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1.11.2010

for my clients: best beauty products!



This list has been meticulously researched. Enjoy!

Hair Care: Any of the Pratima products. Amazon Beauty makes an amazing leave in mask treatment called Rahua. I use C-tonics at least once a week. And a good hair powder is a must, like Lulu.

The John Masters products available at Pharmaca are better than many others. I especially love the Salt Spray.

Skin Care: I can't recommend Dr. Alkaitis products highly enough. The stars of his line are the Nourishing Oil and the Toner. I mix it with his moisturizer and use a little of the eye cream. His shampoo is also good, truly excellent ingredients. Also, Pratima products are wonderful and there is a new line that I'm getting great results with, Tata Harper.

Make Up: Rejuva Minerals mineral foundation without mica, which is important as most contain mica and it's size is smaller than a pore, which means clogged pores. Also, Rejuva makes a great mascara, much better than Dr. Hauschka. I recommend all of their powder products and they have a great vegan Kabuki style applicator brush for the mineral foundation.

Eye pencils and crayons from Zosimos Botanicals. The color range is awesome and the products are very pure and highly pigmented.

And as a little luxury, RMS Beauty is a wonderful line created by a make up artist in New York. It is a great company, great colors, and the little glass jars are lovely. 


The brow kit from Jane Iredale is super, as are the lip glosses. I also like the lip gloss from 100% Pure.

All of these great, non-toxic make up lines are tried and tested by me, a girl with sensitive Pitta skin. In the interest of ironic tension, other products that are in my arsenal and do their jobs best out of all contenders are Georgio Armani Luminous Silk foundation, Nars Orgasm blush, Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage, and Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat. No replacements for these. Yet.



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And lastly, an important set of books to have.

Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0865715742/ref=ox_ya_oh_product

A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients, 7th Edition http://www.amazon.com/Consumers-Dictionary-Cosmetic-Ingredients-Cosmeceuticals/dp/0307451119/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262142452&sr=8-1

Slow Death by Rubber Duck: The Secret Danger of Everyday Things
http://www.amazon.com/Slow-Death-Rubber-Duck-Everyday/dp/1582435677/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262793757&sr=8-1

1.07.2010

You never know what market saturation will produce!

 
 

An assortment of organic denim from top, right to left...
Kuyichi, 7 For All Mankind, Nudie, Ever, 7 For All Mankind, Stella McCartney, and PRPS.

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