Looking for a new winter coat? BTC Elements has an awesome recycled option – the Maryanne Coat.

I have a coat like this, well, same style but in brown with little flowers and it was soooo worth the price. I wear it to death and I get positive comments on it all the time. It’s a super flattering style; shows off the waist. This lovely coat is available in smoke, lavender, and my favorite shade, olive. It’s a cute hooded jacket with a collar that can be buttoned up for extra warmth with a sweet vintage button. Made with a 100% recycled cotton and acrylic blend, plus vintage fabric trim.

$196.00 Maryanne Coat

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Most of us have a nice long list of stuff we want to try right? I do. You should see my bookmarks. I have guilt issues with this though. You really shouldn’t try LOADS of stuff. It’s more eco-friendly to find good products and stick to them. You tend to have less waste this way, plus it saves you $.  Luckily the way around the guilt is to use up everything you do try. If you don’t like it, you’re sure to have a girlfriend who will gladly give your beauty castoff item a whirl. Also it helps if you choose items in recyclable packaging.

That aside, I do have a wish list of green beauty products. I tend to buy from my wish list when it’s a special occasion (my birthday! I get a new project i.e. job, or what have you). Here are a few of my yet to try wish list items…

PlantLove Botanical Lipstick: Mainly I want to try this because everyone on the entire planet BUT ME it seems has tried this brand of lipstick and loved it. Yes, I do sometimes jump on bandwagons. Also, I love the idea of 100% plant-derived packaging and of course the fact that this is pretty and organic lip fare.

LUSH – ah LUSH. You do not want to see my LUSH wish list. They have soooooo many cool items. I have managed to get my list down to three for today (or we’d be here forever). My current fave three wanna-try items…

• Blackberry Bath Bomb – love the smell of blackberries. I keep looking for a natural blackberry scented body spray; one that actually smells like blackberries, and as of yet have been unsuccessful. I may have to make do with a bath soak.
• Flosty Gritter Bubble Bar – because I am just that sort of girly girl. I love the pink sparkles. I adore vanilla and lavender and I want it all in a bubbly bar.
• Karma Dusting Powder – I am also that girly girl with some old school hippie mixed in. This powder is a mix of spicy orange, patchouli, lemongrass and marigold flowers. Sigh worthy to me.

Bare Organics facial products. Bare Organics gets the best scores on Skin Deep, and I really need to find a facial cleanser I love. I’ve tried lots, really liked many, but haven’t found one I LOVE. I do have one brand of facial grains I totally love – All Natural Facial Grains but I want a nice cleanser too. You don’t always want grains.

Alima Pure Nourishing Lipbalm – Because I have serious lip balm/lip gloss issues. Coffee is my first major true addiction, but lip gloss comes in at a close second. I have many lip glosses and balms on my wish list, but since I can’t share them all, I’ll share this one above.

Lastly, I also want a good organic or at the very least natural conditioner for my curls. I have never found a hair conditioner I love, organic or otherwise, that actually makes my curls stay smooth. Trust me, I’ve tried A LOT. Some that I may try – based on the Skin Deep rating (2 or lower) and other reviews include:

1. Super Shiny Grapefruit & Sugar Beet Conditioner
2. Mangrove Hair Conditioner
3. Shea Butter and Vitamins Nourishing Hair Mask
4. Acacia Milk Conditioner For Dry Hair

There you have it; my current beauty wish list – some more green than others, some more useful than others, but it is what it is.

What’s on your green beauty wish list?

Ah link bliss. Here’s what’s super sweet around the eco fashion and beauty scene lately…

Osea Skincare: Completely Natural Beauty, Straight From The Sea

Best new eco packaging for shoes ever!

OMG look at this jewelry in Water Looks Fabulous on You! I’m in love.

What we all need right now – 7 Pure + Pampering Organic Body Oils To Help Ward Off Dry + Itchy Winter Skin

Global Chic Extremes – very extreme.

BEST OF 2008: Eco-friendy and sustainable shoes – nice round-up

Amazing Eco-friendly Inaugural – Ball Gowns from Garbage

My new thing is spying on people when they don’t know it at Street Fashion. Not all green, but plenty of killer ideas plus if you visit my hometown, the Portland page, oodles of vintage goodies.

Go fourth and browse…

Coming up; my old school, conventional, not eco-friendly razor wages a review smack down on the much more eco-friendly Preserve Razor. Who will win?

Burt’s Bees Super Shiny Lip Gloss would make a nice quick stocking stuffer for a natural kind of girl. IF you don’t mind the Burt’s Bees and Clorox deal. Warning – small rant coming right about now…

Personally, I’ve been thinking about the damn Clorox issue for months and months, and can’t come to a totally firm decision. I don’t buy Clorox cleaning products for sure, or support their whole “Look at us and our Greenworks products” issue when clearly they still support bleaching away the environment like mad. I don’t think the whole Sierra Club getting paid to support them deal is cool either. So you could say that I’m not on board with Clorox.

That said, I always did like Burt’s Bees. It’s was a little depressing when Clorox bought them but at the very least, at least Clorox isn’t totally greenwashing. They don’t  hide stuff about their “green” products, which to me is a bonus, as some major companies do try to trick consumers.

As of right now, I’ll still buy a Burt’s Bees product now and again. Mainly because I really like their Beeswax Lip Balm. I’m looking for one I like as much, but haven’t found one yet. I’d like to find a nice organic one; we’ll see. Anyhow, For my birthday I got a trio set of the Burt’s Bees Super Shiny Lip Gloss. My trio came with all the colors you see above, except Zesty Red.

I liked them overall. They’re nice and shiny, plus taste yummy. I can’t quite place the flavor (each is a bit different) but tropical fruit comes to mind. My favorite color is the Sweet Pink. I don’t love the Pucker Berry color, because it seems to accentuate lip problems – for example I accidentally burnt my lip in a freaky incense incident (don’t ask) and for about two days I had a little scar. The Pucker Berry color made the scar stand out (bleh).

They’re also made with natural ingredient and don’t dry out your lips. I’d recommend all but Pucker Berry as a good stocking stuffer. While I didn’t try the Zesty Red, it’s a cool color that resembles other lip glosses I have and like, so I’m betting it’s cool.

Now, what do you think of Burt’s Bees? Are you still using their products or did you quit?

Super Shiny Lip Gloss

+ Burt’s Bees