Irresistible Eco-Friendly Lippies

My new freelance writing gig got me thinking about eco-friendly beauty products. While I try to do little things every day like turn off the lights or any other appliances when I'm done using them, recycle consistently, try not to print out unnecessary documents, I haven't really jumped on the eco-beauty bandwagon. But I figured that the Cargo PlantLove Botanical Lipsticks are a good way to start. The tube is made out of corn but the coolest part is that the outer carton is embedded with real flower seeds, so you can grow your own flowers!

I love a smooth lipstick formula and these adorable lippies have jojoba, shea butter and meadowfoam seed oil. Cargo really went all out by getting a bunch of celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan, Kim Raver, Denise Richards and a bunch of others to design each of the shades. Cargo is also donating two dollars from the sale of every shade to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, so this is one beauty buy I won't feel guilty about!

Dior Backstage Event

I went to Bloomingdales' Dior Backstage Beauty Event at the beginning of the month, hoping to get a nice view of the new Dior Spring lineup and garner some ideas for my birthday look.

I had a crappy makeup artist who wanted to rush everything, so my experience was less than pleasant. I asked her to help me create a shimmery gold and dark green eye and what she gave me was less than stellar. She kept contradicting everything I asked for so after a while I just stopped and let her do what she wanted.



Products used: 5-Color Eyeshadow in Sunset Cafe, Dior Eyeliner Pencil in Precious Green, Diorshow Mascara


I'm not fond of this look at all, she didn't even do a good job of covering my dark circles!


Wallet Damage:
Dior Eyeliner Pencil in Precious Green: Although I didn't like the artist's work, I loved this eyeliner that she used to smoke out my eyes. This dark green pencil is creamy and pretty easy to blend.

Dior Hydrating Concealer in Medium Beige: A good concealer is very hard to find and although this isn't the best, it's definitely one of the better. I love the creamy consistency and the hydrating formula is perfect for my dry skin. It's only drawbacks is the limited color range and that it takes some time to apply. A little bit does go a long way but you you need time to carefully blend. It's definitely not on-the-go product.

Dior Rouge Lipstick in Bronze Couture: I don't really have a lot of bronzish/brown lipstick or gloss and I actually liked the one that makeup artist applied on me so I decided to get it. Pure impulse buy :)

Dior Addict Ultra-Gloss Addict in Chiffon Beige
I remember trying a gloss from the line when it launched and I hated it because it was so shiny. I actually liked it this time around and it's my first Dior gloss!


I got this makeup box (that's totally useless because of the small square compartments inside), a cute little pouch and a tiny Diorshow mascara for free.