Natural Makeup Blog

One of Natures’ fabulous ingredients for skin is Organic Jojoba Oil.  Jojoba oil comes from the beans of the plant Simmondsia Chinensis and can be found growing in warmer areas such as Southern California, Arizona, and Mexico.  It is golden in color and one of the most ideal oils for the skin.   Jojoba oil is more like a liquid plant wax and, as such, its stability and shelf life is considerably longer than most plant oils. 

One of jojoba’s best qualities for the skin is its ability to absorb into the skin much like our own natural skin oils.  This absorption capability allows for greater moisturization and skin protection. 

When looking for healthy makeup, be sure to look for products that contain this wonderful oil.

Look beautiful in the most natural way. The best thing to having good makeup is appearing to not have any makeup at all. Apply natural foundation on your face as a base for the succeeding elements. Choose a foundation that is preservative-free and is perfect for all skin types.

A good foundation will cover blemishes and uneven skin tones to give you a smooth and radiant-looking complexion. The Lauren Brooke foundation is made up of certified organic jojoba oil infused with flower essences, certified organic extracts of neem, olive and raspberry. It also has pure pearl and silk powders that will moisturize, protect and soothe your skin.

Facial skin is very delicate. Extreme care must be taken when applying anything on it. Make sure you only apply natural mineral makeup with pure ingredients. These won’t cause any skin problems or leave harmful elements behind. Pure mineral makeup is composed of the finest and purest ingredients.

These components are carefully selected from different areas of the globe and are mixed with care. All you get is exquisitely gentle makeup that is good for the skin but will also give you the beautiful look you want. Appear radiant every time you go out. Only use natural makeup on your face.

One tip for selecting natural cosmetics is to check the labels to see what it contains before you buy.  Many ingredients used in traditional makeup are hard to even pronounce let alone understand what they are, where they come from, or what long-term effects they may have on us.

We will be unraveling many of these mysteries in our future blogs to help you know what to look for and what to avoid when choosing makeup.  With greater awareness of what is truly natural and healthy, you can be confident in selecting products that will give your skin the best Mother Nature has to give.

With so much emphasis in the media on perfect images, perfect bodies, and perfect shapes, it’s difficult to feel good about ourselves when we don’t match these ideals.
 
I have seen, and experienced myself, how these views and beliefs create in us the need to cover and hide in ourselves what we are told isn’t desirable, in an attempt to feel better about who we are.
 
But as I continue to experience life, I have come to believe that everyone is innately Beautiful!  I also believe that each of us possesses a unique blend of divine beauty all our own.  There isn’t just one perfect size, look or image – we each have our own, uniquely perfect size, look and image.
 
I have a sweet and wise 75 year old friend who has taught me that everything we wear and have – from our clothing and hairstyles, to our homes and cars – should reflect and celebrate this Inner Beauty.
 
It is with this perspective that Lauren Brooke Cosmetiques has been created.  Each natural cosmetic product is designed, not to cover and hide, but to express and enhance the beauty already inherent in each of us.             

                                    Celebrate Who You Are!

The trend nowadays is to go natural and organic. However, not all natural products can be called organic. Natural means the ingredients are obtained from natural sources such as plants. Organic, on the other hand, means that the natural sources used to make a certain product were grown chemical and pesticide free. Thus, organic means veering away from ingredients that may contain strong and irritating chemicals.

The beauty industry has tapped the use of organic products from organic soaps to organic lip moisturizers as more and more people are demanding to go natural and organic. It is the safer and healthier alternative. Going organic not only helps our body but also keeps our environment clean.

It may be difficult for women who have sensitive skin to find cosmetics suited for them. More often than not, cosmetics contain harsh chemicals that may aggravate a current skin condition or trigger an allergic reaction. This can be a bummer especially when makeup is important in camouflaging blemishes and skin discolorations.

Thanks to pure mineral makeup, women with sensitive skin may now enjoy wearing makeup without the side effects. Pure mineral makeup does not contain harmful and irritating synthetic chemicals. This kind of makeup is good for all skin types and does not irritate the skin. It can hide skin problems such as acne, blemishes and scars. And because it is 100% natural, most dermatologists recommend the use of mineral makeup, especially because they do not clog pores and do not cause allergies.

Mineral makeup is one of the fastest growing trends in the cosmetic industry in recent years.  Its versatility, lightweight feel, and ease of use appeal to a new wave of cosmetic wearers who are demanding more natural choices for their skin care regime. 

The best qualities of mineral makeup are the following:  a lightweight feel, simplicity of an all-in-one product, its bacteria-resistance properties, its natural ingredients, and its natural anti-inflammatory properties.  Additionally, a growing number of consumers are looking for products that contain fewer cosmetic fillers, preservatives, and chemicals and mineral cosmetics provide them with just that.

Lets face it ladies—different complexions and eye colors call for different makeup techniques. Maybe you have brown eyes and have been rocking that electric-blue eye shadow since it was popular in the 1980s and you yearn for something new. Or, maybe you are just anxious to try a color combination that brings out your natural eye colour. Either way the best way to learn what colors work best on you is to understand the color wheel.

Here is what the “color wheel” advises for applying makeup to different eye colors:

~Green eyes: Purples, pinks and reds
~Blue eyes: Oranges, coppers and golds
~Hazel eyes: Warm tones, bronzes and greens
~Brown eyes: Browns, bronzes and greens
~Gray eyes: Grays, cool tones and browns