Organic & natural clothing, beauty, and style tips

For a night out on the town a cooler than cool bag helps move the evening along smoothly. Bonus points if your bag is also eco-friendly, shiny, and fun. I’m currently loving the eco-bling offered up by the MiniFlare Handbags.

Vintage Violet MiniFlair

Not too big and not too small, these adorable little bags will be a great topic of conversation. [click to continue…]

Tagged as: eco bag, eco bling, eco purse, green bag, MiniFlare Handbags, pretty summer purse, recycled bag, shiny purse

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Today I have a review of a great Tarte product for you…

PRODUCT: rise & shine natural lip stain & lip-enhancing lipgloss – comes in five flavors. I tested berrylicious.

USE: rise & shine is a double lip hit. It comes with a gel-based lip tint and a glossy lip overcoat to go over the tint.

COST: Normally $21 – BUT currently on sale (head to the bottom of this post for details).

INGREDIENTS: See ingredients – they’re fully disclosed on the Tarte website and gloss packaging.

ECO-PERKS:

• rise & shine is butylene glycol free, petro-chemical free, paraben free, phthalate free, gluten free, GMO free, propylene glycol free, sulfate free and made with natural fragrance.
• rise & shine is infused with Tarte’s super fruit complex.
• Not tested on animals.
• The outer packaging is extremely minimal and recyclable, but note; I’m not sure that the actual lip stain container is recyclable.In good news they do have a recycling program for many of their products.
• Tarte fully explains their skinvigorating ingredients and discloses all ingredients both on their packaging and at the site.
• Tarte has eco-ethics in the workplace and offers green tips at their site, plus are a member of The Natural Products Association.

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Tagged as: eco cosmetics, eco lip gloss, eco lip stain, eco lipstick, green make-up, Tarte Cosmetics, Tarte Rise & Shine Natural Lip Stain

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Once in a while you see one of those tops that you know you’d wear all season long – like the Organic Cotton Smock Top from Organic Keiki.

This top is so darn simple, but has little touches that make it totally cute, like the beautiful blue tree screen print and the sweet little buttons. Made with 95% SKAL certified organic cotton and 5% lycra. There’s ice blue details at the top of this smock, and the straps are adjustable. I REALLY need this top. [click to continue…]

Tagged as: 100% organic cotton, hip eco clothing, organic blouse, Organic Cotton Smock Top, organic dress, Organic Paisley Sun Dress, organic sundress, SKAL certified organic cotton, sundress

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Bambootique has the cutest little Fair Trade accessory – the Silk Sunglasses/ Cell Phone Case.

Silk Sunglasses/ Cell Phone Case – Tangerine

These sweet little padded cases are built to protect your sunglasses, reading glasses or cell phone in summer style. Each case is handmade by women who work with the Fair Trade company Rajana Crafts. The case is really pretty with tiny flowers lined up in a row, comes in five silky colors, and includes an optional shoulder strap which can be easily tucked inside when not needed.

$14 – Silk Sunglasses/ Cell Phone Case

+ Bambootique

Silk Sunglasses/ Cell Phone Case – Earthy Green

Tagged as: Bambootique, Cell Phone Case, eco accessories, fair trade bags, green accessories, green bags, green sunglass case, Silk Sunglasses case, small eco bags

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So, I’ve been absent for a good long while. Life has been nuts. With summer comes some chill-down-time though, so hopefully I can kick this blog back into shape, starting with a killer place to pick up some designer green clothing at incredible discounts.

The prices at greenRohini are totally amazing and their collection pretty darn nice. For example, I recently saw these three eco-goodies at deep discounts:

Deborah Lindquist Inverted Pleat Dress – This inverted front pleat dress is simple and sweet for summer made with handwoven peace silk and organic cotton lace accent. Regular price: $285.00 / Sale price: $71.25!

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Tagged as: Deborah Lindquist Cashmere Cardigan, Deborah Lindquist Inverted Pleat Dress, discount designer fashion, discounted green clothing, eco fashion on sale, greenROHINI, Henley Tee by Eco-Centric, organic summer clothes, organic summer dress

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I’ve got two totally random brown items today. I happen to be a huge brown fan. It’s dark, so it can be dressy, but it’s not black. Brown has a little more character, and personally I think it matches my skin tone better than black (but that might just be me). In any case, I love this Sacred Valley Wrap Sweater in espresso above. Made with pretty merino wool and alpaca. Falls to low hip, which is perfect and has that great pop of orange – way too cute. Hand Knit in Peru and Fair Trade. From Indigenous Designs. [click to continue…]

Tagged as: Beyond Skin, Beyond Skin Brown Hazel T-Strap Pumps, brown clothing, BrownPumps, eco clothing, eco shoes, eco sweater, fair trade clothing, green clothing, green shoes, Greenloop, greenloop shoes, Hand Knit, handmade sweater, high pumps, Indigenous Designs, mary janes, Sacred Valley Wrap Sweater, t-pump, women's clothing

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