FREE Webinar – Toxic Cosmetic Cleanup

More than 150 - That's the number of chemicals the average woman in America puts on her skin every single day through hair, body and skin care products. With men its 85 chemicals and children about 40 different chemicals daily. Some of these chemicals can make you sick. Join me for my FREE webinar, Toxic Cosmetic Cleanup where you will learn how to make safer cosmetic choices and protect you and your family from toxic hair, body, skin care products. Click Here...

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Application Demonstration

Join me for this quick Valana Minerals application demo. This is a replay of my live demos every Tuesday at 10am pacific/1pm eastern online at periscope.tv/valanaminerals or using the Periscope app @valanaminerals. Watch, share and Enjoy! Click the link below to watch: Replay of Application Demo

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Stardust Luxury – Earth Passion and Earth Diva

  Achieve this natural look with Stardust Luxury Foundation (powder foundation) or Premium Performance (cream foundation) in the shade Earth Passion and Earth Diva Finish the look with Sparkie Lips Gloss in Porto Rosa. Many of our customers use two different foundation shades. There are a few reasons that some make the choice to use more than one foundation shade. Some customers use a different shade depending on the season and sun exposure because their skin tone is a bit lighter in...

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Valana Minerals and The Queenaration in Atlanta

Valana Minerals is joining forces with the Queenaration - G'wan Grown Scope to engage with other Queens for a live event. I'm going to be in Atlanta, Georgia for the G’wan Grown Scope LIVE Tour! I will be just one of the guest speakers. I look forward to sharing the story of my own natural journey, and Valana Minerals as we connect with other fabulous Queens. Join me! I can't wait to see you there! Are you ready to reign in your...

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Sparkie Lips – Get Creative with Your Lips

One of the great things about natural mineral makeup is that it's versatile. It's easy to be creative. Thought about experimenting with some of your lip colors? Here are a couple of suggestions for using your Sparkie Lips - Lip Gloss, Mineral Bliss Lipstick, eye and cheek colors. Tip 1 - Use the Eye Indulgence, Cheeky Cheeks of your choice as 'lip primer.' Use a concealer or eye shadow brush to brush a little powder on your lips. Then brush your...

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False Eyelashes and False Ads

Do you believe what you see in an ad? I used to work in the fashion industry and I've seen, firsthand, how some ads are created. So, I wasn't surprised to see the news about companies featuring models wearing false eyelashes in mascara ads making the rounds again. Last year the UK Advertising Standards Authority publicized a complaint against L'Oreal for this practice. It isn't unusual to use false eyelashes in mascara ads and L'Oreal was asked to provide the results...

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The Toronto Star

The Toronto Star & Valana Minerals The Toronto Star Newspaper published a great article about Valana Minerals. Journalist, Erin Kobayashi did a great job in writing "Natural cosmetics scarce for women of colour" and I want to thank her for her efforts to spread the word about Valana Minerals. Her work and others like her are instrumental in bringing awareness of natural products to the public. Click the image to the left to view the article. Thanks to Erin and the Toronto Star!

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Five Makeup Mistakes to Avoid

Not Cleaning Makeup Brushes It’s really not the most exciting task to do, but it’s definitely one that you need to on a regular basis for hygienic purposes. When you don’t clean your makeup brushes, you’re allowing them to be the breeding grounds of bacteria. Allergic reactions, pimples, whiteheads, blackheads --- does any of that sound familiar to you? Wash them once a week with soap and water to keep them looking clean and feeling soft. Not Removing Makeup before Sleeping When you...

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5 Beauty Hacks for Beautiful Skin

Ice We can never seem to get away from these things. Whether you’re a teenager or a grown adult, zits can pop up on your face, and you can only wait until it dries up and goes away. Good news, though. You can stop the zit from growing and just by applying ice on it. This will actually constrict the blood vessels in the zit and make it smaller and less noticeable. Toothpaste Another effective pimple remover is toothpaste. To quickly...

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The Benefits of Vegan Make-Up

If you have finally made the switch from regular make-up to vegan make-up, congratulations! You are doing yourself, and nature, a great service. This is because vegan make-up does not contain any ingredients that have dead animal byproducts. Vegan make-up is cruelty-free make-up. So there’s no guilt or shame using it because no animals were harmed or tested on. They are 100% natural and safe on skin. Not only does vegan make-up protect your skin from harsh or strong substances, it...

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When Should You Throw Away Your Make-Up?

Make-up usually don’t have expiration dates printed on them because they have pretty long shelf lives. They can actually last for years. But even the most long-lasting kind of make-up won’t stand a chance if you don’t use or store them properly. How do you know when to throw away make-up? And how do you make them last longer? If it starts to irritate your skin, or if it smells bad, or if it looks weird, or if it starts to...

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