Are You Eco Friendly?

*None of the companies mentioned are paying me for this blog, all opinions are my own.*
Today I watched a YouTube video by Blair Fowler, a YouTube 'Beauty Guru' about being eco-friendly.
So that inspired me to do my own blog post of ways to be eco friendly.

Heres Blairs video:

Now my ways to be eco friendly are:
- Use a water filter.
I admit, I am guilty of using plastic bottles too, but at home I have a Pur water filter which I use alllll the time.

- When I do use plastic water bottles, I recycle.
In my house we have always recycled, and I kind of thought everyone just did it. But I noticed lately a lot of my friends dont. And honestly, I dont understand why. It doesnt cost anything to recycle, and its just as easy to throw a bottle into a recycle bin as it is a trash can.

- As Blair says, BYOB, Bring Your Own Bag.
Most grocery stores have reusable bags at the register for $1. Or just use a cute tote bag you already own. I also noticed at Target they have a little 'recycling center' they have bins for recycling old plastic bags. (as well as old cell phones, electronic cords, and the usual bottles and paper)

- Unplug things.
When youre not using your charger, or if you have 3 lamps in your room and only ever use one, unplug them. Even if its not in use, its still using electricity. Not only will you be helping the environment, youll save money on your electric bill.
- Turn off lights.
When you leave a room, during the day, even at night. If youre not in a room, why do you need that light on. If the sun is out, open your curtains, use some natural lighting. Or if youre sitting in your room at night turn off the lights in the other rooms, or instead of having all the lights in a room on just have one on, or use the light of your tv if youre watching it.

- Turn off unused electronics.
If youre not on your computer, turn it off. If youre not watching your tv, turn it off. Little things like that really do add up.
- Go vegetarian.
I have been vegetarian for about five and a half years now. There are so many benefits of being vegetarian. But to me the biggest one (aside from saving millions of little animals from dying for my dinner) is that its helping the environment. "According to the UN, raising animals for food causes more green house gas emissions than all the cars, planes, ships, and trains in the world combined." I do NOT want to be part of that!

- Lastly, buy environmentally friendly makeup.
There are tons of eco friendly, natural, organic makeup companies out there. Theyre great for your body, and the environment!
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Lets all go green together. Follow these tips and help make the world a better place.
Comment below ways you are eco friendly!

Day 2 Night makeup..

Looking for an easy way to take your makeup from simple 'day' makeup, to dramatic 'night' makeup?
Look no further! With Rimmel's new 'Day2Night' Mascara, you get just that.
One tube - two mascaras.
Two brushes in one, you get the day time brush which give your beautiful length. Then the night time brush which gives you amazing volume.
(its not really two brushes, the tube just wipes more mascara off the wand for the day/length brush.)
This is super convenient to have even if youre not going from day to night makeup.
This is a perfect mascara for those girls who dont have a ton of makeup and but like to switch it up. Sometimes you want length, sometimes you want volume. But you dont wanna have to scan the aisles for the right one for each type.
With this you just need the one tube, and can achieve either look.

Ive seen other mascaras where they have two ends one volume one length, but that can get annoying having to flip it around, sometimes opening the wrong end when twisting it open..and theyre kind of long tubes with not as much actual mascara in the tube.
But with this its the same amount of mascara, and "both" brushes are at the same end.
Its a little easier to carry around (since its not super long like double sided mascaras) and its super convenient.


You can get it here, or check out your local drug store, or beauty supply. Its only about $8.
The product in this review was provided to me for the purpose of writing a review. This in no way effects the quality of the review provided. No monetary exchange occurred in exchange for the writing of the review. The views expressed in this review are strictly my own opinions. All reviews provided here are the work of the reviewer and remain completely unbiased.

Beauty Addicts?

Introducing  new SweetLIPS Gloss from beautyADDICTS - here to sure your need for a hydrating lip balm with a perfect hint of color. Since beautyADDICTS is made by and for makeup artists the pros put their two-cents into the development of this formula.

This NEW high shine gloss seriously hydrates with soothing Vitamin E and Jojoba Butter that moisten and heal battered lips. Plus it will leave you tasting as good as you look with a hint of Vanilla. Available in 8 shades that look great on all skin-tones.

I have never used any beautyADDICTS products before, so when I tried this I was a little skeptical.
I got shades 'veil', 'ginger' and 'sheer peach' from their 'sweetLIPS' collection.

"This high-shine gloss hydrates lips with Vitamin E and Jojaba Butter. With a hint of Vanilla and just a touch of sweetness it is the tastiest no calorie beauty boost you can get."
First of all, I love these shades. Im not big on reds or purpley lips. I like lighter, nude, pinky colors. So these three are perfect for me. 

They are a little pricey for their size. Theyre .18 oz, and $17. (plus shipping for online purchase)
The only place I know to get them is beautyADDICTS.com, from there you can find a beautyADDICTS near you, and see what salons or stores sell them.

But they are so worth it. a lipgloss this size will last me months.
The gloss isnt too sticky like some lipglosses can be, they go on pretty nice. Not too oily or greasy and they dont run off your lips and make you look like you just ate a bucket of fried chicken. I HATE when lipgloss does that.
All in all, I like these glosses, and will definitely have to try the other shades. If you have tried these let me know what you think, tell me what shades you have and how you like them. :)

To get these and other beautyADDICTS products visit beautyADDICTS.com

The product in this review was provided to me for the purpose of writing a review. This in no way effects the quality of the review provided. No monetary exchange occurred in exchange for the writing of the review. The views expressed in this review are strictly my own opinions. All reviews provided here are the work of the reviewer and remain completely unbiased.