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Green Beauty Look: Summer Breeze

July 17, 2015 By Brittany 5 Comments

One of my favorite looks for the summer is a radiant complexion with nude eyes and a pop of color on the lips. This kind of look can be done in about ten minutes or in the car, especially with the convenience of the FitGlow Flawless on the Go Mineral brushes. I love this simplicity and freshness for worry-free, beautiful summer days.

As a concealer, I used Kjaer Weis, ‘Paper Thin‘ and as a highlighter, W3ll People Bio Brightener.

On this day, I chose to use 100% Pure Fruit Pigmented Lip Glaze in Peach which is one of my favorite lip colors. I think this look can be done with any lip color at all really, and sometimes I pick a vibrant red or pink or neutral.

What do you think?

Summer Essential : Ilia Karma Chameleon

June 7, 2015 By Brittany 7 Comments

I did a brief review on “Ilia Karma Chameleon” a little while back. and I’ve actually been gravitating more towards this lip color again since the weather got warmer. It seems that it’s well known as a popular summer lipstick.

Here I’ve paired it with a predominantly cool colored top to compliment the vibrant color of Karma Chameleon.

The color continues to elude me, and I think this character is what makes it so intriguing. It’s orange-ish, pink, and red all at once – described by Ilia Beauty as a fiery coral. It looks super bright on its own, but on me doesn’t show up with quite the same vibrancy, and I think this is because of the consistency. It’s not as thick as a lipstick (it’s a lipstick ‘crayon‘) and therefore not completely opaque, so my natural lip pigmentation blends in with it. This works well for me because I think it would be too bold otherwise.

It’s very moisturizing and lightweight, and doesn’t dry out the lips. It is formulated with organic oils of sunflower seed, sesame and rose hip. It can be purchased online from or Detox Market.

TIP: To make the colour stand out more and the edges sharp, apply a neutral colored lipliner very sparingly. I’ve been using Benecos Natural Lipliner in Brown.

OTHER MAKEUP DETAILS

Foundation: Sappho Organics Liquid Foundation “Lisa”
Concealer: RMS Beauty “Un” Cover Up 11
Eyeliner: Black Tea Long Last Liquid Eye Liner
Eyebrows: Eco Brow “Marilyn”

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Natural Mascaras : Which is Best? W3ll People vs. RMS vs. 100 Percent Pure

April 24, 2015 By Brittany 6 Comments

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Natural mascaras. Which ones work the best?

I’ve known girls who prefer to wear organic makeup, however cheat on the mascara because they don’t believe that there is one that can live up to the performance of the conventional, toxin-ridden ones. Unfortunately, in my experience this is true. I’m sorry to tell you this, but I have not yet tried a natural mascara that has the same endurance as their mainstream counterparts. This does not deter me from wearing only natural, toxin-free mascaras because, well I like to wear a lot of makeup and if I’m going to do that, I’d rather do it with products that won’t absorb harmful chemicals into my eyes, and to me that’s worth the minor hassle of touching up every now and then.

Over the past few months, I’ve tried the three natural mascaras pictured above. Here are my thoughts on each one, concluding with what I think is the best.

W3ll people natural mascara review

W3ll People Expressionist Bio Extreme Mascara: This is my most recent natural mascara purchase and the one I am currently using. It applies beautifully, and the brush is amazing for building up voluminous fluffy lashes. While it creates luscious looking eyes when first applied, it starts to leak within an hour and pretty often after. Also, I find that my lashes don’t stay curled with this one, and fall flat and stringy. It pains me to say this but this is my least favourite natural mascara. I do however, love other products from the W3ll People brand such as their Nudist ColorBalm and Elitist Mineral Eyeshadows. I’ve also heard that their Bio Extreme Lip Gloss is amazing, and while I don’t own one, I know from the testers at The Detox Market that it smells really really good like minty cinnamon.

RMS Beauty Volumizing Mascara: This one doesn’t apply very fluffy on the first coat, as the bristles are very small, and needs to be built up for volume. If I curl my lashes after application, it remains that way and nicely for a while. The mascara does start to shed a little after a while however, and gets worse the older the tube is. It doesn’t leak and shed as bad as the W3ll People mascara however and the touch-ups are minor.

100 Percent Pure Fruit Pigmented Mascara Black Tea: With this one I was impressed with how fluffy and long my lashes looked with only the first coat. I liked to apply one layer, curl my lashes, then apply another one for a really dynamic, dramatic look and my lashes would stay this way for basically the whole day. This mascara sheds the least out of the three and looks the best. The touch-ups were a very minor hassle, however it is not water-proof, so it is best to avoid the rain or crying. This is definitely my top choice out of the three, and one I would recommend purchasing. I also would sometimes use this mascara as an eyeliner, which worked well.

You can see my previous review and pictures of this product here and purchase it online or in person at the Detox Market in Toronto.

Have you tried any of these mascaras? What natural mascara is your favourite?

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