Australian-born, New York-based makeup artist, Sam Addington is committed to the idea that beauty is more than skin deep. She has painted some of the world’s most well known faces like Saiorse Ronan and Brooke Shields for publications like Vogue, ELLE, and Harper’s Bazaar. While her minimalist aesthetic appears effortless, it belies her considered, health first, holistic approach to beauty. Addington talked to us about how she created The Frontlash November cover Nikki Reed’s beauty look using her tool kit of non-toxic skincare and make up products, her path to becoming a makeup artist, and what beauty means to her.   Did you always want to be a makeup artist?   I initially wanted to be a fashion designer. When I graduated from high school I went to art school for a couple of years, and trained in fashion textile and design. It was during that period that I discovered Kevyn Aucoin and discovered that being a makeup artist was a profession that one could pursue. So I quit art school and I moved to Sydney and trained there for a year.   Do you have any advice for anyone who wants to pursue a career as a fashion and celebrity makeup artist?   I mean, now is so different from when I first started. When I first started in 2000, there really wasn't any other avenues to promoting yourself other than having an agent. You could have a business card, and these really analog ways of promoting yourself, getting your name out there and getting traction with clients. But I think now with social media, everyone can take control of their career pathway, in a way, in the creative fields, anyway.   I still think there's some value in doing [runway] shows and assisting [more established makeup artists]. Although, having said that, I never did that. I never assisted anyone and I didn't really do any shows outside of directing my own. But I think there is some value in working under other people, and seeing what they do and how they do it, and then running that through your own lens and working out how you might be able to do it—in a way that expresses the story or the narrative that you want to tell.   Ultimately I think the only way to have a career is if you really stay true to what it is that is your style.It comes down to stories. Who is this person and what should they do and why are they wearing a red lip and why should they be wearing bronzer? So number one rule, build a portfolio, I think is the way to go, and develop your own style.   Well, that kind of brings me to my next question: what's your creative process when you're working with, I guess I'll start with a celebrity client. Because I know a celebrity and a fashion client is different. So what's your process when you're working with a celebrity?   In some ways it's not too dissimilar, the fashion and the celebrity process. Ultimately it all comes down to having a sense of everyone in the room has their own agenda. Everyone has something that they need to sell or promote. And so that kind of informs how the model or the celebrity should look or want to look.   Celebrities tend to have much more say on how they would like to look, depending on what their relationship is, say, with their publicist or perhaps it's their stylist who might interject and have a very strong vision for how they should look. Whereas a model just has no say typically, and it's all about how the creative director or the client pictures how they look.   What does beauty mean to you?   I really think beauty is a feeling. It's not so aesthetic. It's sort of like a sensibility, I think, more than anything else. The way in which somebody holds themself, or the way in which somebody walks perhaps, or speaks. Oftentimes for me, I find somebody attractive based on what they have to say, and if they can articulate what they have to say in a really engaging way. I like quirk. I like there to be a point of interest.   Health is also very beautiful to me. If somebody looks healthy, if their eyes are bright, their skin is clear, their hair is shiny, they have some color and some life to their skin, then that'll always beautiful to me.   When you are working with someone, applying makeup, how do you foster trust so that the person you're working with feels comfortable? Because you’re in an intimate space with them and sometimes you don’t know them well or at all.    That's a good question. It's probably not something that I necessarily have cultivated. I don't have a routine, it's probably just who I am as a person. I think that it's like when you meet anyone you don't want to be too intrusive, you need to be respectful, you need to have an understanding, and a respect of the fact that you are in this person's personal space. It is a very intimate thing.   I think it's just about projecting or letting that person know in some way that they're okay with me, that we all have our faults and we're all here to make them feel as beautiful and comfortable as possible.   And you can utilize that charming [Australian] accent of yours as well.   Yes. Although some people can't understand what I'm saying, but, yeah. I think I've also been lucky in that because I started so young, I was like, 19, 20, I wasn't that much older than a lot of the models I was working with and as my career has progressed, I'm now 40, a lot of my clients tend to be my age now. So, I have an understanding of where they're coming from and  who they are as people. And that's the thing, you've just got to strip it down to the fact that we're all people, and we all have our hang ups. We all have our wants and desires, and we all have our favorite things that we like, and things that we don't like.   What are some of the ways that we can be more eco-conscious when it comes to beauty or makeup?   Well, I think the important thing is to understand that it's not just about makeup or skincare products. There's so many other things that we use on a daily basis that you could also take into account. So whenever I work now, I make sure that I'm using cotton swabs and baby wipes that are biodegradable and that come in either biodegradable or recyclable packaging. There's so much waste involved with that, so I'm really quite conscious of that given you use far more cotton swabs in your lifetime than you do lip stick, say, so I try and be conscious of that. Tissues are the same, I now use only tissues that are derived from bamboo, so they're treeless, they're sustainable and they break down quicker.   But when it comes to eco-friendly, when it comes to skincare and makeup, you can be conscious of the ingredients that they're made of, there's a lot of toxins, common toxins in skin care and makeup. So you can go to the extent of using clean or nontoxic products, or at least trying to eliminate [toxins in your products] as much as possible.   And also you need to be wary of the packaging that they come in, and be wary of what you do oftentimes. You don't necessarily need to throw them into the trash. You can take your containers to, like Credo, for example, these clean beauty retailers that have TerraCycle programs, so you can send your empty containers and they will have them recycled for you, and you know that they're actually going to be recycled, and that they're going to be repurposed into other products, and for other uses.   It can be a little overwhelming, and confusing too I think, when it comes to being eco-friendly. For example, I have a filter on my shower head, so I don't have chlorine or chlorine off gassing when I wash my face and my hair and things. There's so many things, it is a little confronting. But I think there are definitely ways you can reduce your impact, profound ways, even if you do it incrementally.     Can you talk me through the makeup you did for Nikki Reed, the process and some of the products?   Well, for this particular look, because it was very natural, I really focused on skin care first and foremost. She arrived already with makeup on from a previous event so I used a cleansing oil to remove all the makeup, including the eye makeup, then I used micellar water after that. I'm a big fan of hyaluronic serums. Hyaluronic acid is a really great skincare ingredient. It's moisturizing, it's plumping, and it's a really great way of building moisture into the skin without necessarily applying any kind of oil or other kinds of moisture products that could interfere with the makeup.   So I used a Susanne Kaufman hyaluronic serum. I then a Biossance moisturizer, but it's a gel moisturizer and it's just super light, and it has squalane and probiotics in it. And I used Biossance eye gel, which I'm a big fan of. It's loaded with peptides and it's really good for reducing any puffiness or signs of stress or fatigue.   I used a basic lip balm after that. And then just as a side note, when she left set I gave her some Ursa Major face wipes. Then afterwards I used an illuminating primer, just a little bit, just a couple of drops, to add a little bit more luminosity to the skin. And then I followed it with the Kosas tinted face oil, which is super, super light. It is an oil, it has a pigment to it, the oil seeps into the skin and then just leaves a little pigment on the surface. So it's good for evening out [the skin complexion] rather than it looking like a foundation. The reason I like this is because it doesn't have a greasy or an overly dewy feel. It looks more like natural skin, I think. Then I used the RMS Un Cover-Up just for under eyes and any blemishes.   I used the Kjaer Weis glow as an illuminator on the high points of the face, the cheekbones, the bridge of the nose, and the bow of the lip. And then I used the RMS Buriti bronzer on both the cheeks and the eyelids, just kind of create some structure and add some color to the face without it being too colorful. Then I use the Westman Atelier Eye Love You Mascara, just I curled the lashes and just used a little bit of that Mascara.   Then I used a Kosas lip color in a shade called "undone", just by pressing it into the lips rather than using a brush, rather than lining the lips, I just used that. And then I used the RMS "Un" Powder for any areas that were catching too much light. For the body, I used the Weleda body lotion, and also the Skin Food body butter.   I use a Dr. Bronner's hand sanitizing spray, by Humankind cotton swabs, Seedling by Grove tissues, they're made from bamboo and sugarcane, and then the Naturacare baby wipes, which are both biodegradable and compostable.   And that's it. I mean, it's a lot of products for such a simple look, but from a photographic point of view, it helps to have a little extra.  

Benches, tables, waste stations and an agility ramp will help train guide dogs for the blind or visually impaired.

As tradicionais buchas de cozinha, que utilizamos para limpeza de louças e objetos, são feitas de plásticos como poliuretano, um material de difícil reutilização. Para se ter uma ideia, nenhuma pesquisa conseguiu definir o tempo de decomposição desse produto, mas especialistas estimam que o período gire em torno de 100 anos ou mais.

Lately you may have seen the words zero waste on your body lotion (and if that’s the case, we applaud you). It’s a growing trend within the beauty industry, and as someone who has spent the better part of a decade reporting on such matters, it’s the trend I am most excited about.   To get a better understanding of what this term actually means, I spoke to Tiila Abbitt, the CEO and founder of Aether Beauty, a sustainable makeup company that launched the first zero-waste eye shadow palette in the makeup industry.   "Zero waste means making sure nothing ends up in a landfill," explains Abbitt. "That can mean a few things: One is that a product is reusable, another is that it can actually be recycled." (I’m going to interrupt here briefly to drop in that oft-quoted National Geographic stat about how 91% of plastic ends up in landfills.) "And on that note, it’s making sure there is no packaging or packaging waste. The main idea is to limit what actually goes directly in your trash."   She concedes that "this idea can be intimidating because people think they have to completely switch up their entire lifestyle," but this isn’t about perfection. "We don’t need a few people creating a zero-waste lifestyle perfectly. We need millions of people trying their best, thinking more about their own footprint and making better choices with the goods they are purchasing, however imperfectly, to make a difference." In sum, it’s not an all-or-nothing affair.   So, how do we do this? "Look for products that have less waste, are package-free or are fully recyclable. And avoid single-use items like face wipes and cotton rounds," shares Abbitt. We’re also fans of Garnier’s partnership with TerraCycle, which processes plastic for you and turns it into earrings and benches and more, and brands like M.A.C and Lush that offer new products in exchange for empties. And beyond carefully choosing your beauty products, start bringing reusable items like shopping bags, coffee mugs and water bottles, utensils and metal straws with you for when you are out and about. OK, now who’s ready to shop some of our favorite sustainable beauty products?                      

We have all been told to “reduce, reuse, and recycle” at least once in our lives. Those three magic words have always made it seem easy to help keep the planet clean. However, rising recycling issues mean the U.S. has to change its strategies toward waste, according to a new State of Recycling Survey conducted by U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund.   The report brings an honest interpretation of the current state of the recycling industry and just how many levels in which it is faltering. Especially since countries in Eastern Asia have started to refuse accepting recyclables from the United States, according to media reports. In a press release from the Public Interest Network, which operates more than 15 organizations including the U.S. PIRG, several states have been “failing to both reduce unnecessary waste and to adjust to a changing recycling landscape.”   According to Alex Truelove, U.S. PIRG Education Fund Zero Waste Program Director and report co-author, the main thing he wants people to take away from this report is that it is going to take multiple facets to fix the waste problem.   “We can't rely on recycling alone to fix our waste problems. Our systems were not designed to process many of the items we dispose of — single-use plastics in particular,” Truelove said. “To truly achieve a zero waste society, or anything close to it, reducing our waste and transitioning toward more reusable materials have to be the priorities moving forward. Recycling plays a role, but it should be a last resort, after reduction and reuse.”   At the 2019 Planet Forward Summit, Tom Szaky, the founder and CEO of TerraCycle, addressed how recycling is not enough in solving the waste problem. It is also going to take clean-up efforts and rethinking single-use items in its entirety.   “Recycling is the solution to the symptom of waste but not the cause of it,” Szaky said at the Summit. “It's not plastic that's the problem it is using all this stuff once.”   Truelove offers what he thinks needs to be done in order to solve the waste problem.   “A mix of good public policy and corporate action. From bottle bills to single-use plastic foam bans, we know better policies can reduce waste and drive corporations toward better practices,” Truelove said.   “We also know that meaningful corporate actions can influence the market and lay the groundwork for better policy. We need more of both," he said. "Consumers cannot be expected to move the market alone, we need to enable them to make better choices."   Policy change is another area that needs work to help correct the problem, according to Truelove.   “There are also opportunities to work with other countries to establish international laws and better practices, like ‘prior informed consent.’ In other words, agreeing to divulge what materials we're sending to other countries,” Truelove said.   Even though there are still plenty of materials that are being exchanged on the global market, Truelove said, plastic continues to be an issue.   “Plastic is the outlier, and I don't envision that market recovering because plastic — especially disposable plastic — remains low-value and hard-to-recycle. That's why we need to reduce our use of single-use plastic, first and foremost,” Truelove said.  

Yolo County musicians are invited to attend a free recycle and restring event at Watermelon Music in Davis on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sponsored by D’Addario and international recycling company TerraCycle, musicians can bring any old instrument strings for recycling and get their electric or acoustic guitars restrung with D’Addario NYXL or Nickel Bronze Acoustic strings. Old strings collected during the event will be recycled through Playback, D’Addario’s free, national recycling program. In exchange for the restringing, Watermelon Music asks that patrons bring-in two cans of non-perishable food to benefit the local food bank. The collected metal strings will be converted into recycled alloys which are commonly utilized in the construction of guitar necks and the recycled nylon will be used in automotive applications, for instance. As an independently owned and operated local music store, Watermelon Music has worked to provide products and services to musicians in Northern California for over 23 years. The retailer has a diverse inventory of musical instruments and hosts complete departments for fretted instruments, brass/woodwinds, orchestra, drums/percussion, and print music, as well as a selection of keyboards, pro-audio and home-recording gear. Additionally, the “full-line” music shop offers instrument repairs, rentals and music lessons, free (or nearly-free) in-store workshops, concerts and clinics, and sponsors arts and music in local public schools. Playback is the world’s first instrument string recycling program, launched through a partnership between D’Addario and innovative recycling company, TerraCycle. The program is a part of D’Addario’s Players Circle loyalty program and allows registered users to recycle their used strings in exchange for extra Players Circle points. Musicians attending the recycle and restring events will receive a code at the event, redeemable for extra Players Circle points. Points can be used towards merchandise or donated to the D’Addario Foundation, the company’s non-profit organization supporting music education in underserved communities. “Instrument strings have been a huge waste for us in the past, and it’s great that D’Addario has teamed up with TerraCycle to provide a program for dealers that confronts this issue,” says store representative Erin Wall. “We are looking to minimize landfill usage by collecting used instrument strings, regardless of brand, for recycling.” D’Addario has been committed to the environment, working to reduce their company’s packaging waste and use the most environmentally responsible packaging available on the market. Their partnership with TerraCycle allows them to further reinforce their role as an environmental leader in the music industry. TerraCycle is a global leader in recycling typically non-recyclable waste, working with companies to implement recycling initiatives and finding solutions for materials otherwise destined for landfill.

Bausch + Lomb has partnered with TerraCycle to donate custom training modules made from recycled contact lenses to the Guide Dog Foundation.   TerraCycle, which specializes in repurposing hard-to-recycle post-consumer waste, will create benches, tables, waste stations and an agility ramp made from used contact lens materials collected through Bausch + Lomb’s ONE by ONE Recycling Program, according to a press release.   The headquarters of the Guide Dog Foundation in Smithtown, New York, will receive the training modules, which will be used to train guide dogs for blind or visually impaired individuals.   “At Bausch + Lomb our mission is to help people see better to live better by delivering critical resources and advancements that help improve vision health,” Joe Gordon, U.S. president, Bausch + Lomb, said in the release. “We are proud to further build upon the ONE by ONE Recycling Program with TerraCycle in providing this donation to the Guide Dog Foundation — an initiative that not only supports the health of our environment, but also provides the precious gift of sight through the training they provide guide dogs for those who are blind or visually impaired.”   The ONE by ONE program encourages contact lens wearers to bring their used lenses and packaging to participating eye care professionals’ offices for recycling. More information can be found at www.bauschrecycles.com.  

MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is recognizing 10 recycling programs from a mix of businesses, schools, nonprofits and local governments with the 2019 Wisconsin Recycling Excellence Awards. In honor of America Recycles Day on Nov. 15, the DNR is recognizing four entities for "overall operations of a recycling program," four entities for "special projects and initiatives" and two entities for program "innovation." "It is exciting to see communities and businesses find new ways to reduce waste and recycle," DNR Waste and Materials Management Program Director Joe Van Rossum said. "We want to promote these efforts and share how we divert materials from landfills in Wisconsin." The Overall Program Awards recognize efforts that are robust and continually improving while demonstrating a commitment to improving the overall recycling or diversion program. * The city of New Richmond went through a comprehensive update of its residential recycling services, which the city had not revisited since 1996. In 2018, the city began round table discussions with recycling contractors and utilized an online and paper survey to solicit input from the community. The analysis led to a conversion to automated single-stream recycling. The city also works with TerraCycle to recycle cigarette filters in its downtown district.

The Owen Sound Waste Watchers' goal is to raise awareness of the impact of single-use waste on Owen Sound, local waterways and our world. The community group also encourages a reduction in overall garbage and works to increase effectiveness of recycling in our community.

 

Since April 20, 2019, 45 concerned citizens have organized and participated in six trash pick-up events and individually collected 108,717 pieces of litter, including 98,319 cigarette butts (the filters are plastic filaments)  and associated waste, 3,387 food-related items including plastic wrappers, straws and utensils and many thousands of glass, metal and foam pieces washed ashore along the east and west harbours.

 

All cigarette waste collected has been recycled through the Terracycle Inc. program. Of non-cigarette waste (10,381 items), only 2% were recyclable, with 10,186 items entering landfill.

 

Owen Sound Waste Watchers have also distributed Butt Cans throughout the downtown area, with several people currently participating in the Adopt-A-Butt Can program. The group has also participated with the City of Owen Sound staff in the downtown cigarette waste recycling program by donating one receptacle for installation and providing placement advice, and is currently assisting with the recycling process.

 

Local event support has also been a focus with participants attending and assisting with green activities in the 2019 Summerfolk, Salmon Spectacular and Words Aloud festivals.

 

On November 12, 2019 the Operations Committee of the City of Owen Sound recommended a delay on banning single-use plastic until the federal government plan of action is launched in 2021 at the earliest.

 

“Tonight’s decision is a disappointment. Our 2019 collection activities have clearly shown that our local community is already experiencing the impact of toxic, single-use disposable product litter. We believe now is the perfect time for our local government to show leadership by creating concrete plans to address this issue” says Laura Wood, part of the Owen Sound Waste Watchers Planning Committee. 

 

In addition to collection and community social activities, the Owen Sound Waste Watchers Facebook page has already attracted over 250 followers, and distributes regular information about how to reduce waste by moving towards a zero-waste lifestyle.

 

“We believe that individuals can drive the most change by the decisions they make each and every day” says Lori-Ann Caswell, another member of the Owen Sound Waste Watchers Planning Committee. “After all, consumers purchase and dispose of thousands of products each year. With a few simple changes, people can greatly reduce the amount of harmful waste that needs to be disposed of through our local recycling and garbage systems.”

 

Anyone interested in learning more about lifestyle changes, interested in participating in the Adopt-A-Butt Can project or other future OSWW activities are encouraged to visit the Owen Sound Waste Watchers Facebook

page or email oswastewatchers@gmail.com.

The Owen Sound Waste Watchers' goal is to raise awareness of the impact of single-use waste on Owen Sound, local waterways and our world. The community group also encourages a reduction in overall garbage and works to increase effectiveness of recycling in our community.

 

Since April 20, 2019, 45 concerned citizens have organized and participated in six trash pick-up events and individually collected 108,717 pieces of litter, including 98,319 cigarette butts (the filters are plastic filaments)  and associated waste, 3,387 food-related items including plastic wrappers, straws and utensils and many thousands of glass, metal and foam pieces washed ashore along the east and west harbours.

 

All cigarette waste collected has been recycled through the Terracycle Inc. program. Of non-cigarette waste (10,381 items), only 2% were recyclable, with 10,186 items entering landfill.

 

Owen Sound Waste Watchers have also distributed Butt Cans throughout the downtown area, with several people currently participating in the Adopt-A-Butt Can program. The group has also participated with the City of Owen Sound staff in the downtown cigarette waste recycling program by donating one receptacle for installation and providing placement advice, and is currently assisting with the recycling process.

 

Local event support has also been a focus with participants attending and assisting with green activities in the 2019 Summerfolk, Salmon Spectacular and Words Aloud festivals.

 

On November 12, 2019 the Operations Committee of the City of Owen Sound recommended a delay on banning single-use plastic until the federal government plan of action is launched in 2021 at the earliest.

 

“Tonight’s decision is a disappointment. Our 2019 collection activities have clearly shown that our local community is already experiencing the impact of toxic, single-use disposable product litter. We believe now is the perfect time for our local government to show leadership by creating concrete plans to address this issue” says Laura Wood, part of the Owen Sound Waste Watchers Planning Committee. 

 

In addition to collection and community social activities, the Owen Sound Waste Watchers Facebook page has already attracted over 250 followers, and distributes regular information about how to reduce waste by moving towards a zero-waste lifestyle.

 

“We believe that individuals can drive the most change by the decisions they make each and every day” says Lori-Ann Caswell, another member of the Owen Sound Waste Watchers Planning Committee. “After all, consumers purchase and dispose of thousands of products each year. With a few simple changes, people can greatly reduce the amount of harmful waste that needs to be disposed of through our local recycling and garbage systems.”

 

Anyone interested in learning more about lifestyle changes, interested in participating in the Adopt-A-Butt Can project or other future OSWW activities are encouraged to visit the Owen Sound Waste Watchers Facebook

page or email oswastewatchers@gmail.com.

 

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America Recycles Day is Friday, Nov. 15. This is a nationwide program organized by Keep America Beautiful to help Americans learn to recycle correctly.   The Case Western Reserve University Office of Energy & Sustainability will help the campus community participate in America Recycles Day by collecting hard-to-recycle items Nov. 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Tinkham Veale University Center atrium.   At the event, members of the community can recycle end-of-life shoes, small electronics and more. Individuals can bring the following to be recycled Friday:  

• Cell phones and small electronics
• Small broken electronics less than 10 lbs (this includes small broken appliances, though individuals are asked to shake out the crumbs and coffee grounds first)
• Plastic cosmetic containers and tubes (get more information about what is accepted)
• Political yard signs
• Broken string lights (holiday lights)

  Shoes will go to TerraCycle, while all other items will go to the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District’s drop-off site. County residents also can drop-off items at the site during posted office hours.   Find events, drop-off locations and a recycling pledge on the America Recycles Day website.   Learn more about recycling on campus on the CWRU Office of Energy & Sustainability’s website.