You can feel great about adding these environmentally friendly products to your beauty regimen! These are our picks for the best beauty products that are good to your body and the planet.

Best Sulfate-Free Shampoo
Desert Essence Organics Green Apple & Ginger Thickening & Volumizing Shampoo, $8.99, Whole Foods Market.

Testers fell for the fresh apple scent. Their fuller, shinier hair was the clincher.

Best Mineral Makeup
L’Oreal Bare Naturale Soft-Focus Mineral Finish, $15.25, drugstores.

The translucent powder absorbs oil and minimizes lines and wrinkles, giving you a flawless finish in seconds. It’s preservative-free for sensitive types, and testers liked the built-in brush applicator.

Best Paraben-Free Body Lotion
Burt’s Bees Radiance Body Lotion with Royal Jelly, $8.99, drugstores.

This shimmery moisturizer generated happy buzz. Royal jelly contains essential amino acids and B vitamins, and the lotion has no chemical preservatives.

Best All-Natural Body Wash
Clark’s Botanicals Skin Clearing Face & Body Wash, $46, clarksbotanicals.com.

A blend of salicylic acid and willow-bark extract, this formula gently washes away post-workout sweat and oil and promotes cell turnover, leaving skin healthy and blemish-free. One staffer saw a difference in her skin after only one shower.

Best Organic Lip Smoother
Yes To Carrots C Me Smile Lip Butter, $3.69, Walgreens.

It has so many healthy ingredients (organic carrot extract, coconut oil, jojoba-seed oil, shea butter) there simply isn’t room in the tube for anything bad for your lips — or the planet. Oh, and it kept our pouts soft too.

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Popularity: 5% [?]

We wanted to make sure you knew about the latest value set from LORAC – the HOLLYWOOD INSIDER COLLECTION! Available exclusively at Sephora to BEAUTY INSIDER MEMBERS ONLY, LORAC’s HOLLYWOOD INSIDER COLLECTION contains this season’s must-have beauty essentials hand-picked from Celebrity Makeup Artist, Carol Shaw. The limited-edition set features five full-sized products for ONLY $39.50 (with a $142 value!) and includes:

• Perfectly Lit Oil-Free Luminizing Powder in Spotlight (warm beige)
• Baked Matte Satin Blush in Hollywood (bronzed rose)
• Bronzed Bombshell Eye Shadow Trio in Sand/Serenity/ Bronze
• Special Effects Conditioning Primer/Defining & Lengthening Mascara
• Couture Shine Liquid Lipstick in Vintage (light neutral beige)

Don’t miss out on your all-access pass to Red Carpet beauty! Be sure to scoop it up while supplies last – it’s only available at Sephora now and sephora.com (starting 4/20) until May 12th!

Popularity: 4% [?]

A cheek plumper? Do women really want that? I can appreciate it sculpting my cheeks, and giving it a rosy glow – but I’m not sure I want my face to look plumper! (I have no problem in the plump-cheeks department!) What do you think about a cheek-plumper? Does that sound appealing to you?

Behold the future of blush! CheekActivator™’s revolutionary formula visibly plumps, lifts and sculpts cheeks while providing a rosy glow. The clinically proven formula contains CARGO’s exclusive, state-of-the-art DermDefine Complex to visibly plump up, lift and tighten the skin from within. At the same time, a unique color-release technology allows you to customize the blush’s intensity. The more you rub, the more intense the color becomes.

Features:

• The exclusive DermDefine Complex works to visibly tighten and lift the skin from within, resulting in cheeks that are plumped up, dewy and youthful
• Unique color-activation mechanism allows you to adjust color intensity
• Universally flattering
• Oil-free formula

Shades:

• Rose Flush – Nude dusty rose
• Coral Flush – Hot matte coral

Ingredients:

• Plumping: Deep Tissue Hydration technology traps water molecules creating a visibly plumping effect
• Lifting: Botanical extracts protect against collagen degradation and stimulate Glyco Amino Glycans, which are integral to firmer, denser skin
• Sculpting: Peptides stimulate intra-cellular communication, visibly reducing wrinkle depth for smoother looking skin
• An anti-oxidant blend of Tea Extract and Vitamins A, C and E helps boost collagen production to fight the signs of aging

Price: $32 US/CDN

Availability: CheekActivator™ will be available April 2010 at Murale, Sears Toronto Eaton Centre, select Independent Beauty Boutiques and will also be available at Boots and Sephora Europe.

Popularity: 3% [?]

Quercetin & Oak Age-reversing Primer is a powerful treatment and skin-perfecting facial primer clinically proven to improve skin texture by 97%.

This powerful treatment and skin-perfecting face primer in one instantly fills wrinkles and produces a smooth and perfected skin surface—ensuring long-lasting make up application. The formula is enriched with powerful antioxidant Quercetin and Oak extracts, which improve skin cell functioning, repair fine lines and wrinkles, and improve skin texture and elasticity. The revolutionary, breakthrough Quercetin & Oak Age-reversing Primer is clinically proven to improve skin texture by 97% and significantly increase skin elasticity by 88%. This product is Silicone-free; does not clog the pores.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Synthetic Fragrances
- Synthetic Dyes
- Petro-Chemicals
- Phthalates
- GMOs
- Triclosan

Research Results:
Quercetin & Oak Age-reversing Primer Clinical Studies:
- 97% saw improved skin texture
- 88% saw significant increase in skin elasticity
- 84% saw visibly firmer, tighter skin
- 75% saw immediate lifting

$33.00 – BUY IT HERE!

Popularity: 2% [?]

Harnessing the power of high performance and skin-caring ingredients, Estée Lauder Research brings you
our most advanced and effective age-defying foundation to date. The New Resilience Lift Extreme
Radiant Lifting Makeup SPF15 offers all-day continuous moisture, ultra-radiance, incredible lift and
exceptional spreadibility – all in a new fluid formula that is ideal for maturing skin. This luxurious, flawless
liquid foundation keeps you ageless, gliding smoothly and effortlessly over skin, evening out the complexion
and leaving skin looking exceptionally hydrated and beautifully radiant all day!

I absolutely LOVE this foundation. I love how it moisturizes my skin – while looking flawless at the same time! It is absolutely wonderful!

As we age, our skin begins to lose firmness, elasticity and the ability to maintain moisture levels, becoming
drier and leading to an increased appearance of lines and wrinkles. Historically, it has been difficult to
address these aging factors in a foundation formula. However, the scientists at Estée Lauder’s research
labs recently discovered a new way to infuse higher levels of skincare actives into the foundation formula,
making it possible to create a high-performing foundation that not only spreads easily and envelopes the
skin, but also infuses skin with moisture and radiance, restoring skin’s younger look and function from the
moment it is applied.

Thanks to Estée Lauder’s advanced time-released hydration technology, Resilience Lift Extreme Radiant
Lifting Makeup SPF15 relieves dry skin immediately and provides skin with all-day moisture, ultra radiance
and incredible lift so skin looks supple and feels comfortable throughout the day. In addition, the new and
improved oil-in-water formula features a lighter texture that allows the formula to glide over skin effortlessly
and blend in seamlessly for an ultra-radiant finish that evens out and brightens the complexion and restores
lost luminosity. The result is skin that instantly looks more firm, lifted, moisturized and radiant – in a word,
flawless.

Available in 15 beautifully wearable, color-true shades that range from warm to neutral to cool, Resilience
Lift Extreme Radiant Lifting Makeup’s long wearing formula is buildable, providing skin with luxurious
medium to full coverage.

ALL-DAY MOISTURE
• This advanced, time-released formula delivers a surge of refreshing hydration to skin.
• Loaded with a specially formulated Hyaluronic Acid – a virtual moisture magnet, the formula eliminates
mid-day dryness and the resulting appearance of fine lines, gradually responding to skin’s needs
throughout the day.
• Skin-loving ingredients, such as natural butters and ceramides, work together with the hyaluronic acid,
to help address the special needs of mid-life skin and deliver a continuous surge of the essential
hydration mature skin needs for all-day comfort and a perfect finish that lasts all day.

15 shades to choose from! $36.50 BUY IT HERE!

Popularity: 3% [?]

Pink is in this Spring, and here are Make Her Up’s gorgeous Pink Picks!

Printed Lips Tinted Look Lip Stainer is a matte, richly pigmented lip tint with a felt-tip marker from Givenchy.

Printed Lips Tinted Look Lip Stainer is a richly pigmented tint that’s applied with a felt-tip marker. Providing a lip look that lasts, the marker allows for easy application and a vibrant, matte finish.

$24.50 – BUY IT HERE!

Leave your mark with bold, rich, vibrant colors that stand out. The formula is hard wearing and chip resistant and contains individual finishes from matte to high gloss. Apply two coats for high intensity and use with Illamasqua Nail Base Coat and Illamasqua Nail Top Coat for the perfect finish. Make a statement and talk with your hands!

Nail polish showing: Collide

$14.00 – BUY IT HERE!

I Love Sephora Brush Set – Pink ($120 Value) is a perfectly pink, portable set of top-quality brushes.

Made with the same peak standards as Sephora’s Platinum Brush Line, these essential beauty tools are perfect for creating your signature look, at home or on the go! These makeup-artist-tested brushes deliver built-to-last durability, and just as beautiful as they are functional.

$29.00 – BUY IT HERE!

Sparklicity Pure by beauty newcomer Tarina Tarantino is a touch of luxurious, crystalline sparkle for eyes, cheeks, and lips.

Complete your look with a unique, reflective finish, thanks to a formula composed almost entirely of pure-refraction reflex (unlike traditional glitters). Sparklicity Pure’s soft, muted background shade layers perfectly with the rest of your makeup to accentuate the arch of the brow, eye lids, cheeks, and lips.

$19.00 – BUY IT HERE!

Candy Cameo Fashion Collection by beauty newcomer Tarina Tarantino is a trio featuring a chic gloss-containing cocktail ring, an exclusive pressed eyeshadow, and an ultra-light lip gloss, inspired by a fantastical-yet-nostalgic vintage vibe.

Taking a colorful inspiration from her grandmother’s vintage jewelry box, Tarina designed Candy Cameo around neon-colored cameos with glossy hearts and bows, accented with black lacquer beads. This collection is playful, with vibrant colors mixing harmoniously.

$19.00 – $35.00 BUY IT HERE!

Popularity: 6% [?]

This makeup primer is great! I have very testy skin, and it doesn’t like a lot of primers/foundations. But this one works flawlessly with my skin. I love it! It’s a great size for the price, you won’t be disappointed!

What is it: Designed to revive and retexturize your skin, this makeup primer helps you achieve a flawlessly smooth finish. It keeps makeup fresh for hours, while imparting a delicate, candle-lit glow.

Who is it for: Suitable for all skin tones and types.

Why is it different: Developed with nourishing, soothing botanicals, this oil-free formula is a unique makeup primer. The silky, skin-perfecting base layer acts as a smoothing interface between your skin and your makeup.

How do I use it: Wear it under foundation or bronzer for a lustrous look, or on its own for
a subtle glow of radiance. Prime pump several times to initiate product flow. Smooth a thin layer over your clean, moisturized face. Use alone or all over face for a radiant complexion, or wear under foundation to increase the longevity and durability of your makeup.

From Laura Geller.
2-oz spackle tinted under makeup primer in Champagne, a sheer champagne glow
Made in USA

$25.00 – BUY IT HERE!

Popularity: 6% [?]