The Green Beauty Guide

As someone who has enjoyed her laidback Mommyhood so much it’s squeezing out of my ears, I am happily embracing makeup, nail polishes (big threes avoided: no phthalates, toluene, and formaldehyde, Zoya fitting the bill perfectly…) In fact, I make a conscious effort to apply some foundation and eye makeup every morning (didn’t know it [...]

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Jennifer Hudson took home a Grammy this February, and if I could hand over a Best Makeup Awards, she would have scored a pretty gilded makeup brush, too. Her makeup was flawless, gorgeous and very, very inspirational.
As I browsed via Glamour.com, I couldn’t help but snatched some ideas.
This is the perfect look for a [...]

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Bespoke is a hot word today, just like green beauty. It is slapped on anything from software to kitchen furniture. Meaning one-off original, designed and made from scratch, “bespoke” also describes made-to-order versions of a manufacturer’s standard range.
            Bespoke makeup blends are easier to create than you think. You will need to assemble a basic [...]

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Is your mascara clumpy? Your foundation lumpy? Can’t remember what year you bought your half-used lipstick? Be sure I am guilty of at least one of these sins.

As I did my fall makeup bag’s makeover (no, I didn’t ditch makeup simply because I am trying to live green) I discovered so much toxic junk, [...]

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To reward myself for being extra green this week, I decided to buy a new mineral blusher. This is my favorite mineral makeup product, because it helps to makeup, literally and figuratively, for all those wakeful nights and early mornings. But after a quick stroll online and offline, in our local Space NK, I realized [...]

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Each time I performed that obligatory “tap, swirl and buff” technique I could feel the powder coating inside of my nose and scratching my throat. I am not sensitive to any chemicals and I am not prone to allergies. So maybe inhaling mineral foundation isn’t really good for us?

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Not all mascaras are created equal, and when it comes to mascaras, green beauty industry is still hanging behind. Most natural mascaras that I tried (including Miessense, Dr. Hauschka, Lavera, Nvey Eco) always lacked that little something that makes me repurchase a makeup product. Either a texture is too runny, or a smell is off, or it flakes into my contacts.

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