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The Dark Secret of the Cosmetic Industry

The Dark Secret of the Cosmetic Industry

This is about the dark secret of the cosmetic industry.

Now it's quite a sad topic, but I feel like I need to share.

In a lot of cosmetic products, there is an ingredient called Mica.

Now some of you may already know this but i’m going to share a link so you can actually do your own research on this.

So Mica is an ingredient where 70% of it comes from the mines in India.

Now, unfortunately there is a lot of people who are using child...


Do you want to be a BOMONDE ambassador?

Do you want to be a BOMONDE ambassador?

I have been approached by so many people over this last couple of weeks that are wanting to work with me and they're wanting to work with Bomonde, which is an absolute pleasure and I’m finally feeling that all the 18 months of building this brand, it's now paying off and is getting seen, and it's so exciting.

There's people out there that are running online cosmetic stores, that have ecofriendly stalls, and online platforms, or shops, and they are selling all these alternative products and feel Bomonde will fit on their shelves nicely.

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Why there is no SPF in my products, it has no benefit to protect your skin.

Why there is no SPF in my products, it has no benefit to protect your skin.

Essjay from Bomonde here.

I wanna give you a little bit of knowledge about SPF in your foundations.

Now I've been asked this a few times, why I haven't got an SPF in my foundation range.

Now this is gonna surprise you.

However, I am a skincare specialist and have been in the skin industry for over 20 years.

That is my background.

An SPF 20 in your foundation is doing Jack shit.

It will only work and protect your skin against aging, if...


Which lipgloss is your favourite?

Which lipgloss is your favourite?

I wanted to tell you about  the three lip glosses or liquid lipsticks that we have in the Bomonde range.

Now, I'm still finding it hard to decide my favorite. I refer to these more as liquid lipsticks because they're not sticky. Lip glosses tend to be sticky and these are still very hydrating. So it's like a liquid lipstick.

Now we have three colors in the range, so we have Garnet Glow, Himalayan Dust and Scarlet O'Hara.

Now the best seller is Scarlet O'Hara, but I'm gonna tell you about these...


Why My Brand Is Called Bomonde, Have You Figured It Out Yet?

Why My Brand Is Called Bomonde, Have You Figured It Out Yet?

I wanna talk you about the name Bomonde now a lot of people have been asking, where the hell did this name come from?

Let me start from the beginning.

When I set out to do this mineral makeup brand, I knew I wanted it to be vegan, cruelty free, all mineral based and knew I wanted it to have that real earthy feel about it.

And I also wanted it to be eco friendly and refillable.

Now, when I was starting off with names, I'm like, let's just call...