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Sprout, The World’s First Plantable Makeup Pencils

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eyeliner, plantable, eco-friendly, sustainable, These makeup pencils are pretty special, and sustainable from start to end. Recycling in the beauty industry is notoriously difficult, but here’s a clever, patented invention by eco-pencil company Sprout World, that is designed to not only reduce waste, but give something beautiful and useful back to the planet.

Simply use the makeup pencils as normal, and instead of throwing them away when they become too small to use, flip them around, stick the end (green capsule facing down) into a pot of damp soil, and ta-da – beautiful wildflowers will start to sprout within 1-2 weeks!

Sprout Makeup Pencil
Where did the idea come from?

Sprout World is made up of 70% female employees. It was during a routine discussion about the waste problem within the beauty industry, that the team flagged how the majority of people in that room used make-up pencils daily, and therefore, they could potentially play a huge role in giving a second life (and a beautiful one at that) to products that would otherwise end up as waste.

Kind to the skin and planet

Sprout Makeup Pencil
Every element of the pencil is made from natural, kind-to-skin ingredients and materials:

100% natural and ethically sourced
Made from sustainable certified wood
Recyclable sugar cane cap
Plant-based soluble cellulose cap that dissolves when planted, releasing wildflower seeds
AllergyCertified, plastic-free and paraben-free
Sprout Makeup Pencils

Available as an Eyeliner (Black or Brown) and Browliner (Brown)

Price: £10.95 per pencil / £20.95 per two-pack

Stockists: amazon.co.uk and sproutworld.com

Celebrity favourite cosmetics brand launches in the British Museum Shops

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In support of the BP exhibition Sunken cities: Egypt’s lost worlds 19 May – 27 November 2016

Celebrity favourite cosmetics brand launches in the British Museum Shops eyeshadow palettes,

Today’s make up review is sold in the prestige British Museum’s shops. Pretty impressive. Make up and art collide with the British Museum’s collaboration with ‘Eye of Horus’, a famous award-winning international cosmetic brand. Loved by the media worldwide and many celebrities, this illuminating essential range of eye makeup is based on formulas of the Ancient Egyptians, the originators of beauty and mystique, with sacred ingredients including Organic Moringa Oil “Oil of the Pharaohs”, claimed by the gods for its beautifying and regenerating powers and the ancient oil of Castor Oil. This gorgeous cosmetics range has a huge following and has been featured in magazines such as Vogue UK.

The range was designed to “Awaken The Goddess Within every woman by enhancing her natural beauty”; is available in a range of vivid colours inspired by the ancient Egyptians; and is paraben free, not tested on animals, made with natural ingredients and vegan friendly.

I started by reviewing the luminous isis ombre shadow palette. It comes in great packaging which has a mirror and an applicator brush. It has three shades: enigma myst, chalice bronze and sacred husk. These are gorgeous shimmering metallic shades signed specifically for the Sun Goddess. The shades are beautiful and blend together perfectly. They can be used dry or wet and are long-lasting. These are deeply pigmented, long wearing crease-proof eyeshadow palettes, to deliver everyday brilliance. When water-activated, shadow colours transform to be more intense and radiant if desired. Available in Isis Bronze, Sheba Plum, Matt Brown and Steel Charcoal palettes – £22.50 each. www.britishmuseumshoponline.org 

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Next up I reviewed the Imperial Bronze Liquid Metals eyeliner. It goes on easily and really makes my brown eyes pop. These excellent Liquid Metallic Eyeliners have a precise, felt-tipped applicator that delivers illuminating metallic mineral pigment effortlessly onto the eyelids for smudge free, long lasting impact. These are available in four colour-ways including: Alchemy Gold, Ancient Pewter, Imperial Bronze and Sphinx Copper. The Liquid Metal range is the perfect eyeliner to see in both the high summer and the autumn cool with their seasonal metallic tones to illuminate the eye. They have an extra smooth formula through blending the glimmering liquid pigment you can create a bright, smokey finished look. I am a fan.

 

Eye of Horus Liquid Metal Eyeliners are now available to buy on www.beautybay.com  as well as in store at the British Museum Shop and online at www.britishmuseumshoponline.org at ￡16.50 each.

 

 

Superdry Beauty Range | Beauty Review

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I am a sucker for beautiful packaging and originality, and Superdry’s beauty range has both in spades. Even their lipstick (which they call lip paint) has beautiful details on the actual stick. The make up bags are clear and in bright colours, and the actual packaging just looks amazing. I don’t know who their design team is, but they deserve a medal.

I love their lip fix in peppermint. It really does stop your lips drying out. It is one of my favourite lip balms now, and smells great. Their eye liner is brilliant too. Sorry if I sound like I am fawning, they just really do the job. I love eyeliner so I am fussy about what I use. It has to be really black and have staying power.

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Superdry make-up is priced between £2-20, a really good price range, especially considering the quality and design of the products.

Their eyeshadow is very cool too, it flips out sideways. I also recommend their Kabuki Brush. It is so soft I could stroke it all day.

Do you think you will be trying any of Superdry’s beauty products?