Kjaer Weis, $38: First up is a current cult classic. Many green beauty bloggers and sites love this mascara! I was very excited to try it because it is mostly organic, but was not very thrilled about the price. This also happens to be the most expensive mascara I have ever purchased! Out of the 3 I am reviewing, this one is my least favorite. The packaging is very sleek and appealing, and the brush is flat and long. Personally, it didn't do much for me. It made my lashes darker, but the more I applied, the more my lashes clumped together. It didn't give much length either. Some swear by it, but I will not be purchasing this mascara again! It is way too pricey for mediocre results. If you are interested in purchasing this mascara, you can find it on their website by clicking the name Kjaer Weis above, OR you can check out the sites I have previously mentioned, Spirit Beauty Lounge and Eco Diva Beauty! (For ingredients listing, click the Kjaer Weis link as well!)
Who knew October would be such a crazy month!! Last week I catered my friend Michelle's baby shower, and it was a hit! It also took up ALL of my time for about two weeks, meaning no time for blog updates :). Check out my Instagram if you would like to see everything I did! (There is a button at the top of this page). This week's blog is all about natural and organic mascaras! These are the 3 mascaras that I have tried thus far, and this is my review for them! The contenders: Kjaer Weis Mascara $38, Physicians Formula Organic Wear 100% Nautural Origin Jumbo Lash Mascara $9.95, and Josie Maran GOGO Instant Natural Volume Argan Mascara in Pitch Black $22. Each mascara is at a different price point, which is why I am reviewing them together. I have used each mascara alone, as well as two together. Out of these 3, my favorite is the Josie Maran mascara. Before I used natural mascaras, Diorshow was my favorite for years, and I have been struggling to find one that gives similar results! To date, the Josie Maran mascara was the closest to Diorshow! Kjaer Weis, $38: First up is a current cult classic. Many green beauty bloggers and sites love this mascara! I was very excited to try it because it is mostly organic, but was not very thrilled about the price. This also happens to be the most expensive mascara I have ever purchased! Out of the 3 I am reviewing, this one is my least favorite. The packaging is very sleek and appealing, and the brush is flat and long. Personally, it didn't do much for me. It made my lashes darker, but the more I applied, the more my lashes clumped together. It didn't give much length either. Some swear by it, but I will not be purchasing this mascara again! It is way too pricey for mediocre results. If you are interested in purchasing this mascara, you can find it on their website by clicking the name Kjaer Weis above, OR you can check out the sites I have previously mentioned, Spirit Beauty Lounge and Eco Diva Beauty! (For ingredients listing, click the Kjaer Weis link as well!) Physicians Formula, $9.95: So this mascara you can find at Target, CVS, Walmart, etc. It is easily available in comparison to the other 2. It also happens to be the cheapest! This mascara was my second favorite, and is a great choice for an every day mascara! The packaging is shaped differently, and the brush is fat and oval like many other drugstore mascaras. It does not provide as much volume as I would like, but it does provide more volume than Kjaer Weis. It also separates and lengthens the lashes nicely. A huge perk is that it is 100% Natural, and 70% Organic. This is definitely worth your money! Again, please click the link for specific ingredients! Josie Maran, $22: This is my favorite mascara of the three by a long shot! It claims to be a mascara that provides volume, which is totally true! The price is right around what I used to pay for Diorshow, so I wasn't opposed to purchasing it. One of the many reasons I wanted to try this mascara over many other natural options is that argan oil is one of the ingredients. If you are a first-time reader, please click here and refer to my post about Argan Oil. I LOVE THE STUFF!! On top of that, it is all-natural, recyclable, AND $1.00 of every purchase goes to City of Hope, a leading institution in cancer treatment and education! As for the packaging, it is very simple and cute. The brush is different than any other brush I have ever used. The best way to describe it is a 3D triangle. The brush allows for a great amount of volume, length, and color. It also holds the curl if you use an eyelash curler. With one coat, it is a great daily mascara, with 2+ coats, you get a more dramatic look for evenings or going out! Overall, I am very pleased with this mascara, and will most likely keep purchasing it! I do have more mascaras I would like to try, but for now, I am confident in saying that I have found an awesome natural mascara! Like the other two, please refer to the website for ingredients and to purchase! Well there you have it! Sorry for not blogging weekly! Life gets in the way sometimes :). Stay tuned for some exciting stuff coming up! Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, so I'll be sure to post some gobble-worthy blogs!! Happy Halloween too! Here's some stuff I made for the baby shower, and the pumpkin that I carved! All the things that were keeping me from blogging :). Thanks for reading! You guys are awesome!
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Oh boy, what a week! This blog post has been bouncing around in my brain for the past week, but due to an unexpected trip to the ER last Wednesday, I wasn't able to make it! (I am okay, by the way!) Before I started this blog, and even before I switched to green products, I was a product junkie. To your benefit, nothing has changed :). Today's product reviews include Chagrin Valley Soap Company's Mint Mist deodorant and their Clay Silk Tea Tree Deodorant, as well as the Chlorella and Edelweiss Stem Cell Eye Cream from Acure. Deodorant Reviews: Before I started the Soapwalla Challenge, I had already tried the Mint Mist deodorant when it was called Coconut Mint Mist. I believe it is still the same exact product, but the name and label has changed. Mint Mist Deodorant Ingredients: Organic Virgin Coconut Oil; Organic Jojoba Oil; Organic Cornstarch; Baking Soda; Organic Beeswax. Organic essential oils: Peppermint, Rosemary, Eucalyptus, Spearmint, Lime and Tea Tree. Now alone, this deodorant doesn't really do it for me. I love the mint scent, but I had to re-apply it multiple times a day due to smelling like a dirty hippie, and it didn't really help at all with sweating. BUT, because I got a rash from Soapwalla, I decided to order it again, along with the Clay Silk Deodorant. Clay Silk Deodorant Ingredients: Organic Virgin Coconut Oil; Organic Jojoba Oil; Bentonite Clay; Organic Unrefined Beeswax; Organic Cocoa Butter; Organic Arrowroot Powder; Organic Tea Tree Oil; Organic Rosemary Oil Extract. I also tried the Clay deodorant alone, and basically had the same results as the Mint Mist. Bummer right? WRONG. I got the brilliant idea to mix the two together. HELLO results! It doesn't work just AS well as Soapwalla, but it DOES work when you mix both! Now, you are probably asking yourself "Why the heck would I buy two deodorants when I can buy one?". Great question, but since I got a horrible rash from Soapwalla, I wanted to find something that worked just as well. Here are some pros & cons of these two deodorants: Pros:
Clearly the pros outweigh the cons, and overall I am happy with these deodorants! I did stumble across a natural deodorant from an online store with probiotics that has rave reviews that I would like to test out. But, for now, I'd say the Soapwalla (and alternatives) Challenge is over for the time being! Yay :). Now for Acure's Eye Cream: This is the first product from Acure that I have tried. I'm actually going to pick up a few more of their other products at Sprouts this week, since they are 25% off for this ad week. Thumbs up to that! Ingredients: Organic Acai, Organic Blackberry, Organic Rosehips, Organic Pomegranate, Organic Calendula officinalis, Organic Chamomile, Fair Trade Certified Organic Rooibos, Organic Aloe barbadensis leaf juice, Fair Trade Certified Organic Theobromo Cocoa (Cocoa seed) Butter, Organic Carthamus tinctorius (Safflower) Oil, Organic Cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, Glyceryl Stearate SE (vegetable derived), vegetable glycerin, Organic Helianthus annus (Sunflower) Oil, Infusion of Organic Calendula in Fair Trade Certified Olea Europea (Olive) Oil, Organic Chlorella pyrenoidosa (Chlorella Growth Factor) extract, Leontopodium Alpinum (Edelweiss) Stem Cell, Ubiquinone (CoQ10), Organic Argania spinosa (Argan) Oil, Glucono Delta Lactone (fermented sugar), 100% natural vitamin E, Organic Oenthera biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil, Potassium sorbate (food grade preservative). Before I tried this cream, I had been using Devita's Eye Cream for a year. Why did I switch? Well, for one thing they were out of it the three times I tried to get it at Sprouts, and I didn't feel like ordering it online. The other reason was that I realized it had Retinol in it, which isn't exactly good for you. So, Acure was staring me in the face at Sprouts, and I went out on a limb to try it! I'm actually quite pleased that I did! I have been using the cream for about two weeks now, and alongside using my Mun Skin's Nighttime serum (which I am absolutely in love and OBSESSED with), I have definitely seen results! The skin around my eyes is a lot smoother, and instantly less puffier when applied. The area also feels more awake when applied as well. As for dark circles, I'm not sure if it is the mixture of this cream and the Mun oil, but mine are looking less noticeable too! Overall, I like the cream. It is a great daytime cream for under your makeup. I'm not sure that I will fully switch to it from Devita, as I may try some other creams first before I stick to a new cream for a while. That being said, I am going to promote Mun Skin's No. 1 Aknari Nighttime Dream Youth Serum again!! So many people have been commenting on my skin since I started using it, and I even got one of my good friends Lorraine addicted to it as well! Some days I honestly feel like I don't need to wear any makeup because of it! Not to mention it has sold out at 3 different online retailers since I first blogged about it. Coincidence? Maybe, maybe not :D! Reader Awareness: If you are starting to wonder what exactly is in all of your products, PLEASE check out www.ewg.org/skindeep. There are over 76,000 products in their database. They list every ingredient, and give it a ranking of how toxic it is. You might be surprised as to what you put on your skin! (Make the switch to green products!!) Their main site also has a ton of great information about green living too! Check it out!! Coming up this month: I am currently working on/researching a gluten-free pumpkin chocolate chip bread recipe! I have an awesome recipe with gluten that I made last year, so I am trying to convert it! Next product review will be comparing natural and organic mascaras! I just ordered another brand, so I will be testing them out in the coming weeks! Happy Fall everyone!! I just decorated, and am so happy I purchased cinnamon scented pine cones. Ahhhmazing! I am also helping out with/making all the food and goodies for my friend Michelle's baby shower, so I will post anything that is gluten-free! Keep on reading, and spread the word if you enjoy it!! Thanks! |
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I am Chelsea, a 26 year old pastry cook living in San Diego with my boyfriend, and border collie pup. I try to live as green as possible, but my main focus has been green and organic skincare. Archives
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