October 26, 2009
Posted by marta
A few months ago, we pulled together a Five Best foundations, now there has been even more progress and we are able to bring together the best (so far found) in antiaging foundations. These contain more ingredients that are good for than bad and several have the powerful antiaging peptide, Matrixyl 3000. None of them are flawless when it comes to things like preservatives, but there is no doubt that manufactuers are starting to put a good face on makeup.
Hopefully, there is something here to suit most. Simple and natural is in the form of Eco Bella, whilst more conventional coverage comes with Calvin Klein’s foundation with a dash of Matrixyl. Similar, but younger at heart is the new foundation from DuWop. Osmotics Inner Light doesn’t have a huge amount of antiaging ingredients, but is included because it will take a few years off you in seconds (available at the TIA shop). If you prefer a light tint with botanicals, take a look at Suki’s tinted moisturizer. Read more...
July 27, 2009
Posted by marta
I have noticed – for example when putting together our Five Best Lip Plumpers – that everyone seems to be mouthing off about Matrixyl. This powerful peptide (usually appearing in the ingredients list as palmitoyl oligopeptide) is brilliant at stimulating collagen production. And if you want more than a short-term bee sting, a plumper pout requires paying lip service to Matrixyl. Here are our Five Best lip products – glosses, serums, balms and plumpers. Click on the thumbnail images to enter the picture gallery and get details and our take on each.
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Ingredients in Jane Iredale
Triisostearyl Citrate, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Beeswax, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Flavor, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Tribehenin, Sorbitan Isostearate, Palmitoyl Oligopeptide, Vaccinium Macrocarpon (Cranberry) Fruit Extract, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate. May Contain: Mica (CI 77019), Iron Oxides (CI 77489, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Carmine (CI 75470). Read more...
June 20, 2009
Posted by marta
I am someone with more of a zip than a pout (and when I am annoyed, my mouth disappears completely). Lip plumpers and volumizers should be my best friend, but all too often they can be as uncomfortable and irritating as a bee sting or so fleeting that they barely last a kiss (the peck variety). Here are a few of the lip plumpers we’ve tried out that are just swell.
Jane Iredale Just Kissed Lip Plumper ($24). I don’t want to put any nasty chemicals anywhere near my mouth where they could be ingested. Not only does this lip volumizer do no evil, it might actually do some good. It has avocado oil, a peptide, shea butter, green tea (a proven anti-oxidant), cranberry, vitamin C and E. It even has the powerful anti-aging antioxidant Matrixyl (palmitoyl oligopeptide). Mint and ginger are supposed to do the plumping job. It does create a tingling sensation, but not unpleasantly so and the pout lasts a few hours. The colors are nice too (I use NYC). Read more...
June 9, 2009
Posted by marta
Posted by Marta
Apparently, foundation is the new lipstick. There was a time when lipsticks were the best-sellers of cosmetic lines and sales were seemingly recession proof. Now the mantel has been handed to foundation and, especially, ones that claim to be anti-aging. Instead of simply masking blemishes, foundation is being marketed as an aide to skin health and there are more anti-aging foundations to choose from every year. Between 2006 and 2008 the number of new foundations containing antioxidants went from 112 to 406, according to Mintel’s GNDP Product Database.
They still have a long way to go before they do more good than harm. And in too many cases we are being age-washed by a roster of chemicals with a dab of vitamin E. Even some of the most promising are marred by silicones and titanium dioxide. Our Five Best foundation picks are far from ideal, but are heading in the right direction. Note that everyone has their personal take on tone, texture and covering-ability, so these foundations have been chosen mostly because they have enough ingredients to justify the claim that they may be doing something for skin health. If anyone has some better recommendations, don’t hesitate to post. Read more...
December 14, 2008
Posted by marta
I am usually wary of mineral makeup, as you will have noticed from my post the other day. Behind the hype there is often little more than mica. This couldn’t be further from the truth for the products in this round up.
RAW Natural Beauty Perfect Balance Concealer & Highlighter ($38) will do much more than cover up imperfections. It will help rectify them. There are several good antioxidants derived from plants including acai berry, pea extract and buckwheat. There is also the intriguing inclusion of capparis spinosa. This is caper bush (better known for the berries that are used in cooking) and it has high levels of rutin. In humans, rutin attaches to an iron (ion i2) and prevents it from binding to hydrogen pyroxide, which would lead to the creation of harmful free radicals. Best of all, there is nothing not to like.
NVEY Organic Eyeshadow ($24). This is so organic, that it passes the Australian government test (Aussie organic standards are much more rigorous than the, it must be said, pitiful ones of the US). Just about everything in an NVEY product is good for you or politely neutral. There is neither talc, nor mineral oil, nor nasty preservatives. Take the Organic Eye Shadow, it has a corn starch base with jojoba, coconut, palm and carrot oils. Vitamins C and E have been added, as well as chamomile. Apart from pigments (nice and intense) that’s it. Read more...
