Ginger Lime Wellness Shots (How To)

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We've jumped into a new fall season and with that comes lower humidity, colder temperatures and increased indoor gatherings.  Have you already experienced a bout with the cold or flu? Has the change in weather got you feeling down and out? Hot summer nights are over and we're all forced to give welcome to more icy temperatures and wintry mixes. Now is the time to ensure that your immune system is in the right shape to fight and fend off any of those germs and respiratory viral nasties that you may come into contact with. The more antioxidants you consume the better off your immune system will be.  Ginger has a whole host of benefits for the body but most importantly, it is a supreme immune system strengthener.  This funny looking root is a potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory ingredient that can help protect against inflammatory diseases and fight off free radical agents.  It's an amazing natural ingredient that can also help to improve brain function where memor...
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Earth Lab Cosmetics Vegan Mineral Pencil Review

Next on the review plate is Canadian brand-- Earth Lab Cosmetics, vegan mineral pencil. I had been looking across the seas and beyond to find a good, wholesome, chemical free eyeliner. Fortunately, this little beauty in all of its natural goodness caught my eye.  Canadian makeup brands are usually conscious companies who care about the environment and well being. 


This is a really great jojoba based eyeliner pencil.  The strokes that the liner provides are thick and it quickly lines the lid.  Thinner, liquid based eyeliners require a very steady hand in order to achieve precision.  If you prefer your liner to apply like the consistency of a crayon, then this is the one for you.  This eye pencil can even be used as an eye shadow for a daring smoky eye look.   You will be able to create sultry, bold and velvety eye looks with this mineral pencil. It's so smooth and soft going on!




The natural and vegan ingredients in the product make it ideal for sensitive skin or eyes. Natural makeup fiends truly want the purest of pure when it comes to makeup.  i'm proud to say that this is an eyeliner that delivers in that area.  The only teeny weeny issue i had is with the manufacturer's picture which led me to believe that this liner's size was very chunky.  Oh, how i'd love a real big, chunky black, all natural eyeliner right now.  The pencil actually measures approximately 4.25 inches long.  It's diameter is the same size as your average eye pencil.  Even though the pencil itself isn't chunky in appearance, the lines that it provides surely are!




At $18 a pop, it is on the pricier end of the scale.  But sometimes, you've got to pay the price to get the ingredients that you need.  Keep in mind that there are no preservatives, bismuth oxychloride, parabens or toxic ingredients in any of Earth Lab's makeup.  Also, no animals were harmed in the production of this pencil.  i'd love to try the full line of Earth Lab cosmetics products and when i do, i'll be the first to let you know about them!


Ingredients:  jojoba oil (simmondsia chinensis), castor seed oil (ricinus communis), carnauba wax (copernicia cerifera), candelilla wax (euphorbia cerifera), ozokerite wax, vitamin E (tocopherol), mica, iron oxides.


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