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Fitglow Beauty ADORE {review}

November 16, 2015 By Brittany Leave a Comment

Fitglow Beauty’s “Adore”, puts and end to the search for the ultimate Fall bold lip color. This is exactly what I had imagined as the perfect Autumn lip, and had I have tried it before, it would have made it into my “Fall Beauty Favorites”. Not much needs to be said about the color – it’s gorgeous, a combination of burgundy and purple that’s really trendy right now.

Fitglow Beauty lipsticks are a must-have for organic beauty lovers. They are highly pigmented, with beautiful color options, and nourishing, healthy ingredients. The formulations are safe, containing healing and moisturizing goods such as organic coconut oil, organic jojoba oil and organic shea butter. They apply very smoothly for a lipstick – not as thick as conventional lipsticks, yet still with full color. A comparable consistency would Ilia Beauty’s Lipstick Crayons.

Other makeup details

Foundation: Sappho Organics in “Lisa”

Concealer: RMS Beauty “Un” Cover-Up 11

Blush: Fitglow Beauty “Fresh”

Highlight: RMS Beauty “Living Luminizer”

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Simple Summer Glow Look

June 15, 2015 By Brittany 4 Comments

Organic Makeup Blog Summer Look

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Hello green beauty enthusiasts, I hope you’ve been having a nice June so far. I’ve been going to the gym often, so my makeup style has been very minimalist and I’ve been sticking to the natural glam look, by just amping up the radiance and glow. It’s amazing what a good highlighter, blush and gloss can do.

And of course, I cannot imagine doing a natural glow ‘look’ without well, natural and organic products. How contradictory would it be to use conventional, toxic makeup to get healthy looking skin? That’s why I am in love with my makeup life – cosmetics that have color and glamorize all while containing food grade ingredients that will contribute to my skin’s betterment.

I started this look off with a light application of Sappho Organics Liquid Foundation in ‘Lisa’.

I concealed under my eyes with RMS Beauty “un” cover up in shade 11. The way I feel about this concealer, other than that it works amazingly, is that I like the idea of putting healing oils everyday in the area that is prone to crow’s feet. Dual purpose of anti-aging qualities and ability to cover up.

I lined my lips with Benecos Natural Lipliner in “Brown”. I use this lipliner basically all the time because it is the color of my natural lips but just a bit darker. I feel lipliner is a necessity to get a nice defined shape.

On my lips is FitGlow Beauty Good Gloss in “Koi”. This is a really nice warm, but not too warm shade if that makes sense. It’s definitely suitable for the summer, and the color made me instantly think of wearing it with a glowy tan. Not that I’m very tanned yet. It is translucent and the color is understated which makes it perfect for a daytime summer look or would probably be really nice with a dramatic smokey eye. (Hmm I think I will do that soon…)

I am wearing FitGlow Beauty Mineral Blush “Fresh” on my cheeks. It matches really well with the “Koi” and has a slight shimmer to it. I really like this blush – not too warm, not too cool, just right. (Use code WISEGLOW to get a 15% discount on FITGLOW Beauty products online)

RMS Beauty Living Luminizer is what I used as a highlight on my cheekbones, tip of my nose and inner eye corners. This is what really ties the whole look together, I think. Only thing is, you have to be sure to blend the mineral blush upward again into the Luminizer so that there is a blended transition between the two. Otherwise you get a noticeable edge. It can be a tricky thing to use both a cream and powder on the cheeks.

I used W3ll People Expressionist Bio Extreme Mascara, however this is not my favourite natural mascara. It looks damn good when you first put it on but doesn’t have the best staying power. I much prefer the 100 Percent Pure Fruit Pigmented Mascara, because it is more durable and does not ‘fall’ as much.

As an afterthought, I darkened my brows with Eco Brow in “Marilyn”. Brows are all of the sudden a thing, and I’m into it.

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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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Green Beauty Look – Valkyrie

May 18, 2015 By Brittany 2 Comments

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Eyeshadows:

-Pacifica Mystical Supernatural Palette
-Pure Anada Mineral Shadows “Black Tie” & “Champagne”
– W3ll People Elitist Mineral Shadow in “Midnight Twinkle”

Lashes:

–Georgie Beauty Faux Half Wispy Lashes

Foundation & Concealer:

-Sappho Organics
-RMS Beauty “un” Cover-Up

Contour & Highlight

-RMS Beauty “Seduce” & “Living Luminizer”

Lips

– Zuzu Luxe Lipliner in “Fresh”
– Marie Natie Lipgloss in “Tickled”

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How to use Natural and Organic Foundations

April 27, 2015 By Brittany 3 Comments

Here’s how I like to use all three of these natural and organic foundations for full coverage;

Kjaer Weis Cream Foundation: Since this product is pretty thick but covers really well, I prefer not to use it for overall coverage, but just to conceal problematic areas before applying liquid foundation.

My favorite use for it though, is as an eyelid base to prepare for eyeshadow. I can’t imagine not having it for that reason. Since it’s formulation is really thick and doesn’t really move once it’s on, it makes a really nice blank canvas for an eyeshadow design and provides a solid foundation to help it last for hours.

See my previous review of Kjaer Weis Foundation here.

Sappho Organics Liquid Foundation: I have recently re-kindled my love with Sappho Organics Foundation. This was the very first organic foundation I have ever tried, and I strayed from it for a bit, but now we’re back together. If you have skin that is more on the dry side, than this is the natural, organic foundation for you as its properties are moisturizing, and don’t enhance dry looking skin.

I love that it’s a liquid, so you don’t need to tug at your skin to apply it, as is inevitable with a cream foundation. It can be applied sheer, then built up for more coverage. It dries really nicely with a finish that I would describe as silky. You do need to be cautious to blend with precision in order to avoid streakiness.

This is definitely a good foundation to begin with if you’re making the switch to green beauty. This foundation was made by the founders to be high quality enough for film and tv, and the ingredients are ones that you can feel good about covering your face with.

RMS Beauty “Un” Cover-Up: This is currently my go-to product as a highlighting concealer for under my eyes, brows and around my lips before applying gloss or lipstick. I usually apply it this way after the Sappho foundation. I have the shade 011 which is a good highlighting shade for my skin tone, but would be too light as a foundation. Some people use it as a foundation because it can be built up or applied sparingly for light coverage.

What I like about the un-cover up is that although it is a thick cream, it can be loosened up by swirling your fingertip in the pot to warm it and make it smoother. Apparently, the nourishing, antioxidizing ingredients are activated this way. The base ingredient of this product is raw, unrefined coconut oil which is processed in a way that the live nutrients of the oil remain intact and therefore promote healthy skin. My skin is definitely better since I’ve added it to my routine.

I know this is a good performing product because my little sister loves it, and she didn’t really care about organic and natural makeup before I bought it for her. It’s become a staple in her makeup bag and she is on her second jar. Hooray, I’ve made one convert!

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Vintage Beauty: Dramatic Eyes with Benecos Natural Kajal Eyeliner in Black

September 12, 2014 By Brittany

When it comes to creating looks and photography, I am often inspired by classic 1950s beauty… A time before decency went down the drain and being sexy didn’t mean being vulgar. When it was actually affordable to live and only one parent working was sufficient to support a family. When clothes and furniture were higher quality and not cheap and disposable.

Only thing is, with all their nice clothes and prosperity, the women were probably unknowingly applying toxic ingredients to their skin. So, with projects like these I like to imagine that I am retroactively correcting something by paying homage to that era, and creating beauty using non-toxic, natural and organic makeup.

While creating this, I had in mind those vintage Barbies with stark and dramatic eye makeup. As a base I used Pacifica Eye Shadow in “Opal”. Then using the Benecos Natural Kajal pencil in Black, I drew a very thick line on a 45 degree angle up to the outer crease. I used a thin eyeliner brush to smudge the line up and thicken it, bringing it into the inner crease. I then applied a very minimal layer of Pure Anada loose eye shadow in “Black Tie” to seal it and add some shimmer. The lower lashes are lined with the two previous products mentioned.

Other Products Used:
– Concealer: rms “un” cover up in shade 11
– Foundation: Sappho liquid foundation in “Leisha”
– Mascara: 100% Pure in “Black Tea”
– Lipliner: Mineral Fusions in “Splendido”
– Lipstick: Zuzu “Doll Pink”

About the Model:
Madison is my little sister. She works at the Bowmanville Zoo as a Zookeeper. She is also a Circus Performer and Animal Trainer who has been featured in Shrine Circus and Cirque Mondo.

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