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September 2018

Green Beauty

A Complete Guide + Full Review of Fitglow Beauty

September 27, 2018

*Fitglow Beauty has graciously offered 15% off their entire website with

Discount Code: BLOOM15 used at check out.*

 

If you’re into green beauty at all, chances are you’ve been hearing about Fitglow Beauty. And, if you’ve been following my blog over the last few years, you know that this is one of my favourite brands on the block. My “deserted island choice” as they have everything ranging from high quality skincare to completely natural makeup (that doubles as skincare as its formulated with ingredients that IMPROVE your skin as you wear them rather than clog up your pores and wreak havoc on your system). I have tried a good majority of the Fitglow Beauty Line, and I’m always being asked questions about their products so I figured I would put together a guide encompassing all of the products I’ve tried. I’ll also link to some of my past reviews with swatches on specific products from their line for more information.

* This post includes some affiliate links. This means that any product purchased from my links will generate a small commission (At no extra cost to you). As always, I will only recommend brands that have passed my seal of approval and that I truly love.. these commissions help to cover Bloom + Clementine’s fees so that this website can stay alive and I can continue sharing my green beauty passion with you all. Thank you for supporting my little green space on the internet. *

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Baby & Motherhood Health & Wellness

Natural Methods to Relieve Nausea during Pregnancy: My experience supported by evidence based studies

September 9, 2018

This is my second time around the block when it comes to pregnancy and BOTH my babies have come with incredible nausea lasting longer than the typical 12 week window. This time around was more intense, possibly due to the fact that I already have a very energetic tiny human to look after 24/7.. but the nausea hit me hard as it was around the clock.. all day, everyday, for 4.5 months. My last pregnancy I had moments in the day where the nausea would subside and while it lasted well into my 5th month, the breaks in the day where I felt normal again made it a little easier. The nausea has mostly subsided at this time in my pregnancy but I do experience days here and there up until delivery with the same pesky side effect. Any woman who has experienced this unpleasant bout of sickness knows how badly it can affect your day to day. It also leaves you feeling defeated and many times during my current pregnancy I felt it was impeding on my ability to keep up with caring for my three year old. Luckily, my little one was old enough to understand why Mom couldn’t walk to the park on certain days, or why I had to lay down while she played alongside me for the afternoon. Needless to say, I needed some relief. Between the two pregnancies I have found a small handful of remedies that worked for me. I was also able to back these up with studies which I’ve linked to below. If you’re struggling with nausea during your pregnancy, hopefully some of these tips will help you take the edge off.

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Green Beauty

MUN Skincare Complete Review + Guide

September 6, 2018

MUN Skincare has been one of my most trusted skincare brands and one I never hesitate to recommend when anyone asks me for my favourites. They use incredibly powerful, well sourced, and well researched ingredients in their product development that work to heal and improve the appearance as well as function of the skin. MUN really takes their time at developing new products and have never rushed this process as they truly look into every aspect of formulation before sending something out on the shelves. This has created one of the most well rounded green beauty brands around and one that I would (and do) use EVERY product out of. I truly can’t say that about every brand I’ve tried, many have their rock star products but few hit it out of the park with every single one like MUN does. So when I received their new moisturizer meant to protect your skin from environmental stress and pollutants while delivering deep hydration by improving the barrier function of your skin.. I knew I was in for a treat.

* This post includes some affiliate links. This means that any product purchased from my links will generate a small commission (At no extra cost to you). As always, I will only recommend brands that have passed my seal of approval and that I truly love.. these commissions help to cover Bloom + Clementine’s fees so that this website can stay alive and I can continue sharing my green beauty passion with you all. Thank you for supporting my little green space on the internet. *

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Green Beauty

THIS popular skincare tool destroyed my skin years ago, but I FINALLY found an alternative that I love (Giveaway inside)

September 6, 2018

Photo credit: Holistic Beauties

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GIVEAWAY

WIN my favourite skincare tool (a $99 VALUE) 

CLICK HERE to Enter

* Bonus, the first 300 entries get a FREE scrubby buddy (just pay the shipping) *

Contest runs September 6/18-September 10/18

 

I remember vividly about 7 years ago I was in desperation mode to cure the cystic breakouts I was experiencing with my skin.  This was pre-organic skincare years and I travelled every possible road to try and find the perfect solution. One of my biggest investments (and biggest regrets) was when I purchased a Clarisonic facial brush from Sephora years ago. I thought this would help me get deeper into the pores, scrub out debris and leave me with glowing perfect skin like the models they had shown in their ads. This was SO far from the truth.. in fact, it did the complete opposite and left my skin worse off than it already was. My skin got angry, red, broke out even more (which at that point I didn’t know was possible). Not to mention, the Clarisonic left a huge dent in my wallet.

* This post includes some affiliate links. This means that any product purchased from my links will generate a small commission (At no extra cost to you). As always, I will only recommend brands that have passed my seal of approval and that I truly love.. these commissions help to cover Bloom + Clementine’s fees so that this website can stay alive and I can continue sharing my green beauty passion with you all. Thank you for supporting my little green space on the internet. *

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