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Mainstream vs Natural Facepaint Smackdown

October 13, 2016 by Vanessa Layton

Mainstream vs Natural Facepaint  Smackdown

With Halloween coming up, your kids are probably hassling you about costumes. Mine certainly are! And with costumes comes facepainting. As you can imagine, I’m very careful about what I put on my kids’ faces. It’s natural facepaint all the way for me. Now, it’s no secret that I’m completely smitten with No Nasties Makeup … Read More

Filed Under: Eco Baby & Kids, Reviews Tagged With: play makeup, smackdown

Lipstick Smackdown – Natural vs Mainstream

September 16, 2016 by Vanessa Layton

Lipstick Smackdown – Natural vs Mainstream

If you’re putting it on your lips, you’re going to end up eating it. So your lipstick needs to have awesome ingredients! Today’s smackdown is between a Lavera natural lipstick, and a Revlon one. Lavera Natural Lipstick in Matt ‘n Red Ingredients: Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil*, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax*, Rhus Verniciflua Peel Wax, … Read More

Filed Under: Natural Beauty Tagged With: lipstick, natural lipstick, smackdown

Teen Deodorant Smackdown: Natural vs Mainstream

July 6, 2016 by Vanessa Layton

Teen Deodorant Smackdown: Natural vs Mainstream

I have a 13 year old boy. He’s a lovely kid – makes me a cup tea when I ask, isn’t embarrassed when I kiss him goodbye in front of his mates, and is generally sweet to his younger brother. But if you’d told me a year ago what a sweaty, smelly TEENAGER he’d turn … Read More

Filed Under: Health, Reviews Tagged With: deodorant, smackdown, teen, teenage

PawPaw Balm Smackdown

May 27, 2016 by Vanessa Layton

PawPaw Balm Smackdown

I love pawpaw balm. It’s one of the things that’s always in my medicine box at home, and I’ve usually got a tube floating around in my handbag. I use it as a lipbalm, on scrapes and scratches, and on dry skin. My kids go and grab it whenever they’ve got something wrong, too. Pawpaw … Read More

Filed Under: Natural Beauty, Reviews Tagged With: little innoscents, pawpaw, smackdown

Shampoo Smackdown: Andalou Naturals vs Herbal Essences

March 16, 2016 by Vanessa Layton

Shampoo Smackdown: Andalou Naturals vs Herbal Essences

It’s a shampoo smackdown! I’ve been getting lots of questions lately about shampoo, so this smackdown is timely. Today I’m comparing my current favourite, Andalou Naturals Brilliant Shine Shampoo, with a Proctor & Gamble one from Herbal Essences. I’ve chosen shampoos that are both aimed at normal hair. To start with, let’s have a quick … Read More

Filed Under: Natural Beauty Tagged With: andalou naturals, natural shampoo, smackdown

Shaving Gels & Foams Smackdown: Natural vs Mainstream

February 24, 2016 by Vanessa Layton

Shaving Gels & Foams Smackdown: Natural vs Mainstream

Shaving Gels & Foams Smackdown: Natural vs Mainstream This smackdown goes out to my husband. Over the years, he’s been very good about testing out all the stuff that I buy for him “because it’s better than that other crap you’re using”. Most the time he just puts up with it, but occasionally he asks … Read More

Filed Under: Health, Natural Beauty, Reviews Tagged With: smackdown

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