The craze of back-to-school season often means simplifying your beauty routine or taking it on-the-go. When you want to freshen up but you’re crunched for time, sometimes less is more—fewer products, that is. This issue, we’re bringing you multipurpose beauty solutions that are designed with convenience and the planet in mind.
AXIOLOGY—Lip-to-Lid Balmies (Cinnamon & Champagne)
These plastic-free crayons offer a natural pop of colour for the eyes, lips, and cheeks. Formulated for longer wear with antioxidants like hemp and nourishing plum oil, you can take comfort in getting your glow on with 100 percent vegan and cruelty-free ingredients. Packaged with recyclable and compostable materials. Canada: thedetoxmarket.ca | United States: axiologybeauty.com
SAPPHO NEW PARADIGM—Light-Reflecting CC Cream (Caramel)
Formulated with soothing aloe as its base ingredient, as well as with jojoba oil and coconut oil, this colour-correcting (CC) cream also offers moisturisation and a dash of sun-protective zinc all in a single application. Try it on its own or under your foundation to tap into these all-in-one benefits when time is tight or you’re on the go. PETA-certified vegan and cruelty-free, made with ECOCERT low heavy metal materials, ethically sourced, and verified child-labour-free in a zero-carbon-footprint Canadian facility. mysappho.com
EAST COAST GLOW—Wild Yarrow & Labrador Tea Oil-to-Milk Cleansing Oil
At the end of a long day, the last thing you need is a complicated skincare routine with tons of steps. This cleansing oil not only washes away impurities but also soothes and protects with powerhouse botanicals. Yarrow acts as a healing astringent (perfect for blemish-prone skin), while wild Labrador tea helps reduce the production of free radicals to stop damage in its tracks. Made with sustainable ingredients, all foraged and harvested by hand, and 100 percent vegan. eastcoastglow.ca
PLUIE—Vegan Face Serum Stick
This award-winning CertClean multi-balm stick offers instant on-the-go hydration with matcha green tea extract, collagen, niacinamide, and aloe vera. Lock in moisture around your eyes, neck, cuticles, and lips for plumper and smoother-looking skin with no greasy residue. Its lightweight formula is gentle enough for sensitive skin too. Free from parabens, sulphates, phthalates, mineral oils, formaldehyde, and artificial colours and fragrances. Vegan and PETA-approved. petitepluie.com
BYROE—Golden Carrot Overnight Relief Mask
A multi-benefit mask that puts in the work while you get your beauty sleep? Sign us up! Powered with beta-carotene, vegan collagen, and other superfood ingredients, this CertClean-approved overnight mask hydrates, repairs, and boosts radiance so you can wake up feeling and looking refreshed. Vegan, cruelty-free, and free of phthalates, mineral oils, benzophenone, parabens, and triclosan. byroe.com
HONEY GIRL ORGANICS—Face & Eye Crème (Extra Sensitive)
Who needs a separate eye cream when you can get all the hydration you need from a multitasking formula? This USDA Certified Organic face and eye cream harnesses the power of honey and beeswax to nourish and heal and is made with sensitive skin in mind. EWG-recognised and free of parabens, silicones, petroleum products, artificial preservatives, fillers, and other unnatural additives. Non-GMO, gluten- and cruelty-free. honeygirlorganics.com
