Too Faced – Kabuki Brush

This is my #1 favorite beauty tool. Too Faced sweetly claim that their cruelty-free Kabuki Brush is made with “100% teddy bear hair”. Love it! While this brush may seem on the pricey side, it’s a good quality tool that will last you for years. I use mine with my bronzer everyday and hand wash it every other week. I even bought it for my mom a few years ago and she still talks about how great it is. I can’t say enough good things about this brush!

Natio – Cleverstick

I’ve been using Natio Cleverstick SPF 15 in “Natural” as my concealer for years now, but it’s actually an all-in-one foundation, concealer and powder. Natio is an Australian company that makes affordable makeup and beauty products. They don’t test on animals, and while a few of their products aren’t vegan (because they beeswax, carmine, honey or lanolin), all ingredients are clearly listed on each product page of their website, so it’s very easy to tell what’s vegan or not.

derma e – Evenly Radiant Overnight Peel

Eating right, drinking lots of water, working out, and using a good SPF can go a long way in making you feel and look younger than you actually are. But sometimes you need a little help, and that’s where AHAs come in. The Evenly Radiant Overnight Peel With Alpha Hydroxy Acids from derma e gets a great review from beauty product reviewer Paula Begoun. I’ve been using it for a few weeks now, and I’ve been very pleased with the way my skin looks and feels in the morning. Derma e is a family-owned 100% vegan skincare line that doesn’t contain harmful parabens, phthalates,sodium lauryl sulfate, petrolatum, mineral oil, artificial colors or GMOs.

Too Faced – Sun Bunny Natural Bronzer

This is another product that I’ve been using for years. There are certainly cheaper alternatives on the market, but I keep going back to the Sun Bunny Natural Bronzer from Too Faced because of how natural looks. It gives me a sun-kissed glow any time of the year, the packaging looks great, there’s a mirror inside the compact’s lid, and one of these babies lasts me about a year and a half. Love!

Coconut Oil

I’ve replaced margarine with coconut oil in most of my baking, and I’ve also been using it in my beauty regime for some time now. My favorite uses for it are as a deep conditioner for my hair (put it on, wrap a warm towel around your head for 20 minutes, wash it out), and as a gentle eye makeup remover (it does wonders on waterproof makeup). Try to buy cold-pressed extra virgin organic coconut oil if you can.

Natio – Cleverstick

I’ve been using Natio Cleverstick SPF 15 in “Natural” as my concealer for years now, but it’s actually an all-in-one foundation, concealer and powder. Natio is an Australian company that makes affordable makeup and beauty products. They don’t test on animals, and while a few of their products aren’t vegan (because they beeswax, carmine, honey or lanolin), all ingredients are clearly listed on each product page of their website, so it’s very easy to tell what’s vegan or not.

When you try so hard to eat fresh/organic/healthy food, it doesn’t make sense to smear your body with toxic chemicals. So just as I’m always seeking out the freshest ingredients to make the healthiest meals, I’m also on a constant lookout for high-quality natural beauty products. I was therefore a happy lady when I received a parcel from Ellovi last week. It contained a beautiful glass jar of Butter – their 100% natural, raw, vegan body butter.

Founded by vegans Kelly Winterhalter and Ryan Pamplin, Ellovi is a California-based beauty brand that is committed to making high-quality products from pure ingredients. In their words, “Ellovi was born to disrupt a beauty industry ruled by products laden with artificial ingredients and cheap fillers”. Love it!

“We created Butter because other body butters and moisturizers are full of unnecessary chemicals, parabens, and preservatives created in science labs. Your skin is like one giant sponge, so you’ve got to protect it from soaking in the bad stuff.” – Ellovi

One of Ellovi’s claims for the product is: ingredients so pure you can eat them. And they’re right! Check out the only 6-ingredients list: Macadamia Oil, Coconut Oil, Hemp Oil, Marula Oil, Non-GMO Corn Starch, Shea Butter. Yummy!