Greener Living Made Easy
I guess you want to know what sustainable swaps you can make in your make-up bag? I could start telling you to swap your retractable brow pencils for wooden ones you just sharpen or to invest in a packaging free foundation but when it comes to reducing waste, do you know what the biggest problem …
Next to our bedroom, the kitchen is the room people will spend most of their time in when at home. It’s also a room that is often filled with all those time saving gadgets and clutter we bought once upon a time because we thought we needed it. Anyone else got silicone egg poachers that …
So often when I tell people I shop for clothes second hand they will come up with blocks as to why they couldn’t possibly do it too. A big one is that they wouldn’t be able to find a specific item second hand. Examples include: “But I can only buy clothes that are suitable for …
“Oh that tote bag is amazing!” “I need one, where is it from?”. We are all guilty of saying it but tell me, how many reuseable bags do you own? 10? 20? More?! We have become so accustomed to buying canvas bags because they are cute and after all they are eco friendly, aren’t they? …
Ever wanted to fire on a hair mask but just not had one in the house? It’s hard to get plastic free hair masks but fear not, you can quickly and easily make one at home that will cost mere pennies and only involves TWO, yes two, ingredients. For this hair mask you are going …
You have the reuseable water bottle, you wouldn’t dream of using a straw in a drink and you are the queen of bringing your home made lunch to work! But how are you getting on with creating an eco friendly hair care routine? When you go to buy haircare the shelves are without a doubt …
I have spent years honing my skills on knowing when a product is cruelty free and which brands I need to avoid. Often I get asked why I bother trying to live a cruelty free life and the truth is I would find it much harder to deal with not trying to. “But isn’t it …
Did you know we throw away 2 BILLION disposable razors each year? It’s a shocking statistic and I hope reading it made you sit back and think “wow, what a waste”. It doesn’t matter if you needing to shave your face daily or your legs sporadically, there is a choice to be made on how …
When is honey not made by bees? When it’s vegan honey made with dandelions! I read about somebody using dandelions to make a vegan honey and I got excited because my front garden is full of dandelions. I know a lot of folk hate them but I quite simply never get rid of them because …
It’s the start of Fashion Revolution week and time to learn how to look after our clothes. Lots of us have been checking our fashion eco footprint over on Thredup.com . The calculator shows us where we are vs the average person and then what this amounts to in flights. At the end of the …