One of my favorite natural and organic lines, von Natur, has a beautiful line of Mineral Makeup. In this line of Mineral Makeup, von Natur has products such as eye colour, concealer, powder foundation, liquid foundation, cheek colour, face & body shimmer, lip shimmer, lip colour, lip stain and mascara.
von Natur’s mineral cosmetics are all talc-free, fragrance-free, cruelty-free and non-comedogenic. The makeup is created with micronized natural minerals, not only allowing the skin to breathe, but it gives long lasting coverage with a flawless look.
The eye colour range is outstanding. There are 36 shades in the line-up. And they …read more

Who knew that one of my all time favorite makeup lines was so full of such wonderfully natural ingredient based products?
Tarte Cosmetics is really focusing on the ingredients in their products, and I am am sort of embarassed to report that I never really realized this. I knew that their latest Inside Out Lipgloss had many natural benefits to it, but besides that – I didn’t know.
Just look at the natural good for you ingredients that Tarte is using in their products:
Acai extract
Aloe Leaf extract
Apple Fruit extract
Arnica extract
Avocado oil
Blackberry extract
Candelilla wax
Carnuba wax
Castor oil
Chamomile
Cocoa seed butter
Coconut oil
Cranberry extract
Cucumber extract
Currant extract
Echinacea
Flower extract …read more

Many of you may know about natural mineral sunscreens, and many of you may not yet. One of the benefits of using mineral makeup is the fact that they are natural sunscreens. But some may wonder what to do with the rest of the body when shielding it from the sun.
When using a natural mineral sunscreen, your skin will be blocked from UV-A, B and C rays. Some refer to these natural sunscreens as broad spectrum, as they do offer your skin more protection from the sun.
Here is a list of some natural mineral sunscreens to try.
Paula’s Choice Pure Mineral …read more

Have you seen this?
Bare Escentuals has a wonderful smoky kit called Tutorials – Lesson 1: Smoky Eye.
This is perfect for beginners and smoky eye aficionados alike. Inside this set is a detachable tip card with the perfect lesson for the perfect smoky eye, two bareMinerals eye shows and an applicator brush.
The colors are perfect, not too dark, and basically flattering on just about anyone, depending on how heavy you apply them. The shades include a very beautiful lilac pearl and a shimmering pewter color.
I have a few tips for this kit myself -
#1 Use each shade sparingly, as you only …read more

The latest addition to the Von Natur line of mineral makeup is a great spritz to set mineral powders after they have been applied. Refresh & Rehydrate Spritz is also great to use to refresh and hydrate your skin any time of the day.
This organic and vegan certified spritz can boost skin’s radiance, minimize age spots, sun spots and fine lines. It is fabulous for all skin types including oily, sensitive, normal and combination skin.

The spritz contains some beneficial ingredients:
MSM which helps to soften the skin
Hyularonic Acid to hydrate the skin
DMAE is included to tighten pores
Red, White, and Green …read more