If you are looking for a more natural cosmetic line at the drugstore then checkout Almay Pure Blends.

Almay’s new natural line, Pure Blends, includes a lightweight foundation, loose powder, eyeshadow, blush, and lipgloss.

The new line has over 95% natural ingredients, is hypoallergenic, and has eco-friendly packaging.

Bravadora is hoping to see mascara, eyeliner, lipliner, and lipstick in the future for Almay Pure Blends.

Click here to read about Cargo Cosmetics natural line, Plant Love, Bravadora’s article 6 Reasons to Love Cargo’s Plant Love.

UPDATE: Almay Pure Blends has introduced a their new Pure Blends Volumizing Mascara which is a hypoallergenic, 97.5% natural made with antioxidants like Lotus, Acai, and Orchid and features a container that is made from 36% recycled material. Mascara colors come in black, black-brown, and brown.

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Cargo Cosmetics Plant Love collection has received Sephora’s Natural Ingredient Seal of Approval and here are some reasons why Bravadora has given Cargo Plant Love its seal of approval:

1. Made with natural ingredients: Cargo Plant Love cosmetics are made with natural and organic ingredients like Cocoa Butter, Evening Primrose Oil, and Grape Seed Oil. And it is formulated without the nasty ingredients like parabens, sulfates, and synthetic fragrances and dyes.

2. Lipstick tube containers are better for the environment: Lipstick containers are made from corn (a renewable resource) not plastic! Plus it is greenhouse gas neutral. And they look pretty in your purse!

3. Wildflowers! The paper boxes that the lipstick comes in can be planted and will sprout wildflowers!

4.  Lipstick colors are designed by celebrities and inspired by nature: Cargo’s Plant Love lipstick collection is inspired by actress like Courtney Cox, Lindsay Lohan, and Evangeline Lilly.  And 9 of the colors are inspired by ecological beauty such as Joshua Tree (a shimmering cinnamon sand).

5. Cargo Plant Love has already won over beauty critics: Cargo Plant Love has been nominated as Best of Sephora 2007 and Instyle Magazine Best of Beauty 2009 for Best Green Makeup Line.

6. $2 of every lipstick sale is donated to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital: Cargo is making a difference by donating to the world’s premier pediatric cancer research center.

You can find Cargo’s Plant Love Collection at Sephora.com! And checkout the Fire Collection, with hot new sizzling makeup shades!

Click here to read about Almay Pure Blends, a less expensive alternative to natural makeup in Bravadora’s article: Almay Pure Blends Brings Natual to Drugstores.

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Victoria’s Secret has released a new “Natural, Organic, and 100% Vegan Ingredients,” under their Pink Body line.

Victoria’s Secret Pink Body Energizing line includes body wash, lotion, and sugar scrub which features energizing ingredients such as citrus, mint and coffee.

Victoria’s Secret Pink Body Nourishing line includes body wash, lotion, and shave cream which features nourishing ingredients such as Shea butter, Cocoa butter, and Grape Seed Oil.

Victoria’s Secret Pink Body Soothing line includes body wash, body lotion, and hand cream which features soothing ingredients  such as oat extract and soy milk.  The soothing line is made for sensitive skin so the products are extra gentle, hypoallergenic, non-greasy, and noncomedogenic.

The line is now available online and in some Victoria’s Secret stores and features any of the body washes or lotions 2 for $20. You can also find Lip Butters  made with Shea and Cocoa butters, an Anti-bacteria Spray on a key chain, and an Everything Refresher Spray with a clean citrus scent.

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MAC Cosmetic’s new Hello Kitty Line brings us a fun new take on one of their most popular products, MAC Lipglass. This limited addition product has an arty take on Hello Kitten on the shinny cap.

Hello Kitty Mild features pearly Lipglass in Mimmy, light creamy pink and gold, Nice to be Nice, sheer bright orange, and Sweet Strawberry, a sheer berry.

Hello Kitty Wild features Mac Lipglass in hot colors like Nice Kitty, in a sheer neon pink, She Loves Candy, in a cotton candy color, sheer blue pink, and lastly Fast Friends, a sheer bright purple.

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Three gifts under $50, perfect for cold weather:

Winter Makeup: Estee Lauder’s Holiday Blockbuster is $48.50 with any fragrance purchase at Macy’s. A $250 value which includes eyeshadow and blush compact, 3 lipsticks, 3 lip glosses, lip and eye pencils, mascara, two travel cases, and brush set. Add it to your fragrance gift or keep it for yourself!

Winter Skincare: L’Occitane Shea To Go is $20 at Sephora. A travel size spread of Shea butter products including hand cream, shower cream, body lotion, milk soap, and pure Shea butter. Shea butter is a great way tackle dry skin. Read Bravadora’s article on the benefits of Shea Butter.

Sun-kissed Winter: Stila Gift of Glow Bronzing Kit is $45 at Sephora. A $90 value which targets pale winter skin with a great selection of bronzing tools including an SPF powder bronzer, Lip Glaze in Brown Sugar, eyeliner & brush, and an eyeshadow trio in Gold Glow.

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