I may want summer to be here, but the truth is that it just isn’t.  Posting about sunscreen and stubbornly wearing skirts won’t change that. I’ve noticed that I have unwittingly fallen into a winter beauty routine: I wake up, get ready for work, hop on the bus and immediately put lotion on my hands. [...]

I can’t believe it’s been three years since I first heard about b green organic clothing.  I visited their green festival booth back in March of oh-nine and made a purchase right then and there: b green organic classic bikini-cut panties.  To this day, they’re still my favorite pair! I recently wore my b greens during [...]

…and the winner of the New Factory, Friend wrap is…   Anna K! Congratulations, Anna! The lovely Max from New Factory, Friend will contact you soon to get your color choice, size preference and shipping address. Didn’t win? There’s a giveaway going on right now at The Ethical Rag, and more coming soon!

When people find out that I write about eco-friendly fashion, their most common response is, “I can’t afford that.” And while I could point them to Etsy, consignment shops, and, um, this website, I understand how hard it can be to slog through the muck to find that perfect item…and have someone tell you that [...]

Earlier this week I proclaimed my desire to go to Scotland to see Highland Cattle in their indigenous habitat.  Today I found Re-Dress, an Irish organization that utilizes education, cooperative practices and public events to encourage ethical fashion practices.  If I stumble across an ethical English designer tomorrow, that’s it, I give in, I’m flying [...]

We’re really excited about 2012, and from what we’re reading on Facebook and Twitter, pretty much everyone else is too. (Was 2011 that bad?) To celebrate, we’re featuring our favorite unique, handmade calendars, made by independent designers on Etsy. You can see all of the calendars we’ve featured here! That’s a polar bear in a [...]

Along with a GoGoGirlfriend subscription (a monthly sample box – see Lindsay’s review of GoGoGirlfriend for more information), I just signed up for regular deliveries of samples through MyGlam, and it seems I managed to do so in time to get their January box…which had a “back to nature” theme! Image via MyGlam…and since they [...]

We’re really excited about 2012, and from what we’re reading on Facebook and Twitter, pretty much everyone else is too. (Was 2011 that bad?) To celebrate, we’re featuring our favorite unique, handmade calendars, made by independent designers on Etsy. You can see all of the calendars we’ve featured here! Hello, little cow.  Let’s go get [...]

We’re really excited about 2012, and from what we’re reading on Facebook and Twitter, pretty much everyone else is too. (Was 2011 that bad?) To celebrate, we’re featuring our favorite unique, handmade calendars, made by independent designers on Etsy. You can see all of the calendars we’ve featured here! One of my “must see” countries [...]

You may have noticed our new advertiser, New Factory, Friend, hanging out with us over there in the sidebar. I’m excited to officially “introduce” them to you, because I think you’ll really like them! And by “them” I really mean she: the enigmatic Max Schroder, owner and founder of New Factory, Friend (which I also [...]