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How To Green Your Makeup Bag, A Little At A Time

Terri Bly — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:14:18 +0000

Let’s say you’re new to the whole eco-friendlier beauty thing. You finished reading Not Just A Pretty Face, and are motivated to chuck your leaded lipstick, plasticized foundation and petroleum-packed moisture cream with plans to replace them all with gorgeously green glamour.

And then you start shopping, and quickly get overwhelmed. Where to start? What to buy? How to prioritize? How to make it happen while still having enough money to eat?

As with pretty much everything I do, my approach to greening my beauty kit was fairly melodramatic; in short, I spent outrageous amounts of money replacing everything all at once. I do not necessarily endorse this strategy, and neither does my credit card statement, so if you are saner than I am and want to pace yourself as you green your makeup bag, here are a few tips to help you prioritize your purchases:

Christy Coleman’s Picks for Best Natural Lipstick

Terri Bly — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:07:23 +0000

This past spring, Christy Coleman - makeup artist to stars like Sheryl Crow and Emmy Rossum - decided to throw out all of her top-tier conventional products, replacing them with nothing but naturals. Unlike many of the experts who complain that “compromises” still have to be made to get great lip color, Coleman has found some jewels that require no compromising whatsoever. So without further adieu, and in no particular order, here are her picks for the best all-natural lipsticks of 2008 (because you never know what’s around the corner here in the new year):

Peacekeeper: in Paint me intuitive, and Paint me content ($14, drugstore.com).

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