Airbrush Makeup Foundation

Beauty Gone Green: Celebrating Earth Day with Top 10 Green Tips

It is now possible to look and feel eco-fabulous by incorporating environmentally-friendly actions into your beauty routine - as well as green products into your cosmetic bags. Cosmetic companies are now making their way into environmentally conscious beauty by offering green alternatives to those who prefer to beautify themselves in an eco-conscious way.

Support positive environmental change with these top 10 green tips:

1. Seek out products with minimal packaging or biodegradable and botanical packaging such as boxes embedded with seeds which you can plant in your garden, as well as lipstick tubes made out of polyactic acid (a corn-based material).

2. Put your best face forward with organic, chemical-free, synthetic-free products. Avoid synthetic or petroleum derived ingredients, artificial fragrances, parabens, dyes, flavors, petrolatum, phtalates and preservatives.

3. Support companies with green business practices such as printing with eco-friendly soy-based ink or using renewable energy sources.

4. Before purchasing your beauty products, look for the USDA label. In order to be labeled "organic", all valid certifying agencies must comply with USDA standards.

5. Leverage multi-use products to enable radiant color that can be applied to cheeks, eyes and lips.

6. Choose nail polishes that are free of dibutyl phthalate (a chemical banned by the European Union).

7. Apply your makeup with your fingers and avoid using cotton swabs and disposable sponges.

8. Save water by skipping a wash or limiting your shower time. And don't forget to turn the water off while you're scrubbing your face or brushing your teeth over the sink.

9. Save energy by unplugging all of your beauty tools after you've finished using them (they still zap electricity when turned off). And limit the use of a hairdryer or curling implements. Try letting your hair air dry or curling your hair with Velcro rollers.

10. Buy in bulk. Most beauty products can be purchased in large sizes. Not only will you save money, but it also cuts down on the amount of packaging.

It is no longer the case that eco-conscious citizens are seen as part of the counter culture hippies. My, how things have changed. Nowadays, it's increasingly uncommon to find anyone, or any company, who isn't environmentally conscious. Even beauty has gone green! By incorporating organic living in to your everyday lifestyle, you will enjoy greater health and wellness. Evaluate those products and treatments that best exemplify the eco-lifesyle. If we all followed these practices then we can truly celebrate "Earth Day" with a more sustainable planet. Be a mentor towards others with more sustainable lifestyle!

About the Author

mySpaShop.com offers new directions in
home spa products
and recipes for holistic beauty, home fitness, health and well-being. Experience a virtual spa journey that informs, engages and discovers spa lifestyle advisors in an online community with home spa treatments and stories that delight to foster vibrant living. Shop in a collection of artisans
spa gift products
, crafts & apparel.

Best values at this point found on trade market
, With the NBA finals, World Cup and U.S. Open taking up most of my television sports time this past week, baseball took a seat on the back burner.

Green Makeup Tutorial

Forensic Green Makeup 1/8oz $4.97 Features Green Makeup

Green Blacklight Makeup $6.99 Green Glow Blacklight Makeup Simply apply makeup and you will 'glow under black light'. Includes: Color blister pack containing .3oz makeup cup and black light pendant allows your patrons to see how the makeup glows.

Face Painting Makeup - (Martian Green) $3.99 Includes one makeup stick.

Face Painting Makeup - (Irish Green) $3.99 Includes one makeup stick.

Face Painting Makeup - (Crypt Green) $3.99 Includes one makeup stick.

Green Pro Makeup $2.29 Green Makeup Perfect For Witches! Your favorite professional water soluble cream body paint and face makeup colors in squeezable 1 oz. tubes on a full color blister card.

Dark Green Makeup Refill $7.49 Paradise Pallette Makeup Refil Dark Green Perfect for Gumby or The Hulk Refills for the Paradise Makeup AQ 8-color Palette. Paradise AQ Palette Sized color refills are (7g) in size. Sold in packs of two, allowing users to replenish those colors used most. Color: Dark Green

Green Cream Makeup $2.95 Are you looking to make that Frankenstein or witch costume you bought really stand out from the rest? Well details are everything and this Green Cream Makeup will help you look the part. This Green Cream Makeup comes in a 1 ounce tube of cream make up. This makeup is very easy to use and apply with the tube provided. Don't worry about cleaning up, this cream makeup is very easy to wash because all you need to use is some water and then rinse it off. Why not go all the way this Halloween and get into the spirit with this awesome makeup you will look as great as you feel.

Green Makeup Cup $5.69 Mehron Color Cup, Carded, Green Finishing Touch For Your Clown Look! Our rich color intensive foundation cream in a convenient size. This size is excellent for carrying small amounts of makeup. Available In: Green

Don Post Mold Green Makeup $4.99 Includes one .25-oz container of makeup.

Ws Makeup Black $3.79 Ws Makeup Black Clown Makeup Cream Makeup available in a variety of colors. Black, Blue, Green, Red, or White

Face Painting Makeup - (Deep Sea Green) $3.99 Includes one makeup stick.

Green Fantasy FX Makeup $3.99 Fantasy FX Tube: Green Great for Witches! Water based, highly pigmented makeup in a squeeze tube. Easy-on easy-off makeup for face painting anything from small designs to full character faces. Try using it under a similar or contrasting color glitter for stunning results! Approximately 8-12 full faces or 50-100 small designs per 1 oz. tube Mehron's superior quality, highly pigmented, squeeze tube makeup achieves a brand loyalty unsurpassed among consumers for Halloween, sporting events, and year-round face painting.

Mask Cover Makeup Green $13.49 Mask Cover Makeup Green Help Create A More Realistic Look! Mask Cover Makeup is the premiere choice of professional special effects artists for it's incredible effectiveness in covering latex and rubber prosthetics, bald caps, etc. This product provides complete coverage and easily blends for realistic results. Comes in a 1 oz. tub. Available in an assortment of colors: Soft Beige Lt. Cinnamon Oriental White Blue Black Natural Beige Deep Tan Dark Sunburn Red Yellow Light Tan Dark Flesh Ebony Brown Green Monster Grey

Shimmer & Shine Glamorous Green Makeup Kit $4.99 0.13 oz. makeup tray,0.25 oz. glitter gel,one eyeliner pencil,green lipstick,green nail polish,and one makeup applicator.

Light Green Makeup Refill $7.49 Paradise Palette Refill Lite Green Refills for the Paradise Makeup AQ 8-color Palette. Available in 26 wonderful colors in packs of 2. Replenish your Paradise AQ Palette with your favorite colors. Paradise AQ Palette Sized color refills are (7g) in size. Sold in packs of two, allowing users to replenish those colors used most. Light Green

Mardi Gras Makeup Stack $8.99 Includes: Hot pink,green,purple pasion,and gold makeup in a stackable container.