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It is hard to believe that half the year is over already! I like to take a little bit of time in the beginning of July to take stock of the year so far, realign my goals for what I want to accomplish in the second half of the year, re-balance. Beauty-wise during the month of June I […] Read more…
New palettes and products are blooming this spring! Today I’m swatching the new Skin is IN! spring 2016 collection from jane iredale. I love the soft neutrals they’ve created in this collection and that all of the eyeshadows and blush are matte. You can create a super natural and fresh, clean look with these. First, […] Read more…
There are two things you should treat yourself to this month: fresh flowers (I treated myself to blush pink tulips), and a box of natural beauty and wellness goodies! Goodbeing (formerly goodebox) is a monthly beauty and wellness box that delivers expertly curated, healthy beauty products, non-toxic cosmetics, natural wellness & sustainable, toxin-free living goods. […] Read more…
GIVEAWAY time! I have nearly reached 1,000 followers on my Instagram @AVioletLife and can hardly believe it. That is way more than I ever imagined when I started the account a little over a year ago. Thank you SO much to all my followers! I love interacting with the Instagram community so far! And if you […] Read more…
Palettes, palettes, palettes!!! Today I’m reviewing the three recently released 100% Pure palettes, each with a unique theme. Each one contains three eye shadows, one luminescent powder (highlighter), and one blush. There is Punk Princess, Mermaid, and Sex Kitten. Colored from 100% natural, antioxidant and vitamin packed fruit and vegetable pigments instead of synthetic dyes […] Read more…
Holiday palettes, kits and gifts are being released left and right and while I’ll be sharing a roundup of my favorites very soon, I wanted to swatch jane iredale’s In the Blink of a Smoky Eye Kit today! It is such a pretty palette that has been created with busy women in mind. It was […] Read more…
Last month I discovered a pretty new brand via Instagram called HAN Skin Care Cosmetics and I just had to know more about them. They kindly sent me a few of their products and I have to say, I’m very impressed! Their products are 100% natural, vegetarian, cruelty-free, and all the colors in their cosmetic products […] Read more…
One of my absolute favorite natural beauty companies, 100% Pure, has been rolling out some great new products lately and I wanted to share a few of my recent favorites! Vitamint fruit pigmented sheer lip colors, eye creamsticks, and their new maracuja oil mascara. The new Vitamint Lip Creamsticks have a very minty scent and cool feeling […] Read more…
When I think of energy noir, I think of the mystery of the night, moody hues and moonlight. Tarte’s new fall collection embodies just that, and they’ve created some gorgeous pieces for this collection. My favorite being the limited-edition energy noir clay palette (I mentioned in my recent list of favorite palettes) which I couldn’t […] Read more…
With Fall around the corner we’re starting to see several new releases in the beauty world! I don’t know about you, but I get so excited when new products are revealed! jane iredale just released their new Ready to Wear Fall Collection today! They kindly sent me most of the collection a few weeks before […] Read more…
I always recycle all the packaging that comes with products eventually, but I’m also one to really appreciate beautiful package design. Pacifica is one of those companies that has their packaging down. They print their packaging with soy inks and many of them (such as their eye shadow packaging) have gorgeous gold foil designs. I’ve […] Read more…
Eye shadow palettes…one of my favorite things in the makeup world. I grew up in an artsy family and dabbled in all manner of art mediums throughout my childhood and continue to do so in adulthood. Opening a fresh box of Crayola’s or mixing oil paints as I approach a fresh canvas gives me a similar satisfaction to when […] Read more…