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This is my "debrief" tutorial on my Shadow of the Week--Halloween collections from Pumpkin & Poppy, Glamour Doll Eyes, & Fyrinnae. This week I challenged myself to reach for colors outside my comfort zone....

The Shadow of the Week is my version of Face of the Week or Shop My Stash or Makeup Bag of the Week. (Here's the video that shows the original plan:    • Shadow of the Week: Celebrate Halloween! (...   ) Basically, I choose a shadow to play with through the whole week, and then I make a tutorial showing my favorite look. In this case, I took a "theme" rather than an individual shadow.

I'm also finishing up product with toxins and replacing them with natural & organic options. The look in this video is 100% paraben-free & phenoxyethanol-free.

A word about me: I'm in my 50s, and I work at a research university by day. I play "makeup professor" as a hobby. I am not an expert; I'm a cosmetic user, a customer. These reviews express my reasoned opinions, based on my personal criteria and preferences. I respect that others will have different criteria and different preferences. Life isn't uniform or simple, but in its diversity and complexities, it's beautiful.

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My New Year's Resolution was to use products that (a) are relatively healthy, (b) have anti-aging ingredients if possible, and (c) are paraben-free. It's been a work in progress & a learning experience. In the last few weeks, I've been diving into the issues surrounding cosmetics and animal testing.

Currently, I'm focusing on what I think of as "faux parabens," those products that have been used in lieu of parabens. It turns out that ingredients like phenoxylethanol are no better than parabens; they are arguably even worse. At best, phenoxyethanol is an antibacterial preservative that might cause irritation of skin and lungs. At worst, it could impact internal organs and is a potential neurotoxin. Some believe that its current levels of use in cosmetics are safe. Others argue either that no level of toxins is acceptable or that phenoxyethanol is in too many products that we use everyday.

Who is "right"? I'm not sure, but have chosen to err on the side of caution, limiting the number of products that contain phenoxyethanol and limiting the frequency with which I use them. My strong preference is for cosmetics that are Paraben-free AND Phenoxyethanol-free. It's been pretty easy to go paraben-free; there are so many paraben-free products available now! It is very difficult to go phenoxyethanol-free. At the moment, I'm going for the more modest goal of limiting the number of products with phenoxyethanol that I use. I do not use phenoxyethanol products around the mouth area.

My video on phenoxyethanol:    • Ocean Dreams Makeup Tutorial & a cautionar...  

Primer: Youthful Trends Caffeinated Makeup Primer
Foundation: None
Concealer: Tarte The Eraser, All Natural Face Vegan Foundation in Olive Pale mixed with Shea Terra Argan & Green Coffee Eye Serum
Brows: 100% Pure Cocoa Plum
Contour: TheBalm Betty-Lou Manizer
Blush: Combo of Bare Minerals shades
Cheek Highlight: Pumpkin and Poppy Lady of Light
Eyelid Primer: All Natural Face Vegan
Eye crease: Glamour Doll Eyes Gruesome & Pumpkin and Poppy Garden of Magic
Eyelid: Glamour Doll Eyes Corpselike
Eye Highlight: Fusion of Color Awake
Eyeliner: 100%Pure Gel Liner
Under eye liner: Pumpkin and Poppy Garden of Magic & Fyrinnae Sleepy Hollow
Mascara: 100% Pure Blackberry
Lip Color: 100%Pure Fig