I've been on the hunt for a moisturizing crème
foundation, so when I found Natural Joy Beauty, I was thrilled. Natural Joy
Beauty is an amazing online retailed of all things green, and the owner, Joy,
curates only the best in non-toxic and eco-friendly products. She reached out
to me, and when I saw that she carries Lauren Brooke's Crème Foundation, it
felt like a match made in heaven! I was able to try this amazing product thanks
to Natural Joy Beauty and was not disappointed. Joy has great taste and an
amazing knack for finding and providing the best of the best in green beauty.
A little about Natural Joy Beauty from the website: “Natural Joy Beauty is a mom owned small business that opened online on Earth Day April 2008. Natural Joy Beauty began from my desire to create a store where customers could feel confident about the ingredients in all of the products available. I had quickly learned during my own search to find natural alternatives for my makeup and body care, just how much "green washing" there is with products being marketed as natural and organic that really aren't...even those sold in health food stores! Many still contain questionable ingredients. At Natural Joy Beauty, we research the ingredients for you, list all ingredients under each product and carefully choose products NOT tested on animals, that DO NOT contain any of the following:
NO
Phenoxyethanol (a.k.a. Optiphen)
NO
Parabens, Germall or Germaben
NO
Japanese Honeysuckle (preservative form)
NO
Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate
NO
Methylisothiazolinone
NO
FD&C Colorants or Synthetic Fragrance
NO
Toluene, Formaldehyde or Phthalates
NO
Propylene Glycol, Dimethicone or Diazolidinyl Urea
NO
Talc, Bismuth Oxychloride or Nano-Particles
NO
Potassium Alum or Aluminum
NO
Petroleum, Mineral Oil or Paraffin
NO
Triclosan or Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfates
NO
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
We
want to make your shopping experience enjoyable by providing exceptional
Customer Service and will continue to add new items to ensure that you come to
us for all of your natural cosmetics and body care needs. For your convenience,
most of the products we carry are available for purchase in sample sizes. We
highly recommended purchasing samples first as being a small business, and in
an effort to keep cost down, we are typically unable to give refunds unless a
product is defective.”
The amazing
crème foundation by Lauren Brooke Cosmetiques has truly been the type of
product I have been looking for. Having dry skin can be very frustrating and
finding the perfect crème foundation that does not stick to dry patches can be even
more difficult. Lauren Brooke Cosmetiques crème foundation may be the answer to
my prayers.
Lauren Brooke Cosmetiques Crème Foundation is described as: "Lightweight, all-natural foundation that glides easily onto your skin yet has incredible coverage and staying power. This creamy formula blends beautifully to create a perfectly smooth and flawless-looking complexion. Combined with the powerful UVA Sun protection properties of Zinc Oxide, plus Certified Organic Argan Oil and Extracts of Green Tea, Passionflower, and Raspberry." The description is dead on, the foundation was lightweight and applied easily. The foundation is housed in a glass pot which looks very classy. The texture is a whipped mousse that literally feels like air. My face did not feel heavy with product and that was a big plus!
The
coverage is medium to full and is highly buildable. The foundation did not cake up nor stick to
my dry patches or fine lines. With its creamy, glide-on texture, I found this
foundation applied best with my fingers. The
foundation comes in a range of colors from Cool, Neutral, and Warm. My
foundation color is in Neutral 2, which matches me perfectly. Natural Joy
Beauty offers sample sizes that make finding your shade easy.
Ingredients:
Triglycerides, Zinc Oxide, Organic Beeswax, Organic Jojoba, Silica, Radish
Root, Organic Argan, Organic Rosehip, Neem, Clay, Organic Green Tea, Organic
Passionflower, Organic Raspberry, Natural Vitamin E (+/-, Iron Oxides, Mica,
Org Essential Oil Blend).
Price:
$27.00 full size and $2.00 samples
Final
Thoughts: Overall, I have to say that this foundation is amazing, it caters to
my dry skin and adds moisture without sticking to dry patches. I am very
impressed by this foundation and I would definitely recommend you give it a
try, whatever your skin type. The only issue I have with the foundation is the
smell, it has an herbal type smell that quickly fades. I can look past the
smell, especially because it doesn't last. I love how this product makes my
skin look and feel.
Natural
Joy Beauty would like to offer a promo code for discount. If you have always
wanted to try this foundation or other Natural Joy Beauty products, you're in luck! The
code will expire 3/31/14 with unlimited uses. I hope you take
advantage of this great deal, and I hope you find all the green your looking for.
PROMO
CODE: CBC15 to save 15%
*Product
was sent to me (with HUGE thanks!) from Natural Joy Beauty free of charge, with
hopes of a review. I have not been compensated in any way for this review. The
opinions are my own and I am not affiliated with the company mentioned.*
Forever
Clean and Green,
Crystal, your skin looks amazing! The finish on the foundation makes your skin look flawless. Even though I already love that foundation, I'm sold on it again :-) Thanks for the coupon code! xo
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome! And thank you, the finish is beautiful! ;)
Deletethis sounds and looks really good :-) looks amazing on you, you look so pretty xx
ReplyDeleteAww thanks love!
DeleteThis foundation looks absolutely wonderful on you!
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Thanks for letting me know about your post! I added the link to my post so that my readers can have another reference.
ReplyDeleteNatural Joy Beauty looks like a great site for a lot of green beauty products! Glad to have another resource. Thanks! :)
Aww thanks so much, and yes, Natural Joy Beauty is a great online store with green goodies!
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