I recently found this great article from treehugger.com that helps inform people about the toxic chemicals that are in our favourite "Natural" cosmetics.
Check out Detox Your Make-Up Kit: 10 Ways to Avoid Cosmetic Chemicals then look at http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ to see how your favourite brands measure up. The scale is from 0 - 10, 0 being the best and 10 being the worst.
My favourite brand Tarte rates from 1 to a horrific 9! Luckily most of their products that I use are a 1-4. Yikes!
Bare Escentuals rate 1-7!
Another awesome site that helps me choose my make-up and bath products is DavidSuzuki.org. The article that I am refering to is "Dirty Dozen", Cosmetic Chemicals to Avoid. I keep this one on my iPod so I can look at it when I'm shopping.
How do your favourite brands measure up? Are chemicals in your cosmetics an issue to you?
UPDATE: Zillah1199 (http://midnightpoesy.blogspot.com/) has made a good point. In my comments she has shared the site personalcaretruth.com that posts articles about ingredients from a different perspective. Personally I prefer to continue to avoid the "Dirty Dozen" ingredients for more simple ingredients. Less is more. Please keep in mind that I do favour more natural alternatives in my life so my option will most likely differ from most people. I am delighted that Zillah commented with this link because it gives people another side of the story and gets people to think about this subject. What we put in our bodies and our environment matters and everyone should research these things and form their own opinions. :D
Thank you for coming by and feel free to comment.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Spreading the Solstice Scents Love!
My favourite soap company Solstice Scents has graduated from their lovely little Etsy Shop to an even lovelier shop at http://www.solsticescents.com/.
My favourite items from them are Spellbound Woods perfume, Enchanted Forest Soap, and Cocoa Mallow Body Ganache. Enchanted Forest soap must be sold out so that is why there is no link, but it is such a lovely scent. I think I have photos of one of the bars I have at home so I'll post it later. I love it so much I've ordered it twice and have used that bar until it was a tiny chip of soap and got lost and probably fell down the drain. Love it.
Another soap that I have tried of theirs is Dragon's Blood. It was originally set in a mold with a 3d dragon on top, but as the business grew it just wasn't the best mold to stack and store the soaps. So now it is back in a standard soap form! Yay! This soap is wonderful too. I love the smell of musky incense so this one is an automatic favourite of mine.
I highly recommend Solstice Scents, so if you're curious about trying them out I suggest ordering some samples. :)
Every product I spoke about was purchased by ME. I have posted this to help Solstice Scents promote their new site because *I* love their company and wanted to share them with you. I won't post anything I don't want to.
Image is from Solstice Scents.com
My favourite items from them are Spellbound Woods perfume, Enchanted Forest Soap, and Cocoa Mallow Body Ganache. Enchanted Forest soap must be sold out so that is why there is no link, but it is such a lovely scent. I think I have photos of one of the bars I have at home so I'll post it later. I love it so much I've ordered it twice and have used that bar until it was a tiny chip of soap and got lost and probably fell down the drain. Love it.
Another soap that I have tried of theirs is Dragon's Blood. It was originally set in a mold with a 3d dragon on top, but as the business grew it just wasn't the best mold to stack and store the soaps. So now it is back in a standard soap form! Yay! This soap is wonderful too. I love the smell of musky incense so this one is an automatic favourite of mine.
I highly recommend Solstice Scents, so if you're curious about trying them out I suggest ordering some samples. :)
Every product I spoke about was purchased by ME. I have posted this to help Solstice Scents promote their new site because *I* love their company and wanted to share them with you. I won't post anything I don't want to.
Labels:
handmade,
Solstice Scents
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Eyes like death and Freckles!
I tried to take a photo of my eyeshadow today to share on my blog, but my iPod4 made me look like Hel.
My eyes have dark yellow-ish circles, and my freckles... I had no idea I had so many freckles!!
The photo looked terrible.
I sat around wondering, "Do I actually look like that?" This revelation is making me consider a high-coverage foundation. I've always been a minimal makeup person. Until this past year I never wore any makeup unless it was a special occasion. I think the most I ever wore was some pressed powder from The Body Shop, and it's pretty sheer.
I find a growing jealousy of these makeup bloggers that appear to have FLAWLESS skin. Maybe it's because they are younger. Maybe it's because I'm lacking vitamins and sleep... I'm only 28 but the camera is saying much older.
Does anyone have any suggestions for cruelty-free foundation? I dislike parabens as well (ie: Methylparaben, Propyl Paraben, Butylparaben, etc). I've heard good things about NARS.
What do you use?
My eyes have dark yellow-ish circles, and my freckles... I had no idea I had so many freckles!!
The photo looked terrible.
I sat around wondering, "Do I actually look like that?" This revelation is making me consider a high-coverage foundation. I've always been a minimal makeup person. Until this past year I never wore any makeup unless it was a special occasion. I think the most I ever wore was some pressed powder from The Body Shop, and it's pretty sheer.
I find a growing jealousy of these makeup bloggers that appear to have FLAWLESS skin. Maybe it's because they are younger. Maybe it's because I'm lacking vitamins and sleep... I'm only 28 but the camera is saying much older.
Does anyone have any suggestions for cruelty-free foundation? I dislike parabens as well (ie: Methylparaben, Propyl Paraben, Butylparaben, etc). I've heard good things about NARS.
What do you use?
Labels:
Concealer,
Foundation,
make-up
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Ugh...
So here I go again making another update that isn't a real update.
My nails are Winter-worn nubs and are naked right now. They are naked and loving it. Some times you just have to let them run wild through the meadows... erm. Never mind.
I've been acquiring Aromaleigh eyeshadows via the Aromaleigh Anonymous group on Facebook. Lovely bunch of ladies, Wendi from Makeup Zombie put me onto it. If you are looking for Aromaleigh and haven't been able to get in on their Grab Bags, head on over! All swaps and available colours are on the 'Discussions' tab. There are also reference discussions so that everyone who has done business with a person on the page writes a review on them so you can check people out before doing swaps if you want.
I made my first orders on Fyrinnae, Sugarpill, Moi Minerals, Evil Shades... probably a few more but I can't remember because I'm going crazy. I will certainly post about them when I receive them. They are either in packing, shipped, or in customs right now... so I'm sitting around all *where are my packages!!*
There are a few things I really want to order asap as well. Cult Nails!! Lost in Makeupland to name a few.
Things are slowly shaping up at home. We are discovering that we don't have much storage space at all. We must have had 5 huge closets in our old place including a large storage shed. In the new place we have two closets and... a sort-of closet. So we have tons of crap that need places to go. I've set up some shelves and that has helped, but we need more storage solutions. Oh. We also have a solid cedar rectangular table that weights about... 400lbs that has no legs, seats 8 comfortably. We are going to head over to Home Depot this weekend to try and find some saw horses that can carry the load. Once that table is set up I will be soooo happy. I will have work space!
So? Tell me about your experiences with the brands I've spoken about! Go ahead and link to blog entries if you have written reviews or done looks. I'll allow it this time. ;) Ta-ta for now!
My nails are Winter-worn nubs and are naked right now. They are naked and loving it. Some times you just have to let them run wild through the meadows... erm. Never mind.
I've been acquiring Aromaleigh eyeshadows via the Aromaleigh Anonymous group on Facebook. Lovely bunch of ladies, Wendi from Makeup Zombie put me onto it. If you are looking for Aromaleigh and haven't been able to get in on their Grab Bags, head on over! All swaps and available colours are on the 'Discussions' tab. There are also reference discussions so that everyone who has done business with a person on the page writes a review on them so you can check people out before doing swaps if you want.
I made my first orders on Fyrinnae, Sugarpill, Moi Minerals, Evil Shades... probably a few more but I can't remember because I'm going crazy. I will certainly post about them when I receive them. They are either in packing, shipped, or in customs right now... so I'm sitting around all *where are my packages!!*
There are a few things I really want to order asap as well. Cult Nails!! Lost in Makeupland to name a few.
Things are slowly shaping up at home. We are discovering that we don't have much storage space at all. We must have had 5 huge closets in our old place including a large storage shed. In the new place we have two closets and... a sort-of closet. So we have tons of crap that need places to go. I've set up some shelves and that has helped, but we need more storage solutions. Oh. We also have a solid cedar rectangular table that weights about... 400lbs that has no legs, seats 8 comfortably. We are going to head over to Home Depot this weekend to try and find some saw horses that can carry the load. Once that table is set up I will be soooo happy. I will have work space!
So? Tell me about your experiences with the brands I've spoken about! Go ahead and link to blog entries if you have written reviews or done looks. I'll allow it this time. ;) Ta-ta for now!
Labels:
Cult Nails,
Evil Shades,
Fyrinnae,
Lost in Makeupland,
make-up,
Moi Minerals,
random,
Sugarpill
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Moved! And now for the hard part.
Hello boils and ghouls!
I've moved into the new place with Mr. Skulda and are happy with it. The most difficult part is the chaos we are now trying to sort out. Unpacking sucks. I must be a terrible packer. I managed to label most of the boxes but in the rush to get it done in the POURING RAIN we pretty much just dumped everything into the second bedroom. Now we must climb over the boxes trying to find the things we need and manage to unpack. Lots of "where is the dish soap?!", "I don't know, I thought you packed it" and plenty of frustrated bickering.
Ahhhh moving.
Some good new in the makeup world. I was wanting to buy "Mistress" vegan lipstick by Morgana Cryptoria and asked Melissa if it was possible to to formulate it without the paraben coated mica. Guess what? A week later she emailed me back saying that she was successful! Mistress is now paraben free. :) I'll be grabbing it next payday for sure!
And remember Jizz? Well it's now on sale for $2.99!!! But unfortunately for this Canadian, they do not ship to Canada. I has a sad. :(
More to come when our place is less chaotic! <3
I've moved into the new place with Mr. Skulda and are happy with it. The most difficult part is the chaos we are now trying to sort out. Unpacking sucks. I must be a terrible packer. I managed to label most of the boxes but in the rush to get it done in the POURING RAIN we pretty much just dumped everything into the second bedroom. Now we must climb over the boxes trying to find the things we need and manage to unpack. Lots of "where is the dish soap?!", "I don't know, I thought you packed it" and plenty of frustrated bickering.
Ahhhh moving.
Some good new in the makeup world. I was wanting to buy "Mistress" vegan lipstick by Morgana Cryptoria and asked Melissa if it was possible to to formulate it without the paraben coated mica. Guess what? A week later she emailed me back saying that she was successful! Mistress is now paraben free. :) I'll be grabbing it next payday for sure!
And remember Jizz? Well it's now on sale for $2.99!!! But unfortunately for this Canadian, they do not ship to Canada. I has a sad. :(
More to come when our place is less chaotic! <3
Labels:
BLEACHBLACK,
Morgana Cryptoria,
random
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
UPDATE!
Hello boils and ghouls! Long time no see!
It's been a highly stressful time for me so there are plenty of depressed and lethargic reasons why I didn't keep up with blogging. But there is a light at the end of the dark tunnel.
- My husband finally got his work permit and is now working close to full-time hours every week! YAY!
- We are moving from our crappy over-priced apartment into a nice basement suit that will save us $$$!!! Best part? Huge kitchen!! WEEEE!!
- I have started playing more with make-up and experimenting. I will do some swatching and maybe.... if I don't scare the shit out of myself with a camera showing parts of my face! *cower*
Some products will include Evil Shades, Face Candy Couture, Aromaleigh, Meow Cosmetics, and more.
So please be patient as we pack (and pack, and pack...) and move and un-pack! I will be back. :)
~Skulda
It's been a highly stressful time for me so there are plenty of depressed and lethargic reasons why I didn't keep up with blogging. But there is a light at the end of the dark tunnel.
- My husband finally got his work permit and is now working close to full-time hours every week! YAY!
- We are moving from our crappy over-priced apartment into a nice basement suit that will save us $$$!!! Best part? Huge kitchen!! WEEEE!!
- I have started playing more with make-up and experimenting. I will do some swatching and maybe.... if I don't scare the shit out of myself with a camera showing parts of my face! *cower*
Some products will include Evil Shades, Face Candy Couture, Aromaleigh, Meow Cosmetics, and more.
So please be patient as we pack (and pack, and pack...) and move and un-pack! I will be back. :)
~Skulda
Labels:
Aromaleigh,
Evil Shades,
Face Candy Couture,
make-up,
Meow Cosmetics,
random,
update
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