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  Ulta Beauty is starting their Black Friday deals early this year! In-store deals start this Sunday, November 19th at 9 am local time and online this Saturday November 18th at 8 pm CT.  Here are my recommendations for the sale - and I'll be honest, I would wait to shop until Cyber Monday weekend, the deals are even better!

  Ulta's Love Your Skin Event for 2022 is right around the corner! Starting January 2nd, get 50% off Beauty Steals each day in-store and online. Sale ends January 22nd. Select deals will be online only AND this year there will be surprise sale items that drop for one day only. Don't forget, you can order online or through the Ulta app and choose "Buy Online Pickup In-Store" to get the online only deals! View the calendar here for the full list of deals.  Limit 2 per SKU and until supplies last (no rain checks). Sale prices reflect online at midnight CST. Platinum and Diamond members beauty steal purchases ship for free. Here is the list of clean beauty items in this season's sale. Tuesday January 4th // Juice Beauty Stem Cellular Anti-Wrinkle Moisturizer $35 (orig. $70) Juice Beauty Stem Cellular Anti-Wrinkle Overnight Cream $37.50 (orig. $75) Live Tinted Rays Copper Eye Masks $11 (orig. $22) *online only Thursday January 6th // Follain Eye Cream: Firm + Bright...

  Ulta's Spring 21 Days of Beauty is right around the corner! Starting March 14th, get 50% off Beauty Steals each day in-store and online. Sale ends April 3rd. Select Beauty Steals will be online only, app exclusives, Diamond/Platinum exclusives, AND this year there will be surprise sale items that drop for one day only. Don't forget, you can order online or through the Ulta app and choose "Buy Online Pickup In-Store" to get the online only deals! View the calendar here for the full list of deals.  Limit 2 per SKU and until supplies last (no rain checks). Sale prices reflect online at midnight CST. Platinum and Diamond members beauty steal purchases ship for free.

  Whole Foods Beauty Week is kicking off tomorrow, March 10th! Get 25% off beauty products and an additional 10% off for Prime members through March 16th. This year's beauty bags are available March 12th. Both bags feature a combination of 17 deluxe and full size products from cocokind, Acure, Trilogy, Mad Hippie, Pacifica, Derma E, Juice Beauty, and more! Each bag is priced at $20 but valued at $135. I will definitely be picking up new items from cocokind and maybe some bath bombs and other pampering items. I've included some of my must-have items below that you can add to your carts this week for 25% off! Acure Brightening Facial Scrub - $10 ( review ) Acure Ultra Hydrating Green Juice Cleanser - $13 ( review ) cocokind daily spf - $24 cocokind vitamin c serum with sea grape caviar - $18 ( review ) Juice Beauty Full Strength Exfoliating Peel - $49 ( review ) Pacifica Vegan Collagen Recovery Eye Cream - $16 Schmidt's Sensitive Skin Deodorants - $10

The Credo Beauty Friends & Family Event is happening now through October 25th! Get 20% off your online or in-store purchase, no code necessary.  Offer excludes Kypris, Josh Rosebrook, gift cards, and any marked down final sale items. Here is a run down of what I think is the best of the best at Credo.

The clean beauty market has exploded with options at Ulta Beauty in 2020! I've put together a list of the clean brands carried at Ulta Beauty that are Cruelty-Free, most are vegan-friendly, and their products are made with ingredients that don't leave me questioning where they come from or where they are sourced. Let's take a look!

PHYTO-PIGMENTS Serum Foundation Juice Beauty has several foundations in their range. I picked up their PHYTO-PIGMENTS Serum Foundation ($44, 1 fl oz) , which is available at Ulta Beauty , select Anthropologie locations, and the Juice Beauty Website . Juice Beauty formulates without parabens, petroleum, pesticides, propylene or butylene glycols, silicones, talc, carbon black, phthalates, sulfates, PEGs, TEA, DEA, GMO, silicones, artificial dyes or synthetic fragrances and is certified Vegan and Cruelty-Free! Let's get started!

PHYTO-PIGMENTS Youth Cream Compact Foundation It looks like the Green Beauty community is getting its first compact foundation! Juice Beauty has released their PHYTO-PIGMENTS Youth Cream Compact Foundation ($45, 0.6 oz) ! For now, this foundation is only available at Ulta in-stores and online , with more retailers surely to follow. Available in 5 shades. PHYTO-PIGMENTS Youth Cream Compact Foundation is a hydrating, balm-like foundation made with plant-derived pigments of rose, lotus flower and rice. Dispensed from a unique airless compact designed to be spill-proof and serve as a built in palette, this medium coverage foundation blends in beautifully leaving skin looking dewy, luminous and smooth. Press the button once for a light touch of foundation, press again for buildable coverage.   Age defy serum technology with resveratrol-rich grapeseed, fruit stem cells and vitamin C   Offers medium coverage   Reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrink...

During my latest trip to Chicago, I stopped into the newest Credo Beauty location in Bucktown! If you're a lover of Clean Beauty or are just looking for some new beauty products to try, definitely make a stop to Credo Beauty. You will not be disappointed! Let's take a peek inside!

The struggle to find a foundation to match your skin tone is difficult to say the least. But imagine having pale snowflake skin, and trying to find a pale enough shade that most brands---let alone green beauty brands---don't even make! Well I have compiled a list of foundations I have tried that are perfect for fair and porcelain skin tones! Every one of these foundations contains clean ingredients, are Cruelty-Free, and I will make note of which options are Vegan! Let's get started!

One of my biggest goals for last year was to go completely Cruelty-Free and promote only Cruelty-Free brands. On my journey, I realized there are different ways to classify Cruelty-Free and it is not black and white. As Ulta is one of the largest cosmetic retailers....and also where I happen to work....I thought I would show you guys how shop truly Cruelty-Free at Ulta. This list will not include Vegan or Non-Toxic only brands. Those shopping guides will be coming up soon! Let's get started!

During my trip to Portland, I came across an Anthropologie shop Downtown. If you've never been inside one of their locations or shopped online, be prepared to be in awe and spend hours inside. Imagine if Pier 1 Imports, Sephora, and Charlotte Russe had a baby---Anthropologie is that baby. The beautifully created displays for the Holidays, the open layout---the place sucks you right in. What I was not expecting to find was an entire beauty section of non-toxic and Green Beauty brands! Here is a small rundown of their beauty section.

I hope everyone that celebrates Thanksgiving had a wonderful holiday yesterday, and safe travels. Yesterday was my first Vegan Thanksgiving, so no turkey or ham for me, but I loved it all the same! Here is the cumulative list of deals and sales going on in the Green Beauty world this Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend. I will update the list as the sales come and go!

Cruelty-Free & Vegan Beauty Favorites Instead of doing my Monthly Favorites for August, I thought I would share with you guys my "ride or die" beauty products that are Cruelty-Free and Vegan! These are products I love year round and will continue to repurchase. Many of these products will come as no surprise---they're repeat favorites. However, if you're trying to go Cruelty-Free, Vegan, or both---and you prefer to shop Green---these beauties are staples in any beauty routine!  Let's get into it!

Juice Beauty Phyto-Pigments Flash Luminizer Juice Beauty has launched their Phyto-Pigments Flash Luminizer . This product retails for $32 (0.29 oz) , and is available online and in-stores at Ulta . The Flash Luminizer is available in three shade duos; Golden/Bronze, Cream/Marigold, and Blush/Rose. Juice Beauty claims: Phyto-Pigments Flash Luminizer is a multi-tasking beauty enhancer designed to instantly add gorgeous color and luminous sheen to every complexion. Its weightless, buildable texture glides onto skin, reflecting light to create a variety of effects. The dual-ended stick applicator allows easy & precise application and on-the-go touch-ups. The highlighter duos diffuses light for a soft-focus & radiant effect. This product is Cruelty-Free and Vegan (to the best of my knowledge).

Continuing on with my Top 5 Green Beauty Buys from Sephora , today I have my Top 5 Green Beauty Buys from Ulta! In my opinion, Ulta has a larger and better selection of non-toxic beauty options than Sephora. From mainstream brands including Pacifica, Honest Beauty, and Physicians Formula Organic Wear, there's always something non-toxic, cruelty-free, or vegan to choose from! Here are my picks for the Top 5 green beauty products from Ulta that are fantastic quality as well as non-toxic for your body!

One of the most common reasons I'm used to hearing about buying non-toxic cosmetics, "It's too expensive and I can't buy it anywhere." Which partially, is true. Green Beauty products are slowly becoming readily available, but they are still largely based through online retailers. So today, here's a list of my favorite online shops and retailers that are my go-to's for Green Beauty products. Plus some coupon codes to save you money at checkout! Let's get started!

If there's one beauty item you need to invest in, it's skincare. Taking care of your body's biggest organ has been my biggest priority, and it should be yours too! When we take care of our skin in our younger years, it pays off big time in the long run. That being said, finding excellent quality skincare that doesn't contain harmful chemicals can be difficult. One of my favorite clean skincare brands is Juice Beauty. This line is available online and in-store at Ulta , Whole Foods, and the Juice Beauty Website . The cost of each item in the Juice Beauty can be on the pricey side, so knowing what's worth the money and what's not worth picking up is key. I have tried several items across the various skin type lines (I have not tried every single product they carry). So here is my list of the Best & Worst Skincare items from Juice Beauty !

January 2016 Beauty Favorites The first month of the new year is already gone, and this month has been rough for my skin. Word of advise, don't consume too much sugar, what you eat directly affects your skin.  With that in mind, here are some favorites for the month of January. The majority are new products, but I will link all of my reviews to each product below. Let's get started!