Natural Beauty: Beautycounter

I've been slowly transitioning all of my products, especially my skincare products, to natural products and I recently came across a brand that I have dumped all of the other natural and non-natural products for. I was introduced to Beautycounter when the products were featured on jcrew.com and I placed a big order on their website for serum, moisturizer, sunscreen, concealer, shampoo and conditioner. I loved all of my products so much that I went back and ordered a lot more from the site. I cannot recommend Beautycounter enough especially if you are looking to transition to all-natural products without compromising quality. Plus, the bottles look great on my counter! Below are my favorite picks.

Natural Skin Care

Don't new skin care products make you so excited?? This year I'm dedicated to using more organic and natural products so that I can feel good about everything I'm putting on my skin. If I'm going to worry about what chemicals I put in my body, (2014 I am dedicated to being more health conscious!), I should also pay attention to what chemicals I put on my sensitive skin. A couple of my favorite natural brands include Tammy Fender, Tracie Martyn and Tata Harper. Do you use natural/organic products? Below are some that I've either personally tried and loved or have heard great things about. 

Farmaesthetics 

Favorite Product: Facial to Go Kit

Dr. Haushka

Favorite Product:  Soothing Mask MI

Tammy Fender* (My favorite natural brand)

Favorite Product: Tie between Intensive Repair Balm (some people think it's better than La Mer) and the Sensitive Skin Travel Kit (so you can try out six products)

Tracie Martyn

Favorite Product: Enzyme Exfoliant (gentle yet effective - love love this exfoliant)

Tata Harper 

Favorite Product: Rejuvenating Serum (makes skin so soft)

Korres

Favorite Product: Tie between Greek Yoghurt Advanced Nourishing Sleeping Facial and the Quince Lip Butter (one of my all time faves)

Caudalie

Favorite Product: Premier Cru Eye Cream (makes you look like you've had 12 hours of sleep)

The New "It" Skin Care Line

Move over La Mer! There's a new skincare giant in town that's sure to rock the boat. Marie Veronique Organics just launched a line of skincare products that is ultra luxe and doesn't contain any synthetic ingredients that most skin care products employ (i.e. parabans, etc.). Their formula is made up of marine-derived ingredients and is all-natural.

Although on the extremely pricey side (some are as much as $375 a pop), this line of serums and lotions promises to “produce more collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid,” says Marie Veronique Organics’s CEO Hillary Peterson. The products are said to be as effective as getting peels and skin care gadgets that can cost up to $5000 (in contrast, a 3 month regimen cost around $750). I don't know if I can stomach shelling out that much but it does make me think about all of the ingredients in my skincare products and reconsider my choices.