What Are The Conscious Beauty Sessions?
Conscious Beauty Union, a.k.a CBU is a growing global community of makeup artists and other beauty professionals looking to develop a sustainable beauty practice. We offer education on sustainability, ethics and wellness and wellbeing across the beauty industry.
In conjunction with our written articles and live events, our Conscious Beauty Sessions form part of our educational offering through virtual webinars and master classes.
Coming Up
Past Events
23 September 2020, 10:30 BST/GMT
Join Sjaniël for a 1-hour introduction and Q&A to understanding conscious beauty ingredients and how they relate to health and sustainability.
What makes a beauty product ‘green’? How much do the ingredients in a product matter and if so, what do you need to look out for?
Masterclass: Developing A Sustainable Practice As A Beauty Professional
This unique 1.5-hour masterclass will provide you with the tools and questions you need to be asking to develop a long-term plan to develop a sustainable practice as a beauty professional – no matter where in the world you live/work.
Presented by Conscious Beauty Union’s sustainability expert, Khandiz Joni.
Personal Branding Webinar
Discover the importance of building a personal brand as a freelance makeup artist, session stylist or beauty professional, and the find out more about the benefits of establishing aligned relationships with beauty PR’s in this exclusive one hour webinar.
With expert panellists Ailish Lucas from The Glow Getter Collective, Alice-Christiana Leon from The Agency and Mel Jenkins from Glow Organic/Make Fair
Our first webinar took place on May 29th, 2020.
Watch the recording.
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Testimonials
Additional Resources
Our most recent articles are listed below and please review our growing list go Glossary Terms to gain greater understanding of terminology used throughout this website.
SKIN CARE THROUGH AGES
We regularly get asked about the best skincare for different ages, so Sjaniël’s has compiled an in-depth list of CBU Approved brands. Suitable for any stage of your (or your clients) skincare needs!
Battle of the Balms
A good balm is at home in our kits all year round, but now is the time when they really start to come into action. Find out Lou’s (and the rest of the CBU teams) favourite balms for winter skin.
The 8 Concealers we love to cover up without compromise
Concealers are an essential part of the makeup artist arsenal. Lighter Concealers can often be used on their own in lieu of a foundation, and heavier concealers will pack punch when it comes to covering up stronger discolourations.
How To Do A Makeup Kit Audit
As part of our ongoing series on Developing A Sustainable Beauty Practice, lead by Khandiz, we have created an online, editable kit auditing document to help you achieve your conscious beauty goals.
Setting SMART Goals: The Plan of Action
As part of our Developing A Sustainable Beauty Practice series, Khandiz breaks down the points she discussed in our recent Masterclass.
Tips to get some organic beauty into your kit this Organic September
As we head into September we see the start of the Soil Association’s annual campaign ‘Organic September’. This yearly event is a month long celebration to bring awareness to the many benefits of organic farming, food, textiles and beauty. There are many ways we can bring organic into our professional lives.