It's not easy to find a vegan and organic lipstick. If you do find one it's not always that great. I've decided to share with you my two favourite organic vegan lipstick brands. 

Because let's be honest now. Looking gorgeous with a killer lipstick that is completely cruelty free and not hurting the environment, you can't get any cooler than that. 

My first lipstick is from LippyGirl. 

LippyGirl's lipsticks are made with organic and wild crafted, natural oils and waxes and only natural mineral pigments. 

They are:

- 100% vegan

- Bee free 

- Gluten free

- Chemical free

LippyGirl represents the message "Makeup not madness" which I must agree with. I think testing on animal and using toxins in our makeup is complete madness. 

I have the LippyGirl shade "ski bunny" which is a soft nude pink colour. It's a beautiful shade lipstick and perfect when you want natural looking lips. It gives a nice shimmer to your lips. I understand why it's called ski bunny because it would look beautiful when you're in the snow and the white light reflects that gorgeous light pink. 

It is a creamy and soft lipstick so be careful when applying so it won't break. 

LippyGirl's lipsticks are £12.50 each and I think is a good value for a organic and vegan lipstick. 

My other lipstick is from ZAO makeup. 

ZAO has developed 100% natural formulas enriched with active organic ingredients to enhance your skin's natural beauty. ZAO is free from all toxic ingredients including parabens, instead using micronised silver as a preservative. 

ZAO is using bamboo for the packaging. It gives it a beautiful natural look. Bamboo is known for it's speedy growth so great for sustainability. Most of the packaging is also refillable. 

The lipstick I have from ZAO is in the shade "Dark red". It's such a gorgeous red. It's long lasting and it feels like velvet on your lips when you apply. It makes you want to reapply constantly. Lucky the refill lipstick it's a lot cheaper than with the case. 

ZAO lipstick for the first time is £15.50 but refill is £9.95 which I think is great affordable makeup. 

LippyGirl and Zao proves that chemicals, animal additives and testing are not required and are completely unnecessary to get top quality makeup. 

Things that makes me happy - Autumn edition

I have so many things that makes me happy but here is 10 things that makes me happy in Autumn.

1) Leaves 

I love autumn mainly for the leaves that changing colours. It's so beautiful and then they fall to the ground. That's when the fun begins. I love kicking around in leaves. I love the sound walking through leaves and  jumping in big piles. Yes, I know I'm not a child. But who can resist a pile of leaves.

 2) Jumpers/Cardigans

Autumn is my favourite season for clothes. Because it's time for big jumpers and cardigans. I love wrapping up in layers and getting cozy in my big jumpers.

     Me as Poison Ivy last year

3) Halloween

I love dressing up so Halloween is the ultimate excuse. I also love everything that comes with it. The decorations and all the pumpkins. It's not always all about being scary. Just an awesome costume will do. 

4) Cold sunny days

I love the crisp autumn air. When it's sunny but really cold. Those are the most beautiful days. 

5) Birthdays

It's both mine and my husbands birthdays is the autumn, so plenty of fun. I love birthdays and I love giving presents. When I was younger my biggest wish was always to have snow for my birthday which most of the time came true. But that was north of Sweden. In London I can forget about snow in November. 

6) Knitting

As I love big jumpers and scarf I also love knitting. Unfortunately so far I've only managed to knit a baby jumper. I'm yet to knit a jumper for myself. autumn is perfect time for knitting and to get those Christmas presents ready. 

7) Tea 

I love tea. In autumn I love it even more. perfect to cuddle up on the sofa in my big cardigan with my giant tea mug and my knitting. 

8) Cinnamon buns

On 4th October it's cinnamon bun day. So of course autumn is made for cinnamon buns. You can't be a true swede without cinnamon buns or kanelbulle as we say it. Autumn is also a great time to hibernate and make lots of baking. 

9) Baths

I love taking a nice warm bath with a good book. It's so relaxing. There's so many great bath bombs that makes it even more fun. I also love making my own bath salts. 

10) Cinema

For some reasons all the good films comes out at this time of the year. So this is the time I got to the cinema a lot. I love just disappear in to the dark for a few hours watching a good film. 

That's the things I'm loving right now.

What do you love in the Autumn? 

Autumn Hairstyles Tutorial

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In this video I'm doing 3 easy hairstyles that are perfect for autumn. Especially when it's getting colder and you want to be able to wear a hat to keep warm and still have beautiful hair. 

1. Big bouncy curls with curling tongs

For this you'll need:

- curling tong or hair straighteners

2. Fishtail plait

For this you'll need:

- A small elastic band or hair bobble

3. High ponytail - perfect with a headband

For this you'll need;

-A small elastic band 

- 1 bobby pin 

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Why my holiday reminded me of why I choose organic and fair trade

As you may know, I recently went on holiday to Thailand and Cambodia. An amazing trip that I would love to do again. It was a great trip to relax and discover new things. But also to reflect and think. 

Many of the things I saw inspired me and also reminded me of why I choose to choose 

• organic, 
• natural and 
• fair trade products

Here are some of the reasons

Seeing how exploited parts of Thailand is. 

Thailand is becoming more and more westernised. You see all the big brands everywhere. There's rubbish everywhere. You can see that many tourists have no respect to the beautiful nature that is Thailand. It reminds me of the damage many multinational companies do. Therefore I like to avoid them as much as possible. 

Making the right choices

I was so happy to choose a hotel that making the most of staying true to nature and being as eco friendly as possible. Tubkaak boutique resort has tried their hardest to not spoil the nature around and in the hotel. The reason why it felt like being in a jungle. All the materials they used are as natural as possible. Even food was local produced and I was able to have organic wine.

Local produced food

Having local produced food and how yummy it is. The fruit is beyond delicious. Mainly because it doesn't have to be picked long before ready and being transported around the world. It's picked when ready and it taste so good. And even the food is all local ingredients to what grows in Thailand. It makes such a difference and reminds me to pick local produced and in season ingredients.

Simple life of the villagers in Cambodia

I often forget how spoilt and lucky I am. I have so much. Sometimes we need to travel to be reminded of these things. In Cambodia we visited a few small villages. Firstly a floating village. They build their houses on water and the water is their life. They make their living out of fishing. They live simple lives but they didn't seem to lack anything. It was humbling experience. We chose the urban adventures tour guides because they make sure some of the money they make goes to the villages. Our guide make sure he buys something from the villagers everytime he comes there. A great example to support the small independent businesses at home. 

Looking after your community

Another village we visited was a self help community. Here they help people who are less fortunate either been homeless or have disabilities. They help them to learn how to look after themselves. How to grow things and they have a market where they sell stuff. Teaching me how to care for and help my local community. 

I can live out of a suitcase

Again I don't actually need that much stuff. My house is full of stuff and many of those things I really don't need. Living out of a suitcase teaches me to be more minimalistic. 

Everywhere I go I can see the damage we do to our planet. I want to make as many conscious decisions as possible in making the world a little better. So it's great to be able to choose food, clothes, beauty products and many other things that can help and support independent and local people that all working to make their difference.