Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes
One of my most favorite places in Michigan is the Sleeping Bear Dunes.
The area gets its name from an old Chippewa legend about a Mishe Mokwa (Mama Bear) and her two cubs. I will link a wonderful video below that tells the beautiful story.
Climbing the large mountain of sand brings back so many great memories from my childhood and I will always feel a connection to the beauty there.
The National Lakeshore park area covers a 35 mile long stretch of Lake Michigan’s eastern coastline as well as North and South Manitou Islands. It was established as a national park in 1970, and in 2012, viewers of Good Morning America voted Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore as the most beautiful place in America.
Once you reach the top of the dune climb the view is both breathtaking and inspirational.
Here are some of the items in my shop that are inspired by the beauty surrounding the Sleeping Bear Dunes.
Natural Loose Mineral Eyeshadows
Fall Collection:
Petoskey Stone: warm toned sparkling beige
Up North: medium toned green-gold
Hell, MI: shifting red-green brown at different angles
Bear Tracks: metallic brown
Saugatuck: neutral beige with rosy warm tones
Marquette: sparkling gray with cool undertones
Frankenmuth: mauved rose-red with a slight cool toned shift
Charlevoix: medium soft warm russet red
Summer Collection:
Torch Lake: sparkling turquoise.
Michigan Wildflowers: sparkling pink with gold highlights. Great diverse color to use as eyeshadow, blush, or highlighter.
Lake Life: slightly shimmering marine blue.
Eastern Market: sparkling summer orange.
Leelanau: shimmering neutral tone frosted with blue highlights in certain light. Can be used for eyeshadow or face highlighter.
Sweet Honey Bee: matte honey yellow. A beautiful POP of color on the eye lids!
Wolverine State: metallic antique gold.
Spring Collection:
Sand Dunes: sparkly gilded gold-beige.
Driftwood: cool toned ivory beige with shimmer.
Mallard: deep brown with slight multi chromatic shift. Watch a review featuring this shade
Drummond Island: green with slight gold shift.
Blue Heron: medium true blue.
No.VI: beautiful sparkling true purple.
Each loose mineral eyeshadow is highly pigmented, resists creasing and blends easily with a silky feel. Formulated with only natural and vegan ingredients. Not tested on animals. 5 gram jar comes with a sifter and seal. Recyclable plastic
This 5 gram jar will last about twice as long as the same amount of cake eye shadow.
Non-toxic and chemical free cosmetic. Fragrance free, paraben free, and dye free.
Handmade in Traverse City, MI, USA, Vegan, and Cruelty free.
Free from these common toxins:
Talc
Dyes
Bismuth oxychloride
Carbon blacks (D&C Black #2, acetylene black, etc.)
Formaldehyde and preservatives
Parabens
Lead
Aluminum powder
Retinyl acetate or retinyl palmitate
Heavy metals
Cheap and unnecessary fillers
Carmine (vegan)
How to use: Tap a brush lightly into the eyeshadow (or use finger) and swipe it across the inside of the cap to remove any excess product. Starting at the inner corner of the eye lid, gently brush outwards. Lightly contour creases, if desired. Blend color upward and outward. Layer on until desired look is achieved.
Spring Collection: Watch this video for a review on the Spring collection!
Suggested: Prep lids with primer or concealer for extra smooth application. Organic Eye primer is also available on this listing. How to use eye primer: Prepare your eye lid for loose mineral shadow by applying a thin layer of this eye shadow primer. Applies sheer white. All natural, organic, vegetarian (not vegan - contains beeswax), cruelty free, and handmade in USA.
Brushes not included, but available separately.
Anyone who has ever visited the Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes in Northern Michigan knows their beauty. But do you know the Legend of the Sleeping Bear?
The Dunes offer visitors sightseeing and recreational and educational opportunities in all seasons of the year.
In spring, summer and fall, swim and picnic at sugar sand beaches; canoe, kayak or tube on crystal-clear streams; or, simply let the day slip away with a late summer sunset. Wintertime provides a much different view. Snowshoe, cross country or downhill ski, snowboard or venture into the wilderness. Your only company will be the Dunes' year-round residents: its natural wildlife.
The staff at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park is proud to preserve and protect this natural environment for you and your family, just as they have for 50 years. In fact, the Dunes have a very long history of recreation, agriculture and maritime activity, a great deal of which can still be seen through preserved and restored buildings and landmarks.
Shaped by glaciers thousands of years ago, the diverse terrain and ecology of the dune environment is alive with opportunity for observing and learning about our natural world and what we can do to protect it.
