Green Beauty in a Flash! Natural Makeup Essentials

new mamas can look put-together in no time with these fun finds!
Natural makeup: Various beauty products with a gold pouch on a white table
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Whether you’re a brand new mama or a busy veteran mom on-the-go, it can be a total lifesaver to have a couple of easy-to-use products in your makeup arsenal that’ll get you glowing in minutes and feeling ready to face the day! Up your green game with these fabulous, hardworking products that don’t contain any of those scary nasties and are sure to become your new best friends!

100% Pure

100% Pure Cheek & Lip Tint pink grapefruit
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Double duty reigns supreme for new moms! 100% Pure Lip & Cheek Tint is made with fruit pigments and nourishing skin savers like vitamin E, shea, and cocoa butters. Available in a variety of vibrant hues, this multi-use gem is a dream come true! Just swipe on lips and cheeks and head out the door! Find it on 100percentpure.com.

Axiology

Axiology Lip Crayons
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Who says you can’t play with your makeup? Axiology’s Lip Crayon is a great way to create an instant pout (no lip liner required!). Their gorgeous colour lineup promises to last and keep those lips supple. 100% vegan, cruelty-free, gluten-free, 100% natural, and uses organic ingredients. Find it on axiologybeauty.com.

Graydon

Graydon Face Glow primer bottle
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Give your inner glow a little external shine with Graydon Face Glow. Used alone as a moisturizer or as a primer for makeup, Face Glow’s matte shimmer provides illumination to your visage and helps to blur some of those sneaky post-baby skin flare-ups. Plus, it’s got all the good things — like sea buckthorn, spirulina, and raspberry — that skin adores! Find it on graydonskincare.com.

Pacifica

Pacifica dream big lash extender
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Gotta love an all-natural lash extender! Pacifica’s Dream Big Mascara is the perfect way to liven up those tired new mama eyes. Swipe on this baby with its dual-length brush: twist once for length and twist again for building, and let those natural plant fibres plump up those lashes. (Plus, there are unicorns on the tube. UNICORNS, my friends!) 100% vegan, and cruelty-free. Find it on pacificabeauty.com.

Fat and the Moon

Fat and the moon lip paint dusk
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A lipstick that lasts and can be applied with a simple swipe of your fingertip? Enter Fat and the Moon’s Lip Paint. Made with simple, organic ingredients, Fat and the Moon knows how to whip up some makeup magic with a little sunflower oil, vitamin E, iron oxide, and beeswax (plus, we’re sure there’s a little magic spell or two in there as well!). Got a spare second? Why not dab on a little Beam! This light, silky, mineral-based glimmer can be applied anywhere you want extra shine and is made with tree-based Madrone spirit medicine, purported to aid in self-connection regardless of personal circumstance. Find it on fatandthemoon.com.

For more on what to look for (and what to avoid!) in skincare products, check out our three part series! Cool, right?