This post is part of a paid collaboration with Plaine Products and I received product for review. 5 Ways to Zero-Waste Your Morning Routine 1. Buy your coffee or tea in compostable bags. Check your coffee bag or tea box …
What Is Fair Trade and Is It Fair?
What’s Fair in Fair Trade? A Chat With Brad Jeffery of CAUSEGEAR (now MADE FREE) Growing interest in conscious consumerism has necessarily brought with it a range of questions about what constitutes fairness, ethics, and transparency. While the definition of …
FashRev Week | Soul Flower Rhythm & Blues Fair Trade Collection
This post is part of a paid collaboration with Soul Flower. Soul Flower Boutique makes organic, eco-friendly, and fair trade clothing for lounge, yoga, and everyday wear. I’ve been enjoying their stirrup leggings for the last month or so – …
FashRev Week | Escama Studio: Intergenerational in Life & Business + Giveaway
Posing with thrift shop volunteer and good friend, Fiona This piece was sponsored and produced in collaboration with Escama Studio. Scroll all the way down for giveaway. From a very young age, I’ve intentionally volunteered on behalf of and with …
Makeup Free for 40 Days: 5 Things I Learned
It was late February and Lent was quickly approaching. Lent is a season of fasting and deep reflection that mirrors Jesus’ 40 days spent fasting in the desert in anticipation of the hardest test of his time on earth: his …
Simply Wood Birth Flower Ring
Simply Wood Birth Flower Ring This post was sponsored by Simply Wood Rings and I received an item for review. Scroll all the way down to enter the giveaway. To kick off Earth Month’s eco-friendly brand features, I want to …
Inside an Ethical Wardrobe: Spring 2017
Inside an Ethical Wardrobe A quick look inside my ethical spring wardrobe. I had intended to make this a regular feature on StyleWise, but it’s kind of a pain to pull everything out of my closet then put it back …
Water and The Fashion Industry: Facts and Solutions
A piece on Water and the Fashion Industry written for Good on You by contributor, Bethany Noble. Shared with permission. Water and the Fashion Industry Ever thought about how much water it took to make your cotton t-shirt? How about …
Safe + Natural Tattoo After-Care
I got a tattoo! Surprise! If you’ve known me (in person) for very long, it’s actually not much of a surprise that I ended up getting one. I’ve been talking about it for 10 years. My college roommate and I …
What is the Direct to Consumer Model? by Alden Wicker
This piece was written by journalist and blogger, Alden Wicker, and originally appeared on EcoCult, a curious, thoughtful, utterly enthusiastic view into the NYC sustainable scene. Learn more here. The moment I understood – really grasped in its entirety – what …
Soul Flower Makes the Leggings I’ve Been Looking For
This post was sponsored by Soul Flower and I was provided an item for review. Scroll down for a giveaway! I have a high tolerance for impractical garments, but when it comes to everyday essentials, I am as scrutinizing as …
FTC Disclosure Rules for Influencers and Bloggers
FTC Disclosure Rules for Influencers Did you know it’s the law for bloggers and influencers to disclose, clearly and prominently, when they were paid or received free product in exchange for writing a blog post? Well, it is. That’s why …