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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 just returned for Islands of the World Fashion Week, Nassau Bahamas! Here’s our recap.
Fashion Pulse Daily lands an exclusive q&a with Wendy Crowe of Wendy Glez Organic, a fabulous new eco-friendly lingerie and lounge wear brand.
Looking Sharp! just discovered a Pittsburgh-based eco-friendly fashion line Jonano!
Posh Swaps checks out the latest in very stylish eco shoes with her post Terra Plana - recycled quilt shoes
Karissa at Prissy Green rekindles her long lost love affair with….Lipstick? Plus she dons some green & chic “Eco-licious” threads from Athleta!
Runway To Retail checks out Carrie Underwood on the December cover of Lucky Magazine wearing Lana Jewelry’s Sin Earrings!

The Fashionable Housewife is reading Return To Beauty, a new book filled with all natural skin care recipes. A must read for eco-friendly gals!

Factio Magazine checks out destination clubs, a savvy new way for luxury travelers like you to vacation in exotic locations around the world!

Fashion Pulse Daily wonders if the Norma Kamali for Walmart Sleeping Bag Jacket is up to par…your thoughts?

My Beauty Bunny is giving away a free Orglamix mineral eyeshadow every day!

Posh Swaps explains why almost everyone has some clothes they should swap in the perfect clothes for swapping

The Fashionable Bambino is giving away a $25.00 Gift Card for Maukilo!!! Wooden toys sold at Maukilo.com are finished with non-toxic, natural lacquers; and plastic toys are made from child-safe, PVC-free materials.

The Fashionable Gal dishes on Abrione Chakra Masks for Face & Body.

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The Fashionable Housewife fell in love with Retro Eco Friendly Reusable Steel Water Bottles from Olive Sandwich Co.
Fashion Pulse Dailyis beyond excited to team up with eco-chic site Green is Black for a Thieves Racerback Empire Dress giveaway- enter to win!
Looking Sharp! is giving away two BeadforLife jewelry sets.Leave a comment to enter and win!
My Beauty Bunny is giving away a Baby Quasar light therapy system ($449 value)!
Posh Swaps has been looking for an easy way to live a greener life and now she has found one. Find out more about a one stop shop for all sorts of green products in her post Wekangogreen – can you?
Karissa at Prissy Green has an easy contest: win a magical, make your face glow, Clarisonic Plus!
The Fashionable Bambino found fabulous Safe, Lead-Free Toys from Green Toys Inc. Great gift idea for the Holidays!
The Fashionable Gal is excited about Crocs Fashionable Fall Footwear. Cute styles and great prices!

Have you ever wished that you could live a  more green life but just can’t seem to find the time to do so? Finding the most eco friendly options and products can take time and that is something that most of us seem to be very short on. That is why I am really pleased that I came across www.wekangogreen.co.uk, a website that seems to give almost everything that you need to make your life a lot greener and be more eco friendly.

From organic gardening tips to a database of places to recycle and find eco friendly goods to making less waste when you cook, the website is jam packed with really useful information accompanied by charming pictures.The shop stocks almost anything that you could possibly need from cleaning and laundry products to hair care and organic makeup to batteries and even water saving devices. If you though going green would be difficult, this website will make it a whole lot easier.

They even run a stamp reward scheme so going green doesn’t have to be expensive.