Luna & Lark Apothecary Brings Clean Beauty Residency to the Crossroads
Clean skin care & beauty pop-up launches in Kansas City with a curated collection of woman-owned brands that are cruelty-free and meet EU clean beauty standards.
Luna & Lark Apothecary, a new boutique for clean and cruelty-free skin care and beauty, is stepping out from behind the screen with a pop-up residency in Kansas City’s Crossroads district. Launching on a FirstFriday, August 1, the brand will host regular open hours Friday through Sunday at the Outreach International headquarters (112 W 18th Street, Kansas City, MO 64108), offering a curated in-person experience filled with indie skin care and beauty brands as well as thoughtful self-care rituals.
Luna & Lark Apothecary is bringing together a mix oftrusted, clean beauty brandsand indie gems like Three Ships, UpCircle, Indie Lee, Minori, andFablerune in one space where shoppers can explore textures, scents, and routines firsthand. This storefront aims to make conscious shopping simpler by only stocking brands rooted in cruelty-free, clean ingredients, sustainability, and purpose.
“These brands are specifically curated to align to strong values around sustainability, cruelty-free, female empowerment, shopping small, and amazing results,” says Founder Krissy Tripp.
The pop-up also marks the beginning of a new collaboration between Luna & Lark and Outreach International, with a limited-edition product in development to support women’s empowerment initiatives around the world.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Luna & Lark into our space and collaborate on something so deeply aligned with our mission. At Outreach, we believe in the power of women leading change in their communities—and this partnership celebrates that, both locally and globally.” - Charlotte Belshe-Powell, Chief Marketing & Development Officer, Outreach International
As the sun moves into Scorpio season, it’s time to dive deep, embrace transformation, and honor your inner power. Scorpio energy is magnetic, mysterious, and transformative — the perfect moment to pair shadow work with ritual beauty and self-care practices that nourish both body and spirit.
Whether you’re seeking Scorpio season skincare, moonlit bath rituals, or ways to amplify your inner glow, this collection is designed to guide you through reflection, renewal, and radiance.
Explore Your Shadows with a Ritual Deck
Start your journey with the Shadow Work Exploration Deck, a tool for Scorpio self-discovery and emotional growth. Shadow work allows you to release old patterns and reclaim your power, aligning perfectly with the introspective, transformative energy of Scorpio season.
Moonlit Bath Rituals for Rebirth
Indulge in the Fablerune Harvest Moon Bath Soak, a luxurious lunar-inspired bath soak crafted for relaxation, detoxification, and emotional release. Infused with mineral salts, botanicals, and earthy oils, this soak is a ritual of renewal. Inspired by the goddess Persephone, it encourages you to let go of what no longer serves and emerge radiant.
Cleansing & Skincare for Scorpio Glow
A true Scorpio skincare ritual begins with cleansing and nourishment:
Native Atlas Restoring Cleansing Oil — deeply hydrating and balancing.
Fablerune Rose Clay & Lavender Cleanser — clarifies, softens, and refreshes.
Living Beauty Oil — seals in moisture and enhances your skin’s natural radiance.
Follow with Three Ships Radiance Stem Cell + Squalane Hydrating Cream for intense hydration and glow, perfect for skin that reflects your inner depth and power.
Adorn Your Magnetic Energy
Scorpio season is about showing up fully alive. Complete your Scorpio beauty ritual with:
River Organics Zero Waste Mascara — eyes that mesmerize.
Heaven on Main Street Lipstick & Color Pods — for lips that tell your story.
Olivine Atelier Dragon Moon — a mystical finishing touch that elevates with Dragon Blood Jasper, known for enhancing courage, stamina, and emotional protection.
Embrace the Magic of Scorpio Season
Scorpio season is a time for shadow work, transformation, and ritual self-care. These products are more than skin-deep — they’re tools for reflection, renewal, and empowerment. Honor your duality: soft yet strong, mysterious yet radiant. Step into your magnetic energy, and let your glow emerge from shadow to light.
🦂 Scorpio season is here: embrace your mystery, your depth, and your unapologetic power.
My Halloween hot take it that I still want to feel like me. I enjoy the variety and the creativity, but shopping for a polyester costume to wear the one time, just doesn't feel sustainable — or comfortable if we're being honest.
I like using makeup to get into the spooky spirit, and there are a lot of Luna & Lark options to help you find yours. Here is our Pinterest board of Halloween How-To's, and the makeup you can use to re-create the look. Full disclosure, finding these looks without AI images was feeling a little too impossible this week, but I promise, I personally tried the fawn look last year, and it may have taken three tries before I didn't feel like it was a Pinterest-fail, but I did pull it off. I have faith you can do it too!
The Enchanted Fawn
Soft, wide-eyed, and suspiciously good at looking innocent while being the main character in every photo. Perfect for Halloween because it turns basic contouring into woodland sorcery.
When I tried this look, I found that a cotton swab with white nail polish did better than white eyeliner to create the dotted fawn effect.
Start with an SPF primer, so your makeup sticks well, and then do an all over base foundation — choose something that won't cake because this look requires A LOT of contour.
Use a Shape Stick like this one from Axiology to draw the outlines you'll need — think a defined nose, high cheekbones, and blending to your neck and hairline. You can also use this on your eyes, or you could try something more glamorous from their Of the Earth Balmie Trio. Next apply highlighter - Heaven on Main Street's Diamond shade is a bright white opalescent shade that you can see the model wearing on her nose, forehead, and around her eyes.
Finish with River Organics Zero Waste Mascara to draw on the lips and nose before using it to line your eyes and enhance your eyelashes. Don't forget to shape your brows! The enchanted fawn is all about the eyes, right?
Consider layering one this scent from Ellis Brooklyn to truly embody the Fawn vibes.
The Living Jack-O’-Lantern
Orange, glowing, and slightly unhinged—just like the holiday itself. This look nails that “I carved my personality out of caffeine and sugar” energy.
This makeup is nice because you get to make this look what you want it to be. Add a cozy, oversized sweatshirt or a fancy linen wrap dress, just make sure it's orange!
Start with your normal foundation — or Fung-dation. I used Heaven on Mainstreet's Sun color pod as the base for my cheeks and eyes. Then I topped them with Minori's Cream Highlighter in Champagne. If you buy their No Makeup Glow Kit, the Cozy Lipgloss is the perfect compliment for a semi-nude lip to complete this look.
Finish with River Organics Zero Waste Mascara to draw on the jack-o-lantern mouth. Then use it like your daily mascara!
Channel your inner cornucopia by creating a unique scent and blending scents from the Love Triangle trio. You get to be beautiful, cozy, and glowy without the "trying too hard" part.
The Cozy Koala
Fuzzy, grey, and too adorable to be scary—but that’s the trick. Everyone else will be melting latex onto their faces while you’re out here serving comfy chaos.
This light makeup look is perfect for someone who wants to show off how dedicated they've been to their skincare routine.
Start with SPF like any skincare devotee, and then apply a glowy skin tint, if you need it.
The River Organics Peachy Blush Stick is perfect for cheeks, nose and eyes with this innocent look, just layer extra on the nose. Finish with their Rose Quartz Highlighter and a few swipes of mascara.
Alternatively, you could use the Cotton Candy Skies Balmie Trio handy for more colors and layering without losing the sugary sweetness this look needs. Speaking of, consider Sugar Moon to own the night.
What I love about this look, is you can keep the lips simple. Just choose your favorite Poppy & Pout Lip Balm flavor. Is Wild Honey too on the nose for a bear?
When daylight folds itself away and the world begins to hush, the body asks for stillness. The Luna Ritual aka Moonrise Ritual answers — a nightly sequence of purifying minerals, replenishing botanicals, and celestial calm created to help both skin and spirit let go.
This isn’t simply skincare. It’s a return to rhythm — a slow, sensory exhale that creates beautiful skin while you're dreaming.
A healthy evening routine is all about removing the day and restoring the skin barrier. Dermatologists often recommend double cleansing — a two-step method that ensures a truly clean canvas without over-stripping your skin.
Start with an oil-based cleanser or micellar formula to break down sunscreen, makeup, and excess sebum. Follow with a gentle, sulfate-free cleanser (gel for oily or combination skin, cream for dry or sensitive types) to lift away residual impurities like sweat and pollution. The goal: skin that feels clean, never tight.
Next, apply an antioxidant serum — and Vitamin C is the gold standard. It brightens, protects against free radical damage, and boosts overall radiance. Think of it as your skin’s nightly reset, helping neutralize oxidative stress from UV exposure and pollution. Bonus points if your formula includes ferulic acid or Vitamin E, which enhance stability and potency.
If you use eye cream, this is the moment for it. Target puffiness, dark circles, or dryness with ingredients like caffeine, peptides, or Vitamin C. It’s optional but worthwhile if the delicate eye area needs extra support.
Then, lock in hydration with a barrier-strengthening moisturizer. Look for ceramides, hyaluronic acid, and glycerin — dermatologist favorites that help replenish moisture and maintain elasticity overnight. Choose a texture that matches your skin type: richer for dry skin, lighter for oily or acne-prone.
🌙 Step-by-Step Evening Ritual
1. Suds & Shine — Nectar Republic Lavender Bath Soap
Slip into serenity with the soothing scent of lavender as creamy lather melts away the day’s tension. This gentle cleanse relaxes muscles, softens skin, and sets the tone for a night of deep rest.
2. Sip & Soothe — Three Ships Off Duty Sea Algae Eye Masks
Cool, de-puff, and refresh tired eyes with sea algae and caffeine while you sip your evening tea. These masks deliver instant hydration and brightness — a spa-level reset for delicate under-eyes.
3. Steep & Sleep — Tea with Tae Bedtime Bliss Herbal Sleep Tea
Infuse calm from the inside out. Sip this chamomile, peppermint, and rooibos blend as your eye masks work their magic — a warm, grounding ritual that quiets both skin and spirit.
4. Purify & Polish — Fablerune Turmeric, Charcoal & Copaiba Cleanser
Begin your double cleanse with this purifying, mineral-rich formula. Turmeric calms, charcoal detoxifies, and copaiba resin soothes redness — leaving skin refreshed and balanced, never stripped.
5. Melt & Moisturize — UpCircle Eco Cleansing Face Milk with Aloe Vera
Follow with a second, gentle cleanse to nourish and hydrate. This creamy, aloe-infused milk melts away lingering impurities, restoring moisture and leaving your skin soft, supple, and perfectly prepped.
6. Mist & Manifest — Fablerune Face Mist with Neroli & Frankincense
A fragrant sigh of calm. Neroli and frankincense tone, soothe, and center — helping your skin (and senses) transition into rest mode. Mist generously and inhale deeply.
7.Feed & Flourish — Indie Lee Daily Vitamin Infusion
Replenish with a potent blend of vitamins A, C, and E, squalane, and botanical oils. This antioxidant-rich serum restores barrier strength, improves texture, and leaves skin with a subtle, healthy sheen.
8. Dream & Dew — The Organic Skin Co. Dream Cream
Hydration meets restoration. This dreamy moisturizer locks in actives and boosts overnight repair with plant peptides, hyaluronic acid, and nourishing botanicals — so you wake up radiant.
9. Seal & Surrender — Native Atlas Omnis Universal Oil
Seal in moisture and serenity. Massage a few drops of this multi-tasking botanical oil into your face, neck, or pulse points. Its subtle aroma invites relaxation while enhancing your skin’s natural glow.
10. Buff & Bedtime — Poppy & Pout Lip Scrub
Finish with a gentle polish of sugar and natural oils to smooth and soften your lips. The perfect final touch before bed — a kiss of self-care to close the night.
During sleep, the skin’s natural renewal peaks — collagen builds, circulation deepens, and cell turnover accelerates. Aligning your ritual with this rhythm enhances the body’s own brilliance. It’s beauty through restoration, not effort.
