Life is Short. Buy the Makeup.

 

  There are so many pre-Black Friday sales happening right now that will save you even more money and won't hurt your wallet this holiday season.   Everyone wants to save some extra money this year, and I've found a handful of sets that are under $30 that you can pick up now before they sell out!

The countdown to Christmas is on! We all love a good value set and this year retailers have launched some amazing gift sets with incredible value. From $15 to $200, I’ve cultivated a list for everyones budget and interest with all the best value clean beauty sets available this year. If you want to know my favorite sets, I've marked my top 5 with ** to help identify the very best! If you haven’t started your holiday shopping yet, this weekend is the perfect time to get out and support your local shops and grab some things for yourself too. Let’s get started!

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!

Kjaer Weis has released a highlighter! The Kjaer Weis Ravishing Highlighter is a cream formula and retails for $56 (0.123 oz) ---the refill is available separately for $32. Both are available now on the Kjaer Weis Website .  With it’s golden undertones, Ravishing gives your skin a soft, warm glow, like a mid-summer sunset. Kjaer Weis formulates without phthalates, butylated hydroxytoluene, propylene glycol, butyl acetate, cocamide DEA / lauramide DEA, diazolidinyl urea, ethyl acetate, parabens, and petrolatum. This product is Cruelty-Free but not Vegan.

There is a stereotype about Green Beauty lovers and "Hippies"---as my brother often calls me---that we either don't wear foundation or that we wear tinted moisturizers without any coverage and call it good. WRONG I love full coverage and I love matte. Both of which are not very common in the Green Beauty world.  Here are my current Organic Foundations---liquids, creams, and powders. I will also include some foundations I have tried in the past but no longer have in my collection. As always, every product I mention is Cruelty-Free. Let's get started!

Green Beauty Fails I covered my favorites for the month of June, now let's talk about some products that were complete fails for me. Many of these products were not necessarily bad quality, they just didn't work for me and my skin type. Let's get in to my Green Beauty Fails!

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!

Kjaer Weis Cream Foundation I finally picked up one of the most talked about organic foundations, the Kjaer Weis Cream Foundation . This retails for $68 (0.123 oz) and $40 for the refill , and is available on the Kjaer Weis Website , Citrine Natural Beauty Bar , and Beautylish . It is definitely the priciest foundation I have ever purchased, so before you make the small investment, let me tell you my thoughts on this product. Let's get in to the review!

I hope everyone had a safe and happy Holiday! My family spoiled me this year and I received several new green and organic beauty products, I may or may not have picked them out. I can't wait to try these out and let you know how these perform! Let's get in to "What I Got For Christmas", beauty edition.