pampered!

What’s your most popular item?

OHO’s most popular item is a close call between the Ancient Recipe Serum and the Matcha Body Butter. Both men and women immediately fall in love face Serum. My husband and other male users say they love the Serum for the perfect after shave feel. My dad uses the Serum everyday on his face to help heal his skin cancer scars and help with exhausting cancer spots (Frankincense and Mryyh are most amazing oils to help heal skin cells!).

What’s your favorite thing about the OBX?

The Outer Banks has been my home away from home since I was in my mother’s womb. I am from New Bern but a lot of my upbringing was in Corolla. My parents moved a house to Corolla when Route 12 was still dirt so to say that me and my family enjoyed the “wild” Corolla is an understatement. Freedom, solitude, nature, wind, and extraordinary experiences are what made up my childhood and shaped me into the free spirit I am today. Wildness is what I love about the Outer Banks. It still exists here but not as freely as 20 years ago but if you know where to look you can still find it. 

Barrier Island Bagels

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What’s your favorite bagel/cream cheese?

Wow, choosing just one favorite bagel and cream cheese is difficult. But I guess my go to on any given day is a everything bagel with veggie cream cheese on the side ( I am a dipper). But if I have a sweet tooth, French Toast bagel for sure!

What’s your most popular bagel/cream cheese?

The most popular bagel winner hands down are French Toast Bagel and Everything Bagel. Both are pretty versatile and can accommodate breakfast sandwiches, cream cheese, butter, and some folks even put ham on the French Toast!

What does your daily routine look like on nice Spring day?

Spring is one of best seasons on the Outer Banks and for good reasons. Empty beaches, perfect weather, restaurants reopening and the return of money! 

My daily routine on a nice spring day is kids, make money, play outside, sleep, repeat! We are a family of outdoor enthusiasts and conservations so the hustle to get outside is very real every day.

Besides the store, where in the OBX is your favorite place to go?

I enjoy several other businesses but when it comes to my favorite place to go it’s always in nature. I will choose a sunset, campfire or beach adventure over any restaurant or bar every time

2018 Winter Box Reveal

Handmade Concrete Ornament | Opus Stone Concrete

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Our subscribers were introduced to Opus Stone Concrete! The holiday ornaments were hand crafted and each were unique in their own way! Ornaments are just a little taste of all the different types of home décor that this OBX Local company creates.

Opus Stone Concrete offers custom handcrafted concrete countertops, vanities, bathtub/shower surrounds, wet bars, tables, stools, benches, fireplace surrounds, planters and much more.  Opus Stone is located in Point Harbor, North Carolina and is owned and operated by husband and wife team David & Julie Bancroft.

Facial Serum | Ocean Hippie Organics

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Just in time for the harsh cold of winter. Ocean Hippie Organics Ancient Recipe Facial Serum’s skin quenching Jojoba oil is the most amazing face Serum.  This serum is perfect for dry to normal skin and is a great way to moisturize daily! Do you expose your skin to the sun on the daily? Do you have tired and dry skin? Plagued with skin cancer? If you answered yes to any of these your face needs this serum! Our subscribers were lucky enough to get a head start on taking care of their skin for the new year!

Holiday Coffee Blend | Front Porch Café

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The expert coffee roasters at The Front Porch Cafe were able to craft a blend of beans that fit our perspective of the Outer Banks: enjoyable by all, inescapably addicting, and with a touch of edge and mystery. Medium bodied and a pleasing lingering finish! Have a cup and reminisce those days you spent in the early morning watching the sunrise! Just think, you’ll be back soon! And we can’t wait to see you!  

Outer Banks 2019 Calendar

Each of our subscribers received a 2019 Outer Banks Box Calendar filled with photographs and art by local Outer Banks photographers and artists to help remind you, all year long of one of the best places on the east coast (in our humble opinion). The perfect way to count down the days to your return!

Outer Banks Note Card Set

Do you have friends and family you want to touch base with during the year? Subscribers received note cards each with a beautiful image of the Outer Banks to share. And just think, you are also giving them a little photo to frame!

Do you like the items you see!? Did you miss out on this box? Check out our Extras Store we may still have some extras you can grab!

Don’t wait til the Spring Box gets sold out, subscribe today!

2018 Fall Box Reveal

2018 Fall Box Reveal

Sea The Good Towel – Muse Originals OBX

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Sea the good tea towel

These little towels remind you to “Sea The Good” even when you can’t make it to the Outer Banks. Made of a cotton blend, these towels are extremely soft, absorbent, and perfect for the beach, in the kitchen, during a workout or to decorate your home.

Muse Originals OBX is an eclectic and gorgeous array of local and regional art and handmade goods! Located in Kitty Hawk’s Historic Firehouse at the 2.5 MP on the Beach Road in Kitty Hawk next to some of the OBX’s finest, Art’s Place, SaltAire Cottages, and Wink’s Deli and Market. The artwork on the towel is a reminder to us all to “Sea The Good” in all moments, in people, in life. R

Home Sweet Outer Banks Home Book – Greg Smrdel

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Home Sweet Outer Banks Home Book - Greg Smrdel

The book Home Sweet Outer Banks Home?  is  “…a story of strength, weakness, grief, community involvement, but most of all, triumph.”  OBX local Greg Smrdel is both an author and a comedian, so you are in for a great read with this “Fictional Facts and Factual Fictions” version of his family’s memoirs. Some of our subscribers will certainly recognize places in this book. And lucky for our subscribers, this book is hand signed by the author! What a special treat!

Wave Ring – Denise Turner Jewelry

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We are so excited to present Denise Turner Jewelry to our subscribers! The handmade and hand texturized wave ring is one of her most popular sellers!

Denise Turner has been designing and making jewelry for over 20 years. Influenced by the coastal environment near her studio, she is inspired to translate the beauty she sees into her jewelry. Each piece is handmade with gratitude and admiration. Denise gratefully resides in Manteo, on the Outer Banks of North Carolina with her Husband and two Sons. Denise Turner Jewelry has many more beautiful handmade jewelry for every beach lover. 

If the wave ring is not in a size of your liking pay it forward and give it as a beautiful gift to a fellow Outer Banks lover! If you happen to be in the area, you can go to Muse Originals OBX to exchange the ring for a different size.*

*Disclaimer – In-store exchange only. Exchanges are limited to sizes available in Muse’s location.

Bread Dipping Spices – Outer Banks Olive Oil Co.

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As fall begins and friends and family gather, we thought what more perfect item to have from the Outer Banks than a bread dipping spice to share with your guests! The Outer Banks Olive Oil Co. cultivates a variety of the freshest premium olive oils, balsamic vinegars, specialty oils, vinegars and spices to satisfy the foodie in you.  To use your bread dipping spice just add olive oil and the spices (add as much or as little as you like) and serve! Enjoy!

OBX Viewfinder – Featuring OBX Local Photographer Susan Ogden

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Miss the OBX? For our subscribers that may not remember these throwbacks, these are viewfinders that used to be found on beaches all over! They have little pictures in them! So when you are patiently awaiting the next trip to the Outer Banks, just look through these little guys and see the OBX captured beautifully by the super talented, OBX local, Susan Ogden!

A little about Susan:

Susan is a photographer and an artist. Susan resides in Nags Head, NC. Her subjects in her photographs are seascapes, nature, wildlife and places that she visits and lives near. Catching the story or the spirit of those in her lens is a passion and what she truly enjoys as you can tell by your very special image from the OBX.

Read more about Susan or book a photo shoot at susanogden.zenfolio.com .

Like what you see? As of the time of publishing this blog, there are still a few spots remaining for our upcoming fall box! Click the big fancy button below to head over to our ordering section or read more about the Outer Banks Box!