GreenUnion goes handmade with Etsy

Photo by Esther Ling

Yesterday we were delighted to help out over at Etsy's Handmade Wedding series when they were looking for someone to advise on natural beauty tips for eco chic brides and grooms planning a green wedding. The result - Handmade Weddings: Natural Grooming Tips from GreenUnion.

Check out the whole article on Etsy's blog - The Storque

Posted in Green Wedding Beauty, Hair & Makeup

Natural beauty

Its a rare thing to find a make up artist so dedicated to using the most natural cosmetics she can find for her eco chic wedding clients, but Laurie Saunders of Orglamic is doing just that. After years of working with big brand beauty companies, but already leading a fairly ethical lifestyle, she found her skin crying out for change on the run up to her own green wedding. The final leap came in a desperate attempt to improve her skin health in time for that all important day.

Now Laurie only uses organic products in her personal skincare regime which, she says "hasn’t just been good for my conscience, it’s worked wonders on my skin", but also in her work. Laurie is available to work nationwide because, as she rightly points out, there are few make up artists dedicated to using the most natural cosmetics for bridal work. But to compensate for the mileage involved she will offset all her carbon emissions by contributing to a tree planting scheme.

Laurie also offers other services like make up instruction for earth friendly brides wanting the confidence to apply their own makeup beautifully on the big day, a personal shopping service taking the hassle out of finding honest green products to suit the individual and a fabulous bespoke service producing 100% organic products tailored just for you.

Posted in Green Wedding Beauty, Hair & Makeup

Fresh year, fresh face

Happy New Year to you all and a warm welcome to our new subscribers. I'm guessing that you have just proposed, or accepted a proposal and starting your journey towards a gorgeous green wedding day full of eco chic ideas. Happy planning.

After all the excesses of the festive season, you may be wondering how to get back in shape. Here at GreenUnion HQ we believe that flawless eco-beauty radiates from the inside, out and its never too early to get your skin, body and hair into great condition for your wedding day. Eat a healthy balanced diet, drink plenty of water, get heaps of sleep and exercise and you'll soon recover from all that alcohol and sweet consumption of the last two weeks and be in perfect shape to tackle the next step in the planning process.

If you fancy giving your skin a big treat we can recommend you try Pai Skincare's range of pure, plant-based ingredients which have been carefully selected and blended to give your skin everything it needs and nothing it doesn’t. Pai products are chemical-free and hand-made from only the highest grade, certified organic ingredients.

Pai has been an instant hit with beauty editors and has been rated Number 1 organic skincare product by Grazia Magazine - beating the likes of Stella McCartney and Nude.

Never forget though, throughout the forthcoming months, to be true to yourself and your personal values.

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Naturally beautiful

In February I met a wonderful make up artist, Antonia Krieger of Elle Au Naturel whose team of extremely talented hair and make-up artists work across the UK and worldwide, but we couldn't feature her on GreenUnion and offer this beautiful service to eco chic brides and their wedding parties as she was not using products which were completely free of synthetics, talc, irritants and chemical nasties often found in commercial cosmetics.

All that is about to change as Antonia tells me that she has finally found an eco friendly beauty product that gives as good a result as her clients expect. She is now working with Australia's Earthy Essences whose naturally preserved mineral cosmetics formulated using the highest quality minerals and botanicals, are completely free of irritants, offer exceptionally high performance coverage, are lightweight and non-comedogenic.

The before and after pics of a client of Antonia's on her wedding day in August just prove the point.

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Organic Fortnight - Skincare

Take this Organic Fortnight opportunity and begin to radiate flawless beauty from the inside, out. As well as eating a healthy balanced diet of locally grown organic food, drinking plenty of water and get heaps of sleep and exercise, give your skin and hair a real treat. Its never too early to get your skin, body and hair into great condition for your wedding day.

Today we suggest some dedicated and committed skincare specialists to help you on your way.

Posted in Green Wedding Beauty, Hair & Makeup , Health & Wellbeing