Luck O' The Irish

I hope everyone is feeling the luck o' the Irish today and having a Happy day after St. Patrick's Day!! Being the good Irish girl that I am, I had to do something festive for the holiday! So all week I've been wearing Sally Hansen's Xtreme Wear in Going Green. It is probably my favorite green nail polish, only because it is a true green with a subtle shimmer to it. I've worn it for the last two years for St. Patrick's Day, so I figured it's kind of a tradition now. I should really wear it more often than I do, because it's definitely one of my favorites, but for some reason I only break it out for the holiday. I also got a little festive with my eye shadow. I did a green and gold look using the e.l.f. Silver Studio Box 100 palette. It was a limited edition palette sold during the holidays for $10.00. I think it is still available on the e.l.f website. I love this palette, it definitely gets a lot of use; and for the price, the quality and pigmentation of the colors is really great! To do this eye look I used my eye shadow brushes from Eco Tools. Here are some pictures and I will list all the products I used below them.

Eye Shadow Look 1 

Eye Shadow

Sally Hansen Going Green

e.l.f  Eye Shadow Palette 

On my eyes I used Urban Decay Primer Potion; NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Slate as a base color; on the lid is the third green from the bottom in the third column, I used the the second gold down in the second column(which is much golder than the picture shows) in my crease, I also applied that same gold to the center of my lid and underneath my bottom lash line, I applied a mix of the bottom two green shades in the third column on the outer corner of my eye, I used the third color down in the first column on my brow bone and on my inner corner(I used that one because it's a cream color with a subtle golden undertone); NYX eye liner pencil in black; Cover Girl's Lash Blast Volume Mascara in Black; and Cover Girl's Fresh Complexion Under Eye Concealer in Creamy Natural.

I hope everyone had a fun and safe St. Patrick's Day! 

"For each petal on the shamrock, this brings a wish your way. Good health, good luck, and happiness for today and everyday."

It's Not Easy Being Green

Some people think it's not easy being green, but actually it is a lot easier than you might think! Yes this is Eco friendly blog day, well for me at least. Do you like to help keep the planet looking beautiful and clean? Sometimes it seems like a really daunting task. Trust me I get it, but it's not like you have to completely readjust your entire life to be Eco friendly! Little things help too! I don't always remember to turn off the lights when I leave a room and I'm really bad about turning off my computer, in fact it's almost always on. I don't always remember to recycle, which is something my 8 year old nephew yells at me about all the time, he's kind of a recycling junkie. In fact he makes all of his friends at school recycle! I do however, like to do my part. What is it that I actually do? Well, when I'm shopping, I try to make purchases that are Eco friendly. I look for things that have reusable or minimal packaging and are made from recycled materials. I try to do this with everything, but it tends to happens more often with bath products and makeup products. My favorite things that I have that are Eco friendly are my makeup brushes. I have quite a few different brands of brushes, but my favorites are my EcoTools brushes! I love them! The handles are made from bamboo and the ferrule(the metal part that holds the bristles) is made from recycled aluminum. The bristles are made from synthetic taklon, which means that they are 100% cruelty free, an added bonus is you're an animal lover like me! The bristles are so soft on your skin and they apply makeup really nicely! The other really great thing about these makeup brushes is that they come packaged in a reusable recycled plastic pouch. They are really well made, too! I have some brushes that the bristles fall out of and they just don't last very long; and I take really good care of my brushes, in order to get the most use out of them. I haven't had any issues with my EcoTools brushes, which to me is money well spent! If you'd like to know more about the EcoTools brand and products, their web site is full of information. Click here to learn more: EcoTools. There are plenty of little things you can do to be Eco Friendly! What are some of the things you do? Leave it in the comments! 

Here is a picture of the brushes I have. There are more brushes than these, I just don't have them...yet. :) I love the bamboo handle! From left to right these are the Powder Brush or All Over Face Brush, Foundation Brush, Concealer Brush, Large Eyeshadow or Blender Brush, Angled Crease Brush, Domed or Highlight Brush, Small Eyeshadow or Shader Brush, and Smudge Brush.

My Ecotools Brushes