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Green Your Beauty Routine! Earth Day Is 4/22

by on Saturday, April 16th, 2016 with

GREEN YOUR BEAUTY ROUTINE!

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With Earth Day coming up on Friday 4/22 and buzz is building across the U.S. to take a second look at the way we live. Are there greener, more environmentally friendly ways to recycle, green our beauty routine, eat smart and save energy in creative ways! So I’ve been compiling research and have come up with 5 of my favorite brands making big strides not just in celebration of Earth Day, BUT year round to pamper us and minimize the carbon footprint we’re leaving on our world.

GET THESE GREEN BRANDS ON YOUR RADAR:

NEUTROGENA NATURALS
SHOP IT: Target
PRICE RANGE: $7.49 TO $12.99
CELEB AMBASSADOR: Kristen Bell
HOW WILL IT GREEN YOUR BEAUTY ROUTINE?
What I adore about this Neutrogena collection is they cover all the green bases that really matter: natural, plant derived ingredients BUT ingredients that deliver results AND packaging that’s renewable. Whether we’re talking about a cleanser or moisturizer, these skincare products have no harsh chemical sulfates, parabens, petrolatum, dyes or phthalates. They leverage natural plant derived ingredients to deliver true skin benefits teamed with a really awesome aesthetic experience. You probably don’t think about bionutrients extracted from natural ingredients but the brand does. It holistically enhances the proper function of healthy skin. The cartons are made from 100% recycled paper which uses 70% less water in processing than virgin paperboard does! Who knew right?

  • Multi-Vitamin Nourishing Moisturizer has an amazing citrus cream scent is clinically proven boost the skin’s defenses against dullness and roughness. It’s infused with vitamins B, C, E & antioxidant omega bionutrients.
  • Purifying Facial Cleanser packs in coconut, corn, willow bark &guar bean. It contains natural Salicylic Acid found in Willowbark bionutrients, which helps remove dirt oil and makeup without clogging a single pore.
  • Purifying Makeup Remover Cleansing Towelettes rock because on-the-go you can cleanse with no need to rinse. So you save water straight up. . It even has the power to remove waterproof mascara!

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PurErb BULGARIAN ROSE SOOTHING TONER
SHOP IT: www.PurErbSkincare.com
PRICE: $32
HOW WILL IT GREEN YOUR BEAUTY ROUTINE?
Definitely get PurErb on your radars it’s a NEW herbology based skincare brand. The Bulgarian Rose Soothing Toner is a hydrating toning mist that contains over 20 botanical oils and extracts. It’s perfect for sensitive or aging skin, so basically it’s a product that excludes no one. The key ingredient I’m loving and is on trend in natural beauty for 2016 is rose! But PurErb’s rose isn’t just any rose you get from your garden! Bulgarian Rose is the most expensive rose essential oil in the world! It takes 30 roses to make just 1 drop of rose essential oil! The brand also packed in Frankincense, Rose Geranium and Sandalwood oils. From a science stand point, the Edelweiss Stem Cells are a part of this equation because these cells attract and retain moisture. It’s not only healthy and moisturizing to your skin BUT the aroma is fantastic to mist on you when you’re feeling stressed, frustrated or overloaded with work and need some instant tranquility. No artificial fragrance, no alcohol, no parabens… it uses all natural preservatives.

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MaskerAide
SHOP IT: www.maskeraide.us ALSO Nordstorm and beauty.com
SHOP LOCAL: Queen Anne Dispatch and Northwest Art and Frame
PRICE: $7 for a single mask, Pack of 4 = $25

HOW WILL IT GREEN YOUR BEAUTY ROUTINE:

Seattle local Alison White heads up U.S. Distribution for this brand creating serious skincare for the most fabulous of lifestyles. MaskerAide thin fiber sheets designed to contour your face are soaked in highly concentrated serum infused with vitamins and nutrients and kick a traditional gel or cream mask’s butt! One of the key ingredients featured is Argan Oil it’s so jam packed with hydrating and anti aging goodness, Alison says it’s amazing they can even get the packs sealed. This Argan base is just a starting point and they add in additional ingredients to treat and target different skin types and concerns. For example the “Weather Warrior” mask is a cream base and great before bed time. While the “Detox Diva” is a clear serum and lighter so perfect before you put your makeup on. These masks are free of any mineral oil (which can clog pores), glycerin’s, parabens, harsh dyes and artificial fragrances. These bad boys are eco-friendly too. The outer package of the mask is biodegradable. The mask themselves are made from natural cellulose found in wood pulp from sustainable eucalyptus tree farms. So translation: these are environmentally responsible forests and the mask material eliminate the negative environmental impacts of more common traditional fibers that other sheet mask companies use.

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CLEAN Reserve
SHOP IT: www.sephora.com or sephora stores or www.cleanreserve.com
PRICE: $90
HOW WILL IT GREEN YOUR BEAUTY ROUTINE?
CLEAN Reserve is a luxury fragrance collection that not only smells great but is eco-conscious. The 9 fragrances in this CLEAN collection are blended with raw ingredients that are ethically harvested and manufactured with the lowest possible carbon footprint, all the while giving back to their farmers, tribes and communities to sustain their crops, economies and most importantly their quality of life. CLEAN Reserve Terra Woods is an unexpected scent that your inexplicably drawn to. Crisp and zesty notes paired with creaminess and woody base provide a unique contrast. They use Madagascar Vanilla in “Terra Woods” choosing to harvest it from an ECOCERT plantation in Madagascar. By doing it this way, they are funding continued education for farmers and their families by supplying school equipment and computers to foster growth and development in this beautiful nation.

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NO NONSENSE
SHOP IT: www.nononsense.com also Walmarts & Rite Aids
PRICE RANGE: $6.50 to $7.50
HOW WILL IT GREEN YOUR FASHION ROUTINE?
No Nonsense, who offers a stylish array of tights, leggings and socks has the perfect program to help everyone reduce their “fashion carbon footprint” this Earth Day! No Nonsense developed the first-ever tights recycling program to keep non-biodegradeable nylon\spandex products out of landfills by repurposing the materials found in many tights and turning them into things such as park benches, running tracks, car insulation and playground equipment.
To participate is simple!

  1. Head to www.nononsense.com/recycleto
  2. Download a mailing label
  3. Box up you used tights and pantyhose (NOTE: They accept all brands) Bring them to the nearest shipping location No Nonsense then collects them all and sends everything to recycling facility

NO NONSENSE SPRING/SUMMER FASHION TIP:

As the weather begins to warm, I switch things up from footed tights to footless. You have to check out their No Nonsense Super Opaque Footless Tights in Black ($6.99). They go great with longer tunics and wrap dresses. Also when in a rush and no time to apply self tanner to my legs here’s a little on-the-fly tip… throw on a pair of No Nonsense Seamless Very Sheer Tights in “Sun Tan” $6.50. You’ll instantly add a dose of sun kissed color to your gams!

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