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One of my favorite categories of makeup products i

One of my favorite categories of makeup products is mascara; I also find that it’s slightly frustrating to dispose of responsibly. I used to drop off used mascara tubes at a local store with a Terracycle box, but unfortunately, that store closed. Now, I’m looking for an alternate way to recycle and need to explore more mail-in options. As for the wands, I send them to Appalachian Wildlife Refuge’s Wands for Wildlife program. According to their website, “Old mascara wands are used to remove fly eggs and larva from the fur and feathers of wild animals. They work great because the bristles are close together.” They accept donations in October and April. How and where do you recycle mascara tubes, or for that matter, used/empty/expired makeup? I’d love to know!
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. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨, 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚) 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 @𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭. 𝐀𝐧𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬. 𝐓𝐚𝐠𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐬 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.
#mascara #recyclingmakeup #makelesswaste #consciousconsumption #discoverunder3k #discoverunder5k #consciousconsumer #diversityingreenbeauty #productshot #mindfulbeauty #macrophotography #igmakeup #zerowaste #wocblogger #wocbeautyblogger #discoverunder5k #plasticfreejuly

GIFTED Sahajan Brightening Mask #texturetuesday

GIFTED | Taïla Vayu Illuminating Mist | #misting

As an aspiring minimalist (let’s be honest, I fa

As an aspiring minimalist (let’s be honest, I fail miserably sometimes), a multitasking product is a boon. Eu’Genia Shea’s shea butter is just that. Curious to hear more about founder, Naa-Sakle Akuete’s journey? Will her relationship with the word pretty touch your soul like it did mine? Head over to the blog to read the latest installment of Pretty When We Win.
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#entrepreneurship #femaleentrepreneurship #herstory #discoverunder3k #discoverunder5k #femalefounders #femalecreators #supportsmallbusiness #womancreative #womanowned #wocowned #bblogger #greenbeautyblogger #diversityingreenbeauty #diversityinentrepreneurship #ladyboss #entreprenher #beyourownboss #creativeentrepreneur #goalgetter #femaleempowerment #smallbusiness

My carpal tunnel got the best of me, so please exc

My carpal tunnel got the best of me, so please excuse my Insta absence. My time away from the digiverse allowed me to do the work—that is, learn more about the Black experience through literature, film, and participating in events in my community. I struggled whether to share this at all because I don’t want it to sound like virtue signaling and take away from the subject at hand (not my intention). I humbly want to acknowledge that as an ally, I am committed to standing in solidarity, being accountable for mistakes I may (and probably will) make, and to taking action. To that end, I’m coming back on this #texturetuesday with this delicious shea butter that I bought from #blackownedbrand Eu’genia Shea. It’s incredibly rich, with 100% pure shea butter content. Between frequent hand-washing and the unexpected home improvement projects I’ve been taking on lately, this product has been a multitasking panacea for my skin woes. Want to know more? I have a special post coming up tomorrow!
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. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨, 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚) 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 @𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭. 𝐀𝐧𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬. 𝐓𝐚𝐠𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐬 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.
#eugeniashea #supportblackowned #sheabutter #skincarephotography #skinstagrammer #igskincarecommunity #skincarefoundation #diversityingreenbeauty #mindfulbeauty #minimalistbeauty #igskincare #skincarediary #beautyphotography #discoverunder3k #greenbeauty #feedyourskin #macrophotography #glowaddict #crueltyfreeskincare #productshot #productphoto #moodyphotography

In support of #amplifymelantedvoices, I will not b

In support of #amplifymelantedvoices, I will not be posting any original content from June 1-7th. Instead, I will be sharing the voices and content of BIPOC leaders in my stories. For additional information, see @jessicawilson.msrd and @blackandembodied

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