Eco Chick Giveaway: Gift Certificates to Spirit Beauty Lounge
We at Eco Chick LOVE us some natural beauty, and Spirit Beauty Lounge is one of our go-to sources for the good stuff. We think Spirit Demerson, founder of the online beauty emporium, is pretty cool too. Read our interview with her here. As a scent and skin care junkie…
Get the Look: Fall Makeup 2009, Eco Chick Style
Images via Elle.com Just like with fashion and accessories, makeup trends for Fall 2009 are dramatic, edgy and intense. Deep purples, blues and silvery metallics are in for eyes, nails and lips and many of our favorite natural and organic cosmetic lines have just what you need to get the…
Pacifica Perfume: Sustainable, Socially Responsible Scents to Savor
Avid surfer Brook Havey-Taylor founded Pacifica in 1996 to put her training in aromatherapy to work and share the scents from her travels. Now, the company boasts a line of over twenty fragrances that can be found in candle form, perfume solid, body creams, soaps and sprays. Pacifica is based…
Eco Chic Weekly 8/29/09
Eco Chic Weekly compiles the best of the best in green fashion and beauty blogging each week. Please feel free to copy and use this post on your blog with a link back to Fashion, Evolved. Learn how to make ethical fashion choices and upcycle your existing wardrobe this week…
Vote for Me in Treehugger's "Best of Green: Style and Beauty"
Check out my win for Best Twitter Feed (individual) in the Style and Beauty category in Treehugger/Planet Green’s first-ever “Best of Green” competition. But you can vote for me (and lots of other great folks, but if you could give me a 10, I would appreciate it) on the Planet…
Sara Snow's – Fresh Living: The Essential Room-By-Room Guide to a Greener, Healthier Family and Home
I first became familiar with Sara Snow when I was pregnant and on bed-rest. Between reading baby books and eating I watched her Discovery show Get Fresh with Sara Snow and enjoyed her ease and playful approach to environmentalism. I love how Sara always mixes stories of her childhood into…
Eco-Beauty Consultant Jessa Blade's Recommendations for Dry Winter Skin
During Eco-Chick’s 3rd birthday party last month, I had the chance to meet eco-beauty consultant and make-up artist, Jessa Blades. Jessa is the founder of Blades Natural Beauty and is a vessel of information regarding all things organic beauty and skincare. Shortly after learning about the breast cancer and body…
Top 5 Fave Natural Beauty Products for Winter
During the winter, I use more products than at any other time of year out of pure necessity. In order to avoid dry, scaly skin and lips, I do a lot of scrubbing and moisturizing. This winter, I became even more of a purist (or what some may call a…
The Breast Cancer and Lotion Connection
During a breast cancer symposium in San Antonio, investigators reported that women are dosing themselves in extra estrogen without even knowing it. Why is this of concern you ask? Well, when estrogen is absorbed through the skin, it is recognized as a higher more efficient concentration than that of oral digestion.…
Bring It Back! Beauty Sleep Saves Money, Energy
Strength doesn’t lie in numbers, strength doesn’t lie in wealth, strength lies in nights of peaceful slumbers so when you wake up, WAKE UP! -Maria von Trapp, The Sound of Music As a blogger, author, editor, ecofashion stylist and all-around creative person, I fit the late-riser stereotype. I find it…