Safe Cosmetics ~ Healthy Faces by Eve Organics

Keep Those Lips Kissable in the Chapping Weather

Now that the weather is changing, it is almost a given that your lips will start drying and chapping.

A great way to keep your kissers soft and supple all year long, is to exfoliate the dry stuff off on a semi-regular basis, so you never get to get too dry.

This is what you'll need: 

1 tsp honey

1 tsp sugar (brown or granulated

1/2 tsp lemon juice

1/2 tsp castor oil

Just mix together honey, sugar, lemon juice and castor oil to make a thick paste.  Take a small portion with your finger and rub with moderate pressure over your lips. 

You'll start getting addicted to how soft your lips will actually feel.  Keep the left over in a small container to use every few days.

Simple, but powerful!  Then, of course, you need to use a safe, hydrating lip balm during the day.  Your lips will love you for it!

Eyeliner Tricks Make Your Eyes Look Their Best

We all have parts of our face we would like to manipulate a little bit - small lips, droopy smile, etc.  Following are some great ways to create an illusion of a different eye shape or position, all with the use of one makeup product - Eyeliner.

If You Have:

Deep-Set Eyes:
To make the eyes appear to be brought forward, line your upper lash line with pale, shimmery liner or shadow (light colors appear to bring features forward). Then line the outer edge of your lower lash with a soft, neutral shade (gray or taupe). This will create the illusion of a less heavy lid.

Small Eyes:
To make the eyes appear larger, draw a thin dark line along lashes, starting near the nose, gradually thickening at outer edge of the eye (this draws the attention outward, giving the illusion of width). Use a lighter colored liner or shadow (gold, silver, white) and draw under lower lash (light colors bring features forward, so this makes eyes look open wider).

Close-Set Eyes:
To make eyes appear farther apart, line the outer third of your upper eyelids with gray, brown, or black liner (this again draws the attention outward, giving the illusion of width). Smudge gently. Use a lighter colored liner on the inner portions of your eye to give the illusion of a wider the space between eyes.

Drooping Eyes:
To make the eyes look more "lifted", line outer third of eye very close to your eyelashes and carefully lift the line up at the corner of the eye. Be careful not to bring the liner too far out past the end of your lash line.

Do you have any tips on how to use eyeliner for specific purposes?  Leave us a comment.  We love to hear from you.

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Hot Fall Makeup Colors

This fall's hot makeup colors are metallic earthen colors, rich bronzes, deep honey and plum.  Add just a touch of pink to cheeks for a healthy flush of color.

Try one or a combination of these smokin' hot eyeshadow colors for fall.

    Camo, Bling and Cabernet

Try one, two or all three . . . they'll carry you into the holiday season!  Leave us a comment on how you like them!

4 Easy Ways to Find Your Skin Tone

To some it may be easy, but to others, finding the right colors to flatter their skin tone is a chore.  If you follow these few easy ways to find the right colors for you, it will be much easier to choose a blush, eyeshadow shade or even a blouse that will flatter you by eliminating the colors you know will not work.

The majority of people break down into either WARM or COOL skin tones.  Very few, although there are some, can wear anything (they would be considered NEUTRAL).  Try any one or a couple of these tips to find our your true coloring.

1. Try on a bracelet in gold and silver, one on each hand.  If you look better in gold, you are warm toned; if you look better in silver, you are cool toned.  If you are not sure, try another tip.

2.  Wrap an orange and then a pink towel over your head or around your neckline.  Do you look better in orange?  You are warm.  Pink?  You are cool.

3.  Look at the veins on the inside of your wrist.  If they look green, you are warm; if they look blue or purple, you are cool.

4.  Try on a white blouse and then an off-white or creme colored blouse.  If you look better in white, you are cool.  If you look better in the creme or off-white colored blouse, you are warm.

Now, if you are one of the few who try these tips and don't really feel one color flatters more than the other on more than two of these tests, you could possibly be NEUTRAL.  But, I would suggest you get a friend or family member to give you their opinion.  Sometimes a second set of eyes may help you see the difference.

Look for the new coding on our makeup products in the next few weeks.  We will be labeling our colors with W for Warm, C for Cool and E for Everyone.  Some colors are pretty neutral and look good on everybody.

As a general rule, following are certain colors to look for, either in makeup or clothing, to flatter your skin tone:

WARM:  Orange, Brown, Rust, Yellow, Orange-Red, Camo or Deep Green, Tan, Nudes, Coral, Gold,Off White

COOL: Pink, Turquoise Blue, Lilac, Lavender, True Red, Black, Gray, Silver, Bright Neon Greens, Silver and White

Have any comments, tips or input?  Leave a comment . . . we love to hear from you! 

Safer (and Cheaper) Ways to Whiten Teeth

One of my favorite magazines is Natural Solutions.  When I receive my new issue each month, I can't wait to plop down and read it cover to cover.  This month's issue (September 2009), is packed with great tips.

In the section "Simple Solutions" tucked in the back of the magazine, I found a great one for whitening teeth.

Most over-the-counter teeth whiteners (along with the real expensive ones from the dentist) are loaded with toxic ingredients that can weaken tooth enamel over time, resulting in teeth can stain more easily.  Following are a couple of inexpensive ideas from the magazine for keeping your teeth their whitest (and you can do them daily without damaging your pearly whites)!

XYLITOL

Xylitol is a fermented sugar alcohol, which reduces bacteria in the mouth; thereby preventing tooth decay by preventing plaque from forming.  Choose a gum containing xylitol and pop one in after dinner or a glass of wine to prevent the staining foods or drinks from taking hold of your teeth.

BAKING SODA

Mix 1/4 teaspoon baking soda with a dash of water to make a paste.  Use it as you would toothpaste twice a week to diminish stains and help prevent new ones.

If you have any tips on natural beauty, leave us a comment and share your wisdom!

Lipstick on Your Teeth?

Did you stop wearing lipstick because it always ended up on your teeth?  Or, do you wear lipstick, but always have to stop at a mirror to make sure it's not on your teeth again?  Well, read on.  I have a perfect tip to eliminate this beauty blunder . . .

1.  Put on your lipstick as usual.

2.  Stick your finger inside your mouth and drag it out while puckering your lips.  This will erase any lipstick on the inside of your lips where they would touch your teeth.

Easy as pie!

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.