Health & Fitness

“Buy Her Bag, Not Her Body” Eco-Friendly Handbags, Tech Accessories, etc

May 9, 2013 By The Fashionable Housewife Leave a Comment

Nomi Network

Looking for a unique gift for Mother’s Day or Father’s Day? Maybe you are trying to find a gift for that grad in your life? Or perhaps you just want to find a new bag for summer. Stop for a second and check out Nomi Network – an innovative non-profit organization that creates eco-friendly handbags, accessories, and organic t-shirts to ultimately employ survivors and women at risk of trafficking under the brand, Buy Her Bag Not Her Body®.

Free Shipping for Mother’s Day!!!
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At Nomi Network, 100% of the profits from the Nomi Network’s product sales are directly invested back into training and education opportunities for women in Cambodia and India. Really, a company that is truly amazing. Nomi has developed partnerships with numerous local organizations that provide employment, shelter, medical care, and training opportunities for survivors too. By making and selling unique products, these self-sustaining cooperatives are able to invest in a better future for these poor women and break cycles of poverty and exploitation. I love companies that actually stand for something and try to do good rather than just making a profit. This is one of those kind of companies that I can truly stand behind whole-heartedly.

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Filed Under: Accessories, Featured, Gadget Covers, Gift Ideas, Handbags & Purses, My Favorite Stores, Organic or Eco-Friendly, Shopping, Wallets Tagged With: Buy Her Bag, Eco-Friendly, Father's Day Gift Ideas, fish bag, Graduation, Graduation gift ideas, Mother's Day, mother's day gift ideas, Nomi Network, Not Her Body, pisces, T-shirts

HKNB Fashionable & Stylish Workout Wear

April 24, 2013 By The Fashionable Housewife Leave a Comment

If you’re anything like me, you probably have trouble staying motivated and sticking to your fitness routine. Every day I come up with a bunch of excuses (to myself) of why I don’t need to workout that day or why I have something else to do that’s more important. I’m too busy today, I don’t have the energy, my weight is ok today, my jeans fit fine today I’ll wait till tomorrow, I have too many things on my to-do list to make time today, I’m having my period, I have a headache, my knee hurts, my asthma symptoms are acting up today, and the list of excuses goes on and on…

Sometimes one of the only ways I can get myself to actually workout is to get on the stair stepper while I’m watching recorded episodes of The Carrie Diary’s or Dancing With The Stars (my guilty pleasure.) My (attempted) daily workout routine usually consists of yoga, walking and the stair stepper. One of the ways I keep myself motivated is to wear stylish workout clothes! Wearing pieces that flatter my body help me feel confident which helps me stay motivated.

Today I started off my morning with my own little modified version of yoga and some stretching…

I was treated to four pieces from the new collection by Heidi Klum for New Balance that I couldn’t wait to try out. Above, I’m wearing the HKNB Coverup ($79.99) and HKNB Tech Capri ($74.99).

What’s nice about the pieces in her new collection is they are appropriate for any kind of workout routine. Whether you like running, walking, dancing, yoga, pilates, aerobics or just going to the gym, any of the items in the Heidi Klum for New Balance Collection will easily fit into your workout wardrobe.

Once I warmed up, I took off the super soft and comfortable coverup and stripped down to the HKNB Tunic Tee ($39.99) in florescent green. I love how thin and lightweight this tee is. It’s very stretchy and soft, making it very comfortable to workout in. The Tech Capri’s are equally as comfortable. Slim fitting and super stretchy, I feel totally unrestricted wearing these – like I could do anything! Same with the HKNB Essential Tight ($74.99) which are pretty much my favorite leggings now. They have cute shirring/gathering at the ankles, a hidden pocket in the waist band for your keys (or other small items) and are made of a moisture wicking fabric.

All four of the pieces I received to review fit perfectly, were very comfortable and flattering as well. My favorite pieces was definitely the HKNB Coverup. I am absolutely in LOVE with it! It’s super soft on this inside, which is great against bare skin, unlike most workout sweatshirts. I also appreciate that it’s long enough to cover my butt, which is essential in my opinion! Another neat feature is the thumb holes in the sleeves and the large kangaroo pocket in the front. Perfect for putting your hands in or throwing your cell phone or iPod into. This coverup has such a nice shape to it and is so stylish that I can definitely wear it even when I’m not exercising. It’s definitely going to be a part of my daily wardrobe, not just my workout wear.

If you are interested in fashionable and stylish workout wear, you should definitely check out the Heidi Klum for New Balance collection. If you are already a fan of Heidi Klum for New Balance, show off your workout style on Twitter or Instagram using the #HKNB hashtag! I can’t wait to see your workout looks!

New Balance has the following mission: Demonstrating responsible leadership, we build global brands that athletes are proud to wear, associates are proud to create and communities are proud to host. The Heidi Klum for New Balance partnership combines New Balance’s expertise in fit and form with Heidi Klum’s commitment to sophisticated style, to create a versatile collection for women that is both everyday wearable and chic.

Learn more: http://www.newbalance.com/Heidi-Klum/heidi-klum,default,pg.html

Disclosure: Compensation was provided by New Balance via Glam Media. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not indicative of the opinions or positions of New Balance.

Filed Under: Activewear, Fashion Advice, Featured, Health & Fitness, Outfit Ideas, Sponsored Post, Wardrobe Must-Haves, Weight Loss Tagged With: Active Wear, Exercise, exercise pants, fashionable active wear, fashionable workout wear, Glam, Glam Author, Heidi Klum, HKNB, New Blance, workout wear, Yoga

Earth Day Feature: The Mountain Big Face Tees

April 22, 2013 By The Fashionable Housewife Leave a Comment

Not only do I love products that are made in the USA, but I especially love local companies, which is why I am featuring The Mountain as our Top Pick for Earth Day 2013!

Not only do they have a huge selection of their famous and super cool BIG FACE TEES, but they have sundresses and long sleeve shirts too! I’m absolutely in love with this Orangutan Baby Sundress. It’s so adorable! (I think it would look great with a denim jacket and some cute wedge sandals!)

The Mountain is hands down, the greenest, most earth day friendly tee shirt company in the US.

The company creates, develops, dyes, and prints in Marlborough, NH and ship from Keene, NH USA which makes their carbon footprint much smaller than most companies that dye and print overseas. Not only is this eco-friendly, but it allows for a quick turn-around for getting the shirts to their valued customers.

FUN FACTS:

• Over 80% of the cotton in their shirts is grown in the USA

• They use Organic Reactive Dyes to create over 600 colors

• They use waterbase inks to create the amazing soft feel to their prints (99.5% of other T-Shirt printers use petroleum based ink to create their designs on apparel)

• Their t-shirts are 100% preshrunk cotton (even the thread that holds it together is cotton). If washed according to the label instructions, in cold water, not only will the shirt stay at the same size as when you purchased it, but the print will remain vibrant for years to come.

Learn more here. They really have some awesome things going on at that company.

Everybody has a very favorite tee shirt that they wear all the time and love to death. Find yours at http://shop.themountain.me/

Head on over to PS Beauty Blog to enter for a chance to win a t-shirt of your choice from The Mountain!

Filed Under: Affordable Fashion, Featured, Gift Ideas, My Favorite Stores, Organic or Eco-Friendly, Recommended Tagged With: Big Face Tees, Cotton, Earth Day, Eco-Friendly, graphic tees, Green, Made in USA, organic dye, sundresses, t-shirt, The Mountain

Outfit Ideas: Cute & Functional Workout Wear

April 22, 2013 By The Fashionable Housewife Leave a Comment

The Mountain Cat Shirt

Happy Earth Day everyone!

Today I’m wearing Emerald Eyes Cat t-shirt from The Mountain t-shirt company in Keene, NH – about an hour from where I live. (I love local companies!)

The Mountain is always striving to lessen their impact on the environment by using organic dyes and water-based inks. They even have a new dye oxidation system that they invented that actually cleans the dye waste water without the use of any chemicals. Truly a company that is doing good things! Read more about the green initiative here.

I’ve paired this eco-friendly shirt with HKNB Tech Capris and my fav sneakers – Reebok Easytone.

We removed a wall in our house this weekend, opening up our hallway into the living room which added about 3′ of width to the living room (like 30+ square feet all together?) making it feel a lot bigger, more open and sunny. I LOVE IT! But I’m left with a house that looks like a demolition site, so needless to say, I have a lot of cleaning up to do today.

Chaio!

Today’s Outfit

Shirt:

Emerald Eyes Cat t-shirt ($20)

Pants:

HKNB Tech Capris ($75)

Shoes:

Reebok Easytone Sneakers ($99)

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* Some of the items seen in this post were provided to us free of charge for the purpose of product testing and review. This does not effect our opinion of the products in any way. We only write about products we personally like and use, regardless of how they were acquired.

Filed Under: Activewear, Health & Fitness, Organic or Eco-Friendly, Outfit Ideas, Spring Fashion, Today's Outfit Tagged With: cute, Earth Day, Eco-Friendly, functional, graphic tees, green initiative, Heidi Klum, HKNB, New Balance, Reebok, Reebok EasyTone, t-shirt, workout gear, workout wear

Beauty Tip: 10 Ways To Use Coconut Oil

April 21, 2013 By The Fashionable Housewife Leave a Comment

Coconut oil is really gaining in popularity, especially in the kitchen. It’s commonly used for cooking, especially in Paleo recipes, but what you probably didn’t realize is that it also offers some amazing beauty benefits for your hair, skin and nails!

10 Ways To Use Coconut Oil!

Here are 10 ways to use coconut oil that I bet you haven’t tried yet!

Excellent all over body moisturizer for dry skin.
Great for shaving legs and it leaves them silky smooth.
Makes a great leave-in hair conditioner and works wonders on split ends.
Can be used it as a moisturizing lip balm.
Use it to make your own homemade body scrub. (Recipe here)
Great for removing eye makeup.
Use a dab to highlight cheek bones.
Use a dab of it under your arms as a natural deodorant.
Try it as a styling agent for extra dry hair.
Massage into bare nails to keep them healthy and strong.

How do YOU use coconut oil? Tell us in the comments below!

If you want to try some of these beauty tips for coconut oil, consider Carrington Farm’s pure organic unrefined extra virgin coconut oil. It now comes in a convenient, recyclable 12 oz. container (MSRP $8.99). The smaller container allows you to experience all the perks of coconut oil without having to buy a bulk size or break the bank. Carrington Farm’s extra virgin coconut oil maintains a pure white color, a yummy coconut taste and does not require refrigeration.

raw coconut oil

Buy It:
Carrington Farms Coconut Oil, 12 oz on CarringtonFarms.com for $7.99 + Shipping (calculated at checkout)

Carrington Farms Coconut Oil, 54 oz on Amazon.com for $26.19 + Free Shipping

Filed Under: Body, Budget Beauty, D.I.Y., Hair, Health & Fitness, Organic or Eco-Friendly, Skin Care Tagged With: beauty tip, Carrington Farms, Coconut oil, extra virgin coconut oil, homemade body scrub, paleo, ways to use coconut oil

Eco-Friendly & Affordable Kitchen Products

April 18, 2013 By The Fashionable Housewife Leave a Comment

Earth Day is quickly approaching (April 22nd) so there has been a lot of buzz about “green” products lately. Yesterday we discussed 10 All Natural Beauty Must-Haves for women.

Eco-living on undeniably on an upward trend. Nearly 54% of today’s consumers are gravitating towards eating organic, chemical-free food. (Pinterest infographics must be to blame!) It’s not just about the food you eat… Although we all know the saying “You are what you eat!” We’ve got to pay attention to the surfaces that we are cooking on and the chemicals we use to clean up afterwards.

There are a slew of “green” kitchen tools and products that can help keep your household routines and your family healthy and safe, but not all of them are affordable. Well, I’ve put together a list of eco-friendly and affordable products you’ll want to make sure you have in your kitchen if you are trying to live a healthier lifestyle.

Beautysets - Eco-Friendly & Affordable Kitchen Products

Eco-Friendly & Affordable Kitchen Products
featuring
WearEver C944SA64 Pure Living Nonstick Ceramic Coating PTFE-PFOA-Cadmium Free Dishwasher Safe 10-Piece Cookware Set

Herbivoracious: A Flavor Revolution with 150 Vibrant and Original Vegetarian Recipes – $25.00

OXO Good Grips Wooden Spoon Set – $25.00

IMUSA Asian Bamboo Steamer with Lid – $14.99

T-fal Balanced Living 1-Liter 1750-Watt Electric Mini Kettle with Variable Temperature – $49.00

Pure Living Nonstick Ceramic Coating PTFE-PFOA-Cadmium Free Dishwasher Safe 10-Piece Cookware Set – $99.00

Tips For A Healthy Kitchen

Cook it on Ceramic: The fewer chemicals you have in your cookware, the better. Most non-stick pans can scratch and the teflon particles will get into your food. Gross! Instead opt for one of the best non-stick options available… WearEver Pure Living cookware has ceramic surfaces free of toxins such as PFOA, PTFE and cadmium. Best of all, each piece is totally recyclable and dishwasher safe. 10 PC Set ($79.99), 5 PC Set ($59.99), 8” and 10” Fry Pan Combo ($34.99), 12” Fry Pan Red ($24.99). Find them on Amazon and Target.

Handle it Without Scratching: Metal utensils will scratch up most types of cookware and especially harmful on ceramic cookware. Don’t opt for plastic though! Use a gentler, yet durable options like bamboo utensils. They keep pots and pans scratch-free, your food safe, and makes stir-frying, sauteing, deep frying, steaming and parboiling a cinch! (IMUSA’s 3 Piece Bamboo Utensil Set for $3.99 at Target.com).

Steam it On Bamboo: Everyone knows eating raw is best, but the second best way to enjoy your veggies is to steam them! Mix things up with IMUSA’s Asian Bamboo Steamer that cooks your food on multiple layers of woven bamboo, allowing the steam to pass through easily and cook a variety of foods at the same time. ($14.99 at Target.com).

Drink it Without Containers: By brewing your coffee and tea at home, you eliminate the use of chemically prone plastic and paper cups. The T-fal Balanced Living Kettle quickly heats water to your liking, using adjustable temperature controls, viewing window, and 360 ° rotating base, locking lid and concealed heating element. Convenient! ($49.99 on Amazon.com).

Filed Under: Books, Food & Snacks, Gift Ideas, Health & Fitness, Home Life, Organic or Eco-Friendly Tagged With: All Natural, ceramic, ceramic cookware, chemical-fre, Eco-Friendly, Herbivoracious, IMUSA, kettle, nonstick pans, Pure Living, T-fal, vegetarian, WearEver, wooden

10 Beauty Must-Haves for Earth Day

April 17, 2013 By The Fashionable Housewife Leave a Comment

We scoured through hundreds of new (and old) natural products that were Earth Day friendly but only 10 of them were worthy of mentioning in our Earth Day roundup of must-have products for women!

Here are the exceptional products that made the cut…