Meow Cosmetics Foundation pics

Received my first product from Meow Cosmetics

This is a huge 30 gram jar (jar is 85 gram size, 30 grams of product). I bought the 'Pamered Puss' variety that is for sensitive skin in '2-Frisky Chartreux'. Ingredients: Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Zinc Oxide, Iron Oxides. It was $23.95 shipped with two samples thrown in.

I thought it would be interesting to show this compared to an Everyday Minerals container. The EM is 8 grams of product ($12), Meow is 30 grams of product. I hope my skin likes this foundation, that's quite a bit to get through! LOL. today. They were having a free shipping sale about a week ago so I finally bit. I was always a bit put off by the extensive variety (sometimes too many choices are a bad thing) and crazy cat names for their products, but that is their hook.

VitaCost Mini Haul - Jason Hair and Burt's Bees

Received a mini haul in today from Vitacost.com. I picked up some more Jason organic shampoo and conditioner. I tried Henna this time. There were a lot of good comments about it. I also picked up a couple more of the Desert Essence Coconut lotion (not pictured) and a Burt's Bees Repair Serum.

The Repair Serum has great reviews across the web and is extending what I currently use on my face. I use straight Jojoba oil on my face under my makeup and before I go to bed. I just double what I put on my face in the morning. This serum adds Rosehip oil which is a touted ingredient in most organic anti-aging products.

It comes in a healthy 1 ounce glass container that has a small opening so you only get a drop at a time. I just put some on my hand to test and it has a strong lavender smell that is cut by the other oils. You can really smell each oil that is in this. Fingers cross this is a good product for my skin. Fingers are crossed!

Ingredients: Rosehip seed oil, jojoba oil, lavender oil, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E), evening primrose oil, borage seed oil, wheat germ oil, hazelnut oil, neroli oil, rose oil, calendula extract, green tea extract, beta carotene, tocopherol, ascorbyl palmitate (Vitamin C), retinyl palmitate (Vitamin A).

Epistick Hair Remover pics

I just received a nifty thing in the mail. It's called an Epistick and you use it to remove facial hair. It's basically a spring wire with plastic handles. Those of you who remember the original Epilator will recognize how this works. You bend it and twist it as you work up your face.

It seems to do a fantastic job with little face hairs. I just zipped through one side of my face before posting this. Personally, I did not think it hurt. There was a slight pinching feeling, but that was it. These products are recommended for facial hair only. I don't know how it would work elsewhere. If you get one of these, I recommend giving it a good wipedown with alcohol. I do the same thing with razor blades before I use them.

I bought mine off of E-Bay for $2, but you can buy the 'official' version of this which is called Bellabe for $16.99.

Aubrey Organics Makeup pics

I was over at Aubrey Organics looking at their perfume and saw they now offer a new line of cosmetics. The prices on certain items are a bit much - like the $21.95 natural hair makeup brush. But, they have fairly reasonable lip gloss. I would recommend buying these in store, the base shipping is Fed-Ex and starts at $9.33.




Silken Earth Translucent Base - Porcelain 21g
Price: $23.95, 6 Colors
INGREDIENTS: Silk powder, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax, organic tapioca starch, lauroyl lysine, organic cinnamomum zeylanicum bark powder, organic aloe barbadensis leaf, oryza sativa (rice) starch, tocopherol (vitamin E), iron oxides, silica.







Silken Earth Powder Blush - 3 grams
Price: $11.95, 6 colors
Ingredients: Silk powder, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax, organic tapioca starch, lauroyl lysine, mica, iron oxides. May contain: Beta vulgaris (beet) powder, carmine, raphanus sativus (radish) powder, titanium dioxide, silica.






Natural Lips Sheer Tint - 7 grams
Price: $7.50
Ingredients: Ricinus communis (organic castor) seed oil, brassica campestris / aleurites fordi oil, cocos nucifera (organic coconut) oil, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E), carmine, helianthus annuus (organic sunflower) seed oil, oryza sativa (rice) bran wax, glycerin, butyrospermum parkii (organic shea butter), hydrogenated jojoba oil, fragaria vesca (organic strawberry) flavor oil, citrus grandis (grapefruit) seed extract, alcohol denat. (38b, organic lavender), hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water, ascorbic acid, glycine soja (soybean) oil, daucus carota sativa (carrot) root extract, beta-carotene. OUCH!

Spell Cosmetics Lipstick and Glosses pics

Got in another Spell Cosmetics

By far, my favorite of the Spell products is the lip gloss. Out of those, I am wild about 'Pamela'. It is the perfect shade for redheads.

I tried a lipstick in 'Andora'. I had seen several other reviews say that these lipstick colors are more like lip stains, and I agree with that assessment. They work as a lip smoother or conditioner, but I can't recommend it for a lipstick, unless you really want a bare touch of color. The swatch for Andora below took three passes to get it dark enough to photograph. The lipstick cases are high quality and solid. I hate cheap, rattling lipstick cases.

All Spell products are 25% off and shipped free for a year when your purchase their VIP Card

Andora - $7.99: A Parben/Phthalate, Petro Free, lipstick that is long on luxury. Infused with the finest ingredients, including cocoa butter and vitamin E. Your lips will be immersed in decadent color and rich hydration. All the Glamour, none of the guilt! Cruelty Free. (Andora: A harmonically balanced soft Mocha. Perfect for every skin tone. Leaves a gentle Lusturous finish.)

Summer - $7.99: NEW! Paraben Free (Obvious) Lip Gloss by Spell. 13 Ml gloss tubes with wand. Summer: A warm, fiery copper-bronze!

Pamela - $7.99: NEW! Paraben Free (Obvious) Lip Gloss by Spell. 13 Ml gloss tubes with wand. Pamela: An Auburn-Cinnamon, Creme Gloss!

Holly - $7.99: NEW! Paraben Free (Obvious) Lip Gloss by Spell. 13 Ml gloss tubes with wand. Holly: A mysterious, Plum-Gold Lustre!

NikkiChik - $7.99: NEW! Paraben Free (Obvious) Lip Gloss by Spell. 13 Ml gloss tubes with wand. NikkiChik: A sultry, Bordeaux, molten glow!
haul! This time I tried one of their new lipsticks along with new lipgloss shades. ($12.00).