Why a Multi-tasking Beauty Balm Should be Part of Your Beauty Routine

Carat & Roses October 24, 2015

A multitasking beauty balm is a staple as part of our beauty routine. Full of restorative and balancing nutrients and ingredients that provide soothing benefits, hydrating properties that provide the perfect healing glow and minimal go-to that will take you from backstage fashion week to your weekly ballet class or fitness session, heal cracked heels and dry lips, hydrate dry cuticles and elbows, dab onto eyelids, brows, cheekbones and cupid's bow to give you the perfect in-flight beauty look or off duty glow. Try one of our faves with natural and organic ingredients that will keep you toxin free and give you healthy skin on-the-go.

1. Aerin Beauty Rose Balm

We love a great floral-based beauty product and with the extract of 350 rose petals in each pot that deeply soothes and moisturizes, this Rose Balm by Aerin is the perfect take anywhere, do anything go-to beauty balm for your beauty bag.

Go-to product: Aerin Beauty Rose Balm, 58$

Sun Travel Natural Beauty Essentials for Your Makeup Bag

Carat & Roses June 2, 2015

Sun season is here! With travel days full of airports, museums, el fresco dining, beach side stays, these natural beauty travel faves are a must no matter where your summer adventures take you. Whether your walking the Champs d'Elysse, taking in the Santorini views or exploring Panama City, our beauty essentials will take you from beach to street throughout your summer travels.

Josie Maran Bear Naked Wipes

Wipe the day and make up from your face or refresh on the go while giving back to the Polar bear race.

Go-to product: Josie Maran Wipes, 15$

Côte 5-free Nail Color

Always us a toxin free nail color for healthy glowing beach ready nails.

Go-to product: Côte 5-free Nail Colors, 16$

Bandaid Friction Block Stick

Travel status or breaking in new shoes usually means lots of walking beach side, museum tours, exploring and between airport gates.

Band aid friction block helps protect against blisters especially in new shoes and decidedly while walking the city of your next destination and the perfect excuse to break in those new shoes.

Go-to product: Bandaid Friction Block Stick, 5$

Le Labo Travel Set

Travel worthy bath products in the signature Le Labo fragrances are delicately scented with a distinctive scent and are the perfect packable travel size.

Go-to products: Le Labo Travel Set Rose 31, 90$

John Masters Organics Sea Salt Mist with Lavender

Perfect beach side boho waves are a sea salt lavender spray away with this Lavender scented mist.

Go-to product: John Masters Organics Sea Salt Mist with Lavender, 5$-16$

Leonor Greyl Mousse au Lotus Volumatrice - Volume Mousse

Wet look ponys, buns and sleeked back hair are the perfect day to night look with volume mousse.

Go-to product: Leonor Greyl Mousse au Lotus Volumatrice, 46$

RMS Beauty Raw Coconut Cream

RMS Beauty raw coconut cream will remove even the most stubborn waterproof mascara and the perfect cuticle treatment by the pool.

Go-to product: RMS Beauty Raw Coconut Cream, 18$

One Truffle Clarity Pouch

Keep it all together in a clear easy to carry Oprah approved pouch to make finding your beach beauty faves a cinch.

Go-to product: One Truffle Clarity Pouches, 32$-72$

Aerin Large Gold Comb

Comb through sea knoted strands into sleek tamed styles with a chic travel worthy comb.

Go-to product: Aerin Large Gold Comb, 40$

Leonor Greyl Huile Secret de Beauty - Organic Oil for Hair and Skin

Never travel without the do everything multitasking beauty oil from moisturizer to pre-shampoo hair treatments and quick air bound foot spa ( a quick slip into cashmere socks on the plane ought to restore the wariest of feet) your beach beauty routine will thank you.

Go-to product: Leonor Greyl Huile Secret de Beaute, 66$

Chanel LES BEIGES SPF 15

Quick travel makeup includes the perfectly undone makeup look with a quick dab of moisturizer and swipe of this illuminating powder for a day to night look made for exploring museums and el fresco dining.

Go-to product: Chanel LES BEIGES, 58$

Show Beauty Pure Treatment Oil

Take your beach hair out for a night out while repairing hair ends and not to mention a decadent light scent your hair will thank you for.

Go-to product: Show Beauty Pure Treatment Oil, 78$

Foreo Mini Electric Issa Brush

After tasting every sharing plate, selected desserts and wine pairings this BPA-free silicon toothbrush with a USB chargable cord will be the perfect travel companion for the foodie inspired traveler.

Go-to product: Foreo Mini Electric Issa Brush, 119$

Chanel LE WEEKEND

Give your travel beauty look a break with this infused rose water weekend beauty treatment to renew and hydrate travel weary skin for a luminous glow.

Go-to product: Chanel LE WEEKEND, 115$

Josie Maran Argan Moisturizer SPF 47

Sheer daily moisturizer is the perfect base for your travel beauty look or beach side hydration.

Go-to product: Josie Maran Argan Moisturizer SPF 47,18$-67$

Aerin Rose Balm

Take this multitasking beauty balm on the go to hydrate lips, deepen brows or repair dry skin.

Go-to product: Aerin Rose Balm, 58$

Le Labo Solid Perfume

Add a light travel worthy scent to your makeup bag in a cool easy to travel refillable case that is also sustainable and gentle on the environment.

Go-to product: Le Labo Solid Perfume Rose 31, 85$

Diptyque The Art of Face Care Travel Set

Keep your face hydrated from airplane to beach days with this facial mist perfect for refreshing during your travel days.

Go-to product: Diptyque The Art of Face Care Travel Set, 75$

Show Beauty Dry Shampoo

Give your next day hair the beauty treatment with Show Beauty dry shampoo that absorbs oil and adds volume.

Go-to product: Show Beauty Dry Shampoo, 47$

Honest Floride-free Natural Toothpaste

Natural beauty means your toothpaste too! Mouth cleansing natural toothpaste that promotes healthy gums and teeth in a fresh mint flavor.

Go-to product: Honest Floride-free Natural Toothpaste, 3.95$-5.95$

Butter London 2-in-1 Scrubbers Nail Prep & Remover Pads

Easily remove nail polish from 10 nails for a quick change nail sesh with these multitasking individual wipes, perfect for your travel bag.

Go-to product: Butter London 2-in1 Scrubbers Nail Prep & Remover Pads, 10$

Eve Lom Cleanser

Deep cleanse, exfoliate and soften sun-kissed skin with this Vogue approved travel cleanser.

Go-to product: Eve Lom Cleanser, 50$-135$

Coola Sport Continuous Spray SPF 30 - SPF 50

Protect skin with this recyclable, cruelty-free organic sunscreen in unscented and scented varieties to take in the sun without harmful UV rays while you hydrate, repair and nourish skin.

Go-to product: Coola Sport Continuous Spray, 32$-36$

Leaves of Trees Deodorant

Stay fresh throughout your travels with this bright fresh scent deodorant.

Go-to product: Leaves of Trees Deodorant, 15$

French Girl Beauty: 3 Beauty products to Master a French Girl's Effortless Je Ne Sais Quoi

Carat & Roses May 6, 2015

French girl beauty is about working with what you have and not being more than who you are. A bare face and bold lip is the perfect french girl je ne sais quoi. Along with the perfect skin care routine, try this easy beauty look to bring out all your best effortlessly.

1. Moisturize

French girls are known for their love of minimal makeup, the perfect hair cut and everything in moderation. Start with a clean face and moisturize face and neck with a moisturizer containing an SPF.

Go-to product: Josie Maran Argan Daily Moisturizer, 14$-54$

2. Eyebrows

Strong eyebrows and bare lashes are a French girl signature. Dab brows with a balm to enhance their look without over-powering your face. Use a multitasking balm and add highlight to your face with a sheer loose powder like Chanel Les Beiges to the cupid's bow at the top of your lip and to highlight cheeks.

Go-to product: Aerin Beauty Rose Balm, 58$

3. Red Lip

A French girl know a red lip is a beauty must. Bright for day to deep rouge matte for night. A bare face and bold lip is the perfect touch to the French girl beauty look and sometimes using your finger is just the thing.

Go-to product: Bite Beauty Rouge Creme Lipstick, 28$

Winter Skin Rescue: The Beauty Range You Need to be Using

Carat & Roses January 21, 2015

Winter can really take a tole on your skin. Save it with hydrating beauty oils, creams and balms that will help skin retain moisture and leave your skin feeling soft and smooth through the winter months.

1. RODIN olio lusso

If your looking for a high quality product with a gorgeous scent, try the RODIN olio lusso range of beauty products that leave a delicate scent on your skin and the perfect way to hydrate after a shower or bath and a great way to save cuticles, dry skin or in a beauty mask. A little heavy on the face? Try hydrating with rose water like S. W. Basics Rose Water Toner. For an all over treatment, mix your RODIN beauty oil with an unscented lotion for a deeper hydrating affect (we love a good natural brand like John Masters Organics Bare Unscented Body Lotion) that will keep skin moisturized all through the winter months.

Go-To Product: RODIN olio lusso, 30$-118$

Beauty Trend Alert: 5 Steps to the Perfect Scrunchies Throwback Hair

Carat & Roses October 25, 2014

It's the 80's/90's throwback Carrie Bradshaw would never see coming. From runways to celebrities and fashion bloggers, this throwback is making its what from high fashion runway to street style fashion. Style with 5 easy to follow steps, you'll be sporting this 90's inspired trend with modern inspired prints and styles.

1. Texture

Build thickness and add texture to hair by apply a volumizing moose to hair for added volume and easy styling.

Go-to product: Alterna Bamboo Volume Whipped Mouse, 22$

2. Back Comb

With a wide tooth comb, gently back comb hair into a high ponytail so hair is smooth and relaxed not pulled tight. Use small thin elastics to anchor hair style.

Go-to product: Aerin Large Gold Comb, 40$

3. Dry Shampoo

Lift roots and refresh hair between washes with a dry shampoo that provides volumizing texture to boost your scrunchie style. A dry shampoo will help maintain an alluring finish that will leave hair looking and feeling fresh all day and volumized perfect for day to night styles. Spray bobby pins before taming fly-aways for better hold.

Go-to product: SHOW Beauty Dry Shampoo, 50$

4. Scrunchie

Scrunchies are easy on your strands and quick to add to any style from a classic pony, topknot, bun, half-up styles or add to the end of a braided styles from sleek, chic or tousled and effortless on-the-go update to your favorite styles.

Go-to product: American Apparel Shiny Scrunchie, 6$

5. Hair Oil

Add a leave-in hair oil to the ends of your hair either on wet or dry hair and great for smoothing and taming fly-aways and giving moisture to prevent split-ends.

Go-to product: Show Beauty Pure Treatment Oil, 78$

Beauty Hacks: 6 Easy to Follow Beauty Tricks You Have to Try

Carat & Roses October 24, 2014

From multitasking hair, beauty and skin products, these are our favorite go-to beauty tricks that will have you looking glamorous on the go while also providing quick nourishing, protective and healing comfort throughout your day!

1. Use a Dry Shampoo to Repair Hair Fails

Spray at roots of unwashed hair when your out of time, after the gym or while travelling to refresh your hair between washes. Give curls a beachy loose look with an all over spray keeping them from clumping together, lift volume at roots, lock in a back comb, prevents bangs from sticking to your forehead, conceal dark roots in blonde hair and add texturing grip to bobby pins.

Go-to product: SHOW Beauty Dry Shampoo, 47$

2. Remove Makeup with Coconut Oil

Remove stubborn makeup including mascara. Try it as a facial cleanser or moisturizer. Its the perfect go-to product for all skin types including, sensitive and blemish prone skin and has multitasking properties that nourishes nails, hair, lashes and skin while also providing soothing comfort to sunburned skin.

Go-to product: RMS Beauty Raw Coconut Treatment, 18$ - 42$

3. Blend a Fragrance with Lotion

Try a few drops of your favorite fragrance mixed into a scent free lotion or body butter for an all over moisturizing scent that will leave you smelling fresh and feeling smooth throughout the day. Re-apply sparingly and use a gentle fragrance for a clean and subtle lingering all over scent.

Go-to product: Le Labo ROSE 31, 240$

4. Apply a Beauty Oil before a Shower

Enjoy the moisturizing benefits of a beauty oil that will leave your skin soft and hydrated all through the winter months. Use a generous amount, warm in your hands before gently rubbing into skin. Use a facial oil on your face and shower. Add some to the ends of your hair to tame frizz and keep hair healthy. Immediately follow your shower with a healthy organic moisturizer or your same beauty oil.

Go-to product: RODIN olio lusso Body Oil, 130$

5. Use a Sleep Mask to Fall Asleep

Get a good nights sleep by using an eye mask to seal out the light which helps to induce a restful and relaxing sleep by causing the production of Melatonin, the sleep chemical. Try the addition of a natural sleep remedy such as This Works Deep Sleep Pillow Spray for the perfect way to fall quickly to sleep and enjoy the overnight beauty benefits of a full nights rest.

Go-to product: This Works Deep Sleep Pillow Spray, 29$

6. Protect Heels with a Band-Aid Stick

Walk a mile in your heels comfortably with the Band-Aid Friction Block. Apply to the back of heels, top of toes and side of your feet before you wear your shoes for blister and pain-free all day comfort your feet will thank you for. And we do mean ALL DAY. Be sure to let the product dry a bit to keep fee from feeling slick in your shoes.

Go-to product: Band-Aid Friction Block, 5$

Beauty Oil: 8 Ways to Use Multi-tasking Hair & Body Beauty Oils

Carat & Roses August 4, 2014

From the perfect beach companion to calming baths, beauty oils are storming the industry and are cementing their place in our makeup bags for good. Use these multi-tasking oils in a variety of gentle refreshing scents for healthy glowing skin, lustrous hair or beauty repair treatments. Massage it into hair ends before hitting the beach, smooth over skin or sooth sun burned skin and feet while sealing them into cashmere socks especially on a flight or while traveling or try them as a sleep treatment to help you fall gently to sleep.

1. Face Oil

Apply hydrating face oils morning and night and try an oil based non-greasy, non-drying cleanser and makeup remover like Josie Maran Argan Cleansing Oil (15$ - 40$) to remove make up but avoid using these if you use false eyelashes as this could disturb the glue. Take them on the go and while traveling to keep skin hydrated and healthy as you take on the day.

Go-to product: Rodin olio lusso Face Oil, 150$

2. Body Oil

Immediately after showering or bathing, apply a few drops of this shimmering body oil to damp skin to lock in moisture. Reapply as needed throughout the day on dry skin that will leave you with a gentle all-over glow. You can also use body oils to create slip during a massage, or as part of a moisturizing, relaxing bath soak or to sooth dry skin on hands or elbows.

Go-to product: Olie Biologique Organic 23K Gold Argan Oil, 15$ - 82$

3. Beauty Rescue Oils

Rescue dry skin, cuticles and dry heels, with this natural multitasking beauty oil with a gentle refreshing scent. Apply a cuticle oil or all-purpose body oil to nails pre-manicure to soften the cuticles and reapply more oil to hydrate as needed. It protects and restores skin quality, beautifies and strengthens hair all year. It quickly absorbs, leaving hair silky and shiny, while skin is soft and delicate. Sooth dry heels while sealing them into cashmere socks for overnight success.

Go-to product: Leonor Greyl Huile Secret de Beauté, 17$ -75$

4. Coconut Oil

Coconut oil, we love an organic version, is good for overall immunity, reduces hypertension and helps keep proper cholesterol balance while also a great source of healthy saturated fats.

As a multitasking beauty oil, use it to seal moisture into your skin, remove even the most stubborn mascara and makeup, try it as a facial cleanser and skin moisturizer in home made scrubs, hair masks or beauty treatments with other organic ingredients and Ideal for all skin types including sensitive and acne-prone skin. It will help nourishes skin, hair and lashes. Helps sooth sunburns.

Go-to product: RMS Beauty Raw Coconut Treatment, 18$ - 42$

5. Hot Oil Treatment

Try this hot oil hair treatment in just one minute. Its gentle formula is infused with Argan Oil can reverse damage caused by heat and over-styling, leaving hair smoother, shinier, and healthier. In the shower, the oil warms itself up to the ideal temperature for penetrating strands to effectively seal in moisture. Apply one ampule to wet hair after cleansing and conditioning. The self-heating oil provides a gentle warming sensation as it penetrates deep into the hair cuticle, sealing in moisture and shine. Leave on for one to three minutes and rinse thoroughly. Use weekly or as often as needed.

Go-to product: Josie Maran Argan Hot Oil Self-Heating Hair Treatment, 20$ -45$

6. After-Sun Oil

Soothe skin after taking in the sun with a luxurious dry oil that provides nourishing moisture and lasting comfort to body, face, and hair. Perfect as a post-sun product, its glamorous texture is instantly absorbed, imparting a subtle, floral, and sun-kissed fragrance. Apply in the morning and evening to clean skin, over the entire body.

Go-to product: Caudalie Divine Oil, 10$ -52$

7. Sleep Treatment

This sleep beauty oil is a sumptuous non-greasy, easily absorbed into the skin to help you relax after with soothing and calming properties to encourage a peaceful slumber. Try it after your night-time bath or shower to help lull you to sleep, feel relaxed, hydrated and gently fragranced and also reduces the signs of ageing as well and promoting rested radiance.

**Suitable to use during pregnancy. Always consult with a physician before using new products during pregnancy.

Go-to product: This Works Deep Sleep Night Oil, 46$

8. Hair Treatment

Enriched with luster-building antioxidants and nutrients, this leave-in serum enhances elasticity and restores a lush, healthy appearance and strength. Try it on wet or dry hair and great for smoothing and taming fly-aways.

Go-to product: Show Beauty Pure Treatment Oil, 78$

While You Were Sleeping: Get Your Beauty Sleep With 10 Products to Try Overnight

Carat & Roses February 17, 2014

Get your beauty rest and pamper yourself with these night time beauty and sleep treatments that will not only help you have a great nights sleep but will leave you waking up gorgeous and refreshed in the morning all while you were sleeping!

1. May Lindstrom The Youth Dew

Try this hydrating facial serum at night for a petal soft complexion that transforms skin with a power-packed bouquet of 20 ambitiously regenerating and indulgent plant and botanical oils infused with time-stopping CoEnzyme Q10.

May Lindstrom, 120$

2. Heaven Skincare Overnight Success

Softening oils of sandalwood leave your skin feeling like velvet in the morning and rose oil has anti-aging properties that plump up fine lines and wrinkles. Your skin will feel dewy and looking radiant. Find overnight success with reduced puffiness and damage repair within the skin.

Heaven Skincare, 74$

3. Julep Oxygen Nail Treatment

Try this complete nail tint at night that helps give you healthy nails while creating a flawless look. It is formulated with advanced oxygen technology that allows nails to breathe perfect for overnight protection that strengthens and conditions nails, while plant stem cell complex provides anti-aging benefits for your complete nail health.

Julep available from Sephora, 18$

4. Bite Beauty Agave Lip Mask

This soothing, leave-on lip mask replenishes moisture in lips with an innovative, natural formula smooths, nourishes, and moisturizes lips with a bio-active blend of organic agave nectar, jojoba oil, vanilla extract. Use at bedtime for soft, hydrated lips overnight.

Bite Beauty available from Sephora, 26$

5. Chantecaille Gold Energizing Eye Recovery Mask

Sleep easy with this soothing all natural Seaweed based eye mask infused in a concentrated, anti-aging Gold serum. Reduce puffiness and dark circles instantly and long term with 24k Gold that protects and delivers anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial and anti-aging benefits.

Chantecaille available from Nordstrom, 195$

6. Holmes Ultrasonic Cube Humidifier

Keep your night time air hydrated while you sleep to help maintain moisture in your skin with this sleep humidifier. Easy to take on the go or in small spaces with no need to replace filters & will run quietly overnight on a low setting.

Holmes available from Target, 29.99$

7. Giovanni Nutrafix Hair Reconstructor

To help repair hair try this reconstructor that rebuilds hair from the cuticle layer, replacing missing nutrients and adding proteins for strength. Use at night for best results that will help boost chemically dependent hair, re-energizes and helps restore moisture and enhance volume to hair.

Giovanni Cosmetics, 7.95$

8. Triad Pads

Tone and refresh at night with these Cranberry Toner cotton pads which help cleanse, tone and hydrate, infusing skin with protective antioxidants to leave it glowing and refreshed. Ideal for travel, office, handbag and the perfect night time routine that help to protect and clarify skin.

Arcona, 32$

9. Zoe Organics Breathe Balm

Soothe night time coughs and breath easy with this 100% natural balm. With organic essential oils of eucalyptus, tea tree, lavender and cedar, this natural remedy will help provide overnight relief from cold and flu symptoms.

Zoe Organics available from Eco Diva Beauty, 13$

10. This Works Deep Sleep Products

Get a deep, restful nights sleep naturally with This Works Deep Sleep products. From pillow sprays to shower gels and relaxing oils and creams, your sure to get an excellent nights sleep and sleep better faster.

This Works available from Black Caviar, 29$ - 87$

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Get the Look: Runway Inspired Holiday Party Beauty Trends to Follow

Carat & Roses December 20, 2013

Whether your heading to a holiday party or ringing in the new year, we've got runway inspired holiday party beauty to follow, a party perfect golden glow that will leave you with joyful holiday cheer well into the new year!