Sustainable beauty · tested
Beauty that doesn’t cost the earth.
Clean formulas, honest sourcing, and the brands actually doing the work — not just the packaging. I test everything before I recommend it.
300+
Products tested and reviewed
7 yrs
Testing sustainable beauty
Featured in
Refinery29 · Who What Wear · Ecocult
From the journal
Explainer
Is “Clean Beauty” Actually a Real Category?
Sorting fact from marketing.
Tested a year
The Refill Brands Worth Switching To
Tested for a full year.
Routine
My Zero-Waste Beauty Routine, Honestly
What worked, what didn’t.
About Aster
I left a corporate beauty job when I realized how much greenwashing I was helping sell.
Now I test every product myself and only recommend what actually holds up — for your skin and for the planet.
What readers say
Aster cuts through greenwashing better than anyone.
Freya B.
The only sustainable beauty account I still follow.
Naomi K.
She tests everything before she recommends it.
Jonas P.
Recent finds
A refill station visit
This month’s clean swap
Packaging worth applauding
A brand audit in progress
The Clean List
Want a cleaner routine?
I offer a small number of personal routine audits each month.
One vetted recommendation a week, no greenwashing allowed.