Trina Turk and Clinque team up with Nordstroms to offer a stylish new cosmetic bag packed with Clinque goodies like their Blushwear Cream Stick in Rosy and a 0.5 oz sample of their Superfit Makeup.

This little bonus bag is free with any $25 of Clinique exclusively at Nordstroms.  

With a value of $65, this hot little summer bag is stuffed with all favorite beauty products that Clinque has to offer. 

Looks like summer is off to a beauty-full start!

Which do you prefer…Clinque or Estee Lauder? Click here to vote!

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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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Sephora now has a seal of approval for all products that have naturally derived formulas.  They have over 1,400 products for sale that meet this requirement.

With so many products getting Sephora’s Natural Ingredient Seal of Approval, I was a bit suspicious of their requirements.

Is this seal something that I will use to determine what beauty products I buy? Sadly, the answer is no.  Sephora says their “natural brands” include powerful formulas of antioxidants, botanicals and essential oils with fewer to no GMO’s.

Bottom line, almost every beauty product now claims to have some “powerful” ingredient,” but if Sephora’s Natural Ingredient Seal of Approval fails to weed out ALL products that contain parabens, petrochemicals, sulfates, etc. than really what is the point?

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