Posts with tag organic

We all put on some pudge around the holidays. It's near impossible not to, what with all the candy, pies and what not from October 31 – January 1. But we aren't going to suffer this year with diet resolutions, squeezing into jeans, and crying over eaten pie. No sir.

A lot of us want to "go green" but aren't sure where to start. Here's a little kick in the butt to get you going. We have scoured beauty shelves to find the top 5 best selling natural and organic makeup brands so that you can start to restock your supplies the natural way.

We'd like to introduce you to Raiquel Cole, CEO of Amourai Organique, a company specializing in all-natural beauty and hair products. Their shampoos and conditioners are free of harmful toxic chemicals like sulfates and parabens, and instead contain natural and organic ingredients to moisturize, strengthen and protect hair. We caught up with Raiquel to find out more about her company's mission and how she got started.

Some clothing companies call themselves green after making just a little effort to be more eco-friendly, but James Jeans just keeps improving. Co-founder and creative director of the line, Seun Lim, is moving swiftly forward, incorporating more eco-friendly practices each season.

Even if you're not a bath-taker, there's something about the first really cool night of fall that makes you want to take a hot, candlelit bath and just pamper yourself. But to do that, you need the right products -- fortunately, we've got some fabulous suggestions!

Thanks to our friends over at TONIC News, we were just tipped off to the ethically sexy underwear from Pants to Poverty.

The British brand was inspired by Nelson Mandela, and started out almost as a lark, with 12,000 organic undies in someone's garage. They brought the panties to the Glastonbury Festival, then held a flash mob of people in their Pants to Poverty briefs, and moved on to the G8 Rally in Edinburgh.

By the end of the first year, they'd almost sold out the entire supply from the garage, and in the process raised a serious amount of awareness about poverty.

Is there anything better than a favorite t-shirt? Those mornings when we wake up and want to be comfy and casual, there's just no other choice. And our new favorite t-shirt has to be the SPUN Scoop Tee (pictured), which happens to be the company's best seller. It can become your favorite, too -- SPUN is giving one away to a StyleList reader!

All you have to do is go to the SPUN homepage and sign up for their mailing list before the end of the day Monday, September 29 -- you won't get bombarded with emails, but you will be entered to win a t-shirt! SPUN will contact the lucky winner. Of course, if you're impatient, you can just buy your own -- they're just $25.

We love all of the amazing independent designers out there and we wanted to find out more about what makes these creative types tick. If you do too, check out more of our Indie Designer Interviews.

Some artists are just so filled with the urge to create that they can't stick to just one medium. Such is the case with today's featured indie designer Tammy of Unique Garden (all natural bath and body products), uniqueXpression (handmade jewelry), and Unique Treat Dog Bones (organic pet treats).

It's here. It's organic. It will make you prettier than you are currently. It's Stella McCartney Care.

No petrochemicals or chemical preservatives. No genetically modified ingredients. No animals parts involved, no animals abused, tested only on a selection of rocks and sticks who, after a series of questions, were determined to be willing participants.

We found you something. It's Maryink.

Maryink is an Etsy shop that sells t-shirts, jewelry, tote bags, candle holders, and more. They are run out of Nashville and have a terrific Scandinavian fairy tale meets punk rock vibe, resulting in designs that are retro-cool and playful. According to Mary, yes, the Mary, one of their items was even inspired by Sesame Street! (Blue Russian Nesting Dolls Tote, click here.)

Here's a link to a great video about the designers, Mary and Chris.

The brains behind the organic line dubbed Jewelry Alchemy, Melissa McClure brings the infinite idea of "opposites attract" to life in her line.

Coming from a family lineage full of jewelers and goldsmiths, it was only natural that McClure start her own jewelry collection. Having much to do with her split childhood between energetic New York and laid back Texas, her collection is an excellent contrast of nature vs. urban.

Some of our favorites from her silver and gold collection are the static branch choker necklace, asymmetrical large twig clasp necklace, assorted button bangle bracelets, double helix bracelet, leather wrap honeycomb, and the long simple twig earrings.

All stores that carry the line are located in West Hollywood. However, if you aren't in Cali, all's not lost. You can shop the line at Cake Jewelry.

Times are tough, both on our pocketbooks and the environment, so if we're going to shop (and you know we are), we want to shop for items that are easy on both. And to do so, we need to look no further than You Deserve.

You Deserve offers clothing, accessories, health and beauty products as well as home decor items made of natural and eco-friendly materials like bamboo, organic cotton, denim, and more, all at 30% to 70% off the original price! Granted, that means that some items, instead of being $190, are now $130, but there are loads of fabulous clothes available for well under $100 -- in some cases, under $50.

We are always looking for new independent designers. That's part of the game in this world we call fashion. The other option is to just sit back and take what "Project Runway" gives us- which would undoubtedly be good and pretty entertaining, but in this game you can't get by on hand-outs. You need to be aggressive.

Cloud9 Design Studio was aggressive. They/she approached us, and we checked out the wares. We like what we found.

Cloud9 is currently at Etsy, although a new site appears to be underway. The designs are "handmade wearable works of art for women, men, maternity & baby on organic or USA made fabrics & recycled, vintage apparel."

Whit Honea is a slacker, a borderline degenerate, and a daydream believer. He's also our resident expert on casual chic. If it's comfortable, and not heinous, he's all over it. He's quite charming, really.

You may be asking yourself, 'Self, what do I need to know about 3 Clothing Company?' It's okay, people ask themselves deep stuff all the time. It's what our inner monologue is for- well, that and judging those around us.

We digress. Here's what you need to know about 3 Clothing Company, maker of fine organic t-shirts, straight from the source (after the gallery- gotta see the shirts):

Whit Honea is a slacker, a borderline degenerate, and a daydream believer. He's also our resident expert on casual chic. If it's comfortable, and not heinous, he's all over it. He's quite charming, really.

Moral Fabric is a t-shirt company that originated in Texas. Their passion is to make t-shirts that "focus on the psychedelic art movement of the 60's and 70's, ancient Middle Eastern mosaic patterns, perception vs. reality, spiritual ideologies, and the intelligent designs of Mother Nature." You know, cool stuff.