The best products helping banish plastic from our periods
Women spend almost 10 years of their life on their period with an average of 450 menstrual cycles. Most period pads in stores are still being made of plastic (each one contains up to 4 plastic bags worth of plastic!) and most tampons being wrapped in plastic and/or having plasticContinue Reading
The Secrets You Need To Break Your Fast Fashion Habit.
Hey there! Welcome to Second Hand September, it’s fabulous to have you on board and ready to reduce the amount of new clothes you bring into your life this month (and hopefully beyond). October 2018 was the first time I had ever bought an item of clothing second hand. PriorContinue Reading
8 Places to shop for quality second hand clothes online
During lock down most of us embraced not shopping for clothes. I mean what did we really need when all we were doing was pottering about the house and going for the odd walk? However with people returning to work and restrictions easing, seasons changing, people are starting to wantContinue Reading
Where to buy ethical jeans?
Over on Instagram it is the start of slow fashion season and I have been making lists. Lists of what you ask? Well, lists for brands you can buy ethical fashion from. Did you know over 2 billion pairs of jeans are produced each year? Imagine the environmental and humanContinue Reading
Ways we can keep the earth greener on ‘World Environment Day’
Our environment is something that is often taken for granted which is sad. It’s sad because we do this in spite of the fact it gives us everything we have and need to live. In fact, I don’t think there is a person among us who thinks we don’t needContinue Reading
Emani Vegan Cosmetics – greener makeup for sensitive skin
*Gifted* but let’s be clear, all opinions are my own and I haven’t been paid to write a blog on them. The Emani Vegan Cosmetics range was founded by a woman named Michelle Doan who was fed up of makeup not being suitable for her sensitive skin as she sufferedContinue Reading
Sustainable interior design for your home
Guest blog by Jill Bennett Interiors. Jill Bennett Interiors were founded in 2011 and based in Portadown, N.Ireland. You can find Jill over on Instagram and check out her website www.JillBennettInteriors.co.uk “THE HOME SHOULD BE AS INTERESTINGAS THE PERSON WHO OCCUPIES IT.” – Jill Bennett An organic approach to InteriorContinue Reading
Vegan and Cruelty Free sunscreen for all the family
Sunscreen is one of those things we should all be using to protect our skin on a daily basis from sun damage and those pesky signs of ageing. Regularly when I’m advising people to wear sunscreen people ask “yeah but where can you get a cruelty free one?” and IContinue Reading
How to: From used cable reels to a beautiful table and stools for kids.
This is a guest post from Kirsty of Kirstys Creative Crafts . I fell in love with this project when I spotted it on Facebook and thought you guys would love it too. _________ One of my great loves in life is to craft, I find it therapeutic, relaxing andContinue Reading
The 13 best beauty brands for the planet (and they are all cruelty free!)
How lucky are we to live in an age where we can buy skincare at the click of a button. Not that we normally have to but it sure is handy right now. Whether you love your high street brands or can’t bare to give up your high end luxury,Continue Reading