Stephanie Rogers
Stephanie Rogers is a fashion- and beauty-obsessed freelance writer with an abiding love for kale and organic wine, living in Asheville, North Carolina.
Gorgeous Eco-Friendly Holiday Gift Wrap for the Style Conscious
Holiday gift wrap can be a bit of a waste. Don’t get me wrong, I think the presentation aspect is important – nothing’s more enticing than a beautifully wrapped gift. But, all too often, that gift wrap is made of bleached brand-new paper printed with inks that are far from…
5 Tips for Eco-Friendly Black Friday Shopping
Black Friday is just days away, and even if you don’t plan on plunging headfirst into the insanity of mass consumerism, it does represent the ‘official’ start to the holiday shopping season. So, as you prepare to search for the perfect green gifts for friends, relatives and co-workers, don’t let…
Spirit Beauty Lounge Offers Organic Beauty Online
When you’re shopping for cosmetics, lotion, cleansers, shampoo and other beauty necessities, it can be hard to keep track of all the nasty ingredients you’re supposed to avoid. After all, companies are getting tricky lately with disguising ingredients like formaldehyde with relatively innocuous-sounding alternative names. That’s why it’s important to…
Fight Off Colds with These Natural Remedies & Preventative Strategies
If you don’t have a cold yet, you probably will by the new year. It’s certainly hard to avoid the dreaded sniffles, sneezes, congestion and headaches that come along with the common cold during the holiday season when you’re constantly in contact with other people, in indoor areas with poor…
Safe Plastic Containers? Ask Chicky!
Dear Chicky, I just started to read your book (and I subscribe to the blog) and I love it! I do have a question, though: I’m curious about plastic container’s safety if you don’t put them in the dishwasher or use them for hot foods. Is this ok? Also, should…
Coats for Cubs: Give Your Furs Back to the Animals!
So, you’ve got some furs in your possession, and you’re not feeling great about it. Maybe they’re from back before you became aware of just how awful the fur industry really is, or maybe they’re hand-me-downs. Regardless, if you’ve got some furs you’d like to get rid of, now’s your…
Under President Obama, Will the FDA Finally Do Its Job?
Under Bush’s leadership, the FDA has failed us. The Food and Drug Administration is supposed to be protecting us from harm, ensuring that the drugs that we take and the ingredients that go into products we use are safe. That rarely happens, however, as the FDA has put the interests…
Are Aveda Products as Safe and Natural as They Claim?
Aveda is one of those brands that has long held a reputation for being pure, natural, safe and environmentally friendly. After all, Aveda brands itself as “providing beauty industry professionals with high performance, botanically based products that would be better for service providers and their guests, as well as for…
Get Warm & Cozy This Fall with a Cup of Organic, Fair Trade Tea
There’s nothing in the world that comforts and calms me quite like a good cup of tea. I’ve been a tea drinker since I had my first cup as a preteen, and I’ve got a huge basket in my pantry full of dozens of varieties. Every day, it’s like I’m…
McCain Rails Against ‘Liberal Feminist Agenda’, But His Record Speaks for Itself
“They need education and training”. That was John McCain’s practice of charging rape victims up to $1,200 for evidence kits. She, who would deny 10-year-old barely pubescent incest victims complaining at rallies that he and Palin are under attack by the “Feminist Left”, attributing his downslide in the polls to…
