Christmas is just around the corner. While it's the most wonderful time of the year, it is definitely not the most sustainable one. To make it a little greener this year, I want to share with you my tips for a sustainable holiday season:⠀ 1. Buy less. Choose one big qualitative present. Try to avoid… Continue reading Tips For a Sustainable Christmas
Category: CONSCIOUS SHOPPING
12 Tips For an Eco-Friendly Office
Whether you work from home, or you work at an office, there are little things we can do to help the environment. The key is to start making easy changes and from there go on. Here are some ideas for you to green up your (home) office: 1. Look for your desk, chair, and any… Continue reading 12 Tips For an Eco-Friendly Office
Online Shops To Buy Sustainable Brands in The Netherlands
Looking for ethical and sustainable clothes at the regular shopping streets and malls can be often disappointing. If you want to build an ethical wardrobe and live in a small town (like me), the best is to look online. There are some incredible webshops where you can find a variety of eco-minded and fairly made… Continue reading Online Shops To Buy Sustainable Brands in The Netherlands
Tools Every Thrifter Should Have
As a second-hand clothes lover, stylist and mom, I love making the most of used items. Whether it’s a blouse that’s missing a button, a dress that it’s too long, or a sweater that needs good shaving, I love saving treasures to land on landfills. To fix the items I find I use these tools:… Continue reading Tools Every Thrifter Should Have
Sustainable Basics From Honest Basics
Sustainable basics have become a must-have in every wardrobe. Though, if you are into sustainable fashion it can be hard to find. And you can even think that the prices are not affordable. Luckily, things are changing a lot lately. Let me introduce you to Honest Basics. A webshop that sells sustainable and ethically-made basic… Continue reading Sustainable Basics From Honest Basics
Sustainable Webshop: The Lingerist
Ethically made lingerie has the reputation of being boring and basic. But luckily, things are changing a lot lately. Let me introduce you to 'The Lingerist'. A webshop that sells ethically made and very good looking lingerie. The Lingerist was born in Amsterdam with the core ideas of making it easy for women to find… Continue reading Sustainable Webshop: The Lingerist
Reusable Bamboo Cutlery Set
Some plastic items are more dangerous for sea animals than others. The Ocean Conservancy ranks plastic cutlery as the second most dangerous plastic trash, right after fishing nets. Animals in the ocean often mistake plastic trash for food, which leads to a painful death. To help the animals and the environment, the best thing to… Continue reading Reusable Bamboo Cutlery Set
7 Cozy and Conscious Sweaters
The winter is just around the corner. This is the coziest season of it all. It's time to stay in, drink hot beverages and wear warm sweaters. Since fair fashion has become more popular, the styles are changing and becoming something more than the typical hippy itchy hempy sweater. After checking out some of my… Continue reading 7 Cozy and Conscious Sweaters
Bamboo Cotton Buds From ZustainaBox
Using less single-use plastic products has become more and more necessary. Earlier this year the European Parliament has voted to ban single-use plastic cutlery, cotton buds, straws and stirrers as part of a sweeping law against plastic waste that despoils beaches and pollutes oceans. The law will come into force by 2021 in all EU… Continue reading Bamboo Cotton Buds From ZustainaBox
Röhnisch: Sustainable Sportswear Brand
After a year of trying I finally have made working out a habit. In the beginning, it didn't work out because I wanted to start with 3 days per week right away. And after a week or two I just didn't take the time anymore for it. This time, I started to go just once… Continue reading Röhnisch: Sustainable Sportswear Brand