Ere Perez On Clean Makeup And Formulating Mascara That Can Withstand The Sydney Summer

Welcome to The Green Edit, your go-to destination for green, high-performance beauty. Host, Cathy Tolpigin is an organic makeup artist, founder and curator of The Green Edit, a digital media platform, event series and podcast that shines a light on the best in clean, sustainable, cruelty-free beauty and lifestyle brands and products. Today’s guest is Ere Perez, founder of her namesake skincare and cosmetics brand.Curious and conscious about nature and healing, Ere completed a bachelor in nutrition and certification in naturopathy, Bach flowers and acupuncture. Ere enjoyed a colourful childhood in Mexico surrounded by family who lived a life in tune with nature, where home remedies, beauty recipes and sustainability were a part of everyday life. Ere moved to Australia and soon after dreamt of creating her own cosmetics brand. Having embraced the Bondi Beach lifestyle a natural mascara that did not smudge in the heat of summer was her first product launch in 2002.Fast forward almost 20 years, Ere has created a complete skincare and makeup range of over 40 products that are high performance, natural, ethical and sustainable. Ere’s beauty products have been a staple in my professional makeup kit for over 7 years as they are long wearing and work across various ages, skin types and skin tones. I love that inclusivity is at the heart of her brand.Ere’s energy and passion is contagious, she shares how gratitude and a positive attitude, together with a little belly dancing is good for the heart and spirit.Last beauty product you purchased -  Butterfly Hair Clips What’s been your best beauty discovery this year - Manuka HoneyYour desert island skincare product - Ere Perez Papaya SOS BalmProfessional treatment you swear by - AcupunctureBest piece of beauty or wellness advice you can share - Morning routine to add AHA’s directly to skin - Use fresh fruit skin and apply to clean skinFor complete show notes for this episode and for links to products mentioned head to:www.thegreenedit.com.au/podcast  Connect with Cathy on Instagram @thegreenedit_au  www.thegreenedit.com.au