Archive for Lipstick
Luscious Lips Lipfacts Giveaway CLOSED
Posted by: | CommentsTHIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED BUT PLEASE VISIT TOXICBEAUTYBLOG.COM FOR FUTURE GIVEAWAYS!
We all want to have more beautiful, pouty kissable lips, right? Well now is your chance to make them even more beautiful with this natural lipstick line. Announcing the Luscious Lips Lipfacts Giveaway! I have teamed up with Facefacts.com to offer you this incredible giveaway.
There will be two winners chosen via random.org. The first place winner will receive 2 full size Lipfacts Naturally Elegant Lipsticks + one Ivory Frost (adds a high brilliance and iridescence which customizes the other shades when applied beneath or on top- a $67.50 value!) The second place winner will receive one Lipfacts Naturally Elegant Lipstick + one Ivory Frost (a $33.00 value.)
Check out my review for more details on Lipfacts. The best part is that the winner gets to choose which colors she would like to receive! My favorite color is Almond Cream. It’s a lovely natural hue which gives lips a nude look. I also got to try the Ivory Frost and it adds a lovely shimmer! Visit Facefactsby lori.com to check out the rest of the rich shades and decide which ones you’d like! They are even running a super special you can take advantage of (just in case you’re not the winner.) Purchase Any 2 Products, Before June 21, 2010, Get An Ivory Frost Lipstick/Highlighter FREE!
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Giveaway Rules
You may enter this giveaway up until May 17, 2010 at 11:59pm.
This giveaway is not redeemable for cash.
The winner will be contacted by e-mail.
Thank you to Facefactsbylori.com for sponsoring this giveaway.
Best of luck to all who enter… Here’s to Naturally Elegant Lips!
Stay natural…stay beautiful…go green!
Robin
Lipfacts or Fiction?
Posted by: | CommentsWhen I was approached to review an all natural lipstick, I was hesitant at first. I am the first one to say I am not a lipstick fan. I will choose lip gloss or lip balm any day! I really like the natural lip look. But when I thought about it, I realized that many of my readers love lipstick and may need some safer options. So I decided to go for it and explore an all natural lipstick line.
Facefacts by Lori is a small cosmetic company started by professional makeup artist Lori Hoffman. Right now, they offer lip products, but look for more cosmetic products coming soon! All Lipfacts Naturally Elegant Lipsticks are made with completely natural and organic ingredients. Lipfacts uses mineral pigments to make beautiful colors and does not test on animals. Lori sent me two colors: Raisin and Berry Mauve. These colors were very similar (a reddish-brown) and I only tried them for a day, as they were not my colors! I decided to pass them to a friend of mine….and it turns out they were her perfect colors!
My friend really liked these lipsticks! She told me they were very long-wearing, rich, and creamy. She did say that they seemed to need more moisture. I had the same thought when I tried the Almond Cream shade. I countered this by adding a top layer of lip gloss…it made it more moist. I also always use lip balm before I put lipstick on so that helped too.
This was Lori’s response when I mentioned that we thought the lipsticks needed a bit more moisture:
“The reason it feels like it needs more moisture is NOT because it lacks moisturizing ingredients , as you can clearly read on the panel, it is rich in emollient ingredients. (butters ,waxes and oils.) We needed to make a lipstick that is luxurious and truly natural, as well as VERY long lasting in color and creaminess. I believe we have achieved that. Bobbie Brown is the line I adore and I used her products as a prototype in terms of feel, texture and color payoff. I think we did a great job in creating a natural prestige version of our own that is more than comparable.”
I definitely must agree with Lori here…..it might be that I am just not used to lipstick! I also really loved the long-lasting rich color it allowed me to have. The Almond Cream shade is a lovely nude shade that gives you a very natural look. Right now, there are 8 lovely shades to choose from. Another fabulous part of LipFacts lipstick is that it contains all natural ingredients such as jojoba seed oil, shea butter, and vitamin E to name a few. Check out their ingredients page here: Lipfacts Ingredients
Lipfacts leaves out toxic and chemical ingredients. Lipfacts Naturally Elegant Lipstick contain absolutely no mineral oil, lead, petrolatum, dyes, lakes, and parabens. Remember, we ingest our lipstick and if we do this, we should be using products we can eat! Lipfacts by Lori gives women a better choice and proves that your health does not have to be compromised for beauty.
Stay natural…stay beautiful…go green!
Robin
Disclaimer: I was provided lipstick samples free of charge from Lipfacts by Lori. I was not paid in any way for this review. This review consists of my honest observations of the product.
What’s Lurking in Your Lipstick?
Posted by: | CommentsMost commercial lipsticks contain chemical ingredients to make them work better. When you put on lipstick, where does it go? We lick our lips, eat, and drink with our lipstick. What makes this most alarming is that women are actually ingesting this stuff. Do you know what’s going into your body and what it does?
Lipstick can be hazardous to your health...
Most lipsticks contain artificial colors, synthetic fragrances, lanolin, phthalates and lead! Many of these toxins are linked with cancer, not to mention skin irritation and dermatitis. Phthalates are considered trade secrets and most times not even disclosed on the ingredient label. Phthalates are hormone disruptors and can cause problems with the reproductive organs of both men and women. In his book, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health and What You Can Do About It (see left sidebar,) Dr. Samuel Epstein points out that, “phthalates induce hormonal effects following application to the skin. This further incriminates them as dangerous in cosmetics and personal care products.” Phthalates are found in other products as well, such as deodorant, hair gel, mousse, hair spray, shampoo, mascara, and perfume.
What is lead doing in your lipstick? In a 2007 study done by the campaign for Safe Cosmetics, 61% of the 33 brands tested contained traces of lead. The FDA does not even have a safe level of lead allowed in lipstick because there is no safe level! The scary part about it is that lead is not an ingredient in the lipstick; it is a contaminent. Lead can poison you over time as it accumulates slowly in the body. It’s toxic to the nervous system and mimics other metals such as calcium, magnesium, and zinc, confusing the body’s normal systems. It’s especially dangerous for pregnant women as babies and children exposed to lead in utero can experience serious complications.
You might be thinking, now what? What other lipstick choices do I have? Stay tuned to Toxic Beauty Blog because in my next post I will share a completely all natural lipstick you can use and love.
So has any of this been a surprise to you? What are your lipstick choices? Will that change now that you know what’s lurking in your lipstick? Comments are welcome.
Stay natural…stay beautiful…go green!
Robin
