Book Review: The Green Beauty Rules

Book: The Green Beauty Rules: The Essential Guide to Toxic-Free Beauty, Green Glamour and Glowing Skin by Paige Padgett with a Foreword by Jillian Michaels

Source: Borrowed from Publisher/NetGalley for an honest review

Publication: Available now

Description:

We  all want to feel sexy yet demonstrate compassion for our planet at the same time. In Green Beauty Rules, Padgett shares personal anecdotes, insider secrets and surprising facts about the beauty industry, while seamlessly fusing environmental issues with her modern beauty philosophy.

This is the first book of its kind to offer an action plan for creating a totally green beauty routine! Using a step-by-step formula, Padgett guides readers through the decision-making process of what to try, what to toss, and what to buy. She also teaches practical strategies to make green beauty easy―like how to read labels, see through misleading buzzwords, and identify toxic chemicals.

Green Beauty Rules – the book and the brand – is about discovering that green can be glamorous. Leaving all the jargon behind, Padgett offers precise information in a fun, friendly format, and gives women all the tools they need to reduce their Cosmetic Footprint and adopt a more sustainable, healthy and sexy lifestyle!

For readers who are new to the green beauty scene or already experimenting with ecoconscious makeup and skincare, this is the essential guide to a fresh and sexy attitude for a healthier future.



Rating: 4 stars

Review:

A year ago, I decided to go cruelty free as well as try to green up as many of my beauty products as I could. Since, I'm always looking for more information, I wanted to give this book a read.

I found this to be a very informative book especially with the author focusing on many of the chemicals and toxins that we should try to avoid and the importance of reading product labels to see what's in the product. This is a good introduction to Green Beauty.

As much as I found this to be informative, I was a little disappointed that the author detailed the beauty products that she used or suggested green products that could substitute for popular non-green ones. I thought it was a bit of a waste to include actual product names because many products become discontinued over time. It would have been more beneficial if the author had just mentioned the companies instead of specific products. Also, there was an entire chapter that was a make-up tutorial. In the chapter is a step by step guide to applying make-up in various styles.

I guess the tutorial is good for those who may not be very skilled with applying make-up but for anyone who is, this section also felt like a waste.

Overall, I love that you can tell how passionate the author is about green beauty and that there is a lot of good information in the book. Although Paige Padgett is seen as a Green Beauty expert, the writing never feels like she's talking down to the reader nor being preachy. She understands that becoming green is not something that will happen over night but something if you pursue it, will happen over time. She's just giving the reader the information that will help them in their approach to green beauty.