Pink sent us a snapshot of her medicine cabinet, which contains a streamlined collection of products. She prefers mineral makeup, and loves Jane Iredale PurePressed Eye Shadow Triple Azure. Her other favorite mineral line is called MSCHIC (the wooden block in the photo). She first discovered it at The Detox Market in Venice, Calif., where her preferred skin care line, Odacite, is also available. (Pink uses the Gentle Rejuvenating Cleanser and Beautiful Day Moisturizer and raves about the company's founder, Valerie Grandury.) "Teas are part of my beauty ritual too," says Pink. "I drink Yogi Green Tea Muscle Recovery to relieve sore muscles after exercise -- and I love the fortunes that surprise me on each tea bag."
From her own line, Pink is currently wearing SpaRitual Nail Lacquer in Clay -- it's from the upcoming summer color collection. The lip gloss in the photo is also by SpaRitual but won't be out until the holiday season. ("It's a secret lab sample!" says Pink.) And finally, there's SpaRitual Handprint Hydrating Hand Salve, $18, and SpaRitual Handprint Hand Serum, $38 -- because after all, where would a nail expert be without great-looking hands?
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Suki Kramer, founder of Suki
When she created Suki in 2002, Suki Kramer didn't start in her kitchen or garden like so many other natural beauty entrepreneurs. The first thing she did was build a lab. "I believe in thorough research and blending natural ingredients with technology," says Kramer. Not only are her products 100 percent synthetic free, they've also been clinically tested against some of the biggest brands in the industry -- and outperformed the competition.
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Her vanity
Naturally, Kramer stocks her bathroom with Suki. "I keep my skin care products in the drawers, sideways, and I try to keep them organized by use," she says. She uses the Suki Exfoliate Foaming Cleanser, $32.95, alternating with Suki Creamy Foaming Cleanser, $32.95. Her other must-haves include Suki Toner, Moisturizer, and Cleansing Clay.
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Her makeup bag
Kramer's makeup bag contains Glide Floss and Crest Wisps. "I always like to brush my teeth after eating, and these are super convenient," she says. "I also have all my makeup, which -- since I get my brows and lashes dyed -- consists of just a few products." She carries an Anastasia Cosmetics Brow pencil for touchups, as well as Tarina Tarantino eyeliner and highlighter. "It makes me look like I actually slept the night before!" she says. She also loves Logona Double Sided Lip Pencil, Herban Essentials Towelettes, Boom by Cindy Joseph Multi-purpose Stick and, of course, Suki Lip Repair Butter, $10.95.
Whenever I use the bathroom at someone else's house, I can't help but look inside their medicine cabinet and take stock of the beauty products they use. It says so much about someone, doesn�t it? I realize it may not be the most polite behavior, but I have my beauty editor job as an excuse -- it's research!
So when I set out to ask five of the top natural experts in the beauty business for pictures of their makeup bags and medicine cabinets, I was thrilled to be indulging my (admittedly rude) voyeuristic tendencies. And thankfully, they were more than happy to oblige. They each sent a photograph -- which they took themselves -- giving us a glimpse inside their personal beauty stashes.
While I'm curious about the products just about anyone uses, these experts are particularly fascinating. Each one is the founder of her own natural beauty line, and they all have a holistic, ecologically-friendly approach to beauty.
If you've ever wondered which natural products to try, who better to look to than the creators of natural lines? Of course they all use their own products first and foremost, but there are plenty of other brands highlighted here as well -- and that's the part that's really interesting. It's like finding out which toothpaste a dentist uses at home -- rather than the freebie products he or she stocks in the office. It's personal and honest -- and I didn't even have to sneak inside their bathrooms to get the information.
