Aveda Color and Cargo Plantlove Lipcolor Update

I want to introduce you today to a great alternative to your favorite brand of hair coloring. If you have never tried it, try Aveda Color for your hair. Aveda-a pioneer in the green products movement who have been making products from mainly naturally derived and organically grown ingredients since 1978- has a wonderful line of hair color that is 93% naturally derived. It contains

only trace amounts of oxidative dyes (7%) such as phenylenediamine and are lead-, toluene-, and coal tar-free.

[USA Weekend article, " Natural Beauty: care for yourself and Earth." and Julie Gabriel author of The Green Beauty Guide.]

I've personally had the Aveda Color service done at the salon on more than one occasion and the color is vibrant with exceptional fade resistance comparable if not better than competitors, especially if you take good care of it by using color retentive hair care.

>>UPDATE: I mentioned Cargo brand's 100% Natural Origin Lipstick line called Plantlove and intended to update as soon as I tried it. When I purchased it, I was excited and pleasantly suprised. The lipstick's plastic case and cardboard packaging are biodegradable. The lipstick case is made of corn plastic (a renewable resource) while the box is embedded with plant seeds that you are encouraged to plant by moistening and burying. A portion of sales ($2 USD from each, a minimum of $50,000 USD total) from the product will be donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

The product itself has good pigmentation and a nice smooth feel. The generous amount of botanical waxes give it good weight so that the color is durable and longer lasting. Some natural lip colors that contain only essential oils tend to wear away quickly, so the addition of waxes is very wearable.

I currently wear Aveda Color in Twilight and Cargo in Joshua Tree.

sincerely yours,

rOsE

Cargo's eco-friendly line PlantLove and Giovanni Organic Hair Care

Hi there! I hope you're having a safe and festive holiday season. Happy New Year to everyone! I've been busy lately so I haven't written in a long while, I know. I apologize. As always, I hope to share with you some great news. I know I haven't posted as often as I should so here goes.

Cargo brand has released a fairly new line of eco-friendly products packaged in compostable plastic called "PlantLOve". Their marketing mantra is, "Red Lips. Green Conscience." One of the most promising items is the collection of fashionable shades of lipstick. It is great to know you can be green but not have to stick to only very natural shades, but can wear all the season's best colors too. Cargo is, self-proclaimed, the only prestige line to make a lipstick with a botanical blend without:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Synthetic Fragrance
- Synthetic Dye
- Petro-Chemicals
- Phthalates

Now, unlike most of the other products I've mentioned here, I havent actually used this one. This is a product mention not a review. I wanted to clarify it. I will always let you know which products I have used and am relating to you firsthand. [But it does sound great doesn't it? I'm buying it soon. It's available at Sephora.]









Also as a BONUS, I'm going to do a double product mention- and this one IS a review.[To make up for my recent neglect. :(] This product I have used. It's called "More Body Hair Thickener by Giovanni Organic Hair Care". This product really lives up to its name. The first day I tried using it after I bought it, someone immediately told me my hair looked different! The product has less hold than I would have liked, but its main purpose is volumizing and adding body, which it does well. This it does even in dry hair with no blowdrying. However, add it to damp hair as directed and blowdry, and you will get great results. The smell is pleasant, like upscale hair care products. It is organic and available at most Whole Foods stores!




sincerely yours,


rOsE