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Refresh Your Makeup Look For Spring With This Season’s Hottest Trends and Brands

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Matte has had its moment but the buzz in beauty right now is sparkle and polish. From neon colors to creamy textures, this spring is going to get colorful. Get a fresh new look with current launches and old favorites. Spring is the perfect season to take inventory of your makeup bag and throw out what expired. Here is a list of clean makeup products we are coveting right now. Freck Beauty CHEEKSLIME There is no bolder beauty brand than Freck Beauty. They brought us the first faux freckles on the market, and continue to impress their loyal customers with new and fool-proof formulas. This Lip & Cheek Tint is infused with liquid plant collagen and comes in five iconic colors. Fever Dreams calls out our name! Express yourself by applying the tint to your cheeks, the bridge of your nose and lips. The brand philosophy is to encourage experimentation with makeup. How fun! Saie Really Great Gloss Saie is on everyone’s lips. This stylish brand is known for their high-performance formulas and earth-minded production. While …

Beauty Files: Skincare Finds We Tried and Loved!

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A Love Letter From Nature to Your Skin! When you find a special product, it deserves praise! We look to cultivate a routine that is natural, environmentally friendly, and effective. Our passion for skincare is deep. Whatever touches our skin has to make us feel like we just won the lottery. We tested, loved and deemed these products as one of the best in their category. They are worth your hard earned money. Visiting the Catskills we stumbled upon Nest, a Livingston Manor shop selling furniture, eclectic accessories, spiritual tools, clothing and more. As any beauty editor would, we gravitated towards the skincare. This beautiful shop helped us find one of our favorite facial oils from Dear Botanics. Dear Botanics Rose Glow Face Serum Quench and regenerate thirsty winter skin with one of the most potent ingredients – rose. The serum’s heavenly scent comes from a powerful mix of oils: organic golden jojoba, organic virgin rose hip seed oil, organic virgin seabuckthorn fruit oil, damask rose essential oil and organic rose geranium essential oil. This …

18 Best Skincare Products and Trends We Took With Us Into 2022

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LESS IS MORE. The biggest, and most relatable, skincare trends of 2022 rolled over from 2021 – Skinimalism, At-Home Cryotherapy, Targeted and Personalized Skincare, and Natural (Realistic) Beauty. The focus is shifting to a gentler beauty routine, one that does not require a ten step skincare routine. Personalized and minimal skincare routines help us stay loyal to brands we truly love. At the end of the day, trends come and go, but we all have different skincare needs. Healthy skin should be the goal! In 2021 we tried a lot of skincare products. The brands that have a serious dedication to healthy skin and easy routine won us over. Here is what we took with us into 2022. FACIAL MASKS Circumference Green Clay Detox Face Mask Youth To The People Yerba Mate Resurfacing Energy Facial BALM CLEANSERS Aypa Raw Face Cleanser and Moisturizer with Copoazu Ipsum Best Skin Cleansing Oil Balm EYE CREAMS Sahajan Ayurvedic Eye Cream Kypris Rich Nighttime Eye Cream EXFOLIATORS Moon Juice Acid Potion BeautyRx by Dr. Schultz Tetrafoliant® 10% Peel Pads …

Beauty Discovery: Skincare Finds We Tried & Love Right Now

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When shopping for skincare, the options are plentiful. At times it can feel like the market is overflowing with brands. Beauty discovery should not be complicated, which is why we test (someone has to do it), love and recommend brands for their effectiveness, toxic-free ingredients, transparency and innovation. Whether they are indie, luxury, spa, a household name or just starting out, we enjoy exploring the alluring world of skincare. Here is what we found this Autumn! Retinol Beginner VERSED Press Restart Gentle Retinol Serum Retinol products can be tricky. Our advice – start with a gentle formula, apply retinol at night and use sunscreen during the day. If you happen to be a first time retinol user or have sensitive skin, this Press Restart Gentle Retinol Serum is for you. We love a good retinol product, and VERSED passed our sensitivity test. It is gentle, yet effective, without being harsh on your skin. Best of all, it is affordable. They even added antioxidants and anti-inflammatories, which means you get the glow but not the redness. Sleep …

Celebrating National Lipstick Day: Cheer Up Your Lips With These Brands

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The ritual of humans coloring their lips has been around for thousands of years. Lip colors, their source, and the vessels they came in have changed throughout the years – thankfully in 2021 we have the option of transparency on ingredients and even design. Considering we ingest some of the lip color throughout the day, that is a very good thing. Lipstick is not going anyplace, in fact it the one stable product which sells no matter the economy. Even if you love lipstick due to mask wearing we have had to do without. Let’s change that today and put on a bright color to cheer up your day. Here Are Our All Time Favorite Clean Brands For Lipsticks That Stick Out In the Crowd. La Bouche Rouge Refillable Lipstick, Elsa Hosk x La bouche rouge collection Aveda Feed My Lips Collection of lipsticks, pencils and liquid color balms W3LL PEOPLE Optimist Lipstick, Brave Kjaer Weis Lipstick Glossier Ultra Lip hydrating shine + color Kosas Weightless Lipstick Rituel de Fille Devil’s Claw, Bright Red rms beauty …

10 Best Natural & Organic Sunscreens for Healthy Summer 2021

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Today’s sunscreen is not your grandmother’s sunscreen, which likely meant not using any. When I first started writing about natural and organic products the options for better sunscreen were limited. Then brands like COOLA came along. Those in-the-know already used organic and natural brands, but you had seek them out in stores that carried green beauty. Today we have many options to choose from, and I hope you choose well. Our tip to understanding skincare is learning to read labels and knowing what ingredients have all the benefits you look for. In the US the word natural has no concrete definition but when it comes to sunscreens the good news is that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has updated its definition of what is deemed safe and effective sun protection. Elizabeth Mullans, M.D., Board-Certified Dermatologist at Uptown Dermatology provides helpful summer skincare tips for all skin types. The sun’s peak UV hours are between 10am to 4pm, so make sure to avoid extended time in the sun during this window. If you find yourself out …

Cultivated Beauty Drawer: This Month’s Best Beauty Buys

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Flirt With Your Eyes Lash products have come a long way and Borboleta’s Lash Serum is proof of that. For one, the formula is clinically tested, fragrance-free, cruelty-free, and made in the USA. When used consistently you can keep track of your progress and the results will make you say wow. If you use lash extensions this lash serum will not get in your way. With summer on its way, you can ditch all other eyelash products (curler excluded) and go au naturel. Show More Skin Your body needs a serum. Get ready for leg season with a tried-and-true seaweed spa treatment from Cornelia. Cornelia’s Replenishing Body Serum feels velvety smooth. Not only does this serum treat your skin with 100% pure Algae Oil to gently restore skin tone and vitality, it provides soothing after sun exposure or laser treatment. Make dry skin a thing of the winter’s past and gain healthy glowing skin all summer long. Works While You Sleep Kypris is an award winning holistic brand that needs no introduction. If you allow …

Cultivated Beauty: Products We Tested, Loved & Deemed Worthy of Your Money

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With so many brands on the market these days, the aisles of beauty shops can get a bit crowded and confusing. We like to keep beauty simple. You will not find a ten step routine on Cultivated, but you will find effective skincare that does the job so your skin looks and feels its best. Products We are Loving Right Now Nécessaire Eucalyptus Deodorant is a creamy deodorant that doesn’t waste a drop. The elegant packaging ensures the cream comes out in small amounts, plus it just looks great hanging out in the bathroom. What’s inside? A gentle, effective complex of Mandelic – and Lactic Acids that help neutralize odor, while Silica, Zinc, and Kaolin Clay help keep you dry. We love the creamy texture and modern scent. Plus it contains no aluminum, baking soda, synthetic fragrance, or parabens. It is everything we look for in a deodorant. Summer Fridays Super Amino Gel Cleanser feels so refreshing you will never skip washing your face at night. As with all Summer Fridays products, this cleanser makes you feel …

Heavenly Facial Oils For Every Skin Type

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The romance of facial oils has not worn off. In fact, we urge you to anoint yourself with enthusiasm. While we we feel we no longer need to make the case for facial oils (most would agree that they have become a widely accepted skincare hero and a genderless beauty product), some skepticism is understandable. Our best advice? You know your skin better than anyone – Turn your focus on learning to read labels for ingredients, research them, and heed advice from the professionals. With the right oil in hand you can either balance oily skin or boost moisture for dry skin. Best scanario of all, you get the most plump and radiant skin of your life, just like Chrissy Teigen does with Le Prunier Plum Oil. Yes, we’ve tried it, and yes, we love it. With so many facial oils on the market, it can be quite difficult to find the one that your skin loves the most. Here is what we tried in 2020 and will continue using going into 2021. For further …

Product Highlight: Kansa Organics Kansa Wands

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Kansa Organics Takes Face Massage To a Whole New Level PRODUCT HIGHTLIGHT | Kansa Organics Massage Wand Massage plays an essential role in the Ayurvedic healing system. In fact, the healing power of touch can be traced back to India as far back as 3000 BCE (or earlier). The Kansa Wand was born out of that belief, practice and love for massage. When it comes to facial, and body massage, we find this tool to be far more sophisticated than facial rollers and even Gua Sha tools. The reason for this is its history rooted in healing the mind and body and easy to use design. We find ourselves using it a lot more often than other tools, and adding it to our skincare arsenal has greatly improved our love for facial and body massage. WHAT IS THE KANSA WAND? The Kansa wand is a small domed tool (shaped like a bell or a cup) that can be used to massage the face + body. Kansa wands are made with India’s sacred and healing metal (Kansa). …

Zoom Makeup Calling: Simple How-To From Aveda

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Want to look refreshed on zoom? Look no further than this zoom makeup tutorial from Aveda’s Global Artistic Director for Makeup, Janell Geason Aveda’s Global Artistic Director for makeup, Janell Geason, shows us how to execute a simple makeup look for all your zoom calls. This makeup how-to is natural, fresh, and gives you that bright-eyed and bushy-tailed look you need to look professional.

Understanding How Your Skin Works & The Importance Of It’s Wellness

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Our skin never seems to get enough credit for its fascinating abilities to be there for us. It is our largest organ, one that holds everything together, yet we often neglect to think of its importance. Here are some examples of what skin does: our skin acts as a protective barrier, regulates our body temperature, shows off our overall well-being, and sends information to the brain through a network of nerve endings. How incredible is that? Since we spend a good chunk of our money on skincare and depend on our skin for its functions, I think educating ourselves on this organ is vital. HOW SKIN WORKS You might already know that skin is complex and greatly affected by our lifestyles. By understanding how skin works, you too can decode its complexity. Every day our skin absorbs and reacts to what we eat, how we feel and what products we see. The products you choose to put on your skin get absorbed into your body, and might end up in your bloodstream. In fact, one …