Current Favorite Summer Make-Up Essentials!

Hey loves! I don't know about you, but I'm super excited it's Summer! Even though my favorite season will always be Autumn, I still look forward to this time of year!

One of the things I really look forward to about the warm weather months, besides finally being able to break out my sundresses, shorts and sandals (and also not having to wear a coat or jacket everyday), and all the delish recipes this time of year inspires, is wearing lighter and sometimes brighter make-up colors. It all depends on my mood and of course how my skin is behaving at the time (don't want to be dealing with clogged pores and nasty break outs!).

Today, I want to share some of my current favorites - some I have used for years (Jane Iredale) and some I have only used for a very short while (Badger, 100% Pure), but I love them all the same! And so far, no skin issues from using any of these! :-D

Photo by The Brunette Ecoholic

1) Gabriel Cosmetics "Bungalow Lip Gloss" - The perfect bright pink lip gloss! Highly pigmented so a little goes a very long way! I usually add a shimmery gloss over this as it is more of a matte texture.

2) Badger Tinted Sunscreen in SPF 30 - I've only used this a few times, but so far my skin has not had any issues. Full review to come soon.

3) Jane Iredale Pressed Base -  Jane Iredale was the first natural make-up I used when I switched over to green beauty 8 years ago . I love the clean ingredients, the coverage (this covers everything for me!), the color match (Amber is my perfect shade) and the fact that it lasts forever and doesn't ever break me out!

4) Zuzu Luxe Color Correcting Primer (Anti-Redness) - I love to use this on days when my skin is looking particularly red and blotchy. A little bit blended out with a beauty blender and no more red! This also smooths out the skin and of course, the ingredients are clean and don't break me out!

5) Delizioso Tara Adorned Blushing Mousse - This lovely pink blush can be used on lips as well as cheeks, is made with nourishing and healthy ingredients, like Prickly Pear Seed Oil, Watermelon Seed Oil and Argan Oil to name a few and the vanilla scent is beyond delish!

6) Ecobrow in "Penelope" - If you're looking for a cleaner, more eco-friendly dupe of Anastasia Beverly Hills "Dipbrow", this is your product! Paraben free, 100% natural, mineral based color that lasts all day! For someone like me whose brows are not only sparse and thin, but uneven as well, this has been my eyebrow saving grace!

7) Dermaviduals Cover & Conceal - This is a product I use even on days when I don't wear any other make-up. It contains mineral pigments and a slew of ingredients perfect for healing acne, such as Bisabolol (an anti-inflammatory) and zinc oxide (which is antiseptic) as well as Jojoba Oil. The olive green shade neutralizes any redness perfectly.

8) Gabriel Cosmetics Mascara in "Jet Black" - I never thought I would find a mascara that I like better than my beloved Organic Wear, but this one is my new go-to. My lashes have never looked longer, there is no caking or flaking and the mascara lasts without streaking down my face by the end of the day! I've also noticed that my lashes don't fall out like they used to...not sure if this mascara has helped with that or something in my diet..but hey, not complaining!

9) Delizioso Tara California Bronzing Mousse - This lovely creme bronzer smells like vanilla cake batter, is a gorgeous, highly pigmented golden bronze color, blends beautifully and can be used on cheeks, lips and eyes. This is one of my favorite multi-tasking products!

10) Dermaviduals Tinted Day Cream - My absolute favorite tinted moisturizer..ever! There's soooo much to say about this product, and I plan on doing a full review of this brand in the future, but for now, let me just say that this offers the best coverage of any product I've yet tried, matches my skin so well it's hard to tell I am even wearing make-up and contains lots of wonderful ingredients like Castor Seed Oil, Jojoba Oil, Ceramides and even Peptides for some anti-aging benefits and lasts all day, even in the worst humidity! Love, love, love this! :-) <3

11) 100% Pure Healthy Skin Foundation in "White Peach" - This is my first foray into using their make-up and so far I am pretty impressed! I love that this foundation not only delivers a matte finish, but the color matches my skin extremely well (something that has proven time and again to be a challenge). I've only used this a few times, so I can't really say yet how my skin likes it, but so far so good!

12) Kari Gran Tinted Lip Whip - I love this for days when I just want a touch of  color. See full review here.

13) Coola Suncare SPF 30 Unscented Matte Tint - I love to use this as my primer with spf. It doesn't provide a lot of coverage so I still need to wear a liquid or powder foundation over it. See full review here.

What are your current Summer make-up essentials? Anything on this list catching your eye? Let me know below!

Peace & Love,

Sabrina xo



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Sunny Days Essentials - Coola Suncare for Face & Body

I've always been a huge believer in wearing sunscreen. And not just outside in the sun either. I wear sunscreen everyday, rain or shine, all year round. I've honestly gotten to the point where I feel kind of naked without it! Obsessive much? Maybe. But I'd like to think that my sunscreen OCD is at least partly responsible for my looking much younger than my age! ;-)

That all being said, I have tried many different varieties of sunscreens -  tinted, un-tinted, tacky, greasy, powder, cream, liquid - you name it, I've tried it. And while there are a few that I have grown quite fond of, I am still always on the prowl for the "one" sunscreen that will make me forsake all others. Ok, maybe that is a wee dramatic, but you get my drift. ;-)

Which brings me to my latest product (and newest sunscreen) obsession - Coola Suncare.

*PR Samples. Photo by Chickweed & Blush

Incorporating a "farm to face" sourcing philosophy, Coola uses the freshest and most natural ingredients as possible. Each product is formulated to protect and nourish the skin with vitamins and age-defying anti-oxidants, and is free from parabens, paba, petroleum and phthalates.

I had been interested in trying Coola for awhile and when they generously sent some things for me to review, I was beyond excited!

Here is what I tried:

1) SPF 30 Unscented Matte Tint - For those of us with oily skin, this is a great product to have, especially in the Summer! Despite the fact that it contains dimethicone (an ingredient I try to avoid), I still adore this sunscreen! It goes on so smoothly and is lightly tinted - not enough for any real kind of coverage, but enough to even out your skin. The shade is a bit on the yellow side of things, so it helps to tone down any redness that might be going on too! Because the coverage is so light, I still need to use a mineral foundation, though thanks to the silicone in it, this acts as a primer as well. So far, no break outs have occurred since I have been using this, though I only wear this when going out for extra protection and as a primer under my make-up.

More reasons to love this:

Ideal for normal or oily skin
Lightly tinted
Preservative free formula
Infused with Certified Organic Ingredients
Water Resistant (40 minutes)
No nano-sized particles

Price - $36 for 1.7oz
Ingredients - Active Ingredients: Titanium Dioxide (Sunscreen) 3.2%, Zinc Oxide (Sunscreen) 1.8%

Inactive Ingredients: Aluminum Hydroxide, Butyrospermum Parkii (ORGANIC Shea Butter), Cucumis Sativus (ORGANIC Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Glycerin (ORGANIC), Hydrogen Dimethicone, Iron Oxides, Isopropyl Myristate, Isopropyl Titianium Triisostearate, Linum Usitatissimum (ORGANIC Linseed) Seed Oil, Mica, Oenothera Biennis (ORGANIC Evening Primrose) Oil, Plankton Extract, Polyamide-5, Polysilicone-11, Propylene Carbonate, Rosa Canina (ORGANIC) Fruit Oil, Silica Silylate, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Synthetic Wax

Organic Ingredients: Cucumber Fruit Extract Evening Primrose Oil Glycerin Linseed Seed Oil Rose Hip Oil Shea Butter

2) Body SPF 30 Plumeria Moisturizer -  I'll be honest, as militant as I am about wearing sunscreen on my face, neck and chest, I generally forget about the rest of me (though to be fair, I usually never wear less than capri's and a tee or tank top in the Summer when outside). So, for someone like me, this is the perfect solution as it smells just like a delicious sweet and floral body lotion (think Bath & Body Works "Sweet Pea" lotion). I also love that it isn't at all tacky nor does it leave a white cast on your bod either! With this, I will have no excuse not to protect all of me from the sun's rays!

More reasons to love this:

Hypoallergenic
Paraben Free
Ultra Sheer
Oxybenzone Free
No nano-sized particles
Water Resistant (40 minutes)

Price - $32 for 5oz
Ingredients - Active Ingredients: Avobenzone (Sunscreen) 1.9% Octinoxate (Sunscreen) 2.2%
Inactive Ingredients: Argania Spinosa (ORGANIC) Kernel Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (ORGANIC Shea Butter), Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Oleosomes, Citric Acid, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (ORGANIC Orange) Fruit Water, Cucumis Sativus (ORGANIC Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Fragrance, Glycerin (ORGANIC), Oenothera Biennis (ORGANIC Evening Primrose) Oil, Olea Europaea (ORGANIC Olive) Fruit Oil, Plankton Extract, Rosa Canina (ORGANIC) Fruit Extract, Shellac, Sodium Hydroxide, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Water, Xanthan Gum
Organic Ingredients: Argania Spinosa Kernal Oil, Shea Butter, Orange Fruit Water, Cucumber Fruit Extract, Glycerin, Evening Primrose Oil, Rose Hip Fruit Extract, Olive Fruit Oil


Have you ever tried Coola Suncare? Which product is your favorite? Let me know below! 

Peace & Love,

~Sabrina xx

*Products were generously sent to me for review, however, all thoughts and opinions are 100% my own