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During October Tarte is donating 10% of the proceeds of their Think Pink Collection to the Young Survival Coalition.  These thirteen products includes the popular multiplEYE natural lash enhancer and the enbrightenmint BriteSmile whitener and lip gloss duo.

Go ahead, ladies.  Get pretty in pink and help out an amazing organization while you’re at it!

Tarte Cosmetics, one of the premiere natural cosmetics lines, has launched their Fall 2009 line which includes five exciting new products:

Dark Circle Defense Natural Under Eye Corrector and Brush – $32

Get your eight hours of sleep in a compact. Unlike concealers that just lay on top of the skin, this undereye corrector is clinically proven to reduce the appearance of eye puffiness in just 4 weeks. Finely milled light refracting minerals actually brighten skin to help camouflage dark circles, puffiness, refness, fine lines and wrinkles. Includes concealer brush.

Femme Fatale Refillable Natural Eye Palette - $44

Reusable rich purple case fashionably adorned with gold plated studs housing 10 enchanting eyeshadows, a double-ended brush with greatness eyeshadow brush and a double ended eyeliner. The magnetic base allos you to pop out recyclable eyeshadow pans. Then you can refill it with new tarte eyeshadows to reuse the palette and reduce environmental waste. It also comes with a direction card that illustrates some of our favorite looks!

Green Siren Limited-Edition Natural Cheek Stain – $30

With the purchase of every tarte green siren natural cheek stain, you’ll be supporting Sambazon’s Sustainable Acai Project (SAP), a member of the Fair Trade Federation, which helps to preserve the Amazon Rainforest through conservation, improved living conditions and educational opportunities for communities in Brazil.

lifted™ Natural Eye Primer with Firmitol™ – $20

Get locked and lifted with this naturally firming eyelid primer. The universal base locks shadow in place all day and boosts pigment payoff while Firmitol, the proprietary firming complex helps tighten eyelids and the surrounding eye area to help give the affect of younger, smoother eyes naturally. Clinical results show rapid improvement in achieving a smooth healthy look in all participants via nerve synapse interactions (gamma-aminobutyric acid and botanicals).

emphasEYES Brow High Definition Brow Pencil – $19.50

Maureen Kelly, Founder and CEO of tarte cosmetics, is excited to announce a follow-up to the best-selling emphaseyes eye pencil: emphaseyes for brows waterproof brow pencil with comb!  It’s a super slim, waterproof brow pencil that glides on smoothly and lasts all day long thanks to our patented silicone formula infused with natural waxes, pigments, aloe and vitamins A and E.

The good news is that organic health and beauty products are becoming more and more abundant on the market.  The bad news?  They’re not always effective.  Is there anything more disappointing than buying a delicious sounding new cleanser or shampoo only to find that it doesn’t really work–or smells funny–or doesn’t really live up to its green claims.  That’s why I wanted to share one of my favorite product lines with you here on Fashion, Evolved.  Hopefully you will have the opportunity to try these products and appreciate their luxury and quality for yourself.

The key to getting the most out of your organic health and beauty products is to buy from companies that are established and have plenty of information to back up their claims.  ONEgroup, based in Australia, is the manufacturer of Miessence products. They have been producing certified organic products since 2001.  An Independent Representative, in the U.S. offers the full range of Miessence products on her website: Ely Organics including certified organic skin care, hair care, body & oral care, baby & mother care and nutritional products.

What are the benefits of choosing certified organic products?

Take a few moments to browse Ely’s wide range of products, and read about the organic movement to learn more about why choosing organic products is so important for you and your family.

Personally, I’ve tried several of her products, and these are two of my own recommendations:

Rejuvenating Cleanser (for Dry/Aged Skin)

This super-pure cleanser is the gentlest cleanser I’ve ever used.  I softened my skin with warm water and used a small amount of the cleanser which I massaged into my skin.  It felt silky and smooth as I rinsed it off–there was no residue; and no tight, dry feeling afterward.

Mint Toothpaste

A highly effective toothpaste that cleanses and refreshes without stinging or making everything taste weird for an hour after you use it.

A few weeks ago I joined a blogging community called AlphaWomen.com and one of the first blogs that caught my eye was MyMakeupMirror.com.  I sent an email to the woman who writes it and found out she actually lives in my city, less and five miles from my house!  Pretty incredible coincidence, don’t you think?

Suzann is a freelance writer and a former professional singer, but she is passionate about animal rights.  Her blog on cruelty-free cosmetics is a labor of love.

Rather than copy other lists of cruelty-free cosmetics from the internet, Suzann has used her research background and come up with a complete list of companies, each of which has been verified twice by different sources.  Her site marks both non-animal testing companies and companies that produce completely vegan products with no animal products used at all in their creation or manufacturing.

The site is kept up regularly and has a wonderful collection of blog topics in addition to the lists of companies.  I am so pleased to add it to my blogroll and my browser favorites for future reference.

Thanks Suzann!!!