Showing posts with label Vapour Organic Beauty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vapour Organic Beauty. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Vapour Organic Beauty Aura Multi-Use Blush Classic in Charm and Cheeky | Review and Swatches

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I have been receiving an unprecedented number of emails from lovely readers who have been expressing a serious interest in adding healthy skincare and makeup products into their daily beauty routines. I have been asked by many to keep on featuring these products with an eye on luxury products that don't sacrifice quality. Gone are the days that natural meant crude textures, unspectacular colors and heavy all-too-earthy scents. Indeed, a luxury natural skincare and makeup revolution has emerged, and there is no shortage of lovely products that challenge their department store chemical-laden counterparts. Among my favorite natural lines is Vapour Organic Beauty, and trust me when I tell you that you sacrifice nothing with this luxurious and fabulous line.
Vapour Organic Beauty Aura Multi-Use Blush Classic gives you a gorgeous natural flush of color on your cheeks, lips and eyes. The two newest colors, Charm and Cheeky, are both too gorgeous not to have! Cheeky is a stunning, and easy-to-wear, cool pink that will flatter many skin tones. Charm is a warm peachy shade that will take your breath away.

While you can certainly use a brush to apply this Multi-Use Blush to your cheeks, lips or eyes, I prefer using my fingers. I tend to apply it to the back of my hand and then dab and blend onto my face using my fingertips. It spreads effortlessly and deposits color evenly, and it does not emphasize pores or fine lines. The end result is a gorgeous and buildable wash of color, and it imparts a stunning ethereal glow. While the texture is quite creamy, it is not so soft as to fall apart under the slightest pressure.  I also find that it lasts most of the day without fading on my cheeks, though my cheeks are not oily– so your wear-time may vary if you have oily cheeks. It has a faint fruity-floral scent, but it is subtle enough that you will barely notice it, and it is imperceptible once applied to the face. Vapour Organic Beauty Aura Multi-Use Blushes pair beautifully with their lovely Elixir Plumping Lip Glosses (reviewed here).

According to Vapour Organic Beauty,

Aura Multi-Use Blush is a beautifully versatile multi-tasking blush stick. It adds a stunning glow to cheeks as it defines and contours, and can also be used to add a hint of color to the lips and eyes. The new carmine-free shade extensions include Aura Multi Use Blush in Cheeky, a cool pink shade for a flirty flush of color on fair to medium skin and Aura Multi Use Blush in Charm, a warm peaches & crème shade ideal for skin with neutral or olive/yellow undertones.

 Aura Multi-Use Blush—Classic gives a natural flush of color. These universally-flattering core colors work on all skin tones and all ages. Give the Vapour glow to cheeks, lips and eyes with one convenient stick. Aura blends like a dream for a polished look in seconds. No wonder Aura is the darling of top beauty editors everywhere.

Aura Multi-Use Blush is made with 70% organic ingredients and 30% mineral pigments. Aura nourishes with Vapour’s face-specific infusion of soothing Frankincense, antioxidant Tulsi, and calming Lotus. All the performance with none of the chemicals!

Features:
  • Multi-tasker for cheeks, lips and eyes
  • All-day high-impact color
  • Fun and versatile beauty “must-have”
  • Gives a clear blush of color
  • Makes cheeks, lips and eyes pop
  • Quick and easy stick application
  • No tools needed; blend into the skin with fingertips
  • Travels easily, especially in airports
  • Universally flattering and fashionable
  • Professional performance with none of the chemicals.
...Cheeky, a cool pink shade for a flirty flush of color on fair to medium skin and Aura Multi Use Blush in Charm, a warm peaches & crème shade ideal for skin with neutral or olive/yellow undertones.
Left to Right: Charm and Cheeky

Tips for Use: For the smoothest application, begin by warming Aura in a circular motion on the back of your hand. The product is activated by the warmth of your skin. Apply to clean skin directly from stick applicator. Blend with fingertips or brush.

Eric's Professional Application Tips:
  • Try Aura on eyelids to give a bright and refreshed look
  • Another trick is to use Aura to subtly highlight the temples, forehead, and chin
  • Try Aura Multi-Use on lips for a pulled-together look
  • On lips layer with Vapour Elixir lip gloss for added body and shine
Left to Right: Charm and Cheeky

Aura Multi-Use Blush – Classic contains 70% organic ingredients and 30% minerals.

Features:
    Chemical Free
    Cruelty Free
    Made with wind power
    Biodegradable ingredients
    Inner and outer packaging recyclable
    No Nano Particles
    No Irradiation
Left to Right: Charm applied heavily and then lightly and Cheeky applied heavily and then lightly

Ingredients: Organic Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Organic Cera Alba (Beeswax), Silica, Castor Isostearate Beeswax Succinate*, Organic Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Mica, Tocopherol (Natural Vitamin E), Solanum Lycopersicum (Tomato) Fruit/Leaf/Stem Extract, Canarium Luzonicum (Elemi) Gum Nonvolatiles, Commiphora Myrrha (Myrrh) Gum Oil, Eriocephalus Punctulatus (Cape Chamomile) Oil, Wildcrafted Boswellia Carteri (Frankincense) Gum*, Organic Ocimum Sanctum (Tulsi/Holy Basil) ) Leaf Extract, Organic Nelumbo Nucifera (Lotus) ) Leaf Extract, Pogostemon Cablin Oil [+/-: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, 77492, 77499), Carmine (CI 75470)]. *Eco-cert

Contains 70% Certified Organic Ingredients & 30% Minerals and Vitamins.
About Vapour Beauty,

Vapour Organic Beauty, a leading beauty company committed to creating high-performance cosmetics that are natural, pure and beautiful, is proud to reveal their first carmine-free cosmetic collection launching in spring. The award-winning beauty brand makes yet another major move forward in the beauty space with this collection to create a range of naturally gorgeous looks without the use of carmine.

Vapour’s complete carmine-free collection features skin-perfecting primers, foundations and concealers, beautiful blushes, bronzers and highlighters, and vibrant lipsticks and lip glosses, eyeshadows and eyeliners, making it must-have makeup for those seeking the finest in pure, natural and cruelty-free beauty.
Overall Assessment: Healthy, gorgeous and a must-have if you want love blush and want to green-up your beauty routine! A+

$36.00 for 0.24 oz. from Vapour Organic Beauty, b-glowing, DermstoreSpirit Beauty LoungeBeauty.com, Amazon and Birchbox (Affiliate Links).

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Thursday, June 4, 2015

Vapour Organic Beauty Elixir Plumping Lip Gloss | Review

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Have you ever stopped to think about how much lipstick and lip gloss that you actually ingest? I have, and confess that sometimes I'm left unnerved when considering the amount of chemicals that I have ingested over the years that I have been wearing makeup. If you ponder this as well, and seek to add some healthier lip products into your routine, or wish to go green altogether, without sacrificing the quality that you have become accustomed to with your favorite luxury makeup lines, then Vapour Organic Beauty is a line worthy of your attention.

Vapour Organic Beauty Elixir Plumping Lip Gloss is a wonderfully moisturizing and plumping lip gloss that isn't in the least bit sticky or tacky. While it does gently plump the lips, it doesn't tingle, sting or burn as do many lip plumbers. It boasts a gorgeous twinkling shine, the perfect amount of cushion, and it looks as wonderful as it feels. Furthermore, the antioxidant rich formula offers anti-aging skincare benefits that serve as a nourishing treatment.

Vapour Organic Beauty Elixir Plumping Lip Glosses have all of the twinkling shine that you want, but without the sticky mess. They are stunning worn alone, and are likewise gorgeous on top of your favorite lipsticks. These lovely glosses are like a nourishing serum for the lips!

According to Vapour Organic Beauty,

Named People Style Watch's #1 Lip Gloss! Elixir Plumping Gloss offers versatile color, dimension, and shine. Hydrating botanicals and plumping liposomes lock in maximum moisture for ultra-hydrated voluptuous lips. Never sticky or tacky, Elixir delivers superior body and shine. Vapour takes lip care seriously. Research shows that what we put on our lips is ingested into the body. Elixir’s pure plant ingredients are processed without chemicals to produce a superior lip gloss.

Elixir Plumping Gloss is made with 70% organic ingredients and 30% natural mineral pigments. Elixir rejuvenates lips with antioxidant-rich Acai and Goji berries, ultra-hydrating, vitamin-rich Lecithin, and Jojoba Oil. Elixir contains Vapour’s lip-specific infusion of nourishing Myrrh, restorative Lemon Balm, antioxidant Green Tea, and soothing Iceland Moss.
Features:
  • Supremely hydrates for plumper, younger looking lips
  • Non–irritating, non–inflammatory way to achieve fuller pouty lips
  • Superior body, never sticky
  • Versatile fun palette
  • Enhances your natural lip color
  • Wear alone or layer over Siren lipsticks
  • Skin Benefits
  • Moisturizes with plumping liposomes
  • Contains revitalizing protective antioxidants
  • Allows skin to breathe
  • Organic purity
Revolutionary non-petroleum, chemical-free formula. No chemicals to ingest by mouth or through the skin.

You should also know that Vapour Organic Beauty Elixir Plumping Lip Gloss:
  • Contains 70% organic ingredients and 30% minerals.
  • Is Chemical Free
  • Is Cruelty Free
  • Is made with wind power
  • Contains biodegradable ingredients
  • Has recyclable inner and outer packaging
  • Contains no Nano Particles
  • Is not subject to Irradiation
The two shades that I have are Tickle and Flutter. Both shades impart a gorgeous wash of sheer-leaning color.
Tickle is a gorgeous pale pink tint with shimmer.
Flutter is a grown up sexy pink with shimmer.
 Left to Right: Tickle and Flutter
 Top to Bottom: Flutter and Tickle
Ingredients: Organic Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Castor Isostearate Beeswax Succinate*, Mica, Organic Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Organic Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Organic Cera Alba (Beeswax), Prunus Domestica (Plum) & Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Flavour Oil, Organic Lecithin, Organic Euterpe Oleracea (Acai) Fruit Extract, Organic Lycium Barbarum (Goji) Fruit Extract, Tocopherol (Natural Vitamin E), Solanum Lycopersicon (Tomato) Fruit/Leaf/Stem Extract, Stevia Rebaudiana (Stevia) Extract, Organic Melissa Officinalis (Lemon Balm) Leaf Extract, Wildcrafted Commiphora Myrrha (Myrrh) Gum, Organic Cetraria Islandica (Iceland Moss) Extract, Organic Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract [+/-: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, 77492, 77499), Carmine (CI 75470), Manganese Violet (CI 77742)]
*Eco -Cert * Wildcrafted
Overall Assessment: Healthy and gorgeous glosses. This is definitely a lip gloss formula that every lip gloss lover needs to try. It is more like using a gorgeous nourishing serum that just so happens to double as a stunningly beautiful lip plumping gloss! I'm in love!

$22.00 each for 0.13oz/3.82g from Vapour Organic Beauty, Beauty.com, Spirit Beauty Lounge, Dermstore and Amazon (Affiliate Links). 
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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Earth Day 2015 | Green Up Your Beauty Routine with Vapour Organic Beauty, OGX and Olivia Garden

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Happy Earth Day! If you are among the many trying to become more green in your living, then here are a few beauty products that you need to have on your radar. Vapour Organic Beauty, Olivia Garden, and OGX are wonderful brands that "embrace a cleaner and greener beauty routine with their luxurious, high quality products that are perfect for Spring and Summer."

· Vapour Organic Beauty NEW Carmine-Free Shades
· Vapour Organic Beauty NEW Travel Treatment Duo
· OGX Vitamin B5 Collection
· OGX Vitamin E Collection
· OGX Coconut Curls Collection
· Olivia Garden Healthy Hair Eco Brush Collection
NEW Vapour Organic Beauty Visionary Advanced Solution Serum and Essence Restorative Night Treatment Treatment Travel Duo: 

Vapour Organic Beauty introduces two best-selling formulas in one, new travel duo. The Treatment Travel Duo contains the Visionary Advanced Solution Serum and the Essence Restorative Night Treatment for a high-performance skin regimen that targets all signs of skin aging. These multi-tasking formulations work together to stimulate the skin and reveal a brighter, smoother, and more youthful appearance. This unique duo is the result of years of leading edge organic research and development and meets the highest standards in skincare. The Treatment Travel Duo transforms the skin effectively, safely and naturally.

Visionary deeply penetrates skin for a smoother, firmer, more youthful appearance. Made with organic prickly pear and a double dose of Dermaxyl, a peptide-complex proven to reduce the
appearance of wrinkle depth and volume. Visionary is a potent but safe and gentle approach to addressing all signs of aging.

Essence helps detoxify, calm, and revitalize skin that is dehydrated, stressed, and sensitive. Essence enhances skin brightness, smoothness and elasticity as it protects skin by targeting free radical damage and inflammation.

These generous travel-size bottles contain approximately three weeks of product. Vapour Organic Beauty is offering the Treatment Travel Duo for $58 ($84 value) exclusively on www.vapourbeauty.com.
Aura Multi Use Blush in Charm,  "Is a beautifully versatile multi-tasking blush stick. It adds a stunning glow to cheeks as it defines and contours, and can also be used to add a hint of color to the lips and eyes. The new carmine-free shade extensions include Aura Multi Use Blush in Cheeky, a cool pink shade for a flirty flush of color on fair to medium skin and Aura Multi Use Blush in Charm, a warm peaches & crème shade ideal for skin with neutral or olive/yellow undertones."

$36.00 from www.vapourbeauty.com, www.spiritbeautylounge.com, www.b-glowing.com
Aura Multi Use Blush in Cheeky, "Is a beautifully versatile multi-tasking blush stick. It adds a stunning glow to cheeks as it defines and contours, and can also be used to add a hint of color to the lips and eyes. The new carmine-free shade extensions include Aura Multi Use Blush in Cheeky, a cool pink shade for a flirty flush of color on fair to medium skin and Aura Multi Use Blush in Charm, a warm peaches & crème shade ideal for skin with neutral or olive/yellow undertones."

$36.00 from www.vapourbeauty.com, www.spiritbeautylounge.com, www.b-glowing.com
Elixir Lip Plumping Gloss in Flutter, "Is the most pure and natural way to add color, shine and instant volume to your lips. Made with a hydrating blend of all-natural botanicals and organic plumping liposomes, Elixir Lip Gloss contains Vapour’s unique lip-specific nourishing blend of healing ingredients such as vitamin-rich Lecithin, Jojoba Oil, restorative Lemon Balm, and antioxidant Green Tea. The carmine-free glosses include Elixir in Flutter, a multi-dimensional mauve with a hint of pink, and Elixir in Tickle, a sugary sweet shimmery pink."

$22.00 from www.vapourbeauty.com, www.spiritbeautylounge.com, www.b-glowing.com
Olivia Garden Embraces Eco-Beauty with the First Bamboo Hair Brush & Comb Collection.

Olivia Garden, a leader in the hair care industry, introduced the first eco-friendly collection of hair brushes named Healthy HairTM. Healthy hair brushes provide deep scalp massage, which activates blood cell circulation and helps stimulate hair growth and reduce hair loss. It promotes healthy hair cells and healthy scalp and helps restore hair balance and shine.

The Healthy Hair brushes are made of eco-friendly natural bamboo materials. Bamboo is a resilient 100% natural renewable resource, making these brushes not only a better choice for the environment, but a stronger, lighter and more durable alternative to wood. Traditional wooden brushes come from trees that are cut down to make consumer goods. Over time, this practice can damage the environment, natural living habitat and even contribute to global warming.

Healthy Hair contains 5 separate collections (offering a total of 20 brushes and combs), covering every hair styling need:
  • Healthy Hair Bamboo Ionic Massage brushes have unique thick, bamboo, ball- point bristles used to detangle, brush or style. At the same time, they massage and stimulate the scalp to promote hair growth.
  • Healthy Hair Bamboo Ionic Paddle brushes easily style and detangle, and are equipped with an ion-charged cushion and bristles to restore the hair’s natural shine.
  • Healthy Hair Bamboo Ceramic Ionic Thermal brushes have a ceramic coated barrel that heats up quickly and stays hot longer. Its ionic bristles help with restoring hair balance and shine.
  • Healthy Hair Bamboo Professional Boar Styling brushes have 100% natural boar bristles to achieve superior styling results. Gentle on the hair, these brushes are ideal for straightening and adding luster to dull strands.
  • Healthy Hair Eco-Friendly Bamboo Combs are durable, strong combs ideal for detangling and styling from the roots to the ends.
Olivia Garden’s Healthy Hair brushes are currently available at Ulta and select retailers nationwide.
OGX Quenching Coconut Curls Collection is, "an island-inspired blend of coconut oil, sweet honey, and citrus oil creates a sweet escape for lackluster curls that want to bounce and shine like the sea. This rejuvenating blend helps to nourish strands, boost spirals, and reduce flyaways to bring out your best curl days every day."

Quenching Coconut Curls Shampoo and Conditioner: Curls look better when they’re quenched. Lavish your curls with a rich blend of nourishing coconut oil that enhances the natural softness, and sweet honey that boosts decadent spirals. A twist of citrus oils is the final touch to tame frizz for beautiful tumbling waves with bounce and shine.

Quenching Coconut Curls Curling Hair Butter: Lather on this versatile hair butter to boost your curls’ hydration. Leave it in for a moisturizing treatment or rinse it out for use as a deep conditioner.

OGX Coconut Curls Collection is available for $7.99 each at Wal-Mart, Walgreens,  Ulta, Target and other major retailers.

According to OGX,

Like all other OGX products, the OGX Coconut Curls Collection is packaged in eco-friendly bottles manufactured from materials containing recycled post-consumer resin. OGX is for all of us who aspire to make better choices and are aware of the integrity of ingredients. OGX salon-inspired formulas contain exotic active ingredients, are paraben free and use a unique blend of sulfate free surfactants... plus, they smell absolutely amazing. Our products are not tested on animals, a fact we are proud of and will not change. And our continued mission is to never sacrifice performance in our quest for sustainability.
OGX Moisture + Vitamin B5 Collection: "Healthy hair starts with a daily dose of vitamins...in the shower—introducing the new OGX Moisture + Vitamin B5 collection. Nutrient-rich, Vitamin B5 corrects and protects hair, delivering a surge of moisture to stressed strands, while providing defense against daily environmental aggressors and future damage."

Penetrating tresses and deeply hydrating the inner layer, Vitamin B5 rebuilds weak lipids to improve moisture retention and the overall health and appearance of hair. Adding strength and elasticity and smoothing the outer cuticle, hair is noticeably softer with swish and shine.

The Moisture + Vitamin B5 collection consists of a deeply hydrating shampoo, conditioner and weightless oil mist. Paraben- and SLS-free, each extra gentle formulation is infused with exotic active ingredients and packaged in recycled bottles that resemble a Vitamin B5 capsule.

According to OGXMoisture + Vitamin B5 Shampoo and Conditioner:
  • Vitamin B5 penetrates to help condition and nourish parched hair
  • Leaves hair clean, smooth and hydrated
  • Light-weight, sulfate-free lather and moisturizers infuse dry strands with hydration
  • Moisture + Vitamin B5 Weightless Oil Mist
  • Vitamin B5 renews and hydrates, while protecting hair from the elements
  • Provides intense moisturization for long-lasting softness without weighing hair down
  • Lightly spritz from root to tip for smooth, healthy-looking hair
OGX Moisture + Vitamin B5 is for $7.99 each at Rite Aid, Walgreens, CVS, ULTA, Target and Safeway.
OGX Healing + Vitamin E Collection is, "Bursting with healing, nutrient-rich ingredients, OGX introduces its new Healing + Vitamin E collection, developed to repair damaged hair and restore vitality. Known for its healing and reparative properties, Vitamin E smoothes the surface of the hair, combating frizz and mending split-ends, while reducing the risk of future breakage. Penetrating deep into each strand, it hydrates the hair, increasing its strength and elasticity. Highly nourishing, it also helps to reverse damage caused by heat tools and daily styling."

Delivering a daily dose of vitamins, hair is healthier and more vibrant with swish and shine.
The Healing + Vitamin E collection consists of a nourishing shampoo and conditioner and intensely hydrating penetrating oil. Paraben- and SLS-free, each extra gentle formulation is infused with exotic active ingredients and packaged in recycled bottles that resemble a Vitamin E capsule.

Healing + Vitamin E Shampoo and Conditioner:
  • Helps to heal the signs of damage, revealing a healthy-looking glow
  • Vitamins are added back into hair with every use, locking in moisture
  • Smoothes the outer layer of hair, mending split ends while lowering the risk of breakage
  • Light-weight, sulfate-free lather and moisturizers infuse dry strands with hydration
  • Healing + Vitamin E Penetrating Oil
  • Vitamin E infused formula adds nutrients to brittle, damaged hair
  • Penetrates, protects and heals strands, breathing new life into dull, tired hair
  • Evenly distribute one drop to give hair nourishment and to prevent breakage
The OGX Healing + Vitamin E collection is available for $7.99 each at Rite Aid, Walgreens, CVS, TargetULTA and Safeway.

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