“Red Lips. Green Conscience.” This is the mantra of PlantLove, the new cosmetics line from CARGO. More impressive than the tagline is PlantLove’s commitment to the environment:

[PlantLove is] the only prestige color brand to carry the globally recognized ECOCERT™ natural designation for its comprehensive environmental commitment … From natural and organic ingredients, to its environmentally award-winning compostable packaging, Cargo PlantLove lets us go green glamorously.

This ECOCERT designation means that all of PlantLove’s products, processes and packaging meet the strictest standards for natural, organic and environmentally friendly product. Talk about impressive! I thought mineral makeup was pretty cool since it’s all natural but PlantLove takes “all natural” to a whole new level! The line consists of foundation, blush, bronzer, lipstick, lip gloss, eyeshadow, eyeliner and luminzer.

CARGO sent me samples of PlantLove’s loose powder foundation, blush, lipstick and lip gloss. I have yet to figure out the whole loose-powder foundation thing and the color was a bit off, so I didn’t really test that product thoroughly, but I did give the blush a good run for its money and found it went on smoothly and evenly and blended nicely with my skin tone. It also wore really well and had more of a natural look than your typical store-bought blush. The lipstick was a great product too, and apparently many celebrities have designed their own colors for the line. (You can view the celebs and colors here.) Plus because the lipstick’s case is made from corn it’s compostable: “This revolutionary bio-plastic is not only made from a renewable resource, it’s also greenhouse-gas-neutral, which helps us fight global warming.”

I didn’t love the lip gloss, but I’m sort of a lip gloss junkie and prefer the less “natural” brands. PlantLove’s gloss didn’t go on as smoothly as I would’ve liked, nor did it have the coverage and staying power of my favorite glosses. Overall I am impressed that an eco-friendly, all natural, organic line of makeup has such an impressive collection of products and colors and wears as well as it does. I’m not sure I would restock my entire makeup bag with PlantLove as the prices are more along the lines of M.A.C. makeup, which is a treat for me rather than a necessity. But if you’re looking to go green when it comes to cosmetics, PlantLove is definitely worth a try! You can find PlantLove online at Sephora.com.—Emily

tags CARGO, cosmetics, Makeup, PlantLove

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