It Was A Sustainable Fashion's Night Out!
Crossposted from our friends over at Ecosalon! To kick off a green Fashion Week, EcoSalon was pleased to co-host a (Sustainable) Fashion’s Night Out party Thursday, September 8th in partnership with New York’s Textile Arts Center, Of Rags, and the New York City Fair Trade Coalition. Over 500 guests came…
Bath Petals Greek Honey Mint Body Wash: Zingy Deliciousness for the Shower
Don’t let the stores (or the start of the school season) fool you! We’ve got a few weeks of summer still left! One of my fave products that I’ve been test-driving the last month or so is Bath Petal’s Green Honey Mint Body Wash. Usually I’m a bar soap kinda…
Elements Mineral Makeup's Smoky Eye: Like a Comfy Cardigan
Professional Makeup Artist Alla Christina of Pro Emm Artistry shares how to create an Autumn-worthy dramatic eye with Elements Mineral Makeup’s shadows: Creating a smokey eye with loose mineral shadow is easier then you think. Don’t shy away from loose powder, embrace it! Creating that dramatic smoky ‘black’ or ‘blue…
Cuval Bags Make Chic, Classy Travel Effortlessly Cool
Cuval makes the most perfect, sweetest travel bags I’ve ever seen. Whether your trips involve jetting halfway around the world or just heading out of town for some toes-in-the-sand time, these totes are must-have. I don’t need to convince you – just take a look! The hip bag. Defintely not…
The End of Artifice? The Rise of Truly Natural Beauty, Part 1
While this is a really lovely image, this is the “old” version of natural beauty – Just add flowers! But let’s challenge our images of what beauty is – young, white, unmarked. Image via Flickr User Mijori Sometimes, just when it seems that it couldn’t get any worse, it’s actually…
Summer 'Dinner to Dye For' at the Permacouture Institute
What a great event, love the combo of food and fabric 😉 Here are the images from last Sunday’s workshop and meal, A Dinner to Dye For organised by Katelyn Toth-Fejel, Emma Rigby and Permacouture Institute. This events was developed by Permacouture to encourage creative thinking about the sources of…
"Adventures in Om" in September Whole Living magazine
Check out the September, 2011 issue of Whole Living magazine (on newsstands now!), wherein I’ve put together a few great destinations that combine yoga and fun adventures like horseback riding, rock climbing and surfing. I researched a number of cool retreats and getaways that combine some of our fave adventure…
Harvest Time! Eco Chick Escapes to Stowe, Vermont for Waterhole Swimming, Hiking and Farmer's Marketing
Along with the ‘big city’ of Burlington, Stowe is the epitome of Vermont’s many facets; conscious, cosmopolitan and cozy. I love visiting the Green Mountain state any time of year (well, except mud season!) but there’s no time like August, September and October for a trip to what I think…
Summer-to-Fall Frocks: Liminal Dressing for the Changing Seasons
The Cave Flowers dress from Mociun is a diaphanous dream. Last night I felt it; the first whisper of Autumn on the breeze that floated through my attic bedroom. A little tingle of excitement warmed my belly, since from now through January is my favorite time of year. Kind of…
The Yoxi "Trim the Waste of Fashion" Competition: Vote Now!
I love this new competition by Yoxi, a cool nonprofit that aims to find the “next social media rockstars” – their latest topic to tackle takes a look at the fashion industry. There are some really great competitors, and in Round 2 (which you can vote on until August 24th)…
