Green Beauty: Robert Verdi Shows Us How to Get Eco-Chic for Earth Day!!

If you missed the live USTREAM event on the eve of Earth Day, you missed a ton of fab tips on how to go eco-chic everyday, courtesy of the always-fabulous Robert Verdi! Don’t worry though, Lianne made sure I got the scoop for you and now I’m here to share what I learned, and show you my favorites of the night! The Luxe Lab is UBER Fab and I had a phenomenal time….

If you know nada about becoming eco-friendly (or even if you do) you can pick up a copy of Summer Raine Oakes’ book Style, Naturally. Oakes is the first ever eco-model and has written a book about how to shop eco-friendly, while remaining fashionable.  Another easy way to go eco-chic is by using a fabulous reusable bag, like the OBOE bag! OBOE stands for “One Bag, One Earth”.  OBOE bags are made from recycled, reclaimed material, are durable and fold up to take up less space when you’re done using them! You can even get them custom designed to fit your personal style or as an advertising tool! Robert had a few specially made up for us… You can also follow OBOE on Twitter!

Perhaps my favorite, were the Sprout Watches. Sprout Watches are 80+% eco-friendly (80% for the small, 86% for the large)! All Sprout watches are in compliance with the CPSIA and are lead and phthalate free. Additionally, the corn resin used is in full compliance with the American, as well as the European standards for compostable material. Corn resin is similar to synthetic plastics, in that it will not break down during regular wear and use. However, corn resin is 99% biodegradable to carbon dioxide and water within 365 days and since it’s made from corn, it comes from a renewable resource! The watch is also made with bamboo, organic cotton, mineral crystal, a mercury-free battery, and recycled fiber. A biodegradable watch, pretty cool, right? And you can follow Sprout on Twitter!

Did you know you can search the internet eco-friendly? Green Planet Search is the very first eco-friendly search engine! Green Planet Search is powered by 100% Solar Energy, offers eco-friendly tips and even allows you to have 100 square feet of rainforest protected in your name by RainTrust…just by providing your email address! As soon as GPS coordinates have been named, they will be sent to your email and you can plug them in and check out what’s going on in your “neck of the woods”. So neat!  Don’t forget to follow Robert Verdi on Twitter too!

Reporting for The Makeup Girl – Erika B.

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