Eco-Friendly

“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!!!
Use Code: NOMIFREE

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

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

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
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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

Most Comfortable Pajamas In The World

January 24, 2013 By The Fashionable Housewife

gift idea Wondering who makes or sells the most comfortable pajamas in the world? Wondering which brand makes the softest, most luxurious nightgowns on the planet? I went on a comfy pajamas quest and searched high and low to find the most comfy PJ’s on the market and I KNOW that I found them!

I discovered Snoa Sleepwear – a company that created a line of romantic, warm, eco sleepwear that is specifically for those chilly nights. Their guiding philosophy is that being warm is sexy, elegance is essential, and ecological sustainability need not be forgotten in the process. The result is the most luxurious line of sleepwear on the planet. Nighties, pant-sets, bed-jackets, gowns and robes are all created to flatter a woman’s body and wrap her in sensuously soft, warm, and eco-friendly fabrics.

Snoa Nightgown

I’m wearing the Warm Toddy Nightgown in white, which is quickly selling out as people realize this is THE most comfortable nightgown in the world.

The Warm Toddy Gown has a double layer of super soft fabric that hugs your body, and a straight hemline that hits just above the thigh. The Warm Toddy Gown features a luscious wide collar of organic bamboo fleece that hugs the back of your neck and has a flattering V-neck. A six-inch fleece cuff offers instant warmth to one of the body’s most sensitive spots so you’ll be cozy warm even on the coldest of winter nights. This is truly luxury loungewear at its finest! This sexy and warm nightgown comes in white and in black.

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Filed Under: Lingerie & PJ's, Organic or Eco-Friendly, Wardrobe Must-Haves, Winter Fashion Tagged With: Eco-Friendly, Nightgowns, organic bamboo fleece, Robe, Snoa, Snoa Nightgowns, Snoa Sleepwear, Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day gift ideas, warm toddy nightgown

Hästens Floor Model Sale

December 26, 2012 By Lucie Amberg

So California readers, are you kicking around any resolutions for 2013? How about “get better sleep”? Way better than “organize my garage,” right? Well, why not head over to the Hästens’ annual showroom sale for a slice of Swedish-perfected sleep at unbelievable prices?

You aren’t dreaming (at least not yet)! Hästens’ annual floor model sale begins December 27th. Hästens is offering their showroom beds; and offering existing ones for extraordinary prices. Hästens makes beds like no other by hand in Sweden, using pure natural materials.

In a Hästens bed:
*you fall asleep faster with a higher quality of sleep.
*you add years to your life, 8 hours at a time.

@ The Following locations:

Beverly Hills
8827 Beverly Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90048

Santa Barbara
909 De La Vina Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

San Jose
300 Santana Row, Suite #2005
San Jose, CA 95128

At Hästens, our passion is sleep. It is our mission to change the world through sleep. So, to deliver the best sleep to the world, we create the Best Bed. And as Sweden’s oldest manufacturer of beds, we’ve been perfecting it since 1852.
The vision of giving the world the best sleep, and therefore the best bed, allows for no shortcuts. We use only the finest natural materials in our beds. Sustainably resourced horsehair, cotton, wool, flax, Swedish pine and steel provide the ultimate in comfort, support, quality and durability. For our efforts in environmental sustainability, Hästens is exclusive among bed manufacturers by being the very first to have our beds awarded Swedish Swan environmental certification.
It is because of our natural materials that Hästens beds can offer deeper, natural sleep. Sleep in a Hästens is more restorative and rejuvenating. It brings you natural energy, an improved mood and a more youthful appearance, each night and every day. The benefits of sleep extend into your improved life through greater health and happiness.
After 160 years, Hästens continues to maintain distinction in the industry through focus on quality craftsmanship, natural materials and exquisite design.
This is Sleep.

Filed Under: Home Life, Sample Sales Tagged With: bedroom, beds, California, Eco-Friendly, Environment, Hastens, home, home decor, resolutions, Sales, Sample Sales, sleep

Day 11 – Snoa Sleepwear Bamboo Nightgown ($120)

December 13, 2012 By The Fashionable Housewife

On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me…

Warm Toddy Nightgown from SnoaSleepwear.com ($120)

The “Warm Toddy Nightgown” is the most comfortable, cozy, luxurious nightgown you will ever own. I promise! It’s a longer, warmer and slightly more modest version of Snoa Sleepwear’s bestselling “Hot Toddy” nightgown. What’s the difference? The Warm Toddy Gown has a double layer of super soft fabric that hugs your body, and a longer hemline that hits just above the thigh. It features a luscious wide collar of organic bamboo fleece that hugs the back of your neck and plunges down in a flattering V-neck shape. Six-inch fleece cuff offer instant warmth to one of the body’s most sensitive spots making this the most luxurious and best designed nightgown I ever seen. This is luxury loungewear at its finest! This bamboo nightgown can be purchased on snoasleepwear.com for $120.

One lucky reader (oh how I envy you!) will win this sexy and super warm nightgown. Winner can choose from white or black. Sizes S,M, L. (White size large is sold out – all others are in stock at this time.)