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Find the most sought after CLEAN BEAUTY at Kelli Thomsen Beauty in Portland, Oregon

My Top Clean Beauty Picks

After years in the beauty industry, I’ve curated the absolute best clean beauty products. These are the formulations I trust on every client. They deliver professional results without compromise.

Each product meets my rigorous standards for ingredients, performance, and sustainability. These are the products I use daily and recommend without hesitation.

Om Beauty Oil: The Foundation of Flawless Skin

Kelli Thomsen Beauty makeup artist's Om beauty oil for skin prep

I created Om Beauty Oil to hydrate, nourish, and prep skin for flawless makeup application. Press the oil into your skin every morning before makeup. Use it again in the evening after your other skincare steps.

What It Does

Om transforms imbalances and sensitivities. It takes skin from irritated and dry to fully replenished. When you start using the key ingredients in this product, your skin improves instantly. It feels dramatically softer.

You’ll be drawn to using the oil. The results are obvious from the first application.

Elate Beauty Essential Mascara: Sustainable Performance

This is the best water and sweat resistant mascara on the market. It’s created for even the most sensitive eyes. The formula stays put for people on the go. It’s available in black and brown.

I love the glass packaging and refill option. This makes it the most sustainable mascara available. Performance meets sustainability beautifully.

Cheekbone Beauty’s Unify Complexion Pencil: Three Products in One

A lightweight shade-correcting complexion pencil crafted to blend perfectly with your skin tone. These pencils are buildable, blendable, smooth and creamy – perfect for anyone who loves an easy makeup application!

Why It’s Different on

This multitasking pencil can be used as a concealer, matte highlighter, contouring, bronzing, sculpting, full-face application, as a priming base for eyeshadow, and more! Blends to a natural skin-like finish.

Come by the studio for your color match – Schedule here.

FitGlow Beauty Lip Color Serum: All-in-One Lip Perfection

The pioneering Lip Colour Serum plant-active formula that deeply hydrates, restores volume and boosts collagen using Pomegranate Sterols, biomimetic Moisture-Rich Lipids, Vegan Collagen and Antioxidants. Not your average lipgloss but a true skincare formula specifically made for your lips delivers restorative care and colour in one swipe.

Why I Use It

Choosing between colour and care is no longer necessary. The formula defines skin care with color by going beyond surface hydration to improve the actual structure of the lip. Organic Pomegranate Plant Sterols mimic and restore the skin’s natural barrier to seal in moisture and prevent water loss. Simultaneously, Bioferment Vegetable Collagen delivers amino acids that work like building blocks to strengthen lip structure.

The organic plump works in synergy with your skin to enhance lip fullness and smoothness without using traditional irritating plumpers. The Lip Colour Serum unique plant-powered formula complex minimizes the look of fine lines ,and restores softness and healthy balance to lips. The lips are left feeling deeply hydrated, comfortable and cocooned in a protective semi-sheer beautiful gloss. The result is lips that look fuller and feel healthier. The Lip Colour Serum is 100 % skincare made specifically for your lips and trusted by customers for over 10 years. No hype, no stickiness, just pure natural performance that you will love.

Come by the studio to try on colors here.

L ytic Gel Cleanser: The Oily Skin Solution

This Epionce favorite won the NewBeauty® Award. It’s a must-have for oily and problem skin types. It effectively dissolves dirt, oil, and makeup. It calms the visible appearance of irritated skin.

What Makes It Special

It doesn’t over-dry your skin. It won’t leave skin feeling tight or stripped of natural oils. It’s also the perfect shaving prep for men.

Best Skin Ever : The Gentle Oil Cleanse

Living Libations created a magical cleanser. It removes all traces of makeup and impurities. It doesn’t mess with your skin’s beautiful biome.

Universal Benefits

This cleanse works with all skin types. It reduces inflammation and combats breakouts. It regulates oil production. It brings skin back to homeostasis.

When I think of my perfect oil cleanser, this is it. It’s gentle, effective, and truly works with your skin’s natural intelligence.

Why I Choose These Products

Each product I carry meets strict criteria. They must perform flawlessly under professional conditions. They must contain clean, non-toxic ingredients. They must align with sustainable practices.

These aren’t just products I sell. These are formulations I use on myself daily. I trust them on every client who sits in my chair.

Experience Intentional Beauty in Portland

Ready to discover which clean beauty products are right for your skin? Visit our Portland studio for personalized recommendations.

We’ll assess your skin type, understand your concerns, and create a customized routine. You’ll leave with products that actually work for you.

Shop Clean with Confidence

At Kelli Thomsen Beauty, clean beauty means performance. You don’t sacrifice results for better ingredients. You get both.

Every product in our studio has been tested, vetted, and proven. These are the formulations that create the radiant, healthy skin you see in our wedding and editorial work.

Contact me today to schedule your personalized clean beauty consultation. Let’s find your healthiest skin together.

Kelli is amazing! She’s friendly, knowledgeable and great at what she does. It’s hard not to get excited about her products and services, because Kelli’s so passionate about them!
-Erica Leishman, Reviewed on Google

How to Take Care of Your Makeup Brushes

Eco Tips, Makeup Artistry

It’s important to know how to give your makeup brushes consistent love, so they stay clean and last forever. Dirty makeup brushes are a common contributor to break-outs and don’t create a safe environment for your skin health.

I cannot tell you how excited I was the first time I purchased my first professional AND EXPENSIVE makeup brush set! Now that you’ve purchased your’s, you’ll need to take care of them properly.

I like to break down my cleansing methods into two categories. I suggest that you CLEAN your brushes regularly and DISINFECT them when you need a quick cleaning in between multiple colors or if you want to move from a cream to a powder or vice versa.

How to Clean Your Eco-Friendly Makeup Brushes

How to DISINFECT your makeup brushes:

Materials needed:

Paper Towel, Brush cleanser (I recommend 70% alcohol)

Dampen the paper towel using the alcohol or brush cleanser of your choice.
Take the brush and whisk it back and forth in a sweeping motion on the damp paper towel. Do not whisk the brush in circular motions as this will deteriorate the bristles. Make sure to thoroughly DISINFECT all areas of the bristles on the brush

How to CLEAN your makeup brushes:

Materials needed:

Paper towels, towel, running water and I prefer Dr. Bronner’s Castille Liquid Soap in Peppermint.

Take the brush and wet them under running room temperature water. Be sure to keep the bristles of the brush facing down. This helps to prevent water from seeping into the ferrule (metal piece holding the handle & bristles together) or handle.
Put some liquid or bar of Dr. Bronner’s Soap (never use dish washing soap or anything with a degreaser) in your hand and apply it to the bristles of the brush. Start from the ferrule/handle and work your way down towards the tip of the bristles. Massage the shampoo into the bristles gently.
Run the brush (bristle side down) under clean water to help rinse off the shampoo. Repeat this process until all residue of shampoo has been washed off.
Lay down a paper towel and dab the brush on the towel to help remove excess water.
Re-shape your brush to its original shape
Lay flat on a new clean towel to dry.

I follow these tips:

Dry your brushes with the bristles facing down to allow gravity to help pull any water that may have seeped into the ferrule/handle out. You can also, prop up your brushes so that they are at a 45° to help facilitate the drying process.
Do not dip or submerge your brushes fully into a reservoir of water. This will allow water to seep into the ferrule & handle and will compromise the quality of your brushes.
Disinfecting your brushes using a brush cleanser should NOT replace regular washing.

I’m happy to shop for you and find you your perfect brush set! Schedule a Makeup Lesson and learn how to use your makeup with your new brush set at my studio or virtually.

With Love & Awareness,

Are you Choosing the Correct Foundation?

Eco Tips, Makeup Artistry

I research and find the safest and most effective skin care and makeup products to recommend. I don’t expect anyone whose not an expert in skin health to have the time to figure it all out. I’m a huge advocate for supporting companies that provide a universal shade range. A company must believe in creating healthier lives for others. I will not support any company that isn’t inclusive. The finish of your foundation can is one of the most important thing to analyze.

Which foundation will help you achieve your preferred finish?

Luminous finish foundations tend to be powders or liquids that aren’t matte but rather, leave the skin with a ‘glow’. This effect happens because the foundation uses light reflective particles or ingredients. This is different from moisture, which creates a shine.

Matte foundations normally have a fuller coverage and a more powdered finish with no shine. The options tend to come in a liquid, pressed liquid or powder. This is very popular for people that have an oiler skin type that will tend to develop its own shine.

Satin finish foundation is in between dewy and matte. There will be some shine. However, it will not be as much as what a moisture-rich, dewy foundation offers. These will be options like creams and stick foundations and some liquids as well.

Dewy foundations leave the skin looking very well hydrated with a moisture rich shine on the skin. These foundations tend to be CC & BB Creams or Tinted Moisturizers. These options tend to be more sheer in their coverage. They are most popular for those with dehydrated or dry skin.

My Favorite Foundation Recommendations

I am in love with the pressed and liquid options in the Elate Cosmetics beauty line.

GLO Skin Beauty‘s vast array of different foundations includes everything from tinted moisturizers to HD Stick‘s. These products also look incredible on camera or for every day use.

These two clean companies allow me to have a large range and tons of types of foundation for everyone.

I do complimentary color matches to suit whichever look you’re after.

I know that varying skin types require different foundation formulations. I can recommend something to suit you in person or virtually!

What is my foundation of choice?

I’m not afraid to tell people I prefer all of the different formulation types. Foundation is a personal option and we all like certain styles or finishes for different reasons, seasons and events. Maybe you need a little nudge to start using something different for your skin type. Maybe you need help getting the foundation you love to look right on your skin. I would love to be your beauty expert!

Schedule Your Complimentary Color Match or Makeup Lesson at Kelli Thomsen Beauty.

With Love & Consciousness,

Celebrate Your Rituals

Eco Tips, Skin Care

The month of May always reminds me of Mother’s Day. It reminds me of the rituals and bonds we have with other feminine beings. These include friends, sisters, cousins, aunts, daughters, step-daughters, grandmothers, and mothers alike. We gather and share knowledge through history and stories about our daily skin care and makeup routines. I think we forget that it’s the sharing of these rituals that create some of our most precious bonds.

Think about that for a moment – skin care and makeup bringing us all CLOSER. For centuries, people have created rituals by sharing beauty products. These products affect how we feel on the inside. They also influence the way they touch us on the outside. We are able to open all of our senses when we explore ritual. I can see a direct link between the inside and outside. I understand how one affects the other. I’m happy to report that I want to rally behind more of it… more self care, ritual & sharing with others.

A few years ago, I had the good fortune to spend time with my mom. We sat down for a brow waxing and shaping session. During this time, we got to talking about makeup for mature skin. See her blog discussing what she learned here. More women than ever are asking me for makeup advice. When they arrive for their makeup lesson, we always need to discuss the skin care ritual first. Skin care and makeup are essentially the same in my book. Without good skin care, makeup is just a mask that covers.

We should celebrate self care rituals repeatedly. These daily practices build health and consistency. They impact our future generations. CHEERS TO HAPPY & HEALTHY RITUALS

With Love & Awareness,