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My favourite organic makeup brands

Wednesday, 21 September 2016


It sometimes takes awhile to be able to find good natural and organic makeup. As it's organic beauty week I thought I would share some of my favourite organic makeup brands. 

Det kan ibland vara svÃ¥rt att hitta bra naturligt och ekologiskt smink. Eftersom det är organic beauty week tänkte jag dela med mig av mina favorit smink märken.  


Packed in gorgeous bamboo makes me like Zao's makeup even more. Their lipsticks are my favourite but I'm a huge fan of their mascara too. They're great at labeling their products on their website so perfect for people with allergies or vegans. What I also like is that most of their stuff you can buy as refill so even less waste.

Den snygga Bambuförpackningen gör att gillar Zao sÃ¥ mycket mer. Deras läppstift är mina favoriter, men stort fan av deras mascara ocksÃ¥. De är fantastiskt bra att märka ut sina varor sÃ¥ perfekt för personer med allergier eller veganer. Vad jag ocksÃ¥ gillar är att man kan köpa refill sÃ¥ det blir ännu mindre avfall. 


A French brand that wants to make organic cosmetics affordable but still with good quality. I recently started using these and I'm very impressed so far. You can watch my video on my first impressions here. If you're on a budget you must check out Avril. My favourites are the blushers. 

Ett franskt märke som vill göra ekologisk kosmetiska prisvärt men med fortfarande bra kvalitet. Jag har nyligen börjat använda Avril och jag är imponerad än sÃ¥ länge. Du kan se min video pÃ¥ mina första intryck här. Om du har en lÃ¥g budget sÃ¥ mÃ¥ste du kolla upp Avril. Min favorit är blusher. 


A luxury brand from New Zealand. It's  some of the best quality makeup I've ever used. I'm sold on their bronzer http://www.sarasteele.co.uk/2015/11/review-living-nature-summer-bronze.html?m=1 and I use something from Living Nature every day. They recently launched two new lipsticks colours that are gorgeous. Check out my video using my Living Nature products here

Ett lyxmärke frÃ¥n Nya Zealand. Det är det bästa kvalitet sminket jag nÃ¥gonsin provat. Jag är sÃ¥ld pÃ¥ deras bronzer och jag använder nÃ¥got frÃ¥n Living Nature varje dag. De lanserade nyligen tvÃ¥ nya röda läppstift som är sÃ¥ snygga. Kolla in min video där jag använder Living Nature här. 


Beautiful makeup and they do amazing eyeshadow palettes. 
Most of my makeup brushes are from Lily Lolo. I'm actually due to make an order from them and on the list is their mascara that I've heard so much good things about. I can't wait. 

Snyggt smink och de gör fantastiska ögonskugga paletter de flesta av mina smink borstar är frÃ¥n Lily Lolo. Jag ska snart beställa frÃ¥n dem igen och pÃ¥ önskelistan finns deras mascara som jag hört sÃ¥ mycket bra om. Kan knappt bärga mig. 


A Swedish brand for all you swedes. I used a lot of their makeup and I think their foundations are perfect for Scandinavian skin tones. Their lipsticks are gorgeous too. Maria Ã…kerberg is affordable and has a wide range of products. Worth checking out if ever in Sweden. 

Ett svenskt märke för er svenskar. Jag har använt mycket av deras smink och jag tycker deras foundations är perfekta för skandinaviska hudtoner. Deras läppstift är ocksÃ¥ fantastiska. Maria Ã…kerberg är prisvärt och de har sÃ¥ stort sortiment. 

What's your favourite makeup brand? 
Vad är ditt favorit smink märke? 

First vlog/ Sweden life and organic hair salon

Tuesday, 21 June 2016

Hej!

Time for a little update and what better way than doing my first ever vlog. I've now been in Stockholm for three weeks and getting into some kind of routine. I'm working in an organic hair salon called Ecohair. http://ecohair.se



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GRWM - My everyday makeup look | Living Nature

Tuesday, 23 February 2016


This is how I do my makeup. Most days I like to keep it natural. All products I use are natural/green and cruelty free. 


Products used in the video:
Primer - Inika
Liquid Foundation - Maria Ã…kerberg cold
Mineral powder foundation - Maria Ã…kerberg pure beige
Concealer - Inika light
Eyeshadow - Living Nature Sand*
Eyeshadow - Living Nature Shell*
Eyeshadow - Living Nature Pebble*
Eye pencil - Living Nature midnight*
Mascara - Living Nature jet black*
Eyebrow pencil - benecos gentle brown
Bronzer - Living Nature summer bronze pressed powder*
http://www.botanicalbrands.com/retail/productDetails.php?code=&product=LN41091

Blusher - Lavera velvet plum

Lip liner - Lavera soft pink 02

Lipstick - ZAO 462 old pink
http://www.zaomakeup.co.uk/shop-online/organic-makeup-lips/4-lips/P20-matt-lipstick

Makeup brushes 
Lily Lolo
Eco tools


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This video is NOT sponsored by any brands mentioned or showed in this video. All opinions are my own. All products were purchased with my own money, unless marked with a *, which means they were gifted to me from the brand within a gift bag at an event or for general PR reason of which I'm very grateful for. 


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Today's natural makeup look

Saturday, 30 January 2016



Today I thought I would show you my make-up look. As I'm relaxing and seeing some friends I want an usual, a natural look.
I always use natural and organic product and of course cruelty free. 

Idag tänkte jag visa er dagens smink. Jag ska bara ta det lugnt och träffa nÃ¥gra vänner och vill som vanligt ha en naturlig look.
Jag använder alltid naturliga och ekologiska produkter och sÃ¥ klart djurvänligt. 


I love my new Lily Lolo makeup brushes. They're soft and applies the makeup so well. I think my favourite is the blusher brush so far. 

Jag älskat mina nya Lily Lolo smink borstar. De är mjuka och applicerar sminket sÃ¥ väl. Jag tror min favorit än sÃ¥ länge är blusher. 


For my foundation I'm going all out with my favourite brand Maria Ã…kerberg. I'm using liquid foundation cold and loose powder pure beige. 

Till min foundation är det min favorit Maria Ã…kerberg hela vägen som gäller. Jag använder liquid foundation cold och löst puder pure beige. 


Living Nature* summer bronze pressed powder and Lavera blusher velvet plum.  


For eyes I'm trying out my new eye shadow palette from Lily Lolo, smoke & mirrors. As eyeliner I use Maria Ã…kerberg black and Zao mascara. 

Till ögonen provar jag min nya ögonskugga paljett från Lily Lolo, smoke & mirrors. Jag använder Maria Åkerberg svart kajal penna och Zao mascara


Finally for lips I use Maria Ã…kerberg Coral lipliner and Joyful Lipstick. 

Slutligen till läpparna använder jag Maria Ã…kerberg Coral läppenna och joyful läppstift. 



What's your favourite makeup look at the moment? What product are you loving?

Vad är din favorit smink look just nu? Vad för produkter älskar du just nu? 

*disclaimer. This is not a sponsored post. All products I mention in this post I've paid with my own money or received* by the brand for previous reviews. 

Review | Living Nature summer bronze pressed powder

Thursday, 19 November 2015

It's time to review the gorgeous bronzer from New Zealand brand Living Nature. A 100% natural mineral colour for a radiant sun kissed complexion. 


I'm not a typical bronzer kind of girl. I rarely use them. I'm often happy to stick to my normal blusher. Most of my life I've always been afraid of adding any warm shades to my face. No orange tanned looks for me. The paler the better. But I've decided to embrace the bronzer. 

I did fall for the beauty that was Living Nature summer pressed powder. It comes in a gorgeous compact case with a mirror. I almost didn't want to use it because I then ruin it. Eventually I couldn't resist. 


The summer bronze powder is a 

• natural mineral powder.
• vegan 
• fragrance free

It has been highly commended in the Blusher Category of the UK's Natural Health Magazine's prestigious Natural Beauty Awards 2014. 


Living Nature statement on their website 

We are passionate about the benefits of natural skincare, and committed to our philosophy of 'nature works' as the basis for developing skincare and cosmetics products that work in harmony with our skin.

Summer bronze pressed powder gives my skin a healthy glow. It's subtle and looks natural. It gives a sun kissed healthy look, which impressed me. As I'm often worried to overdo my makeup, I'm glad it has a natural look as many bronzers are too brown/dark. 

My skin is fair and the summer bronze is not too dark on my complexion. It gives it a healthy glow. I believe it would work well on a more toned skin complexion too. 

The bronzer has a good lasting power, it still looks great hours after application. I've used it on days/evenings where I had it on for 5-6 hours and it stayed on my skin well and looked great until I took it off. 
It works great on top of foundations, tinted moisturiser or by itself.


Key ingredients:

Olive fruit oil - containing fatty acids to deeply moisture skin.

Soybean oil - an antioxidant and full of fatty acids to keep skin looking youthful. 

The Living Nature summer bronze pressed powder is of great quality. It's the first Living Nature I've tried but I'll be definitely buying more of their products, because they've impressed me. 

It's £21 which might be more than you pay for a bronzer. But it's worth it. It's of high quality and it's a safe product being 100% natural with no toxic ingredients. 


Have you tried any of the Living Nature range? 

How many beauty products I use in a day and the importance of choosing organic and natural

Thursday, 12 November 2015

Today is a short post to just remind you of how important it is to choose organic beauty products. 

Yesterday I counted how many products I put on my body in one day. So everything from shampoo, cleansers, lotions, serums etc.


Guess how many? 

21 products. In one day I put 21 products on my hair and skin. I was surprised myself. I don't even see myself as a product junkie. I know some days I use less and some days more depending on the day. When I realised I was so happy I only use natural and organic products.

Our skin is our biggest organ and it absorbs everything we put on it. This is why it's so important to use natural and organic ingredients. Avoid all toxic products. Your skin absorbing all these harmful ingredients that's not good for your health or the environment. If you want to read more about why choosing organic beauty products read my post about it here http://www.sarasteele.co.uk/2015/03/why-should-i-use-organic-beauty-products.html?m=1

This is the products I used in one day! 
Shampoo
Conditioner
Hair serum
Body scrub
Shower gel
Cleanser
Toner 
Moisturiser
Deodorant
Toothpaste
Lip balm
Eyeliner
Foundation
Highlighter
Powder
Rouge 
Mascara
Lipstick
Cleanser
Face mask
Argan oil


How many products do you use in one day?

My birthday beauty wish list

Thursday, 29 October 2015

Today is exactly one week until my birthday. So I thought I'll share my organic beauty wish list with you. 

On turning 31 this year. When I was younger, I used to hate it when my parents said they didn't want anything for their birthday. How could someone not want everything. I could go into any shop and pick out at least 10 things I wanted. As I've grown older I'm finding myself becoming more like my parents. When friends and family asks me what I want for my birthday, I can't really think of anything I want. The only thing I always want is organic beauty and makeup products. So here is my wish list for my 31st birthday. 


1) Kjaer Weis - the essential trio
To be honest if, I get anything from Kjaer Weis I'll be happy. I'm yet to try her stylish and amazing (so I heard) products. 

2) ZAO organic makeup - lipstick
You might have noticed me ramble on about ZAO lipsticks on various social media. I love them so much I want more. I also would like to try more of their products. So I've added to my wish list the compact foundation as well. 

3) Olympus pen - camera
It might not pass as a beauty product. But I will be able to take beautiful pictures of all my makeup.

4) Kerstin Tillberg - mug
Ok, another non beauty related product. But it's so pretty and how cool would I look if I was sipping my tea from this in my videos. It's a perfect beauty prop for my blog. 

5) Suti - face cream
This is my favourite face cream of all times and I would love a new bottle as I've recently finished one. 

6) Couleur Caramel - blusher 
I keep hearing about this brand and would love to try some of their products. I need a new blusher and how cute is this packaging? 

7) Maria Ã…kerberg - eyeshadows
There's no secret I love Maria Ã…kerberg's products. And I want some new eye shadows. To be honest I want them all. 

That's my wish list. 

Do you have your birthday soon? Or have you started your wish list for Christmas yet? What do you wish for? 






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