Color Crash Course
The temperature has risen and there are bold, inspirational colors everywhere. The trees have gained their gorgeous green hue; the flowers are blossoming in brilliant shades of orange, magenta, and...
View ArticleAfterglow’s ABC of Cosmetics
Antioxidant Rich: Expect more from your makeup. It should improve your skin much like a skin care product. That’s why we infuse powerful antioxidants into each of our products, which help to nourish,...
View ArticleEasy Meditation
A few of us here at Afterglow agree our first inkling of meditation and its power came from the 1984 movie The Karate Kid. “Better learn balance,” Mr. Miyagi says. “Balance is key. Balance good, karate...
View ArticleRandom Acts of Beauty Adventure
Happy Earth Day! Here at Afterglow Cosmetics we’ve been celebrating this entire month with the launch of a new sustainable partnership and an eco option for eye shadows! But through it all we weren’t...
View ArticleRedefining Standards of Beauty
Image Source: everMaya / Graham Cowan via popsugar.com What makes a woman beautiful? Madeline Stuart, an 18-year-old aspiring model from Brisbane, Australia, thinks beauty comes in all shapes and...
View ArticleThe GFCO Certified Gluten-Free Difference
Written by Guest Contributor, Chris Rich, Vice President of Development for the Gluten Intolerance Group. Quick question – as a gluten-free consumer, what is the first thing that you do when you pick...
View Article8 Great Vitamins for Glowing Skin
One of my favorite creative parts of my life is uncovering hidden natural ingredient and supplement gems that take my health and beauty to the next level. I put the same amount of obsessiveness,...
View Article5 Foods Linked to Premature Aging
The old adage, “You are what you eat,” absolutely holds up. The foods we choose to put into our body play a major role in how we look, feel, and even age. Let’s count down five skin aging offenders to...
View ArticleFrequently Asked Question #1
This is the first FAQ blog post in a series that will pull the veil back on some of the more mysterious aspects of Afterglow, our challenges, triumphs and the struggles we have as a small, natural,...
View ArticleWhy We’re Taking 2 Weeks Off…
Even though we are a makeup company, there are three subjects more important to us than makeup…. Happiness, health, and sustainability take the (gluten-free) cake at Afterglow… because we know that...
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