Out with the toxic products, in with the clean ones! I find it a little tricky to bring you on my Clean Beauty journey. I have so much to say & share! I debated only sharing my favorites, but that could take years, so I thought it would be worth bringing you through the trial & errors.
I’m taking major inspiration from Euphoria for these bright makeup products. Putting color on my eyes has been a thing of the past, but recently I’ve decided it’s time to get creative. Glitter, rhinestones, neons – I’m ready to play!
Burt’s Bee’s Foundation is my new favorite foundation because they’re clean & affordable! They’re SO good I couldn’t wait a minute longer to tell you more about them!
Everyone needs to download these 2 apps! I’m not talking about photo editing apps, or apps to put together cool videos or track your distance running – I’m talking about apps to rate the toxins in your household products.
Ok, maybe not officially 100 but I have an excessive amount of makeup brushes, considering I use 5 of them. Sometimes I’ll grab a new brush hoping to actually need it, but never do. I like makeup, I like the brushes, but I only need 5 of them, the rest are just for decoration.
Body moisturizer might not sound like a big deal to the average person, but that’s because they haven’t found the right one. I used to be like them – going about my life worrying about the right color lip gloss for my day, to wear flats or heels, what time I was going to sleep – but then I discovered a key part of my day to day activities: body moisturizer.
We’re already feeling the fresh air & cool breeze that naturally comes with the new season – even in Texas. There’s nothing better than walking outside to a big welcoming breathe of fresh, cool air. You know, I’ve had a long term crush on one very important thing that makes your face feel as good as that breathe of cool fresh air? That crush is ROSE WATER.
The day has come to talk, Beautycounter. A lot of you know the bits & pieces of my allergy struggle the past few months. Unfortunately, it’s snowballed into more than a pesky lil mosquito. I decided I’ll open up more about that subject soon! I have to think about exactly how & what I want to explain, as it’s a pretty sensitive subject…
One thing I always thought would be an overwhelming task, was to change out all of my foods + all my products to be safer. It’s intimidating! Not to mention expensive & a bit dramatic. I thought I did better than a lot of others, as far as safe food & safe products go, so that was enough. Likeee, I eat organic carrots mmmkay? I’m good.
But recently I’ve become uber aware of everything that’s going into my body (because allergies, boo) & a side effect of that has been my increased awareness of what I’m putting ON my body. What I put IN my body & ON my body organically became equally important.
Before I had a chance to overthink or stress over safe products, I found myself naturally being cautious of what was going on my skin & subtly making changes. With barely a hiccup. That’s the long story for why I finally wound up shopping at Beautycounter. For those that aren’t yet aware, Beautycounter’s Mission is “to get safer products into the hands of everyone.” Here’s some scary information for you to digest: “Over the past two decades, the European Union has banned close to 1,400 chemicals in the product formulas of personal care products and restricted the levels of over 250 more in such products. The United States has only partially banned 30 to date.” (via)
Super chill, right?
But my point here is not to scare you, because that doesn’t necessarily work. Like I said, I wanted to try a few products because of my allergies & it’s taken off from there.
I’m sharing the products I’ve been using for a month or more so you can get an honest opinion on whether or not you decide to start rotating a few of them through your beauty routines.
Today is for beauty & makeup; a foundation review from me to you! I know I’m always telling you guys how much I don’t like wearing full foundation, & that’s true, but I wear it anyway. I made an online purchase from Sephora months ago & they were doing a promotion. With the promotion, you received almost 20 different top brand foundations w your purchase. When I received the package I realized Sephora wasn’t messing around – so much fucking product. If you’ve ever bought brand name foundation, you’ll understand this was $$$$.
Lucky me, each brand came with a range of colors & I got away with using about 3 different shades of each brand, depending how tan I was. A lot of testing happening.
For the past 5 or so months I’ve been experimenting with a different foundation, daily. My goal was always to wear the foundation in the morning & throughout the day so I was able to see it’s lasting powers.
Here’s what I found out. Most foundations are the same. Boring? I know.
Because I obsess over Beauty YouTubers, I was expecting some major moments w each of these foundations, but nope. Not for the average girl like me. Which leads me to saying, I’M NOT A BEAUTY GURU. I like makeup, fashion, sparkle – but I’m not a professional. So this review is for the everyday girl at home that’s also not a major beauty guru (but may dream about being one someday). My descriptive language will quickly give away I’m no pro, so take this as different, unique feedback on some top foundation brands.
This is my favorite post to find on YouTube & through blogs because anything empty must mean it’s TRUTH! Whether someone is paid to post something or given free products, if they’ve used it until it’s empty – it must be good.
There are a few things that I’ve had to repurchase recently, so I thought it was perfect timing to share!
Current EMPTY Products I’ll Be Repurchasing:
Rose Water Spray: I’m actually very satisfied w the Rose Water spray from Trader Joe’s, but I hate the packaging; it shoots your face too directly. I had an empty Mario Badescu Rose Water Spray bottle that I love, now I pour the Trader Joe’s Rose Water Spray in the that bottle, & continue to refill + use. I love this stuff! I always use it after I’m done w my makeup, before bed when my face is clean, when I travel, throughout the day. I used to think it was a gimmick, but I can’t go a day without it now.
Mario Badescu Cellular Lotion: This face moisturizer goes a LONG way. A pea sized amount covers your entire face leaving it moisturized. It’s perfect for my skin because I have a drier face, but it might not work as well if you have very oily skin. I love the amount of moisture it provides, the price point, the consistency, the packaging – everything! This is actually the only thing I’ve been wearing on my face recently, with rose water spray on top. Leaves an oily glow, which I strive for.
Nivea Essential Enriched Body Lotion: Apparently this is the secret lotion that everyone knows about?? I recently emptied a huge bottle & had to buy another from Amazon. I was bragging about how smooth it was making my skin to Wafiq, and he said “oh yeah, Nivea, it’s the best, everyone uses it.” ?? Likeeee, you couldn’t have told me that 19 years ago bro?!
I have Rapunzel hair.
And as much as I would love to explain how I planned it that way & have spent years & years growing it long, that’s not 100% the case. My hair grows like a weed. Having short hair isn’t an option because it would take way too much effort to maintain. Long hair is easy for me, I go to the Salon approx twice a year.
I get asked about my hair more than anything else. You know? Like instead of “where did you get those granny Sketcher slide ons?” people ask about how I did the bun in my hair today. I don’t know why…
3 Long Hair Tips For The Lazy
1.Don’t wash it. I don’t wash it because I’m lazy AF. I know it’s almost trendy these days to say how many days in between washes you are for your hair. “I haven’t washed my hair in 5 days!”. Well, I haven’t washed my hair since I was a child. Once a month my mom had to force me to wash it, and I don’t think she wanted to either but as a mother you feel like you have to enforce rules. It takes an hour to brush out & another 3 days to air dry. I see no interest.
I’ve been reading beauty blogs & watching beauty YouTubers for a few years now. They suck me in & before you know it I’m 10 videos deep with a long list of new products I NEED. Then, I get to the store & notice the first item on my long list is .5oz of face cream that’s $90… and I have no money left for anything else. Story of my life.
