Of all the months you ought to prance around showing off your conscientious mind meets stylish tricks, this month you’ll have a reason to do it for more than just your pocketbook. Mother Earth’s annual holiday is April 22nd, but for a greener society, the celebration of such a worldly cause is to be held throughout the entire month of April showers – after all, we all want to feel like we deserve May’s blooming flowers, don’t we?
Here are 5 easy steps on how to incorporate your quest for fashionable finds, mixed with your need to save, and finished with your pure love for our beautiful green, gorgeous planet.
1. Re-usable bags over pricey leather handbags:
We’re talking more than just grocery store bags. Lately our shop-hungry eyes have spotted many shops carrying some trendy looking totes that are not only eco-friendly and lightweight, but feature some cute screen-printed sayings of love, peace, and Earth! Plus, with such fashionable flair, (as the one pictured from Forever21 above) not only will you be deemed extraordinarily eco-chic, but your lust for heavy, leather bags will thank you … after you saved enough money and guilt to return to it once again!
2. Flip-flops over suede boots or strappy leather heels:
What a better way to welcome Spring, warm up your toes from wintry months past, and get a natural tan to extend pass your ankles than some light-weight and easily stylish thong-slippers! You won’t be getting any blisters on your bank account from these Rainbow Hemp flip flops- and the Earth will love you for being that much closer to the ground with it.
3. Walking, biking and busing over driving:
(image courtesy of thesartorialist.blogspot.com)
Well if you have the right flats for it, why not show it off on the sidewalks? Or even better, strangers on the bus? Plus, driving around with your car’s air and heating system is definitely a faux-pas for such a beautiful month as April.
4. Candles, incense, and windows over extreme lighting, aerosol fresheners, and tightly sealed balcony doors:
Over-usage of electricity and harmful chemicals were things that were “never” actually cool to begin with. This month, just remember to be extra cool by avoiding all unnecessary extravagances of unearthly goodness, plus natural light, natural scents, and open air always expressed good taste.
And finally…
5. Recycle, re-use, and reduce— your closet, your bathroom, your make-up bag:
Bottom line, we just want to remind you that Earth day, like any financially fashionable day, is all about being prone to minimalism of any sort of waste. Be sure to sort through your closet (and make more space for it!) and send old clothes away just as much as you should look into recycling options for your shampoo bottles and other empty plastic items. A certain eco-friendly cosmetics line, Origins, offers discounts for recycle programs as well.
