Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.- Ralph Waldo Emerson

As I educate myself on healthy living, I realize that there is more to it than just what I am eating. I assumed when I changed my diet, my skin would clear and look just as healthy as I am feeling on the inside. Little did I know, my makeup bag is working against me. I had a really hard time with the concept of giving up my entire bag of cosmetics, but I want the feeling of being healthy inside and out. 


Food for Makeup? I wanted to try something that wasn't expensive, but worked. Since we are growing a big garden this year, I thought maybe there might be certain foods we could grow and I could also use on my skin. As I dug deeper into the search, I found people actually use food as an alternative to cosmetics. I am extremely excited to share these easy tips with you and hopefully some of you will give it a try!

Moisturizer

• Extra Virgin Coconut Oil. Most moisturizer found in stores have  petroleum-based ingredients that can suffocate your skin. Coconut Oil is composed of these medium-length fatty acids that help strengthen tissue and removes any dead skin cells that give you the rough texture of skin. I use about a dime size for my face. 

Loose Powder. 

• Arrowroot Powder is going to be the base for your powder. This is a starch from the rootstock of several tropical plants. 
• Next you will combine  Cacao powder and a bit of finely ground cinnamon. Keep combining these two to the Arrowroot powder until you get the matching of your skin tone. 

Cacao Powder is my favorite so far.  It comes from a tropical tree that produces the world's chocolate in raw form before any fats, sugars, or any other sweeteners are added. It makes your face smell like chocolate heaven. Not only is this powder healthy for your skin, but you can also eat it! Its known to increase the serotonin your brain produces and it packed with antioxidants and vitamins.  If you are feeling depressed and not yourself, or if mother nature arrives ladies, snack on this to boost your energy levels!

If you are a big fan of Foundation, use the same recipe above and add an essential oil to make it a liquid form. Coconut oil, olive oil, and sesame oil are just to name a few you could play around with. Just make sure all of them are the virgin form and not refined or processed

Lip Stain

• Beets. This is going to give you that fiery red lip that most people want for a lip stain. You can also add a hint of blueberry if you are looking for the blue vampire lush lip. 
• Strawberries are a settle lip stain, but they enhance your natural color. 
• Turmeric Root is always fun to play around with. Apply to lips and add a pinch of coconut oil to get a peachy lip stain. 

Blush

• One slice of beet on your cheek bones is going to give a great blush that lasts all day. Just rub in with your fingers and add more until you get the intensity you want. 

• Strawberries are very settle, but it makes your skin feel alive.  

Eyeshadow/Eyeliner/Mascara

• For the eye area, I use berries. Blackberries and Blueberries are my go to berries right now because the blue color makes my hazel eyes pop. I apply the eyeshadow with my fingers, and i purchased individual brushes to apply the eyeliner and Mascara. 

There are other ways to make Mascara that include oils and herbs, but right now, since berries are something Ryan and I could grow on our own, I'm having fun playing around with them.  

 I hope some of you will try at least one thing I have mentioned in this post.Enhancing beauty with raw products is not only fun and healthy, it taste great too!