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Getting Lippy: Juice Beauty Conditioning Lip Color in Fig

May 7, 2012

For almost two months I’ve been using Juice Beauty Conditioning Lip Color in Fig. It’s been my the color that I reached for quite a bit so I thought that I’d tell you guys about it on my blog. If you’re not familiar with the Juice Beauty brand, its a brand that uses healthy, organic ingredients to create high efficacy organic makeup and beauty products.

Juice Beauty puts over 100 USDA certified organic powerful ingredients into a 100% certified organic juice base (made from over 30 different juices) thus bringing the total organic content up to 98% in every product.

Juice Beauty Conditioning Lip Color has lots of healthy ingredients like antioxidant-rich berries, sweet orange and Organic Jojoba see oil to nourish and moisturize dry lips. It’s nice to see that there are lipsticks that do not contain harmful toxic ingredients and lead. Not only do these lippies deliver healthful ingredients but they do it while giving a lot of moisturizing pigmented color. The fig shade is a buildable sheer berry color. In the swatch above I used about four layers of color to achieve the deep color but if you use just one layer the lip color can give a sheer wash of berry. As I mentioned I have not stopped using this lippy so I guess I’m going to have to buy some more!

Juice Beauty Conditioning Lip Color in Fig, $18

Getting Lippy: Vapour Organic Beauty, Siren Lipstick

November 2, 2011

I’ll admit it, I’m a fan of organic everything. Whether it’s food or beauty products organic products are just attractive to me because I feel that I’m putting the best in and on my body. Products that are organic are free from free of synthetic pesticides, herbicides and genetically modified organisms and these chemicals can be toxic to our bodies. So when offered the option to choose organic, it’s really a no-brainer. I’ve paid a lot of attention to the food I eat and I believe that it’s equally important to pay attention to what I put on my body, enter Vapour Organic Beauty, Siren Lipstick.

Vapour Lipstick offers a 100% natural lippy that’s made of 70% organic ingredients and 30% mineral pigments and vitamins. The Siren lipstick is formulated with nourishing botanicals like Jojoba oil, Pomegranate Oil, Camelina Oil and rose metals – all mixed together to provide a deep moisturization and lip plumping effects (from the Camelina Oil). Siren Lipstick is 100% natural and chemical free using the purest food-grade and certified organic ingredients. Not only does this brand use organic ingredients, their packaging is environmentally friends using recyclable and renewable packaging.

The colors that I sampled were:

Desire – Rosy Mauve
Vibe – Rich plum with soft silver tones
Tryst – Universal, neutral red
Saucy – Coral-inspired red
Torrid – Rich, dramatic dark orchid

Out of all of the colors Tryst had to be my favorite; Tryst is a classic red that looks fabulous with two sheer coats or color straight out of the tube. With red being a hot lip color this lippy went directly into my handbag. Vibe was a close second, the rich plum shade can be worn day or night, and would look fabulous on a multitude of skin tones. This long-wearing lipstick glides on smooth like chapstick. Overall I loved the luxurious texture on my lips and how it made my lips shine like a gloss. More importantly the color seems to last forever, even after eating. Impressive.

Vapour Siren Lipstick packs pigment while still providing hydrating lip color. This lipstick were designed to be layered so whether you are going for a sheer wash of color or a more intense glamorous look, this lipstick can deliver. It also has a delicate fruity scent that is not at over overpowering and actually quite pleasant. Overall there was nothing negative that I could say about this lippy, I absolutely loved it.

{Ingredients: Organic/Bio Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Organic/Bio Cera Alba (Beeswax), Organic/Bio Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Essential Oils & Natural Fruit Essences, Camelina Sativa Oil, Tocopherol (Natural Vitamin E), Organic/Bio Punica Granatum (Pomegranate Oil), Organic/Bio Rosa Damascena (Rose) Buds, Organic/Bio Melissa Officinalis (Lemon Balm), Commiphora Myrrha (Myrrh)*, Stevia Rebaudiana (Stevia) Leaf Extract [+/-: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, 77492, 77499), Mica (CI 77019), Carmine (CI 75470)] *Wildcrafted}

Are you ready to try Vapor for yourself? You can find products at www.VapourBeauty.com.

Disclosure: The products featured in this review were provided for editorial consideration. Receipt of this product did not guarantee review and all opinions are my own.

Review: Intelligent Nutrients USDA Certified Organic Lip Gloss

June 28, 2011

Intelligent nutrients usda certified organiz lip delivery antioxidant gloss

When you consider the fact that the average woman consumes approximately six pounds of lip products in their lifetime you may want to very carefully choose what you put on your lips. I know that I often, out of habit, lick my lips throughout the day – it’s not the worst habit but it’s certainly not healthy.

Because we know that “You are what you eat”, I like to take a closer look at cosmetics that are organic or offer some additional benefit. Enter Intelligent Nutrients USDA Certified Organic Lip Delivery Antioxidant Gloss – yes that’s a mouth full. Intelligent Nutrients believes in a more organic approach to beauty so they do not use any synthetics, sulfates, parabens, mineral oil etc. in their products. Instead they reply on good old mother nature with ingredient like USDA certified organic cranberry, Acai, Purple Corn and Blueberry. These super foods contain powerful antioxidants to fight the good fight against aging.

Intelligent-nutrients-lip-delivery-antioxidant-gloss purple maize

After sampling the gloss the first thing that stood out was the texture which is noticeably unlike many lip gloss products on the market. Perhaps it’s because Intelligent Nutrients employs food grade ingredients – but I found the consistency to be a bit thinner that other glosses. The second thing that I noticed was that it smelled natural, almost like a fruit and yogurt combination.

The key ingredient in this gloss is their signature Antioxidant Intellimune Seed Oil Complex which helps to combat pre-mature aging and support moisture. Oils like Rosehip are used because are non-toxic and intensely nourishing along with well know favorites like Shea Butter, Beeswax and Carnauba Wax.

Intelligent Nutrients lip gloss swatch purple maize and clear frosting

The new Lip Delivery Antioxidant Gloss features two shades: Purple Maize and Clear Frosting. The Purple Maize is an ultra sheer wash of color with a light and fruity fragrance and taste. The Clear Frosting is just that, clear with a nice sheen to it. The formula is intensely moisturizing so it’s great for dry lips. The gloss also gives a nice shine that can be layered on top of lipstick.

The two lips glosses will be available August 2011 on the Intelligent Nutrients website for $24.

Disclosure: The products featured in this review were provided for editorial consideration. Receipt of these products did not guarantee review and all opinions are my own.