Feelgood Style

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As I jump off the diving board, in a triple flip-touch my toes-twist and turn like pretzel formation, I gaze below me; my eyes fill with the beautiful sight of green, crisp money- aching for my touch. I slide into the fresh bills with very little splash- perfection- and begin to glide through the millions of dollars that belong to me. Tickling my face, caressing my legs, filling my nose with the scent of “no more financial struggle,” I smile in glee and bask in the glory of my pool of funds.

Then I wake up.

Looking for incredible one-of-a-kind vintage jewelry this holiday season? Check out Chainchainchained. It’s a perfect gift or a way to glam up your holiday wardrobe, not to mention ridiculously AFFORDABLE. (enter loud applause here) Read the rest of this entry »

Peacekeeper Cause-Metics offers make up on a mission. They are the first company to donate all of their after tax distributable profits to Women’s Health Advocacy and Human Rights issues. Read the rest of this entry »

Yesterday I heard a series of interviews with Americans about their holiday gift plans. Responses included phrases like “Wal-Mart,” “Gift Cards,” and “one big gift instead of 10 small ones.” Clearly, families everywhere are rethinking their gift-giving traditions. My own family has had The Talk about how this year we’ll have to reign in the spending; some relatives will have to forgo gifts altogether. Always, the discussion is heavy with sadness, resignation, even guilt.

If you’re in the same boat, there’s no need to be glum, chum! Instead of filling your brain with which big-box store is offering the best sale on crap you’re not even sure Aunt Deloris will like, use that cerebral space to get creative this season! I promise you, this year has the potential to be not only the most affordable, but also the most enjoyable one yet. How? By deciding as a family (or office group, book club, etc) on an eco-friendly/budget-friendly/helping people-friendly theme. Let me explain by throwing out a few examples: Read the rest of this entry »

Ecover all natural, eco-friendly laundry detergents can help keep your fashion stylish and green. They even have a special formula for your delicates that can be used when hand washing your more intimate apparel. Read the rest of this entry »

This weekend I am sitting down to address my Christmas cards and get them ready to be mailed out. At least that’s one thing that is one my to-do list.

It may or may not get done.

This year I am not sending out a whole lot of cards, these days I send a lot of electronic greetings to those who I have email addresses for. However for family and people whose emails I do not have I still send old fashioned greetings along with photos of the kids.

I do try to opt for the more eco-friendly greeting cards by choosing those made from recycled paper or even tree free paper.

Wondering where you can find these eco-greetings? Read the rest of this entry »

Do you have someone on your holiday shopping list that really loves salon products?

Then check out the holiday gift sets from Paul Mitchell.

A portion of all proceeds from the Paul Mitchell Holiday Gift Sets will be donated to Amnesty International while a portion of Paul Mitchell’s Tea Tree Gift Sets will be donated to benefit American Forests. So these are traditional gifts that give back. Read the rest of this entry »

Need something to really wake you up in the morning? You have got to try Indigo Wild’s all natural goat milk soap- Zum Mint. It’s a special holiday edition so if you love it, you may want to stock up on it now.

This soap will literally leave you tingling all over- and if that’s not enough to wake you up I don’t know what is. Read the rest of this entry »

I recently discovered this sweet jewelry made from spent shell casings fired during the civil war in Liberia. Lovetta Conto, who was raised in a refugee camp, hammers the casings into a charm and presses the word “LIFE” into each one. She calls it Akawelle- AKA Wel’le- Also Known As Love.

Each necklace comes with the shell bottom as well. I put one on my wish list, and think it’s a great gift for anyone interested in supporting an ingenious female artisan who’s also turning something lethal into something hopeful.

The Strongheart Fellowship – located in Liberia, West Africa – provides extraordinary opportunity for exceptional young people from extremely challenging circumstances. Often displaced or orphaned by war, these are young people who have a marked “inner resilience” that has set them apart as remarkable potential leaders despite their conditions.

More about the designer Lovetta Conto, and the Strongheart Fellowship that supports women like her can be found here.

I always try to find things that are not only stylish, but also create employment in places where it’s least likely to be found, like most of Sub-Saharan Africa, as Edun is doing with apparel. Hand-crafted items that use traditional methods are especially valuable, because they keeps the traditional arts alive. It’s also vital to support female entrepreneurs in Africa, as time and time again it’s been shown that when women have an independent source of income, they’re able to assert themselves and better care for their children. So I’m glad to have discovered another great

The women (and some men) in your life will love finding bath and body products in their stockings…if you choose wisely.

Whether it is sweet smelling perfumes, relaxing bath salts or uplifting shower gels make sure to go for the green…as in eco-friendly green.

Here are a lot of green bath, body and beauty gift ideas that won’t cost you a lot of green. Read the rest of this entry »