Everything Goes With Green

Finding a good mascara that works for you can be challenging in itself, let alone trying to find a mascara that is a green product and isn’t laced with some of the common chemicals that are harmful but in most cosmetics (see body products). Most ‘natural’ mascara’s tend to flake, smudge and in general can’t hold a candle to big name mascara’s like Dior or M.A.C. but have no fret, finally there is a product that encompasses the best of both worlds thanks to Couleur Caramel.

Couleur Caramel is a french company and their mission is to change the world by allowing people to be responsible for their own consumption of products.  Well they sure have a winner with this mineral and plant-based mascara which is paraben-free, phenoxyethanol free, coal free, and PEG free. Better yet, it will stays put all day, without flaking or smudging (yes, it’s true).

Two separate applicators are available: “cils courts,” which deposits more color on the lashes to both lengthen and thicken, and “cils longs,” which uses furrows that separate, structure and thicken the eyelashes. Other advantages: Contains 35.4% active vegetable-based ingredients. A water-based formula replaces irritating solvents used in most commercial mascaras The nourishing formula allows you to apply successive applications without damanging the eyelashes. Perfect for women with contact lenses and/or sensitive eyes. Some people report seeing their eyelashes grow longer after replacing their petroleum- and tar-based mascaras with Couleur Caramel.

If you are curious about the ingredients, the company is transparent and here is the list: Sucrose: moisturizing, revitalizing and regenerative. Acacia resin: soothing and healing for fragile mucous membranes Carnauba wax: protects the skin from dehydration Candelilla wax: creates a protective film that also repairs and moisturizes the lashes. Shea butter: moisturizing, revitalizing and regenerative, rich in natural vitamins A, E and F. Plant-based E vitamin: natural anti-oxidant that prevents the skin from aging. Beeswax: nourishing, protecting and repairing while creating a protective film.

In addition, if you want rock star lashes, check out Jane Irdale’s Purelash Conditioner and use this as a base.

The Purelash Conditioner provides a much-needed step towards unbelievable lashes. When used to prime lashes for mascara, it adds measurable thickness and length and allows you to use less mascara. A single coat of this revolutionary formula before applying mascara will help strengthen, lengthen and thicken your lashes, making the mascara twice as effective.