Organic Makeup, What UP

When it comes to makeup, I’m very specific.

I’m not a one type of brand kind of person, I pick the best products from each line.

For instance, I can’t live without my Bold Brow Kit by Anastasia Beverly Hills but then again, I love Laura Mercier’s tinted moisturizer…& shit, I also love Benefit’s ‘Watts Up.’ Clearly I can’t make up my mind on ONE brand. You can see what’s in my Caboodle ( yes, Caboodle ) here.

On that note, I’m open to trying lots of different products. So when I went to sushi with my friend, Carly recently she told me about something different: organic beauty products. When Carly got pregnant she really started researching products. Including her makeup. Basically she broke down the following stats over sea-salted edamame & salmon sashimi:

+ Decades of studies indicate that serious health issues ( including, but not limited to asthma, learning disabilities, cancer and infertility ) are on the rise, and due in some part to our ongoing exposure to toxic chemicals—whether it’s in the shower, on our commute, while we eat lunch at a local restaurant, or when we clean our kitchens at home.

+ There are more than 80,000 chemicals on the market today. Many don’t have any safety data. This is particularly true of those used in the skin care and beauty industry.

+ Only about 10% of the 10,000 chemicals commonly found in personal care products have safety data.

+ What’s worse is the Food and Drug Administration ( the agency that regulates cosmetics ) allows companies to use chemicals known to be extremely harmful ( lead, formaldehyde, & phthalates ) in the products we put on our bodies and on our kids every single day, day after day.

+ The United States has not passed a federal law to regulate the ingredients used in personal care products since 1938.

+ The European Union has spent the past two decades banning or restricting more than 1,300 ingredients, the US has only banned 11 to date.

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HMMMMMMMMM….

Now, I balance my life like a checkbook. While I love organic blueberries in my AM smoothie, my drugstore mascara is probably the farthest thing from organic makeup on the planet ( can’t win ’em all ).

BUT. Organic makeup/products still spark my curiosity…like, I still want to know about them…& even try them out.

Because I’m constantly on the hunt for new products, different opinions, &/or cool ideas, it’s totally not surprising that I was intrigued, right?

 

Carly sent me some organic makeup products from Beautycounter to test out & naturally, there were a couple I loved.

SO spotlight on:

♡ ROSE WATER: because what girl in the world doesn’t love the idea of waking up & casually spritzing rose water on her face? Especially when it’s all natural organic rose water? Helllllo. This is so Elizabeth Taylor/Valley Of The Doll-ish in all the right ways. The rose water now sits pretty on my nightstand. So sexy.

♡ DEWY MOISTURIZER: this is tinted. Anything that’s moisturizing & tinted is a total win. I love the word dewy ( have you noticed? ). There’s nothing better than a dewy, fresh glow. Nothing greasy, just a little dew— ya know? Over the matte look, in to the dew. Since it’s organic & all-natural, I’m in to it even more.

♡ EYE LINER: for some reason one of my favorite products on the site was the organic eye liner. Reason being: if I’m putting something near my eye there’s some time of relief knowing it’s natural. Typically I just use eye liner when I’m working or going out, so this is perfect for someone like me who’s not an everyday eye liner girl.

♡ JASMIINE OIL: Carly sent me this jasmine oil & I was immediately hooked. As you know, I love using oils to remove my makeup. With this one, you can take off makeup AND use it as an after makeup moisturizer. YUM right? Organic, all-natural, AND moisturizing. YES PLZ.

 

 

Obviously I still have my ride or dies in my makeup bag BUT I will definitely be adding a couple of these organic products in to the mix.

THOUGHTS? WEIGH IN.

Also, check out my Snapchat for a tutorial on pumpkin pie spice coffee ( I show you my FAVORITE way to whip up an AM cup of Joe ). Username is laurynevarts.

Talk soon, lauryn xx

+ { photos | heart PJ’s here }