Safe Cosmetics ~ Healthy Faces by Eve Organics

FREE Product Wednesday - Amethyst Eyeshadow

I received an email from Kelly McAuley recently.  She came in to have her makeup done for prom last month.  Kelly sent us a picture of her in her beautiful dress.  We used the new Amethyst eyeshadow on her that day.

 

Thank you Kelly for sending in your pictures!  Kelly will receive this week's FREE Product Wednesday giveaway ~ Amethyst Eyeshadow. 

Keep your tips, tricks and testimonials coming!  Send me an email at info@eveorganics.net for your chance to win next week's FREE Product Wednesday giveaway - Taupe Eyeshadow.

Get That Candlelit Glow For Your HOT NIGHT

 

Everyone looks better in candlelight.  The warm glow of a candle or fireplace warms the skin tones, gives the skin a healthy, youthful glow and highlights the shape of your face, while downplaying imperfections.

You can achieve this look with a brush stroke!  Take a pale golden translucent bronzer or shimmer.  Using a large brush, dust over the prominent areas that would normally be highlighted by the candlelight ~ cheekbones, nose, browbones, and right above your upper lip.  If you're bearing your shoulders or decollate, dust them too!

Nobody will know why you seem to be more confident and glowing . . . it’ll be our secret!

Tired RED Eyes? Clear Them With The BLUES!

Whether your eyes are red from allergies, dryness, crying, itching or the morning after a late night out, try lining them with navy blue eyeliner. 

The hues in the blue make the whites of your eyes look brighter and whiter.

What are your favorite makeup application tips?  Comment to this post for a chance to win a Midnight Blue eyeliner. 

Play Up Those Peepers - Beautiful Brown Eyed Girl

Part two of "Play Up Those Peepers", for Brown Eyes, complimentary colors that are natural enough to wear every day would be:  

Grays, such as stone, slate, cement, etc.

Browns, such as nudes, sable, tan, bronze, copper, etc.

Greens, such as khaki, sage, ivy, etc.

Try some of Eve Organics' sample baggies in the following colors to see which is your favorite for playing up those brown eyes!

Clear Eyes, Champagne, Copper, Sassy, Taupe, or Lovely Lady

For a little more dramatic look, try some deeper shades:

Mink, Cappucino, Silky Cocoa, Camo, or Wicked.

Al you have to do is click on a color, choose sample baggie from the drop down menu (only $1 each!) and checkout! Voila . . . simple.

We'd love to hear from you.  Email us at info@eveorganics.net and let us know your favorite Eve Organics eyeshadow color combination for your beautiful brown eyes.

Play Up Those Peepers - Natural Beautiful Blue Eyes

Many women ask, "what is the best eyeshadow color for me?"  Basic principals of color are that certain colors make eyes look flattering and natural, while others make a statement.

For Blue Eyes, complimentary colors that are natural enough to wear every day would be:

Grays, such as ash, slate, charcoal, etc.

Taupes, such as nudes, taupe, tan, sand, etc.

Light Bluish-Purples, such as heather, lilac, lavender, etc.

Try some of Eve Organics' sample baggies in the following colors to see which is your favorite for playing up those blue eyes!

Tinkerbell, Sedona Clay, Beige Lid Primer, Champagne, Taupe, Sparkle or Amethyst.

For a little more dramatic look, try some deeper shades:

Midnight Blues, Pretty Pansy, Mink, Wicked, Dragonfly, Copper, Fairydust, Sassy or Deep Abyss.

Al you have to do is click on a color, choose sample baggie from the drop down menu (only $1 each!) and checkout! Voila . . . simple.

We'd love to hear from you.  Email us at info@eveorganics.net and let us know your favorite Eve Organics eyeshadow color combination for your blue eyes.

Good News - No Need to Wash Twice a Day!

We've been told all our lives to wash our faces in the morning and before we go to bed.  Unless you go to bed with a thick masque on (which you shouldn't be doing anyway!), you don't need to wash your face every morning. 

Dermatologist studies have shown that your face doesn't get very dirty at all while sleeping, so a good splash and rinse of water for the wake up is all you need!  Apply moisturizer and then your face. 

Whooooooo!  Set the alarm for a minute later!

3 Tips to a Healthy Jetsetting Complexion

Even though vacations are meant to relax us and revive the soul, airplane travel can wreak havoc on the skin.  With the summer travel season now upon us, it's a good idea to keep the following tips in mind while flying to and from your destination, so that you can emerge from the giant tube in the sky looking refreshed and ready to go.

Believe it or not, the air on a plane is actually drier than most deserts.  The average humidity in an airplane is 15%, opposed to a desert which averages 35%.

1.  Before take off or immediately following, splash (or spritz with a small spray bottle you brought from home) face with water, apply a moisturizer and a petroleum-free lip balm. 

2.  Repeat with water, moisturizer, and lip balm every hour, or anytime your face or lips feel dry.

3.  A little before landing, wash face, or wipe with a facial wipe.  Apply moisturizer one more time.  Now, to look revitalized and fresh, curl eyelashes, apply mascara, blush and a little tinted lip balm or natural lip gloss.

 

Bonus Tip:

Drink plenty of water the day before you fly and keep a bottle of water with you on your flight to keep your whole body hydrated.  Sitting on a plane, cramped in a small seat with no wiggle room for hours can cause swelling of the lower extremities and puffiness of the skin.  Salty snacks, caffeinated beverages and alcohol can intensify the effects. By drinking plenty of water, the body will stay hydrated and be able to optimally flush itself, so the rest of the body will thank you when you land on solid ground.

FREE Product Wednesday - Champagne Eyeshadow

This week's FREE Product Wednesday giveaway - Champagne Eyeshadow goes to Evelyn in Mt. Pleasant, MI.  Evelyn ordered some sample foundation colors a few weeks ago.  She called me after she had a chance to try them. 

Evelyn started out by mentioning that she had so many different mineral foundations by different companies that her dresser was completely covered in jars.  She was searching for a color that matched her skin tone.  Evelyn is asian and has a hard time finding foundation that isn't too pink or cakey looking on her face.

After trying the sample of our Medium Golden Foundation, Evelyn called to tell me how her husband even noticed how great her skin looked!  She's finally come to the end of her search!

Thank you Evelyn for your personal story! 

Keep your tips, tricks and testimonials coming!  Send me an email at info@eveorganics.net and you may win next week's FREE Product Wednesday giveaway - our newest blush color - Bliss Blush!

"Couture In The City" Reviews Eve Organics

Couture in the City, a beauty and fashion blog, reviewed Eve Organics' Immunity Skin Care line, including Fortifying Eye Cream, Skin Optimizing Exfoliating Scrub and Finger Food Hand Lotion.

 

Read . . . what they had to say!

Let us know what you think about our products.  Don't forget, we have give-aways on FREE Product Wednesdays for tips, testimonials and ideas!  Email us at info@eveorganics.net and let us know your thoughts!

The Feminization of the Planet

I have a lot of respect for Dr. Weil.  He is a man of knowledge and, although I don't know everything about him, he strikes me as a person who is genuinely concerned with the well being of us and the planet.

There was a post that struck me recently on Dr. Weil's website mentioning how pollutants are causing global feminization.  Excerpts were later published in the Natural Awakenings magazine in our local area. 

Following is the Clif Notes version:

1.  CHEMTrust, a British organization that advocates for the protection of humans and wildlife from harmful chemicals, has released a report showing a compilation of over 250 scientific studies revealing that male fish, amphibians, birds, reptiles and mammals (humans are mammals! -- so this means basically everything on the planet) are being affected by environmental pollution to the extent that they are losing their masculinity.

2.  Mentioned in this study are the common culprits:

• Phthalates - used in cosmetics, plastic food wraps and many other plastic products;

• Flame Retardants - in a variety of materials (including furniture and clothing); and

• Pesticides - used on crops, grass, bugs, etc.

3.  Previously (as mentioned earlier in this blog and in Eve Organics' Dirty Dozen Ingredients Report), a U.S. study showed baby boys who were born to pregnant women exposed to the above ingredients have smaller penises and feminized genitalia.

4.  The Independent, a British newspaper, also ran an article on a study which shows women living in communities heavily polluted with these chemicals in Canada, Russia and Italy have been giving birth to twice as many girls than boys as the rest of the world.  Reports from more than 20 other countries show that men's sperm counts in the past 50 years have dropped from an average of 150 million per milliliter of sperm fluid to 60 million per milliliter.

Hmmmmmm.  What do you think about this?  Are you wondering why this kind of stuff wasn't studied before these products became so mainstream that they're everywhere now?  Leave us a comment.