Clean Beauty: Favorite Brands & Products

A few years ago I was working at a make up store in Charleston where I went to college. The store focused on small brands with clean ingredients. During that time, I did a lot of looking into clean make up ingredients & how they were affecting my body.

As a person who has always had struggles with her hormones, I was blown away by the number of products carrying harmful chemical components that could affect my body. Since then, I have tried to find the best clean beauty products that still give me gorgeous looks and coverage but eliminate some of the crap that I don’t want in my system.

Some of these products can be found in my 5-minute face post or you can buy them at the Sephora sale!

So **disclaimer** – I am not a scientist. I am not a doctor. I am not an expert. I am also not perfect. Not all of the products I use are perfectly clean. However, I do try to make a cognoscente effort to eliminate most parabens & xeno-estrogen carrying products from my routine. Please do you own research and use what works for you. But these are some of my favorite brands and my favorite products!

Favorite Clean Beauty Brands

RMS Beauty

RMS is a really popular clean beauty brand. Founder Rose-Marie Swift is focused on high quality ingredients without sacrificing that gorgeous glowy finish. Their little jars of clean beauty & skincare goodness can be found at Sephora, JCrew, Anthropologie, and other beauty outlets.

• Lip2Cheek is exactly what it sounds like! A creamy lip & cheek product to help give you a monochromatic beauty look. I personally like the shade “Demure”!
• Living Luminizer is probably the product they are most known for. This highlighter gives you a gorgeous glow that you can just tap on your cheekbones. They now have 6 different shades of their luminizer for you to choose from!

Susan Posnick

This great little beauty brand is great example of clean beauty that doesnt hold back on powerful pigment and flawless finish.

• ColorFlo Loose Powder: I personally think that they have the best full coverage powder out there that makes your skin look flawless. I get compliments on my skin every single time I use this powder. I use shade M3.
• Colorcoated Mascara: If you are looking for a mascara that doubles as a lash serum to care for those lashes – this is it! We love a multi-tasking product! This is a great lengthening mascara and will also help your lashes grow longer while you wear it.

Tarte

While not every product is perfectly clean, Tarte is a great product & price point with a lot of clean options for you! It can be found in at both Sephora and Ulta but they also run great sales through their own site as well!

• Surfer Curl Mascara: This is my favorite mascara at the moment! It gives great length and volume but has clean ingredients for you!

Farmacy Beauty

After a great facial this fall my facialist said she thought my face wash was drying me out and that I should go for a creamy cleanser. My skin had been so dry and nothing I tried would fix it! I went online and started doing some research on clean skincare options and came across this brand. I found my new cleanser – Green Clean – and fell in love!

• Green Clean: This is the BEST cleanser and makeup remover combo. I personally double cleanse with this in the evenings to take off the day. It smells SO GOOD too – almost like a key lime pie but not overwhelming or too sweet. I have bought this time and time again and I dont see it leaving my routine any time soon!

First Aid Beauty

If you are looking for a great intro to clean skincare at a good price point FAB is your brand. They have really good and approachable products for those of you looking to stick with something more familiar.

• Facial Radiance Pads: These are great for when you feel like you need to freshen up that top layer of skin. The glycolic acid will exfoliate the top layer of skin and brighten the tone overall. I love to use these 2-3x a week!
• Ultra Repair Cream: This is an awesome super moisturizing cream that can be used on face and body! If you are looking for a clean moisturizer that really goes deep – this is it!