With summer in full swing why not freshen up your lip balm collection with Tokyo Milk's Bon Bon Lip Balm.  This line of lip balms, perfumes and soaps comes packaged in these adorable vintage-style pots and boxes.   Not only are they cute, but you'll discover little kissing tips & trivia inside the box.

With names like 'Iced Green Tea', 'Opera Mint' and "Honey Blossom', they are lightly scented and you need to use very little to achieve the smooth, glossy coverage that says summer so well.

Stop by Stella Bleu in South Surrey and check out their wide selected of scents and flavours.  While you are there, pick up a couple of the delightfully wrapped bars of soap. They make a perfect hostess gift. 

In our qwest to bring you the best the marketplace has to offer, we are always looking not only for great makeup, but great makeup tools.  Enter EcoTools.  This line of amazingly soft makeup brushes and tools is constructed with 100% bamboo handles (which has a very low impact on the earth due to Bamboo's high sustainability) and synthetic Taklon bristles which are 100% cruelty free.  Your morning makeup routine will be a breeze - and who doesn't need things to go more smoothly in the early a.m.  Priced very affordably from $2.99, these brushes are available at your local London Drugs www.londondrugs.com or check out the full line at http://www.parispresents.com/EcoTools_s/36.htm 

Natural beauty products are on the upswing as our environmental awareness rises. A very important consideration when buying beauty products is the concern for your own personal health. Just as you check the ingredient listing on the side of a can at the supermarket, you should also be checking the labels at the beauty counter. Think about it: your skin is the largest organ in your body. It’s porous and delicate and a small portion of anything you put on it will end up inside your body as well. Think of these ingredients as MSG for your skin – it makes it better in the short term but can seriously harm you in the long run.

Being knowledgeable about the ingredients that can harm you will help you make informed decisions when purchasing products. Some ingredients to watch out for are:

• Parabens (methylparaben, propylparaben, ethylparaben, butylparaben).: These nasty chemicals are used as preservatives to ensure that products can sit on the store shelf for longer without going bad. Aside from being a known carcinogen, a huge portion of the population is actually allergic to parabens without knowing it. If you suffer from eczema or any other skin condition, watch the difference when you stop using it.
• Diethanolamine (DEA), Triethanolamine (TEA): These substances are actually toxic once in your bloodstream, have been proven carcinogenic and cause allergic reactions in some people.

• Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfate: Beauty companies use this cheap detergent as a filler in many products. It makes foamy bubbles that consumers like to see but the truth is, it doesn’t have to lather to make you clean.
• Propylene Glycol: A synthetic chemical that causes eczema and hives. 

For more information and lists of many other harmful substances to look out for check out these sites: 

http://www.fitsugar.com/204330

http://thegreenbeautyguide.com/?p=76

http://www.absolutelygorgeous.com.au/beauty-products-ingredients.htm 

You will be amazed and appalled at some things the beauty industry is hiding from us. We here at Stimuli know that our readers value their health and beauty just as much as we do. Healthy on the inside means natural, vital beauty on the outside. We will do our best to share with you all of the newest and greatest beauty products as we discover them, while at the same time respecting your health.