Topic: Lipstick

4 Awesome All Natural Red Lipsticks For New Year’s Eve

4 Awesome All Natural Red Lipsticks For New Year’s Eve

Red lipstick is my thing. As I’ve gotten older, it’s become my go-to beauty staple, the product I can throw on for any occasion and feel confident, classic, and beautiful. But I’m also increasingly cautious when buying beauty products: Many cosmetics, including lipstick, contain lead and other less-than-desirable ingredients like phthalates, plasticizers…even gluten or animal byproducts. So what’s a red lip lover to do? Especially with a fancy New Year’s Eve night out coming up?

I was kind of skeptical that I’d be able to find an awesome red lipstick made from natural ingredients that performed like my MAC and NARS faves. However, using myself as a guinea pig (trying lipstick, truly a hard day of work), I discovered several terrific reds made from natural ingredients. More »

Lead-Free Lipstick: 6 All-Natural, Affordable Brands

Lead-Free Lipstick: 6 All-Natural, Affordable Brands

A recent FDA study found lead in 400 different types of lipstick. The worst offenders were common drugstore brands like Maybelline, Cover Girl and L’Oreal. The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics wants lead banned from makeup, but the FDA says lead, a neurotoxin, is only dangerous to children (women, don’t let your daughters near the Caboodle …). But there are reasons to be concerned about lead exposure yourself, especially if you’re pregnant. So why take chances? There are plenty of non-toxic, natural lipsticks that cost no more than your average drugstore or Sephora brand. Here are six, recommended by Spirit Demerson (founder of online organic beauty boutique Spirit Beauty Lounge) and your Blisstree editors. More »

FDA Finds Lead In 400 Lipsticks, Proving Toxic Cosmetics Are A Legit Health Concern

FDA Finds Lead In 400 Lipsticks, Proving Toxic Cosmetics Are A Legit Health Concern

A new FDA study reports that lead was found in 400 kinds of lipstick. The fact that lead, a known neurotoxin, is in a common product that’s sold and used by women and girls in droves should concern all of us. And yet…concerns over toxic cosmetics is still sidelined by many as a concern for reactionary hippies who believe bunk research. We hope the FDA’s evidence that beauty products contain toxins like lead will get all women thinking harder about what they slather on their face and body. More »

Keep It Clean: The Top 7 Ingredients To Avoid In Beauty Products

Keep It Clean: The Top 7 Ingredients To Avoid In Beauty Products

Bookmark this page, print out our handy PDF—whatever you do, keep this graphic guide to toxic ingredients in makeup, soaps and other beauty products on hand. We’ve got more info these comm chemicals like lead, triclosan, formaldehyde, phthalates and others other toxins below. But the graphic above provides an easy reference for what to avoid next time you’re shopping for lipstick, shampoo or moisturizer (or, like, a million other things—it’s amazing how prevalent some of these toxins are in personal care products). More »

Glamorous Lips for a Pretty Penny: Beauty Products No One Needs

Glamorous Lips for a Pretty Penny: Beauty Products No One Needs

Look, we understand the value of a good tube of lipstick. We know that cheap ones fade, smudge, and build up in the corners of our mouths, making us look like our Great Aunt Dolores. But we didn’t know that there were lipsticks that cost as much as a bikini wax. Nor did we want to know.

Saks Fifth Avenue claims that this lipstick “radiates refinement and glamour” just like “the fine cut of luxury jewels.” More »