Beauty, for good. – Cruelty-free beauty for beauties over (and under) 30
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I’ve been talking about starting this blog for a while now, and here it finally is! My goal is to share some of the info I’ve gathered over the course of a disturbing amount of time (and $) thinking about and playing with makeup, with ladies who are dealing with the particular challenges of 30 skin…. and to do my small part to advocate for beauty that does not come with the expense of..
Beauty, for good. – Cruelty-free beauty for beauties over (and under) 30
3y ago
Hi all, I want this space to be as useful for people as possible, so I’ve decided to start posting eye swatches, as inspired by the heroic ThatGirlShaeXO on YouTube; what she puts her poor eyes through for our sake ? Since Sydney Grace recently announced that the pre-orders for Tiny Marvels are ready to ..read more
Beauty, for good. – Cruelty-free beauty for beauties over (and under) 30
3y ago
Having seen substantial success with their bite-sized eyeshadow palettes, ELF recently launched face duos in the same format. Portable, adorable, and affordable at just $3 each, there’s something for (just about) everyone. Swatches first! For each duo, I’ve paired fingertip swatches with the palette and included a blended out swatch on my hand, on which ..read more
Beauty, for good. – Cruelty-free beauty for beauties over (and under) 30
4y ago
As you may recall, I have a bit of a crush on mauve. Besides which, ever since Colour Pop discontinued Boys Town, I’ve been pretty much bereft since it was my all time favorite nude. Dusky, cool, and just the right amount of pink! Alas, I’ve searched high and low for a dupe, but to ..read more
Beauty, for good. – Cruelty-free beauty for beauties over (and under) 30
4y ago
Hi everyone! So sorry for the recent long lag in posting… new job, new city, holiday season, takes up a LOT of time. But I have a bunch of ideas in the queue for the coming weeks! With all the activities and to-and-fro, I’ve been very interested of late in anything that will save me time with ..read more
Beauty, for good. – Cruelty-free beauty for beauties over (and under) 30
4y ago
If you’re anything like me, you’ve been saving up your beauty budget for the Sydney Grace “Christmas in July” sale that starts tomorrow… Her shadows are positively scrumptious! In anticipation, I thought I’d swatch all my Sydney Grace (SG) singles, including shades that were part of Feather, River, Body (FRB), along with how they compare ..read more
Beauty, for good. – Cruelty-free beauty for beauties over (and under) 30
4y ago
Do you remember when they used to have some touchy feely episode of a sitcom or drama and they’d hype it as a ‘special episode’? I always thought that was so sappy, but now, here I am doing it myself! As you may know, one of the reasons I first got involved with the cruelty-free ..read more
Beauty, for good. – Cruelty-free beauty for beauties over (and under) 30
4y ago
Ok, so as I said in volume 1, I tackled eye primers first because there’s a lot less variety vis a vis purpose. As complicated as it is, I must say I prefer using primers for lasting power, rather than setting sprays. I just always feel like I’m putting hair spray on my face… which ..read more
Beauty, for good. – Cruelty-free beauty for beauties over (and under) 30
4y ago
Welcome to another reader-requested post, thank you, dear reader! The universe of primers has exploded in recent years, so I thought I’d divide our discussion into two topics, eye primers and face primers. I’m posting about eye primers first mostly because there’s much less decision making that goes into it for me. Basically, they’re a ..read more
Beauty, for good. – Cruelty-free beauty for beauties over (and under) 30
4y ago
So, in my last post, I shared some of my tried and true faves, my “golden oldies“. Today’s post features newer faves; products I’ve started using in the last 6 months or so. In some cases, they’re so good, I’m using techniques and shades I never would have before because I just couldn’t find products ..read more
Beauty, for good. – Cruelty-free beauty for beauties over (and under) 30
4y ago
I’ve been planning this post for what feels like ages, and every time I think about it, I think of that old Girl Scouts song, “Make new friends, but keep the old, one is silver and the other’s gold”. Does anyone else remember that song? I always assumed that the ‘old’ friends were the ‘gold ..read more