Ready for a lighter approach to beautification? Below are some great choices to flatter every budget!
$10 and Under
So smartly packaged, ElizabethW’s Bath Fizz tablets are stacked like a set of chocolate coins in pastel wrapped foil. The effervescent tablets in Leaves and Tea Rose provide just the right amount of sweetness with a touch of herbaceous green to balance out the aroma.
At just $9 a bar, Herbivore Botanicals’ Pink Clay soap is a steal. The blood orange and geranium scent is absolute heaven. The all-natural ingredients? A dream.
Hello Kitty’s partnership with Earth Therapeutics has yielded some majorly cute products. The exfoliating body sponge will increase the charm factor in your shower while sloughing away dead skin.
The delicious color of a smoothie, Yves Rocher’s Plaisirs Nature Silky Lotion in Blackberry smells like a vacation in the country. The texture is perfect, absorbing quickly and completely.
$15 and Under
Let your nails do the celebrating with Jamberry’s line of gorgeous, floral hues such as Lemon Drop (hello yellow!) and Sun Kissed (pink-alicious). The cheerful colors will punch up anything else you might put on.
A perfectly curated travel trio, Sienna Naturals Baobab Oil Moisturizing Collection provides plenty of bang for your buck. The 2-ounce packages of hair & body shampoo, leave-in conditioner and body cream all moisturize and clean to perfection.
$20 and Under
All the “oomph!” and organic ingredients usually found in more expensive brands make Agadir Argan Oil Volumizing Styling & Sculpting Gel a terrific bargain. The argan oil’s great hold and super moisturizing properties make this a perfect companion product for spring updo’s and blowouts.
Yummy from top to bottom, Laura Geller Beauty’s Love Me Dew Lip Moisturizing Crayons are terrific to grab on the go. Chubby sticks that moisturize and deposit just the right amount of color, these crayons work equally well for nights out or days at the beach.
For those who like their make up, but without the chemicals, Cleure Natural Mineral Lipstick avoids the pitfalls of other organic products that can be drying or lack staying power. The colors, like Sublime Red, pack a wallop.
$25 and Under
Alder New York’s terrific lip balm trio comes in scrumptious flavors, like Juniper, Clove and Sandalwood. All natural and perfectly delightful to look at in tiny round tins, these salves make a great gift.
The bracing smell of the outdoors leaps out at you when you open Thymes Eucalyptus Body Lotion. This refreshing scent also incorporates citrus and petitgrain, a perfect way to wake up in the morning.
Splurge!
Naturalists will rejoice in Fig + Yarrow’s Complexion Waters. Toning and aroma therapeutic with ingredients like rockrose and neroli, this skin-hydrating mist promises to bring a little balance to your day.
A little goes a long way with Dr. Hauschka’s Quince Day Cream. The unusual ingredients, including quince seed and marshmallow, quench the dermis and protect it from irritants. This is one of those products that is worth its weight in gold.
Starting with the premise that “skin breathes,” Evan Healy Rose Cleansing Milk does nothing to clog pores or cover the face with unnecessary chemicals. Organic ingredients keep skin clean and refreshed by drawing out impurities, such as blackheads.
One of those wonder products that moisturizes, blocks the sun and evens out skin tone, Amarte’s BB Cream will have you at “hello.” The tint is so light, it is almost undetectable, but your skin will glow as if lit from within.
Victoria’s Secret model Miranda Kerr’s gorgeousness is really all you need in the way of advertising a great product. Her beauty line, Kora Organics, pulls its own weight with ingenious items, like the Hydrating Day and Night Cream. We can’t all be Ms. Kerr, but we can try.
Looking tired and hungover is not pretty on anyone, and AmazingCosmetics’ AmazingConcealer will make you bright eyed, even if you’re feeling glazed over.
Fully organic and unbelievably flattering, Antonym’s Baked Blush in Peach wakes up your whole complexion. A swirl of warm and golden tones, this rouge promises to give you “skin esteem.”
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