Lurk’s All Natural Perfumes: Luscious, With an Organic Life of Their Own
Lurk perfume founders Anne Sanford and Kristi Head. All-natural perfumes have been an incredibly elusive luxury for scent lovers like myself. I grew up sniffing my grandmother’s scents, kept on a mirror-topped tray in pride of place next to the door that led downstairs; when she was dressed to go…
Eco Chick Giveaway: Goodebox Personalized Healthy Beauty for You!
If you read Eco-Chick regularly, you know there are a growing number of amazing, clean, eco-friendly beauty brands making products that are not only healthier to slather on, but that actually perform just as well, if not better, then their toxin laden counterparts. If you’re anything like us, we love…
Spring's Strong Brow, Naturally
I’m a big brow fan; they frame the eyes, and add dimension to the face (they’re also great for keeping sweat out of your eyes!). I have naturally thick eyebrows, and keep them fairly thick – and since thick brows are a Spring trend, I may just grow them out…
Heroines for the Planet: Model and Skincare Chef May Lindstrom
Photo by Larry White May Lindstrom is a self-professed explorer, skin chef and conscious epicurean. Her deep connection to the earth seeps into every facet of her work as a successful model, green makeup artist, painter and now, entrepreneur. May’s new, artisanal skincare line, May Lindstrom Skin, is a collection…
Lead-Free Lipstick: Why You Should Nix Maybelline and L’Oreal, Plus Healthy Alternatives
Most of us pull a lipstick tube from our bag and freshen up several times a day, year round. Before we walk out the door in the morning, after lunch, before a meeting, or a hot date, even while driving, we seem to be forever applying. Even if we’re going…
Radiant Natural Beauty with Jessa Blades and Greta Eagan
Jessa Blades of Blades Natural Beauty makes up Greta Eagan Photo by Clemens Kois When natural beauty makeup artist Jessa Blades and eco fashionista Greta Eagan recently got together for an Eco-Chick style photo shoot, the theme of the day was radiance. Jessa, who is passionate about promoting beauty that…
Behind the Scenes of the Project Green Search Model Competition Finals
Project Green Search, the first-ever green model competition, has a winner! Rachel Avalon hails from Los Angeles, California, and beat out over 130 other serious contenders for her new title as Green It Girl (read more about Rachel and her plans here). But before the winner was chosen, there were…
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…
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…
Nix Plastic from your Beauty Routine
This week, it seems like everyone’s talking about plastic. I wrote about the impossible task of cutting plastic out of your life over at EarthFirst.com, and it really got me thinking about the areas of my life where I could still improve. Why cut back on plastic? To be as…