It’s been a hot second since I’ve done one of my top clean beauty posts. I think the last one was foundations back in November. The thing about these posts is that I want to make sure I have a good representation and have tried as many clean beauty products as possible. Now I have finally tried enough to share with you my top clean beauty brow products!

When it comes to brow products, I prefer gels but I don’t mind the occasional pencil or powder. But when I use a powder, it’s usually just eyeshadow from either this palette or this one.

Beautycounter Brow Gel

This is probably my favourite out of all of them. And the only reason it’s my favourite is because of the brush. I love the shape of it and I feel like it’s the easiest to maneuver. This brow gel is made from plant based waxes and butters. It’s also flake proof which is a huge plus. I use the colour “Medium.” It comes in 5 colours including clear.

Ilia Beauty Essential Brow Gel

This advertises as a natural volumizing brow gel. It promises to thicken, fill and sculpt. Offers buildable colour with a soft flexible hold that doesn’t flake. It has a duel sided brush that allows you to groom your brows effortlessly. This gel comes in 3 universal shades. I use the shade ‘Medium Brown.”

Saie Beauty Brow Butter

Saie Beauty offers an oil based liquid pomade with a buttery texture for feathery brows. It comes in 2 shades-clear and tinted. The tinted is adaptable and can be used on any colour from blonde, brown and black. When I first saw the brush, I was a little concerned by how skinny it was. But once I used it, I realized how easy it was to groom and tame.

Au Naturelle Brow Boss Organic Pencil

My only brow pencil in this list. Like I mentioned before I’m more of a gel person since I feel like most pencils tug on my hair. This brow pencil is super creamy and is made from mineral pigments and organic oils to help sharpen, fill, and feather your brows. It comes in 5 different shades. I use the shade “Cara.”

 

Do you have a favourite clean beauty brow product?

 

Happy Canada to all of my Canadian followers! It’s such a weird summer right now. Not much Canada Day and 4th of July celebrations this year. Usually Detroit and Windsor have fireworks along the Detroit river for both holidays. But it’s been postponed until August. Personally, I think it should just be cancelled. So I feel like my June favourites should be called the month of Saie lol.

So for the Saie products, I had purchased the 2 Minute Makeup Kit. It’s $73 but they were having a sale on it so I got it for $53. I had wanted to try the brow gel, mascara and the glowy super gel primer so it made sense to buy the kit to save money. And I like the lip gloss too! I’m not normally a gloss person either.

Besides being a clean beauty brand, they are also sustainable. All of Saie’s products come in sustainable packaging as well that you can mail back to them when empty!

Now onto my June Favourites!

Glowy Super Gel 

This is a lightweight luminizer in a universal shade. It gives you a nice glow without glitter. Can be worn alone or under foundation like a primer. I love the glow that it gives my skin. Currently my skin isn’t good enough to wear it by itself so I wear it under my foundation. Once my skin heals after my skin detoxing, I am planning on wearing it on makeup free days!

Mascara 101

Ugh, I love this mascara so much. Maybe more than my Ilia. But they are definitely tied. I will need to add it to my Top Clean Beauty Mascara’s post! I love that it’s buildable and makes my lashes look so long and full.

Brow Butter

So I actually wrote a top clean beauty brow products post. It was suppose to go live before this post came out but I moved it around to add all of my Black owned businesses posts. This is one of the products in the post. When I first saw the skinny brush,  I was slightly skeptical, but I actually like the brush.

Maya Nut

I’ve been trying to limit my coffee intake after getting my test results back. In a Facebook group someone mention the maya nut that tastes like coffee but if caffeine free and full of antioxidants. I purchased it with cacao and also a maya nut coffee combo with cacao making it low caffeine and low acid. It actually tastes just like coffee and still gives me energy!

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine

This book has been on my reading list for a couple of years now. And I am finally getting back into the habit of reading every night! I really don’t want to give away the entire story so I’m just going to share a quick synopsis. Eleanor has had quite a different and difficult childhood which basically makes her lack all social skills. Then she meets a new guy at work and becomes friends with him. This new friendship helps repair her damaged heart.

 

What are some of your June favourites?

With the Black Lives Matter movement going on, I am using my voice and platform to share and talk about it as much as I can. I know most people just talked about it for the first week and then said they were going back to their “regular” posting. Not me, I am going to keep fighting and talking about it until something is done. Yes I’ll still be posting my other posts because I want to spread it out, to keep it active. Today, I am going to talk about Black owned clean beauty brands.

You all know that I am a clean beauty advocate. And focusing on clean beauty, I have discovered so many amazing Black owned clean beauty brands that I want to share with you.

Black Owned Clean Beauty Brands

Hyper Skin

This company was started by Verdejo, while she was pregnant and was having horrible hormonal acne. The brand is most famous for their Brightening Clearing Vitamin C Serum.

YaaYaa Natural

Mentioned in my May Favourites, this company is owned by best friend. It’s all natural and sustainably made. You should see the way it’s working on my post acne marks.

Bevel

For all of your male grooming needs and designed for even the most sensitive skin.

Pear Nova

Clean, vegan and cruelty free nail polishes.

Sienna Naturals

Clean beauty hair care products for textured hair.

Hanahana Beauty

Body butters that buy from the Women’s Shea Cooperative in Ghana. The founder, Abena, also supports the local community with healthcare checks, vaccinations and health education classes.

Oui The People

For all of your shaving needs. Single blade gold and rose gold razors. Along with body care.

Temple Zen

Created by professional dancer and choreographer who needed something for the aches and pains. Temple Zen was born. All of his products feature restorative skin and body essentials.

Mented

Cofounders wanted to create a perfect nude lipsticks for all skin tones. They have now expanded into foundations, blushes and eyeshadow palettes.

Klur

A 7 piece skincare collection that’s designed inside and out rich in vitamins and botanicals for long term results.

Unsun Cosmetics

Founder Katonya, wanted to create a mineral sunscreen that was acceptable for coloured skin tones.

Beauty Bakerie

A sweet themed cosmetic line that is vegan, cruelty and paraban free.

Pholk

A vegan skincare company inspired by African Diaspora’s healing and herbalist traditions.

Kaike

Minimal and multipurpose skincare made for melanin skin.

BLK + GRN

All natural personal care marketplace by all Black artisans.

Golde

Superfood boosted essentials for health and beauty.

Kreyole Essence

Natural hair, skin and body products from Haiti.

Eu’Genia Shea

Dedicated to fair wages and employs female workers in Ghana and donates 15% off their profit back to them in an education fund.

Beneath Your Mask

When founder, Dana, was diagnosed with Lupus, she made it her mission to develop a luxurious and non toxic skincare brand.

Touch Body Works

My friend Marina, actually went to high school with the founder. It’s natural, handmade and sustainable skincare products made in Detroit!

Are you struggling to find your perfect skin? In order to achieve it, you may need to dig a little deeper and work on your body from the inside out. Real, whole food can act as a powerful medicine that you can use in your daily life to create positive health effects that can impact every aspect of your being. Read more below on nutrition tips to transform your skin and nourish your it from the inside out.

Whole Foods

Focus on nourishing your body with real whole foods like organic fruits and veggies, grass-fed meats (if you eat them), healthy oils, nuts, seeds, etc. Skip the processed and fast foods as much as possible.

Listen To Your Body

Pay attention to your body and what it’s telling you about the food you eat. Does it make you feel energetic and focused? Or bloaty and foggy? Take notes and adjust accordingly.

Create Goals

Take baby steps to create real, lasting goals to your food life. Create one to two small goals each week and grow from there.

Gut Health

Support your gut heath by relaxing during meal times by sipping on bone broth or eating fermented foods daily. This will insure you are benefiting from skin supportive nutrients.

Balance Your Hormones

Make sure you are getting plenty of clean proteins and healthy fats to nourish your hormones and encourage hormone balance that will work to create beautiful skin from the inside out.

Cut Out Sugar

Cut out sugar for truly healthy skin. Eat treats that are made from real food ingredients that will nourish your body plus satisfy your sweet tooth. Some great examples are raw honey, maple syrup, stevia, monk fruit, etc. Try my almond butter blondies.

Quality Supplements

When it comes to food and supplements, quality matters. I really like XR Nutrition and Rae Wellness.

Superfoods

Choose 1 to 2 superfoods/supplements that coincide with your personal skincare journey and add on or change over time as you see fit. Moringa, flax, chia, blueberries, açai and some great superfoods for skin.

Be Consistent

Be consistent and allow yourself time to see changes. It takes time for your body to create an internal balance and heal your skin.

Progress

A healthy life is all about progress and not perfection so don’t beat yourself up for not following this perfectly.