Why I Don’t Wear Sunscreen (and Never Will)
I don’t wear sunscreen and never will.
I stopped using sunblock the moment I stopped being a beauty editor a few years ago. A combination of gut feeling and research told me what I was being told to “protect” my skin with was little more than a poison (and poisonous it is).
What if Your Mother Was Right?
January 3, 2010 by The Dove · Leave a Comment
Traditional Beauty Tips that Pass the Test of Time…
Everyone may not like being told “I told you so”, and most women may also not like thinking their mother was right. However, on stepping upon the threshold of 30, and with my mother now in her early sixties, I can’t help but notice that on a good day, she looks not more than maybe only five or ten years older.
Putting Compassion in Fashion
January 1, 2010 by The Dove · Leave a Comment
It’s time to start wading through that wardrobe, gathering up your once-loved fashion items, donating them to an organization who gives to those who need it. 2010 is the year of compassionate fashion.
A Natural Beauty Transition
December 8, 2009 by The Dove · Leave a Comment
If you’ve never really understood the mineral makeup trend, and held on tight to your traditional creams and liquids, there’s another natural alternative thanks to Christopher Drummond, a former model turned celebrity makeup artist.
Be Pantry Pretty for Pennies
November 15, 2009 by The Dove · Leave a Comment
Watching your pennies? Are you allergic to some of the cosmetic products on the market? Here are some concoctions made with simple ingredients right from your kitchen, courtesy of nature.
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From One Idea, Big Things Sprout
November 13, 2009 by The Dove · Leave a Comment
A new generation of eco-commerce is arising out of the dust of Amazon.com’s explosive growth – online shoppers, particularly parents, are more concerned than ever about product certification, safety and customer feedback. Enter Sproubaby.com, the brainchild of eco-preneur Jody Sherman. To cater to this more discerning market, his online baby products shop features only items vetted through expert, family and personal reviews.
Socially Conscious Fashion Goes Mainstream
November 3, 2009 by The Dove · Leave a Comment
New York fashionistas are celebrating the arrival of The Andean Collection (The AC)— a fair trade jewelry collection that brings chic, socially conscious fashion to the mainstream.
The newest player in eco fashion, The AC is a fair trade jewelry company that makes its handcrafted product line with eco-friendly materials from the rainforests of South America and ensures a living wage for its artisans.
Designer Amanda Judge founded The AC in September 2008 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The jewelry is sold in high-end boutiques and is available online and in 30 retail outlets in Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, and New York.
Bright, colorful and fashion forward, its designers say the jewelry is making great strides to bring eco-friendly, fair trade jewelry into the mainstream through “smart design”. The collection introduces materials rarely seen in the U.S. jewelry market, but used for centuries in traditional Andean jewelry making. These include açaí, berries that have gained recent popularity for their high antioxidant properties; pambil, a palm essential to the Quichua culture of Ecuador; and huayruro, a naturally red seed used by Peruvians for generations to attract good fortune. The seeds are a durable, sustainable, and natural alternative to the synthetic beads usually seen in contemporary jewelry.
Consumers are not the only ones who benefit from The AC. The fair trade practices of The AC have significantly enhanced the lives of its indigenous artisans, including Olga Lucia Moran. Prior to making jewelry for The AC, Moran made her living by selling grain at the local market, where she made so little that she and her husband would often forgo meals to feed their three children. Based on just two jewelry orders, Olga was able to build an extra room in her two-room clay brick house and purchase a washing machine, after hand washing clothes for 26 years.
From Vending Machine to Closet
October 14, 2009 by The Dove · Leave a Comment
T-shirts made from soda bottles? Hoodies woven using leftover cotton scraps? New sustainable fashion brand Playback is leading the fashion pack with innovative ideas that are great for their customers and the planet.
Garden Fresh Goodies for Skin Care
August 4, 2009 by The Dove · Leave a Comment
Your garden is full of goodies that can be helpful not only in your kitchen, but in your home spa. Fresh plants and vegetables are full of potent vitamins, minerals and other beneficial components that can be used to create fresh beauty treatments at home.
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A World of Eco-Fashion Finds
August 3, 2009 by The Dove · Leave a Comment
Eco-fashion finds need not be hard to, well, find. We love ecofashionworld.com, a website dedicated to the hottest and latest must-have environmentally-friendly fashions.
