Our Makeup Routine
By Kelly Love |
We get the question “What makeup do you use?” very often, so we’ve finally sat down and compiled a beauty product list! Our clean living mission started after we healed our bodies and removed toxic chemicals from our homes. While our products focus on cleaning, we are passionate about every product we bring into our homes. Along the way we found some amazing resources, like the EWG SkinDeep Database, the Think Dirty app, and this great resource from Beauty Heroes.
After a lot of R&D, these are the clean beauty products that we love. Use them every day for a fresh-faced look or for that much-needed date night away from the kids—and look good without having to worry about what you’re putting on your skin. Below are our favorite clean beauty products.
Complexion Enhancers: Foundations and Tinted Moisturizers
- Ilia True Skin Serum Foundation
- Vapour Beauty Soft Focus Foundation
- Beautycounter Dew Skin*
- Beautycounter Tint Skin Hydrating Foundation*
- W3ll People Biotint*
- Juice Beauty Flawless Serum Foundation*
- Juice Beauty Tinted Mineral Moisturizer *
Concealers
- W3ll People BioCorrect (so great and a little goes a long way)
- Revealer Super Creamy + Brightening Concealer
- RMS Beauty “Un” Coverup
- Rituel de Fille Ethereal Veil
Powders
Blushes
- Ilia Multi Stick
- RMS Lip2Cheek*
- Vapour Beauty Multi-Stick
- Tinted Lip Balm: French Kisses*– this works on cheeks for blush as well as a great tinted lip balm.
Bronzers
- 100% Pure Natural Bronzer in Cocoa Kiss
- Vapour Beauty Bronzing Powder
- W3LL People Bio Bronzer Powder
- RMS Beauty Buriti Bronzer
Eye Shadow
Eye Liner
Eyebrows
- Ilia Essential Brow Gel
- BeautyCounter Color Define Brow Pencil
- AuNaturale Brow Boss Pencil*
- Beautycounter Brillian Brow Gel
Eyebrow Shaping Gel - combine w brows
Highlighters
Mascara
- Ilia Limited Lash Mascara
- Erin's Face Matcha Mascara
- Vapour Beauty Mesmerize Mascara
- Crunchi Mascara
- W3LL People Expressionist Mascara
- 100% Pure Fruit Pigmented® Ultra Lengthening Mascara*
- Beautycounter Lengthening or Volumizing Mascara
Lips
- Kosas LipFuel
- Dr. Barbara Sturm Lip Balm
- Kosas Lipsticks - Phoenix is the perfect red
- Tinted Lip Balm: French Kisses*
- True Moringa Moonlight Lip Whip
Brushes
Need to clean your brushes? Branch Basics works like a charm for cutting through grease and grime loaded into makeup brushes. For the tough jobs, we recommend wetting your brush and using a few squirts of straight Concentrate, then rubbing in and rinsing with warm water until the water runs clear. For regular maintenance, wet your brush and work through the Foaming Wash and rinse with warm water until the water runs clear. Always dry your brushes laying down. We have a great How-To on our Instagram if you'd like to see this in action!
While we recommend always trying to find products with all ingredients rated 1 or 2 in EWG’s Skindeep database, we have found this difficult for some product categories. A few products on this list have ingredients that are rated 3 on EWG’s Skindeep database. We have called those out with an asterisk.
Do you have a favorite makeup product that you use? Let us know in the comments below!
Kelly Love
Kelly is proof that switching to a pure, natural lifestyle is powerful even for those who consider themselves healthy. She’s experienced how much our everyday choices impact our quality of life and is passionate about helping others see and feel the connection. She lives in Jackson, Mississippi with her husband and two daughters.
