An eco-friendly and adorable new lipstick; finally, a nail polish for those on the go; a cool contest for people obsessed with beauty; and picking your makeup based on your personality.
Showing the Planet — and Your Lips — Love
We've been fans of indie beauty company CARGO Cosmetics for ages because of the quality products, always-excellent colors and just general ability to make us looking smashing. But now we have a brand-new reason for our adoration: PlantLove lipsticks, CARGO's collection of 12 colors (all gorgeous, naturally) that come in an eco-friendly package. Instead of adding to our landfills, the lipstick tube is made from corn (and is compostable) and the outer box is a carton with real flower seeds in it, so if you moisten and plant it, you will actually grow your own wildflowers in your backyard. Genius, right? Also, $2 from the sale of each lipstick goes to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, which helps kids who suffer from cancer. We could go on and on about how the lipstick itself (with orchid complex, jojoba, vitamin E and meadowfoam seed oil) is made with earth-friendly (and lip-pampering) ingredients and how the beautiful colors were designed with help from celebs like Evangeline Lilly and Lindsay Lohan (her color shown), but we're starting to swoon. Pick up a $20 shade at a Sephora near you, and apply. Then hit the Live Earth concerts this summer, and feel beautiful, inside and out! Learn more about this awesome product at www.cargocosmetics.com.
Polish and Go
We don't care how many nail polish brands claim they're quick-drying, we don't buy it anymore. Too many smears, smudges and weird indentations in our nails have led us to be very wary. Until now. Our kind friends at Sally Hansen have come up with a way to let us paint our nails and still be able to leave the house before we've watched 17 hours of Real World reruns. The new Natural Shine Instant Nail Finish gives nails a shiny, glossy polish instantaneously, while helping to strengthen and moisturize with vitamin E, white tea extract, and sea minerals. Natural Shine comes in clear or pink and is a screaming bargain at $5.95. Pick up this handy little item at drugstores nationwide, or visit www.sallyhansen.com for more info.
Be Part of the ME! Generation
If you've ever sniffed a potion in the beauty aisle and thought, "I could do better than that," then we have a contest with your name on it. ME! Bath is looking for help with its newest bath ice cream (cute little balls you drop in the tub for a relaxing and skin-nourishing soak), and the company wants your help. Enter your idea for a new bath ice cream name, fragrance, and color, and give a description at www.mebath.com. Ten finalists will be chosen and then voted on by the general public. The winner gets a basket of ME! Bath goodies, a membership in the Ice Cream of the Month Club, and most of all, bragging rights for all eternity. Hurry up, though, because you only have until June 30 to craft your creation.
What's Your Beauty Personality?
Are you a Lana, Gabbi or Betty? Not sure what we're talking about? Created by the clever minds at Benefit Cosmetics, these three personalities are part of the new Love Your Look collection that will help customers find their perfect colors. Lana is a no-makeup girl who just wears the subtlest, most-neutral shades. Gabbi likes a bit more color, but sticks with medium neutrals. Betty is the drama queen who wears dark neutrals. Once you figure out who you are, you can pick from 24 shades of lipstick, 12 cream shadow/lines, and three sheer cream blushes that suit your lifestyle and makeup needs. Visit www.benefitcosmetics.com to check out the colors — and the girls.
