Fellow Beauty Whore eFindings...

The very talented and beauty savvy, Alex, has stumbled across a site that every beauty whore should have bookmarked!

Here is the email that I received this morning from Ms. Alex Asher Sears:

"On the beauty front, I found myself on a website that I have to tell you about. Lately I've been trying to weed out some of the worst offenders in my makeup arsenal. The phthalates and parabens that are making us look good outside but not inside. Enter www.cosmeticsdatabase.com, from the environmental working group. They have analyzed over 20,000 products and given them 1 to 10 ratings for toxicity. I am thrilled when I see certain favorites in the mild zone (Smashbox primer is a mild 3 but Laura Mercier primer came up higher) but shocked when others fare far worse (Mustela cream, as in baby skincare, a 7!?!). And as far as mascara goes, I am going to try some of these paraben free ones but as a photographer I had finally found mascara that looked fabulous after three hours of shooting. This won't be pretty. Still, throwing out some of the crap and heading out looking for healthier alternatives is a great excuse to shop. And it makes things more interesting. I'm going to try Stella McCartney's new skincare line. I'll let you know. One last warning about the site, it's like picking at your skin in the mirror. You shouldn't do it because in the end you'll be miserable."

Yeah... already on the site...

Going to be breaking down the summer beauty and style do's and don'ts later on... so come back and check it out!