Continuing our big ADSG 5th birthday celebration with a brand feature for a company that has helped me through the last 5 years: Red Apple Lipstick!

I cannot be the only woman to grab a cheap mascara or an expensive lipstick just to get home, flip over the packaging, and realize I’ve missed one nasty little gluten-filled ingredient– not to mention all the un-pronounce-ables jammed inside!

As a young professional, I’d spent years convincing myself that the dollars saved by seeking out the unlikely GF options in the cosmetics aisle at my local pharmacy were worthwhile. But when my skin kept getting drier, my eyelids turning pinker, and my lips peeling away… I knew it was time for a new routine.

Luckily, Red Apple Lipstick came across my radar {thanks, social media!} and has forever changed my makeup routine. What started as a couple lipsticks might, just might have grown into a full-blown RAL lipstick organizer on my counter. What can I say– with a dedication to safe ingredients, lipstick that feels like chapstick, matte bronzer that smells nice… the list goes on! I couldn’t help myself.

RAL prides themselves on being free of the following:

• Gluten
• Parabens
• Lead
• Soy
• Animal Parts {yuck!}

and instead being full of:

• Vitamin E
• USA-made products
• Rigorous testing procedures for gluten and other fillers

RAL has a full line of lipstick, lipgloss, eyeshadow, blush, mascara, liners, and brushes alongside their famous Rallye balm and exfoliator. Trust me, your lips will thank you and your skin will jump for joy!

Of course, I’ve switched between a few lipstick colors over the last 5 years. My current favorites are Rosemancing {for darker, first photo below} or New York {for lighter, second photo below}. Every color looks different on each person! I cannot understate the need to find one of their real girl models who share a similar skin color and undertone to you instead of just the main image for each product. It’ll help you find a fave! And if you still can’t decide…their team is chock-full of kind people. My friend Ashley is ready to find the best addition to your makeup bag.

And, of course, I have a HUGE giveaway {thanks, Red Apple Lipstick team!} where 2 lucky people will win Exfoliator, Rallye Balm, and a lipstick of your choice!

To enter, head on over to my Instagram today through next week and follow the instructions on the Red Apple Lipstick photo. For those of you reading this post, thank you! Extra entry if you leave a comment telling me what makeup product or lipstick color you’d like RAL to add to your routine next.

I want to thank RAL for their dedication to products that are made of high-quality ingredients {entire line is GF/vegan}. Here’s to 5 more years of feeling more beautiful with your products by my side!

Take it easy, but take it.

Brianna

*This post was sponsored by Red Apple Lipstick; all opinions are, of course, my own. I simply love this brand.*

Continuing our big ADSG 5th birthday celebration with a brand feature for a company that has helped me through the last 5 years: BFree Foods!

A few years ago, I attended a GFAF Expo in Chicago after my discovery that eggs were a big no-no for my system. Every bread option I’d come to trust was suddenly a big strike and I felt lost. Though I do follow a low-carb diet, having an open-face sandwich or a roll with dinner is important to me. Who doesn’t love some warm, toasty bread?

I struck up a conversation with Freya Ivory, the senior brand manager at BFree, who told me their entire product line was egg free — music to my ears!

I grabbed a haul of sliced bread, rolls, pita, and tortilla wraps and lugged it around the show floor. Finally– I thought to myself– a safe bread option.

Little did I know that not only is the BFree Foods line entirely safe– but that the rolls are perfectly low carb and that the pita pockets actually slice open. To all my celiac readers, you know what a welcome surprise that is! Pita that slices?! You bet. Rolls that don’t crumble?! You bet. Wraps that don’t break?! You bet, again.

While my favorites of their line are the white/brown rolls and the newer bagels {holy moly, the everything bagel is not to miss!}, you can’t go wrong with any one of their products. My boyfriend, Ben, looks forward to Sunday brunch when we break out the bagels with his Philly cream cheese and my Green Valley Organics Lactose-Free Cream Cheese or newly beloved Kite Hill Chive Dairy Free Cream Cheese with lots of lox and endless cups of coffee.

I recently had some people over for a continental-type breakfast and BFree products were the star of the show. People picked what they wanted, popped it in my toaster, and slathered a topping of choice. Delight-filled hums were heard throughout the house.

Their products are becoming more widely available– found in stores like Meijer, Safeway, Hy Vee, King Sooper, etc.– but you can also find them on Gluten Free Mall. See their site for more details.

And, of course, I have a HUGE giveaway {thanks, BFree team!} where 2 lucky people will win one of every item in the line!

To enter, head on over to my Instagram today through next week and follow the instructions on the BFree photo. For those of you reading this post, thank you! Extra entry if you leave a comment with what product you’d like BFree to add to your table next.

I want to thank BFree Foods for their dedication to products that are free of all major allergens {making them entirely GF/vegan}. Here’s to 5 more years of delicious meals and a happy tummy with your products by my side!

Take it easy, but take it.

Brianna

*This post was sponsored by BFree Foods; all opinions are, of course, my own. I simply love this brand.*