Twins Nicole and Camille share their tips and ideas for eco-living.

Twins Nicole and Camille share their tips and ideas for eco-living.

Born into the esteemed Tantoco family (the prominent name behind Rustan's), twins Nicole and Camille grew up being taught that despite their privileged life, it's the values of gratitude, humility and kind-heartedness that truly make them special. Now in their early 20s, these beauties and brains have blossomed into lovely ladies. Special they are, indeed.

Why use natural products and practice eco-living?

Nicole: There are just so many environmental projects going on around us. I became very excited about it and can't resist joining. Our Tita Hindy is very much into organic and eco-living so we learn about it from her.

Camille: They're safer because they don't have any harmful chemicals that can ruin your skin. Even if it's difficult, if you really set your mind to it, you can do simple habits every day that can help save the planet. In the long run, living this kind of lifestyle can even save you some money and make you healthier.

What natural or eco-friendly habits do you practice?

Nicole: Just trying to reduce my waste. It helps me save money and teaches me to value the things that I have. I have to take better care of my things, not just for myself, but because you can't keep throwing things away and replacing them with new ones.

Camille: If I can, I bring a tumbler around instead of using a plastic or paper cup. I also prefer eating fresh food from the supermarket instead of anything that comes in plastic, foil, or styrofoam packaging.

Do you have any tips or ideas when coming up with new ways to practice eco-living?

Nicole: The thing I'm most passionate about is more sustainable farming practices. While I don't believe we can do away with factory farming, there should at least be more efforts to lessen the damage that such practices can cause. Also, we should think more about the way we package things since since that's one of the practices that generates the most useless waste.

Camille: Don't waste anything, especially food! If the distance is short, just walk or bike it, you'll even burn some extra calories. Taking a shower for 30 minutes will not make you any cleaner than if showering in half the time. Easy on the airconditioning. It's not the worst thing in the world to sweat a little since your body can actually release toxins and excess water weight that way.

Nicole & Camille's Picks

Lip Gloss - "Their lip gloss comes in super flattering shades and they don't feel sticky"

Mineral Blush - "The mineral blush is easy to use and it blends nicely. I also heard that in general, mineral makeup is much better for your skin because it allows your skin to breathe more."

Lip Balms