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To celebrate Earth Day, we have more great posts from our Green Chic Friends- enjoy! 

Factio Magazine checks out eco-friendly favorite! LUSH Cosmetics is now more popular than ever and is cooking up some great treats for your summer beauty needs.
Posh Swaps looks at the differences between Clothes swap parties V clothes swap websites both great ways to recycle, which do you prefer?
Urban Outfitters is having a $5 sale, online only and while supplies last. Runway To Retail can’t get enough of their vintage and eco-chic lines!
The Fashionable Gal is giving away a Stop & Shop $20 Gift Card in honor of Earth Day!
The Fashionable Housewife found Pregnancy Safe Body Wash & Natural Stretch Mark Oil to make your pregnancy as happy and comfortable as possible!

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Some more very green and very stylish posts from our Green Chic friends this week - enjoy!

Factio Magazine goes green this spring with eco chic footwear! Naya shoes are made with style and comfort in mind while still being gentle on the environment.
Fashion Tribes Check out Dita Von Teese in eco-chic, plastic fantastic shoes by Jean Paul Gaultier for Melissa -
Guiltless & Glamorous reviews a hot new cruelty-free skincare line made in Vancouver!
My Beauty Bunny tells us about the new USPS shelter animal stamps that help save animals’ lives!
Posh Swaps has some great tips on organising a clothes swap party or swishing
Runway To Retail checks out the spring/summer 2010 collection of AGGA B.that is sure to intrigue you.

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Factio Magazine checks out Bario-Neal Jewelry, they specialize in fine jewelry with ethically-sourced stones while still being conscious of the environment.

Home Green shows you ways to reuse materials in your home to make Chic Recycled Furniture. a green and comfortable way to wear the seasons latest footwear trend.Runway To Retail:Designer Stella McCartney has created a new campaign called Meat Free Monday meant to raise environmental awareness.

Posh Swaps checks out the Eco Clog

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It is that time again when we share with you some great posts on eco friendly and ethical style by our green chic friends - enjoy!

The Fashionable Housewife is excited about the new H&M Garden Collection made entirely from environmentally adapted materials (including organic cotton, organic linen and recycled polyester). The collection boasts 80 gorgeous items and 10 accessories – all under $59.95!
Factio Magazine checks out the Karl Lagerfeld salad. That’s right the German fashion designer is no longer only a fashion icon, but an entrée as well!
Fashion Tribes Acqua di Gio helps needy kids and communities get clean water…and you can help!
Guiltless & Glamorous takes a quick look at the Kardashian sisters’ bebe collection.
My Beauty Bunny shares a cruelty-free exfoliation beauty secret!
Posh Swaps is really excited to announce Posh Swaps blog goes carbon neutral found how you can make your blog carbon neutral too!
Runway To Retail checks out steal deals… Today save 50% on J DE L’O ORGANICS at Editors’ Closet! Our favorites include the Leaf Soap Pure Vegetable, Organic Liquid Soap and the Rejuvenating Mask.
The Fashionable Bambino is giving away a Kokopax City Baby Carrier worth $99!
The Fashionable Gal wants Sephora Beauty Insiders to check out the Tarte Favorites Exclusive Value Set on sale exclusively from Sephora.com

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This week our Green Chic friends have some great posts from the winter olympics to give aways and peace necklaces. More ethical, eco and cruelty free glamour and style than you could ever want.

Factio Magazine is giving away some fab eco-chic gifts from Pottery Barn and West Elm!
Guiltless & Glamorous reports on the fur controversy surrounding the 2010 Winter Olympics..
Home Green loves Canada for making the Olympic metals from recycled metals– Not only are they beautiful but eco-friendly as well!
Posh Swaps checks out some very gorgeous and sustainable Second Hand Style by Captive Studio
Runway To Retail - Chicago designer, Lana Bramlette, hit the jackpot when her “Peace” necklace made the cover of the most recent Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.
Shopping and Info is giving away a great Chelsea Messenger bag from Aspinal of London.

The Fashionable Housewife delves in to the The Beauty Double-Bind. The current beauty standard that women are supposed to live up to is a classic double-bind situation. Read more about it in our informative article and find out how you can break the cycle.
Factio Magazine checks out LaROCCA Skincare,a new line of products using 24K gold and it’s all eco-friendly!
Guiltless & Glamorous gives a Valentine’s Day preview of LUSH’s lush-ious products.
Home Greenfinds out ways to put a little green into your Valentine’s Day
Looking Sharp checks out her first thrift store in Pittsburgh and falls in love.
Posh Swaps checks out designer T shirts at EJF to support the charity’s work ending forced child labour in the cotton industry in the post No more slaves to fashion.
Runway To Retail loves CHI Organics combs: The Olive Nutrient Therapy Combs use the benefits of olive oil and The Sandalwood Collection, we can’t stop smelling.
Shopping and Info needs the puffer jacket Reese Witherspoon wore in the rain for Fashion Week in New York City.

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Factio Magazine checks out eco-chic store Sofia Vintage. The chic second-hand shop hosted a media friendly affair recently with vintage fashion tips, stylish people watching and flowing cocktails.
Fashion Pulse Daily finds some great ways to shop and help Haiti- from buying flip-flops to grooming products.
Guiltless & Glamorous is disappointed with this year’s cruelty-free red carpet picks at the Grammys…or lack thereof
Home Greenloves clothes made from bamboo because they are fashionable, affordable and sustainably produced Plus, they feel like silk or cashmere- watch out cotton!
Posh Swaps looks at the latest eco fashion designer collection in her post Christopher Raeburn SS10 – recycling at its best
Runway To Retail checks out eco-chic beauty, trying Desert Essence Organics!
Shopping and Info loves this lilac Balenciaga bag for Spring 2010 because it is the hot color of the season AND it is pre owned for 50% off retail.

And here is out weekly round up of the best of green beauty and fashion for the week. Enjoy!

Factio Magazine gets Nicole Kidman’s 2010 SAG Awards “Beach Hair” with eco-friendly product by David Babaii! Find out which one!
Fashion Pulse Daily gets some great V-Day suggestions from renowned stylist Robert Verdi!
Guiltless & Glamorous rounds up the start of the awards season’s cruelty-free red carpet fashions!
Home Green gives you tips on how to switch to a facial thats tough on dirt and easy on the environment
Looking Sharp! discovers Fancy Clothinga new Pittsburgher designing wares with thrift store finds!
My Beauty Bunny asks the question – What are parabens and should we be worried about them?
Posh Swaps talks fashion and sustainability with some useful tips.
Runway To Retail finds out if H&M is Lying About ‘Organic’ Cotton Click Here
Shopping and Info idea for Valentine’s Day Gift ala Angelina Jolie give to charity in the name of your loved one.

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Its great to see so many blogs out there proving that you can be green and look gorgeous and raising awareness of the environmental issues that effect the fashion and beauty industries. Here are just a small selection of this weeks posts from our Green Chic Friends. Enjoy!

College Candy schools Fashion Pulse Daily on the fashion industry’s wasteful ways.
Guiltless & Glamorous continues its Welcome to the New Year series with a run-down of great cruelty-free hair products to introduce to your haircare regime in 2010.
Posh Swaps is excited that 2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity and explains how this is relevant to the fashion industry.
Shopping and Info loves the eco friendly Toms Shoes worn by Julia Roberts.

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With so many people making new years  resolutions, it is a great time to think about how you can green your wardrobe, your beauty regime and your life. Don’t worry it is not as scary as it sounds, there are lots of small changes that you can make and this week our Green Chic friends are showing you how much fun it can be!

Giveaway Alert! Factio Magazine is giving away the Katherine Kwei Joyce-Carry All (as seen on Sienna Miller) and Pop System 40 - Swivel Chair from IQMatics! Sign up today!
Fashion Pulse Daily reviews the latest We Love Colors legwear and quickly becomes obsessed!
Guiltless & Glamorous says to start 2010 out right with her first in a four-part series of posts on cruelty-free product lines to try in the New Year!!
Looking Sharp! checks out The Garbologist’s Wife , a designer creating clothing for the ‘real’ women with up-cycled fabric and vintage finds.
My Beauty Bunny shares her favorite cruelty-free acne scrub!
Posh Swaps is really excited to Celebrate International Day of Swishing with an online swap party, A great way to recycle clothes!
Runway To Retail: We love Clarins Organic Soap so Shop now and get free travel-sizes Toning Lotion and Day Cream with any $30 purchase (valid thru 1/8/10)