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?

There are some pretty slick new tees at Greenloop. My favorite is maybe the Tree of Life tee above, but all of them are pretty cute. Casual, but still pretty enough to over-rule total casual. Andira’s tees are all 100% certified organic cotton and handmade in Peru. Tees are dyed with eco friendly inks and dyes at family owned Fair Trade factories where workers are paid 25% above average wages.


Best of all, for every tee sold a child living in endangered rain forest land receives a tree to plant including teachings about how they can protect their forests. A neat deal on some well-priced organic tees.

• Andira ‘Logo’ Rain Tee
• Andira ‘Tree of Life’ Rain Tee
• Andira ‘Rain Forest’ Rain Tee

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Sublet has most of their 08 items on sale right now. If you hit them up soon (before they sell out) you can score great prices on some really cute pieces, like the Becca top above. Becca is a sweet little top with pleated flutter sleeves and a gathered neckline in organic cotton and bamboo. Available in natural (which I think is best with cute sleeves like this) or berry or black.

Or there’s the Beth dress above in organic cotton and bamboo; a simple pullover dress with 3/4 sleeves – which seriously make any pair of arms look great. Available in black, berry, or evergreen.

And the sale prices? MORE than half off originals. A stellar deal.

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A guys product! Here?!

Well… here’s the deal. I reviewed these tees and while the company makes both girls and guys tees, in my personal opinion, I think they’re more of a guy friendly product. However, they’re also so super soft and comfortable that any girl will want to snag one to be casual in.

The basics:

The Revenge Is… t-shirts come in two flavors. One version is made with recycled plastic bottles and the other version you can get is a 100% organic cotton  Revenge Is… notes that the bottle shirts are made with recycled plastic bottles that have been melted down to become a fine yarn which is then blended with organic cotton.

NOTE: I reviewed the recycled bottle shirts.

Packaging:

Shirts are packed in recycled content brown paper and the shirts I received to review were packed super tight in a tiny box, which is way eco-friendly. The company prints on FSC certified paper using soy ink – and when they must use new boxes to ship, they are made from recycled material. Although, they note that “Frequently, your purchase will come in a reused box.” Mine came in an old box, which was cool.

Design:

Revenge Is… tees showcase a simple, no fuss design. T-shirts are available with various text imprinted, each with a socially responsible message -  Taking Back Our Country, Energy Independence (with OPEC X’d out in the lower corner) or Main Street At Work (with Wall Street X’d out in the lower corner). Colors available include black or charcoal.

Fit:

The men’s t-shirt fit nicely on a guy or girl. You know how most guys shirts are big and boxy on your female frame?  Well, Revenge Is… shirts are not at all boxy and hang nicely on you, even if you’re female, if you snag a small enough size.

The female shirts are very streamlined and fit tightly (see below).

What I think:

Pros:

• These shirts are so soft and smooth that they feel like second skin. I didn’t want to take mine off (eventually I had to shower, but you know). VERY comfortable. Absolutely some of the softest shirts I’ve ever reviewed or owned.
• They’re tagless which rocks and I like the simple design.
• The charcoal color is really nice. The perfect shade of gray. Not too light or dark.
• I’ve washed one of the shirts about five times now. As recommended by Revenge Is… I washed on cold and hung the shirt to dry (I would have done that anyhow). The shirt didn’t shrink at all, and only lost the most minor of that silky soft feeling – but not enough to notice unless like me, you were looking.

Cons:

• I think guys will dig on the color choices, but being a girly girl, I would love to see these shirts in different colors. I don’t wear black tees, and while I like the gray, I’d be more inclined to buy blue, natural white, or a nice olive green.
• I thought the girl size fit a little too tightly. My size large fit fine. I’m an averaged size girl (i.e weigh what I should for my height according to current standards) BUT if I had a bigger chest or tummy, it would have been too tight a fit. For example, my sis and best friend are rather well stacked, and these shirts (in female) would not work out for them.
• Lastly, I didn’t love how the little logo on the back of the shirt lines right up on your bum. It draws too much attention to your butt, which could be a good thing in the proper situation, but not all.

Overall score:

Four out of five pretty little trees. They lose a point because the girl sizes run small and because they lack color choices. Based purely on eco-features and comfort they would have got a six though. My advice; get your guy a shirt or two, and then frequently steal and wear said shirt on a casual dress day. Got no guy? Right now I’m tempted to say you’re better off (yup)  – buy a medium sized guy shirt and keep it all to yourself.

Revenge Is… also offers some pretty cool eco-gear, like a HUGE reusable bag and a hybrid mug that’s designed very nicely with a cool logo.

$38 – Revenge Is… t-shirts

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I want….

This adorable and casual 1/2 Sleeve Polo which is such a steal right now, it’s almost not legal. The sleeves make this pretty polo not too casual. I’m thinking it would look great with this little chocolate colored skirt I have and the dream vegan boots (that are in my head but I plan to buy). Maybe some long neat colored wool socks too! Um, do I think to hard about outfits? Maybe.

I also want this little number:

The organic Stencil Shirt is so cute. I’m not even a fan of true blue colored items, but this, I like. I’m a total lace addict; I swear you can add a lace border to anything and I’ll jump to attention (it’s a problem). This would be so cute in the spring though and I like the whole toss it over jeans and go aspect. This shirt is seriously cheap too. Under $30. Wow.

Both of these organic tops are available at White Pebble – a shop by the way, with lots of eco-sales happening. Check it out.