Go Green On Earth Day!

In honor of Earth Day, April 22, I thought I'd highlight some brands or product lines that are supporting green initiatives.

Origins
Go Green & Get Free! Origins is having a Trade-In program. On 4/22, Origins is offering customers the chance to bring an empty cosmetic container to any Origins retail store or counter (which Origins then recycles for them through their Return to Origins Recycling PRogram) to trade it in for a free full-sized Checks and Balances Frothy face wash or A Perfect World Antioxidant cleanser with White Tear. Find the store nearest you!

Starbucks
Bring a reusable mug into Starbucks today and receive a free coffee. Offer good for today only, April 15.

Burt's Bees
Burtify yourself! Check out FindYourBurt.com - Find your Inner Burt and discover your earth-friendly potential.

DermStore.com
The website is launching a Natural and Organic section with over 4,000 product, and donating a portion of the proceeds from sales of the page to the Earth Day Network. Great way to get gorgeous and go green!

Giveaway Break - Origins & Ojon

Origins introduces Starting Over, age-erasing moisturizers with Mimosa, a high performance, natural alternative to harsh, painful, expensive cosmetic procedures.

Perfect for people looking to give a fresh start to their skincare routine with the New Year, ingredients found within Starting Over are clinically proven to help rebuild natural collagen, even-out skin tone and help reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Starting Over is available in a regular as well as oil-free formulation.
Ojon, hands down, has the best smelling products out there for hair...and they work great too! Check out my review for the Ojon Restorative Leave-in Treatment.

***Giveaway***

Enter to win a prize package filled with Origins & Ojon beauty products:

Origins Starting Over Age-erasing moisturizer with Mimosa
Origins GinZing Refreshing eye cream to brighten and depuff
Origins All-Purpose High-Elevation Cream Dry Skin Relief
and
Ojon Shine & Protect Shampoo
Ojon Shine & Protect Conditioner
Ojon Restorative Leave-in Treatment (clear)
Ojon small Restorative Hair Treatment

Fill out the form below to win! For extra entries, you can sign up for my mailing list, post a link to this giveaway on your blog, follow my blog, follow me and retweet on Twitter , or become a fan on Facebook; just make sure to list the entries in your comment. Enter up to once a day!

This giveaway is open to US & Canada residents only. The contest will end on Wednesday, March 17th. I will randomly select 2 lucky winners and announce them on Lipgloss Break, so keep checking to see if you're a winner - Good Luck!

Origins offers Free illy Espresso, Free GinZing and Free Gifts!

Origins and illy caffé are inviting the people of New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boca Raton and Dallas to stop by select Origins retail stores for an energizing pick-me-up on November 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th! Origins invites you to enjoy the following (with no purchase necessary!):

· FREE shot of illy espresso

· FREE sample of Origins new GinZing™ Refreshing eye cream (with Caffeine)

· FREE “Eye-Opening” Mini-Facial

· FREE makeup application

· Chance to win the Wake Up & Win Sweepstakes

To keep you bright-eyed and energized for weeks to come, Origins is giving away gift bags containing a three week supply of GinZing™ Refreshing eye cream and illy espresso, while supplies last.

Events will be held in the following locations:

New York, NY (opening at 8am)

Flatiron: 175 Fifth Avenue (

SoHo: 402 West Broadway

Upper West Side: 2327 Broadway

Grand Central: 62 Grand Central Terminal

Los Angeles, CA (opening at 9am)

South Coast Plaza: 3333 Bristol Street

San Francisco, CA

Embarcadero Center: One Embarcadero Center

San Francisco Centre: 865 Market Street

Boca Raton, FL (opening at 9am)

Town Center at Boca Raton: 6000 Glades Road

Dallas, TX (opening at 9am)

Southlake Town Square: 1426 Civic Place

Blush Break - Pinch Your Cheeks by Origins

Pinch Your Cheeks ® is a unique sheer blusher gel that gives cheeks a radiant, rosy glow, without ever looking red-in-the-face.

Pinch Your Cheeks ® is infused with Matricaria Chamomilla and Melilot Yellow Clove which are calming and soothing agents. This transparent blusher lets your skin show through to make it look like nature made you blush, when all along it was ORIGINS.

How to apply: out a tiny amount onto fingertips - the littlest bit goes a long way. As soon as fingers touch the apple’s of your cheeks, don’t stop and keep blending in a gentle circular motion. Wash hands with soap immediately after application.

Suggested retail price: $11.00 for .1oz. Pinch Your Cheeks comes in Raspberry, Coralberry and Brownberry.

Pampering Break - Free Origins Get-Glowing Mini Facial

Make your appointment! You're about to be pampered with a free "Get Glowing" mini-facial from Origins. Choose from a menu of skin-perfecting treatments customized for your specific concern. And take home a FREE customized sample of one of Origins skincare experts.

Offer is good from May 11 - 31st in stores. Find the Origins store nearest you to book your appointment!

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle with Origins

April is Earth Month, and April 22 is Earth Day. Over the years, more and more cosmetic companies have gone 'green.' Origins is a brand that often comes to mind. They have done a great job at keeping to their core mission, which is to 'create high-performance natural skincare that is powered by nature and proven by science.' They use plants and organic ingredients and 100% natural essential oils.

Starting April 1, drop off any empty cosmetic jar, bottle, or tube at Origins and they will recycle them or use them for energy recovery. Plus, you’ll receive a special Origins sample to take home. Read more about this program or find the store nearest you at Origins.com.