Conscious Fashion · Sustainable Lifestyle · Exploring California
Reusable shopping bags and straws are pretty ubiquitous now (Yay!). Have you wondered what environmentally friendly change to make next? Below are seven sustainable swaps I’ve made over the last year. Did you know that a standard plastic toothbrush can take up to 400 years to break down? Every year, about 450 million toothbrushes are […]
Is Clothing Made From Recycled Material Bad For The Environment? I love wearing clothing made from recycled plastic and supporting brands that repurpose old fishing nets and plastic bottles. We can now buy anything from leggings, shoes, and jackets made from recycled plastic. Unfortunately, there’s a negative aspect to clothing made from synthetic material. When […]
Fun fact: scientists recently found microplastics in human poop. The plastic originated from consumed fish, which had eaten broken down plastic in the sea. Plastic pollution is an issue that I’ve been reading about lately. Something that was once considered a “wonder material” is now a modern waste problem. I’ve become conscious of the number […]
My Pop is the son of a tailor and passed on to me his knowledge about how to put an outfit together. I remember him taking me shopping as a teenager and looking for the “perfect pixie boots,” which I’d imagined to be chocolate brown, completely flat and with a round point. During trips like this, my […]
Skincare Confession Skincare is important to me. I have adult acne and I’ve tried many different regimens, both “natural” and dermatologist-recommended. I used to get regular facials, microdermabrasion, and transdermal mesotherapy but they were expensive and not particularly effective. I also geek out on the chemistry and biology of the skin. Eating affects it. The […]
I’ve been taking a Women Studies class over the Summer and I’ve been loving it! My professor is inspiring and doesn’t take any shit. I’m finding that the world of ethical fashion overlaps a great deal with the spirit of feminism. Before taking this class, I’d scrunch my nose up in response to someone identifying […]