Monave Information

Monave started as a little seed...a dream to make makeup by hand, with simple ingredients. The seed also had the expectation that the products had to be high-quality, high-performance. I grew up working in health food stores, and much of the natural makeup wasn't very good. I didn't want Monave to be just another so-so natural makeup brand. As my little tree grew, so did my dream. It started to extend into the realm of developing and nurturing other women's ability and knowledge to create and sell their own makeup line. Some say that creates competition, but truly, the root of the tree lies in what is given away, not what is held tight. I'm a true 'sensitive' in that my skin and body reacts immediately to substances, even natural ones. I can tell by a sniff, if something is artificially fragranced, because my throat starts to close up. I can tell within a few hours if food has artifical hormones in it, because my skin starts to react. It's a curse and a blessing. The long-term effects of toxins are still unkown, but I've been disseminating information much the same way a weed grows. The more women that start natural makeup businesses in small towns and big cities alike, all over the world, the more women have access to healthy makeup. Maybe one day the healthy stuff will be in drugstores, but until then, I'd like to give the bigger brands a run for their money. It's a movement, and it continues to grow, essentially unchecked. One more piece of the dream: When I was attempting to purchase makeup for my light, yet yellow skin, I was continually told that my complexion was unattractive and needed to be corrected. No one could match it. I spent oodles of money trying to find yellow adjusters to mix into standard porcelian shades.