Less is more when it comes to ethical beauty, but we all need to take care of our skin. Obviously, the right products at the right time will do great things for your skin. I know that, but, I also know that every single time my skin gets out of whack, I can take a look at
Ethical Home
DIY Eco-Friendly Easter Egg Dye
After last years Easter extravaganza, (my niece said, “this is what it’s like when Easter gets extreme.”), I decided that this year, we would do things a little differently (read: scaled down). We are celebrating with just my parents and brother, at our house, no nieces and nephews, so we get to call the shots, making
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Ethical Life
7 Easy Steps to Living a More Conscious and Ethical Lifestyle
I am a big advocate of taking small steps to a big goal, and living a more conscious and ethical lifestyle is certainly a big goal. It can sometimes feel overwhelming. I have rarely been successful saying things like, “I am going to go to the gym seven days a week,” and have been much
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EcoTastemakers
5 Inspiring Women in Ethical Style
In honor of Women’s History Month, and International Women’s Day, here are 5 women that inspire me to live more consciously and with ethical style. I admire each one for her contribution to ethical style, sustainability, and eco-friendliness. She has used her celebrity to push for change. When I started writing this, I didn’t realize how
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Motherhood
Practical Advice on Cloth Diapering
Eight years ago, when I first started writing and talking publicly about ethical fashion and lifestyle, I never in a million years thought I would write about cloth diapers. But, here I am, giving out practical advice on cloth diapering. This is not a how to or a recommendation on brands or styles (maybe, another
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Ethical Style
Sustainable, eco-friendly, slow, minimal, conscious or ethical fashion?
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE AND HOW TO GET STARTED Sometimes I see all of these descriptions and I understand why people are slow to start their ethical style journey. I mean, can you even call it an ethical style journey if you aren’t exactly sure what ethical style means? And should you be eco-friendly or a