FitGlow Beauty HiLight: A Review

I found FitGlow Beauty after several other bloggers and youtubers raved about their foundation, blush and new HiLight. I decided to get a couple of things to see if they really were as amazing as everyone was saying they were. I thought today I would discuss one of my absolute favorite products from them, their HiLight. This is one of my absolute favorite makeup products that I own. It is very rare in the Green Beauty community to have a pressed highlighter. Most of the time they come in cream or loose format which can get messy. FitGlow has cracked the pressed highlighter code though with this formula. It doesn’t have much kickup and the product goes on perfectly. One of the best things about this product is the fact it is a combination of sparkly gold highlighter and a more rosey champagne color. These pair perfectly for an absolutely beautiful look. The colors also look incredible on their own too! I will often only wear the rosy champagne color if I’m not going for an all out glam look and it still looks incredible.I cannot say enough good things about this highlighter. If you’re in the market for a new one I suggest trying this one out. You really won’t be disappointed. It is perfect for so many different skin tones and since you can mix the two colors you can get whatever level of highlight you’d likeI personally purchased directly from FitGlow. However, since they are a Canadian company you may decide you want to purchase from one of their US retailers. They have a list on their website of places where you can purchase.

Hynt Beauty: A Review

Hynt Beauty is very big in the green beauty community. They are highly talked of so I thought I would give several of their products a try. I had a hard time narrowing down my order since there were so many things that looked great, but I was finally able to decide.The first, and in my opinion best item I tried was their Sun Prep Moisturizer. This is a light moisturizer with SPF to keep you skin young. I’ve been trying to find a light SPF moisturizer for a while now and I hadn’t been able to find a clean version. This product though is fantastic! It provides a great sunscreen base and doesn’t interfere with your makeup application. I typically make sure to put down a primer though on top of this, to keep my makeup from sliding. One consideration though, because this product contains non-nano zinc it can leave a shine on your face under bright light. I would avoid using this product if you’re going to be taking photos, but for every day wear it is great!I also tried one of Hynt’s pressed eye shadow trios. I was saddened by this product because I’ve found so many incredible pressed shadows, this one just didn’t quite live up. They don’t blend very well into each other and it also tends to flake off by the end of the day no matter how much primer I apply before hand.The final full-sized product I decided to review was the Hynt’s Duet Perfecting Concealer. I had heard about this concealer from several different green beauty bloggers who absolutely RAVED about it. However, my experience with it wasn’t quite so happy. I first ordered the sample size, which is an ok way to see if you actually like the product. I thought I might like it after I had finished the sample size so I went ahead and ordered the full size. However, after using this product for several weeks longer I realized that it really didn’t work with my skin type. I was primarily using it under my eyes to cover my dark circles and no matter what I did it still went creasy on me each and every time. I would have the heinous under eye lines whenever I used this product and at no other times.  I do find this product is ok for covering blemishes on my face as long as it is a tiny spot.I’ve also tried sample sizes of the pressed foundation, the Aria lipstick and the lipgloss. However, I wasn’t awed by any of these products and probably won’t purchase larger sizes. Hynt though has a great array of products thought and there are a few more I would actually like to try. I encourage you to do the same if something catches you eye.

Plant Apothecary: A Review

Plant Apothecary was a fantastic find when I discovered them a few months ago. I’d been searching high and low for some non-toxic shower gels and hadn’t had much luck finding any without lots of ingredients. When I found Plant though, their simplicy of ingredients and the lack of any nasty chemicals made me realize I just had to try them.One thing I absolutely LOVE about Plant is the fact that their products are made by people with disabilities in their Brooklyn plant. This provides lots of job opportunities for people with disabilities which is a great reason to support this company!Plant has several different products. I personally purchased their Zip Zap Mask and a shower gel. They also offer several other types of masks, body and face oil. They offer several different scents in both the body oil and shower gel. There really is something for everyone.The shower gel is lovely. It is very cleansing without leaving any sort of film on your skin afterwards. It also does not dry out your skin after you shower like some non-toxic shower gels I’ve used. I find it to be extremely moisturizing and I don’t seem to need a lot of moisturizer when I’m done showering.The Zip Zap mask has been underwhelming for me. I had high hopes for this mask but it just didn’t seem to help me when I would get a pimple. The mask is a powder mask that you mix with water before you apply it to your face. This is a great idea since you can mix only what you need and it will keep much longer. However, I didn’t feel like it really did anything for me when my skin was struggling. I prefer Herbivore Botanicals: Blue Tansy mask in this instance since it calms my skin pretty much instantly. The Plant mask just didn’t measure up.I really love this company and I absolutely plan on ordering more of their shower gels in the future. I also would love to try one of their body oils, however with summer coming I won’t get much use out of one for a while so I’ll probably wait till next fall to purchase one. If you’ve been looking for a new non-toxic shower gel I highly suggest trying one from Plant!