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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.

Being green has never been so stylish. check out this great links for green beauty and fashion.

Factio Magazine Jessa Brinkmeyer, owner of the Chicago-based eco-boutique Pivot, called on Euro RSCG Chicago for a little help with sharing Pivot’s mission and the values of eco-fashion!

Fashion Pulse Daily is giving away an Eco Tools Recycled Retractable Kabuki Brush in honor of its anniversary.

Looking Sharp! is recycling used and unwanted makeup at Sephora!

My Beauty Bunny is giving away over $3,000 worth of cruelty-free goodies!

Posh Swaps looks at the Uniform Project, an excercise in sustainability but she would rather swap clothes than wear the same dress for a year

Karissa from Prissy Green mixes things up with a post about Blogger to Blogger Respect & Support and discusses how loud blog voices can be! She even mentions Green Chic Updates!

Lots more gorgeous green goodies from our Green Chic Links partner this week- enjoy!

Factio Magazine goes to The Green Tie Ball XVIII – Over 1,500 guests attended the “greenest” event of the year that supports Chicago’s Gateway Green!
Fashion Pulse Daily finds out that it’s easy to go eco and fashionable with ultra-hip brand Degree 6.
Buying vintage designer duds from the Decadestwo Pop-Up store in NYC is a great way to be eco-chic advises (a sorta tongue-in-cheek) Fashiontribes.
Looking Sharp! found a new Pittsburgh t-shirt line that is using green practices and giving back to the community!
My Beauty Bunny is celebrating October with 31 days of cruelty-free giveaways! Over $3,000 in prizes!
Posh Swaps checks out the recycled fashion at New York Fashion Week
Who wants to Party? Learn, chat, network, WIN and PARTY? Come see about Prissy Green’s Twitter Party for Sibu Beauty!
Runway To Retail: A Video Fashion Story of Blake Standard’s Fall 2009 Look Book.

This week we have lots of green goodies, natural beauty products and sustainable style.
Factio Magazine Meets Fabrice Penot, the Co-Creator of Le Labo at Barneys New York
College Candy gives Fashion Pulse Daily some tips on fashionably living the green life.
Vivienne Westwood dedicates her Spring 2010 Red Label runway show to rainforest protection, and Fashiontribes has the exclusive video!
My Beauty Bunny is giving away free Tropical Traditions tea tree oil and coconut soaps!
Posh Swaps finds some great sustainable shoes in her post Nina Dolcetti – a step in the right direction
Get your Detox on! Find out how Karissa at Prissy Green uses her bath and natural recipes to Detox and fight cellulite!
Quinta Trends talks to Indarra. DTX eco and high tech clothes.
Runway To Retail checks out London as they are celebrating 25 years of fashion!
The Fashionable Gal reviews Yes to Carrots – a soothing skin care line that is cruelty free and uses organic ingredients.

Looking stylish and being green is so much fun. This week my Green Chic friends will show you how with posts face masks and natural hair dyes to bags and vintage clothes.

Viva Woman shares a simple homemade recipe for a DIY hydrating mask.

Thinking of dying your hair the natural way? Karissa at Prissy Green breaks down one of the most natural hair dyes on the market, and warns you! And while you are there, make sure check out her exclusive coupon for 30% off KORRES natural cosmetics!

The Fashionable Housewife wants to know if you swap clothes or have ever attended a clothes swapping party? It’s the economical way to refresh your wardrobe!

Mexico, one of our favorite eco-friendly travel destinations, is getting their very own top model! Factio Magazine checks out Mexico’s Top Model coming soon!

Looking Sharp! is going back to (grad) school with a chic and green bag.

My Beauty Bunny is giving away free Kiss Down Under goodies!

Posh Swaps tells us about the environmental implications of synthetic clothing and clothing swaps.

Bravo’s Real Housewife, Alex McCord was in Chicago to celebrate the opening of Second Time Around. Runway To Retail checks out the high-end consignment shop selling the best vintage designer merch.

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