Breast Cancer Awareness Beauty

October heralds the beginning of a month of pink products in the beauty world, as Breast Cancer Awareness month begins again. The charitable initiative provides you with the opportunity to buy some lovely Limited Edition products with the knowledge that you are donating to a worthwhile cause.

So, let’s have a look at some of the products on offer this year.

1. ARTDECO have created two unique products for Breast Cancer Awareness month  – a Pink Ribbon All in One Mascara (£13.70) and the Pink Ribbon Glossy Lip Volumizer (£11.40),  with 10% of all sales being donated to the Marie Keating foundation, the charity set up by popstar Ronan Keating in memory of his late mum.  You can buy ARTDECO products at Debenhams, and beautybay.com

2,3 and 4.Crabtree & Evelyn will donate £1 from each product sold in the month of October in their Pear & Pink Magnolia and Evelyn Rose Collections. I adore the Evelyn Rose perfume, so now’s a good time to buy. The EDP is £45, and the Pear & Pink Magnolia Hand Therapy is £15, and the Evelyn Rose Body Cream is £30. Available in stores, and at crabtree-evelyn.co.uk

5.Estee Lauder have a plethora of pink-themed charity goodies to choose from every year. This is the Evelyn Lauder and Elizabeth Hurley Dream Pink Collection. Housed in a beautiful pink bag with a cross-body strap, the 2015 collection features three mini Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipsticks in the best-selling shades of Rebellious Rose, Powerful and Tumultuous Pink. It’s £28 with £10 of that donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Available at Estee Lauder counters and esteelauder.co.uk

6. Elemis have turned their Illuminating Flash Balm pink for October, and have pledged to donate £10,000 to the Breast Cancer Care charity. The balm, launched in August this year, is a hybrid moisturiser, packed full of powerful vitamins that protect, hydrate and add glow. Available in October from Elemis locations and elemis.com, for £33.

7. Another Estee Lauder pink product is their Resilience Lift Night Firming/Sculpting Face and Neck Crème with Pink Ribbon Bracelet.  This Breast Cancer Awareness campaign edition crème comes packaged with a chic bracelet featuring a BCA charm that empowers consumers to show their support. I love a bracelet, so I love this one. It’s £69, with £10 being donated from each sale to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

8. Origins have launched a Limited Edition Pink Ribbon Make A Difference Rejuvenating Hand Treatment for BCA month. This lovely handcream hydrates and repairs damage whilst evening out the skin tone on your hands. Origins will donate £5 of the £19.50 RRP from every UK purchase to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Available at Origins counters, and origins.co.uk

9. Clinique’s support of the Estee Lauder Companies’ Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign continues this year ith another just delightful little product. A limited edition Cheek Pop in Pink With A Purpose is adorable. Embossed with a pink ribbon, and housed in the cutest pink mini cosmetic pouch, this lovely item is £17.50, and for every one sold in the UK, £2 will be donated – £1 from Clinique and £1 from Boots, Selfridges and Brown Thomas, where it will be on sale for October.

10. Creme de la Mer is supporting the Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign with a luxurious limited edition Lip Balm. The packaging has been redesigned with lovely pink accents to pay tribute to the campaign. For every lip balm sold in October, Creme de la Mer will donate £9 of the £45, to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Available nationwide, and at cremedelamer.co.uk

11.  Jo Malone London will donate £20 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation from every UK sale of the Red Roses 100ml Cologne (£85), which has the label imprinted with the BCA ribbon. The fragrance is available at Jo Malone locations, and jomalone.co.uk

12. Bobbi Brown’s gone all Pretty with a purpose—introducing the Breast Cancer Awareness Peony Set. This lovely set includes Bobbi’s silky powder blush in Peony, and a Mini Face Blender Brush with a pink handle. Bobbi Brown will donate £5 from every sale in the UK of this limited edition set to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Find it at Bobbi Brown locations, and bobbibrown.co.uk For more information visit bcrfcure.org.

13. Darphin supports the BCA month through a Limited Edition version of its original bestseller, the innovative Intral Redness Relief Serum. Formulated with the exclusive Calm Complex, this serum brims with botanicals to help soothe and comfort irritated skin. Darphin will donate £5 from each £68 bottle sold in the UK during October to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Available at select department stores, and darphin.co.uk for October.

14. This October Aveda’s BCA product is a Limited Edition Hand Relief Moisturising Creme with the gorgoeus Shampure aroma. Lovely handcream, full of botanical goodies to nourish your hands. Aveda will donate £2 of the £22 purchase price to Evelyn Lauder’s charity legacy, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Available at Aveda locations, and aveda.co.uk