A Pretty Earth

Earth Day is Sunday.  As we all try to do some aspect of going green for the planet, here's a little earth beauty that I've implemented in my own life and I hope it inspires you to do the same.  And if you haven't started watching the Discovery Series Planet Earth it is so worth it. 

• I recycle my empty plastic bottles of lotions, body butters, and lipstick tubes.  We know that MAC has the turn in 6 and get a new lipstick or gloss, but you can recycle most plastic containers at recycling centers.  Not all, but most.  I use empty body butter containers to hold office supplies, such as rubber bands, papers clips, etc.  Make sure to rinse them out really well.
• I stopped using a paper towel everyday to wipe my hands while doing my makeup.  I've been trying really hard to use a hand towel specifically to wipe my hands while putting on my makeup.  I used to wash them after applying tinted moisturizer, then dry them with a paper towel, proceed to eye makeup, and when I touched my face again, re-wash, get another paper towel.  Now, I just use a hand towel designated to wiping makeup off my hands.  It's not much, but for me it's huge.  I love having clean hands with my makeup.  Plus, if I use baby wipes or makeup remover towelettes, I'm still doing the same thing of using a paper product.
• Not running the water while cleaning my brushes.  I used to run the water with every single brush cleaning.  I started using Cinema Secrets Brush Cleaner after watching Tricia Sawyer clean her brushes on her website.  Thankfully, it's eased up significantly.

Here's how I got my Earth Day pretty on today.

1. Nature Girl Vanilla and Patchouli Body Wash and Body Butter in Vanilla Litsea Patchouli;
2. In Fiore Kashmir Body Balm;
3. Milani Cosmetics Eye Shadow Quad in Autumn Earth, that green in my contour is so great today with the weather finally breaking into pretty skies;
4. Cargo Suede Blush in Gold Coast; top with a little Bobbi Brick in Brownie
5. Besame Cosmetics Sculpture Lash in Black
6. Tarte Celubutante Dry Oil Spray on Legs; and
7. Tarte Sunglosses (Zach & Kelly).

Today, let's do something pretty for the planet.