Products We Love: Beautycounter Update

Earlier this year C & C did a Beautycounter giveaway. Here's a little refresher about why we love this company and its goal to get safe products into people's homes and onto their bodies. 

C & C #protip - download EWG's Skin Deep app to check out the 1-10 rating on your products. Beautycounter doesn't have anything higher than a 2. 

I recently hosted a group of my favorite ladies to learn more about these awesome products. And, of course, I couldn't not add to my growing collection. 

Here's what I got and my initial feedback starting with my favorite products.

Vibrant Eye Perfector - I've never used eye cream, but I guess as 40 gets closer than 30, it's time to start. Now that I've been using this for a few weeks, I'm wondering how I ever got by without it. It seriously feels like putting little cloud puffs under your eyes - I can feel it's wrinkle-fighting powers. The eye cream is here to stay. 

Lustro Face Oil 1 - Regan blogged about this in January and is almost out. I can see why! I LOVE this. I've been adding a few drops to my moisturizer and also using it independently. There are three different levels based on your skin type. I've also got the 2 and will probably be switching over to it during the winter months. 

Color Pinch Cream Blusher - Like the eye cream, I'd never used a cream blusher before. But after hearing and reading about what can be in color makeup products, I was eager to try something I knew was safe. The best part about this cream blusher, when you're in a pinch, it doubles as a lipstick. I bought the caramel (it has a bronzing effect) but might need to add the hibiscus to my collection. 

Routine Clean Cream Cleanser - I bought this product to specifically use with my Mia2 Clarisonic. It has the consistency of Cetaphil and doesn't soap up as much as the Clarisonic Refreshing Gel Cleanser that I've been using (the price is about the same). I'll probably make the switch to Beautycounter long term since it looks like the Clarisonic product has some suspect ingredients (I will miss the suds though). 

Color Define Brow Pencil - I recently started filling in my brows (remember this post) and was pretty hooked on Brow Power. When mine ran out, I knew I wanted to try what Beautycounter offered in this space. I love the coverage it gives, but miss the "twist" of my Brow Power. But with a rating of "6," I probably won't be going back. Hey Beautycounter, can you make a cream pencil for us lazy girls who don't want to sharpen the pencil? :-)

As we think about what we put in our bodies in the way of food, doesn't it make sense that our beauty products should follow the same rule of thumb?

Products We Love: Juice Beauty

I was recently introduced to Juice Beauty through barre3. All of their products are organic and sourced mostly from local West Coast USDA Certified Organic farms so they can monitor the quality and limit fuel waste. Juice Beauty cares not just about the quality of the products but the quality of process by which they are made. They manufacture the majority of the products with solar power. They believe staying local is better for our community and eco-system. They believe harnessing sustainable energy is better for our planet.

I have been using the STEM CELLULAR CC Cream for the past few months and thought I should share it with all of you.

I use it on a daily basis to even my skin tone, to moisturize and to protect it from the sun (SPF 30). It provides a nice "dewy" look and leaves my skin looking and feeling fresh. It does have a bit of an "earthy" smell which I notice during application, but not after.

It doesn't provide the level of coverage that the Misha BB Cream does, but I'm pretty sure that the Misha product is filled with harmful ingredients I don't really want to know about. I still use the Misha cream for special occasions, but the CC Cream is my new daily go-to. I am currently using the Desert Glow, but I think next time I order it I will go one shade darker with the Warm Glow instead.

Here's a quick product video if you want to learn more.

Products We Love: Burt's Bees

Regan and I have both blogged about our love for Burt's Bees tinted lip products. There's something nice and girly about having a colorful lip, even if you're just in your workout gear. I also have their regular lip balm in basically every purse and readily-accesible drawer in the house. I digress. On a recent trip (I can't remember exactly where) we were in a drug store and I saw these.

I'm SO bad about washing my face before bed. But, for some reason these little grapefruit cleansing towelettes were just what I needed to get back on the face-washing wagon. They also come in white tea extract and cucumber in sage if grapefruit isn't your scent of choice. I don't know if it's all the water I now drink (thank you Hydrate 28) or these babies, but my skin is on a good streak. Either way, I'll take it.