It’s the most wonderful time of the year! And with that comes darker shades in the makeup palette, and for some of us, fairer skin tones. I know a lot of beauties try to ward off the fairer skin…
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For as long as I can remember I have been pining after thick, delevingne-esque brows. But genetics would have it that I have thin (while nicely shaped) blonde eyebrows. I’ve been penciling over the natural hair line for eons,…
Credo’s Top 5 Must Haves in Green Beauty This Year
Body Care Cheeks HAIR Lips LPN Blog MAKEUP Moisturizer NATURAL BEAUTY SKINCARE StyleOn my last trip to NY, I met some of the beautiful ladies who are behind the green-beauty brick-and-mortar shop, Credo. Think of this as the Sephora of green beauty. Packed with products that are #naturally best in class…
It has been an insanely crazy month. While I’m always quite the busy gal, the current status of my life is a little extra busy. You see, I’ve been trying to knock out all of my Norwegian language courses,…
LPN’s May Natural Beauty Faves
Cheeks Face Healthy Home Lips LPN'S FAVES NATURAL BEAUTY Oils & Serums SKINCARE TreatmentsOh, spring. Filled with flowers, outdoor yoga and skincare switch ups. This month I’m sharing my latest and greatest finds with you – and what I’m using now. Make sure to connect with me over the weekend, as I’ll…
EWG Has a Verification + WIN The EWG Verified Beauty Box worth $540 USD
Cheeks LPN Blog NATURAL BEAUTY Oils & Serums Perfume SKINCAREToday is a special day for 2 reasons: first, it’s my birthday (wahoo!) and second, The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has launched a Verification Program that marks natural beauty products as healthier for you. To celebrate, we’re giving away 5…
Hello and happy Monday, lovelies! Today I’m partnering up with one of my absolute favourite natural beauty boutiques: Eco Diva Beauty! I have been a long time lover of what Eco Diva Beauty stands for, and the products they…
LPN’s February Natural Beauty & Wellness Faves
BODY Body Care Face Life & Style LPN'S FAVES MAKEUP Moisturizer Oils & Serums Toners TreatmentsSpring is on its way, but the weather is still cold enough up here to warrant a few skin faves that are good for those dry skin blues and transition temperatures. This month’s faves is a lot on skincare,…
LPN’s iHerb Shopping Cart Haul – Natural Necessities
Eyes FOOD & NUTRITION Lips MAKEUP NATURAL BEAUTY Supplements & SuperfoodsHappy weekend, beauties! Today’s post is a follow up on my last iHerb haul, after so many of you seemed to enjoy that post. It had a tonne of visits and I had a lot of great response from…
LPN’s Holiday Gift Guide Part IV: For the Green Beauty
Body Care Cheeks Nails Supplements & Superfoods TreatmentsA million and one things could go on this list, but I thought I’d narrow it down to some faves and some new products that I would like to find in my stocking this holiday season. As the LPN…
A few weeks ago I received an email from a LPN reader asking for help. Funnily enough, she was facing the same product conundrum I had been facing for a long time: what is the best natural under eye…
LPN’s iHerb Shopping Cart – My Fave Natural Beauty & Wellness Buys
Eats LPN's Shopping Cart Moisturizer Oral Care Supplements & Superfoods ToolsI get a lot of questions about what products I use, foods I eat and beauty tips I use for my day-to-day life. This morning I was filling out an iHerb Order, and I thought to myself, it would be a…
LPN’s August Faves: Natural Beauty & Lifestyle
Body Care Cheeks Eyes Life & Style LPN'S FAVES Perfume Supplements & Superfoods Yoga & FitnessIt’s that time of the month (no, not that one – ha ha). Time for another monthly faves post on all that I’m loving in the natural beauty & wellness space. Today’s post is a combination of beauty, skincare,…
Blissful Bali – LPN’s Yoga & Natural Beauty Travel Necessities
Body Care Cheeks Style Sun Care TRAVEL NATURALLY Yoga & FitnessMy beautiful souls <3 Over the past month, I have been on a journey. A most powerful and beautiful journey. My beliefs have been challenged. My ideas of what matters have been realigned. My love of this life has…
LPN’s April & May Faves: Natural Beauty Love
Body Care Cleanser Lips LPN'S FAVES Style Tools TreatmentsThis might be considered cheating — but I slammed April & May faves into one post this month. Why? Well, because life has been a bit crazy as of late and I haven’t been able to update as frequently…
One of my all time favourite skincare lines is back with something FABULOUS. Annmarie Gianni is up to it again – creating beautiful things in skincare… but this time, it’s makeup. A liquid (or dry matte) foundation no less!…
LPN’s March Faves: Natural Beauty & A Good Read
Cheeks Eyes Healthy Home Lips LPN'S FAVES Moisturizer Oils & Serums Treatments WELLNESS & YOGAWelcome to the Easter holiday, beauties! With a few days of downtime, it felt like a good time to round up last month’s favourites and share with you all the new goodies with which I’ve been playing. I have…
LPN’s February Faves: Natural Beauty Products
Body Care Lips LPN'S FAVES Perfume Toners Treatments WELLNESS & YOGAHappy Sunday, Gorgeous! I have some exciting news to start off the post today — LPN has turned 3 years old!! Can you believe it?!?! It has been such a blessed and blissed out ride, and I can’t…
When I saw this beauty of an infographic, I had to share it with you. The Health Perch blog created this awesome infographic to help the ultra-natural belle create her own at home cosmetics. You will be testing at…
8 Things To Look For In Your Organic Skin Care & Cosmetics – LPN for MindBodyGreen
Cheeks Eyes Face Life & Style Lips LPN Blog MAKEUP SKINCARE ToolsHello Beauties! I wrote this post on MindBodyGreen, and thought I’d share an excerpt here and a link to the original article. It’s an important thing to keep in mind when shopping green beauty — not all green beauty products…
Get the Glow for Fall! Reviewed: RMS Beauty’s Buriti Bronzer & Living Luminizer
Cheeks LPN Blog MAKEUPJust because the fall is here in the northern hemisphere, doesn’t mean there is any reason for you to lose that summer glow. However, with so many natural highlighters and bronzers on the market it’s not easy to choose…
Ok, ok, so this review makes me a little late to the party. Scoring rave reviews from every corner of the internet, Kjaer Weis’ Cream Foundation is certainly leading the pack in “must-have” makeup. I got my hands on…
EDIT – CONTEST NOW CLOSED: CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER, DEBBY CHEN! It’s a big day over here at LPN. We just turned TWO YEARS OLD!! To show our appreciation for all the beautiful LPN’ers that have been paying…
It’s at this time of year that we are looking for the perfect colours and products to compliment our pretty party dresses. Since being back home, I’ve found a selection of products that have been perfect for creating a…
With the holidays rolling right around the corner, I figured I would follow up on last year’s holiday post and create another “ultimate gift guide” for the natural beauties in your life. This year, I’ve done things a little…
An Introduction to Clean Care & Their First Official Member MarieNatie All Natural Cosmetics
Eyes Lips LPN Blog MAKEUPThere has been a bit of hiatus in the blogosphere as of late, and I apologize for it. Life gets crazy sometimes, and so I have been trying to keep up with my Instagram / Facebook and Twitter Accounts…
Oh, RMS Beauty, How I Love You I love RMS Beauty. A lot. This brand of organic cosmetics has done nothing but impress me since I started testing out their products. It is one of the few organic makeup…
Vapour Organic Beauty – Stratus Instant Skin Perfector & Atmosphere Luminous Foundation Review
Cheeks Face LPN BlogAs per usual, my absence can be attributed to travel. The past few weeks I’ve been up to (links to my Instagram pictures) BC’s beautiful wine country in the Okanagan to do some lake yoga, some horseback riding and visit…
I love meeting new people and brands in the natural community – my recent interaction with Jen from Purely Posh was no different. She introduced me to some new brands that she’s carrying in her lovely online shop Purely…
![[These are the BEST #NATURAL DEODORANTS of 2018] LPN was one of the very first natural beauty resources online (I started it up back in 2010, some years before the green/nontoxic beauty boom) as a result, I have had my fair share of trials and tribulations with natural deodorants. Everything from the baking soda rash, to impossible yellow stains, to ineffective odor control and the product just plain not working. Thankfully the green beauty space has evolved a lot in the past 8 years - and I am so in love with many brands. Today I'm digging into an essential: the Best Natural Deodorants of 2018. Here are my picks. @soapwalla @vapourbeauty and @agentnateur. 💜 Get the full review of each on the blog (link in bio). Do you have other favorites? Tell me below 💜 #nontoxic #greenbeauty #selfcare #naturaldeodorant #lpnfaves](http://scontent-amt2-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/e91ab4e87e9eeb8ccba3b2ee4749483c/5CFC1F09/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/c1.0.1437.1437/s640x640/44323365_342377226322895_1766497958342936673_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-amt2-1.cdninstagram.com "[These are the BEST #NATURAL DEODORANTS of 2018] LPN was one of the very first natural beauty resources online (I started it up back in 2010, some years before the green/nontoxic beauty boom) as a result, I have had my fair share of trials and tribulations with natural deodorants. Everything from the baking soda rash, to impossible yellow stains, to ineffective odor control and the product just plain not working. Thankfully the green beauty space has evolved a lot in the past 8 years - and I am so in love with many brands. Today I'm digging into an essential: the Best Natural Deodorants of 2018. Here are my picks. @soapwalla @vapourbeauty and @agentnateur. 💜 Get the full review of each on the blog (link in bio). Do you have other favorites? Tell me below 💜 #nontoxic #greenbeauty #selfcare #naturaldeodorant #lpnfaves")
![[GIVEAWAY with Post] It’s travel season for me - in just the last 3 weeks it’s been London, Paris and New York. When I’m on the road, it is essential for me to have trusted, effective and non-toxic travel sized products. My travel companion the season has been the @follain Clean Essentials Kit. It comes with OSEA's Ocean Cleanser, which features sea minerals and organic red algae that gently detoxifies, Indie Lee's CoQ-10 Toner which uses Hyaluronic acid to balance and CoQ10 boosts collagen, Ursa Major’s Golden Hour Recovery Cream which includes Meadowfoam seed oil that is delivers rich hydration, and the @follain refillable soap. It's the perfect starter kit if you're looking to make the switch to #cleanskincare and it all comes in a cute, reusable pouch reading one of my favourite quotes: "I like my products like I like my people. #Nontoxic"
Here's how to win:
1️⃣ Like the photo 👆🏻
2️⃣ Follow @livingprettynaturally & @follain
3️⃣Tag one friend in each entry - he or she will win with you! 💓
I’ll select 2 winners, plus their tagged friends as winners!
In the mean time using this link you can get 50% off plus free shipping - https://bit.ly/2DJ805N
#livefollain #cleanbeauty #workingwithfollain #giveaway #contest](http://scontent-amt2-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/32be23ba98444a03d7bf0a770843f253/5CE92D6B/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/c0.135.1080.1080/s640x640/44252086_1797253943705151_104282472542335665_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-amt2-1.cdninstagram.com "[GIVEAWAY with Post] It’s travel season for me - in just the last 3 weeks it’s been London, Paris and New York. When I’m on the road, it is essential for me to have trusted, effective and non-toxic travel sized products. My travel companion the season has been the @follain Clean Essentials Kit. It comes with OSEA's Ocean Cleanser, which features sea minerals and organic red algae that gently detoxifies, Indie Lee's CoQ-10 Toner which uses Hyaluronic acid to balance and CoQ10 boosts collagen, Ursa Major’s Golden Hour Recovery Cream which includes Meadowfoam seed oil that is delivers rich hydration, and the @follain refillable soap. It's the perfect starter kit if you're looking to make the switch to #cleanskincare and it all comes in a cute, reusable pouch reading one of my favourite quotes: \"I like my products like I like my people. #Nontoxic\"
Here's how to win:
1️⃣ Like the photo 👆🏻
2️⃣ Follow @livingprettynaturally & @follain
3️⃣Tag one friend in each entry - he or she will win with you! 💓
I’ll select 2 winners, plus their tagged friends as winners!
In the mean time using this link you can get 50% off plus free shipping - https://bit.ly/2DJ805N
#livefollain #cleanbeauty #workingwithfollain #giveaway #contest")
![[GIVEAWAY CLOSED WINNER @emilyjanerob - Value Over $140 USD] The celebration of fall continues! Fall time also means bolstering the immune system, so tea time comes around a little more often. @pukkaherbsus has an entire Immunity Family of teas, and this Lemon, Ginger and Manuka Honey is no exception. 🧡
✨Here’s how to win, loves*:
🍁 Like the post
🍂 Follow @pukkaherbsus & @livingprettynaturally
🍃 Tag a friend - each tag will add another submission - unlimited entries welcome
*Must be a US resident to enter.
🧡
#Manuka honey and lemon in a teabag? Yes please. This blend is made with Sicilian lemons paired with slow-dried ginger root and FairWild elderflowers. Formulated to help both acute and longer-term #immunity issues, it is the perfect companion this time of year — using all plant-sourced #organic ingredients.
It’s the perfect time for this giveaway, and I’m so excited to share 6 boxes of Pukka’s core blends including: Turmeric Glow, Three Mint, Three Ginger, Lemon Ginger & Manuka Honey, Chamomile Vanilla & Manuka Honey, and Supreme Matcha Green.
One winner will receive 6 boxes total of Pukka’s core blends (above) AND a $100 gift card to @target (where they are now all available nation wide)!
I only work with brands that I support and would use myself - and @pukkaherbsus is no exception: Pukka Herbs is a certified B Corporation, USDA Organic, Fair for Life, Fair Trade, Fair Wild, and has committed 1% of all profits to 1% For the Planet. 🧡
#workingwithpukkaherbs #pukkaherbs #pukkatea #pukkalove #ayurveda #herbaltea #newattarget #targetdoesitagain #contest #giveaway #herbaltea #wellness](http://scontent-amt2-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/c22b9397aa618271afba3ed407201198/5CDC48E1/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/c1.0.1078.1078/s640x640/43913232_1435486213251136_4689069753858906216_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-amt2-1.cdninstagram.com "[GIVEAWAY CLOSED WINNER @emilyjanerob - Value Over $140 USD] The celebration of fall continues! Fall time also means bolstering the immune system, so tea time comes around a little more often. @pukkaherbsus has an entire Immunity Family of teas, and this Lemon, Ginger and Manuka Honey is no exception. 🧡
✨Here’s how to win, loves*:
🍁 Like the post
🍂 Follow @pukkaherbsus & @livingprettynaturally
🍃 Tag a friend - each tag will add another submission - unlimited entries welcome
*Must be a US resident to enter.
🧡
#Manuka honey and lemon in a teabag? Yes please. This blend is made with Sicilian lemons paired with slow-dried ginger root and FairWild elderflowers. Formulated to help both acute and longer-term #immunity issues, it is the perfect companion this time of year — using all plant-sourced #organic ingredients.
It’s the perfect time for this giveaway, and I’m so excited to share 6 boxes of Pukka’s core blends including: Turmeric Glow, Three Mint, Three Ginger, Lemon Ginger & Manuka Honey, Chamomile Vanilla & Manuka Honey, and Supreme Matcha Green.
One winner will receive 6 boxes total of Pukka’s core blends (above) AND a $100 gift card to @target (where they are now all available nation wide)!
I only work with brands that I support and would use myself - and @pukkaherbsus is no exception: Pukka Herbs is a certified B Corporation, USDA Organic, Fair for Life, Fair Trade, Fair Wild, and has committed 1% of all profits to 1% For the Planet. 🧡
#workingwithpukkaherbs #pukkaherbs #pukkatea #pukkalove #ayurveda #herbaltea #newattarget #targetdoesitagain #contest #giveaway #herbaltea #wellness")