Today is going to be all about the face. Foundation, Primer, and CC/BB creams to be more specific.
Let's dive right in, shall we?
Up first...prime that canvas!
As someone who has way less than perfect skin (thanks to some indented acne scarring), a primer is a must for me. I try to avoid ones that use dimethicone (or any silicones), as that ingredient usually causes me to break out. Unfortunately, those are the primers that make my skin look the smoothest..sigh.
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1) Studio 78 Paris Luminous Primer - I've heard a lot of great things about this primer from a few bloggers, so I definitely would like to add this to my collection at some point soon!
Price - $38
Ingredients - ECO Cert Organic Certified AQUA, SALVIA SCLAREA FLOWER/LEAF/STEM WATER*, PROPANEDIOL, ISOSTEARIC ACID, HEPTYL UNDECYLENATE, MICA, SUCROSE PALMITATE, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, GLYCERYL STEARATE, SILICA, PRUNUS AMYGDALUS DULCIS OIL*, POTASSIUM PALMITOYL HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN, TOCOPHEROL, OLIVE GLYCERIDES, HELIANTHUS ANNUUS SEED OIL*, PARFUM, MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE, CELLULOSE GUM, OLEA EUROPEA LEAF EXTRACT, MALTODEXTRIN, OLEA EUROPAEA LEAF EXTRACT, ALCOHOL, CELLULOSE, CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA FLOWER EXTRACT*, BENZYL ALCOHOL, DEHYDROACETIC ACID. MAY CONTAIN: CI 77891
Next...a little Color and Correcting...
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2) Juice Beauty Stem Cellular CC Cream - From the website: "Beyond BB Cream, the 12-in-1 multi-tasking CC cream (color correcting) for the ultimate in age defying, skin perfecting results." I only got that far before I started panting over this. Also, it's good for all skin types, and contains a broad spectrum spf of 30. Score and score!
Price -$39
Ingredients - Zinc Oxide 20%
Inactive Ingredients: Juice Beauty proprietary blend of fruit stem cells: apple buds, grape buds & lemon bark. Organic juices of pyrus malus (organic apple juice)*, vitis vinifera (organic white grape juice)*, aloe barbadensis (organic aloe leaf juice)*, cocos nucifera (organic coconut oil)*, caprylic/capric triglyceride, sorbitan stearate, ricinus communis (castor seed oil), polyglyceryl-10 laurate, magnesium sulfate, helianthus annuus (organic sunflower seed oil)*, simmondsia chinensis (organic jojoba seed oil)*, tocopherol (Vitamin E), magnesium ascorbyl phosphate (Vitamin C), sodium hyaluronate (vegetable hyaluronic acid), malus sylvestris (apple buds), vitis vinifera (grape buds) & citrus limonum (lemon bark), iron oxides, phenethyl alcohol, ethylhexylglycerin, citrus reticulata (mandarin) & citrus aurantium (petitgrain) pure essential oils.
Finally...foundation!
I never, ever go out of the house without some kind of foundation on my face. Even now that I am able to openly talk about my skin issues, those deep rooted insecurities just won't allow me to show my bare skin in public. Maybe someday I'll be brave enough, but until then, I'm keeping my "security blanket"!
Of course, that means I am always on the look out for my most perfect foundation. Here are the latest two to catch my eye...
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3) Gressa Skin Minimalist Corrective Serum Foundation - This is a foundation that has been eagerly awaited by many a green beauty blogger/lover. It's not just make-up, it's skincare as well. It contains ingredients you'd find in most skin serums, and with the inclusion of Broccoli Seed Oil, this also triples as a face primer (Broccoli Seed Oil gives the same effect on skin as silicone does, without clogging pores), which makes this all the more attractive to me.
Price - $48
Ingredients - *Brassica oleracea (Broccoli) Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Silica, GRESSA Healing ComplexTM *Silymarin, *Neem (Azadirachta indica) Extract,*Horsetail (Equisetum arvense) Extract, *Lemon Balm (Melissa officianalis) Extract, *Barberry (Berberis vulgaris) Extract, *Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) Seed Extract, *Elder Flower (Sambucus nigra) Extract, *Bitter Melon (Momordica charantia) Extract, Licorice Root (Glycyrrhiza glabra) Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate Non-GMO, Coenzyme Q10, Ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, (Vitamin C), *lecithin, *glycerin, mica, iron oxides, titanium oxide. *CERTIFIED ORGANIC
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3) Gressa Skin Minimalist Corrective Serum Foundation - This is a foundation that has been eagerly awaited by many a green beauty blogger/lover. It's not just make-up, it's skincare as well. It contains ingredients you'd find in most skin serums, and with the inclusion of Broccoli Seed Oil, this also triples as a face primer (Broccoli Seed Oil gives the same effect on skin as silicone does, without clogging pores), which makes this all the more attractive to me.
Price - $48
Ingredients - *Brassica oleracea (Broccoli) Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Silica, GRESSA Healing ComplexTM *Silymarin, *Neem (Azadirachta indica) Extract,*Horsetail (Equisetum arvense) Extract, *Lemon Balm (Melissa officianalis) Extract, *Barberry (Berberis vulgaris) Extract, *Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) Seed Extract, *Elder Flower (Sambucus nigra) Extract, *Bitter Melon (Momordica charantia) Extract, Licorice Root (Glycyrrhiza glabra) Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate Non-GMO, Coenzyme Q10, Ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, (Vitamin C), *lecithin, *glycerin, mica, iron oxides, titanium oxide. *CERTIFIED ORGANIC
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4) Studio 78 Paris Chamelion Foundation - What intrigues me the most about this product is the whole "color match" technology it is formulated with. I have one of those really hard to match skin tones so if this works like it says it does, my problem is solved! Also, the ingredients are way cleaner than the other "color matching" foundations out there, so another plus.
Price - $52
Ingredients - AQUA, SALVIA SCLAREA FLOWER/LEAF/STEM WATER*, MICA, SQUALANE, OCTYLDODECANOL, ZINC STEARATE, SUCROSE PALMITATE, GLYCERYL STEARATE, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, POTASSIUM PALMITOYL HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN, COCOS NUCEFIRA OIL*, PRUNUS ARMENIACA KERNEL OIL*, PERSEA GRATISSIMA OIL*, TOCOPHEROL, OLIVE GLYCERIDES, HELIANTHUS ANNUUS SEED OIL*, MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE, CELLULOSE GUM, OLEA EUROPEA LEAF EXTRACT, CELLULOSE, ALCOHOL, MALTODEXTRIN, OLEA EUROPEA EXTRACT, CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA FLOWER EXTRACT*, PARFUM, BENZYL ALCOHOL, DEHYDROACETIC ACID.
MAY CONTAIN: CI 77891, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499
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5) W3LL PEOPLE Altruist Satin Mineral Foundation - What I find unique and attractive about this foundation is that the pigments have been triple milled so they would feel weightless, yet creamy on the skin. I love powder foundations, but most tend to cake or streak on me, so if this performs like the description says, I will be one happy chica. This foundation also contains Organic Aloe for extra soothing and nourishing benefits.
Price - $31.50 (sample $1.50)
Ingredients - Zinc Oxide, Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides, Ultramarine Blue, Mica, Kaolin Clay, Serecite, Silica, Organic Aloe Barbadenis (Aloe)*, Matricaria recutita (Chamomile)**, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea)*
These are the five face products I am coveting the most right now. I'm sure in a month or two, I'll have a new list of must haves! ;-)
Have you tried any of these products? What are your favorite face products at the moment? I'd love to know!
Peace & Love,
~Sabrina xx
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