Late November of last year, the internet was amidst a kerfuffle. Climatologists and environmental scientists had come out of their labs to deliver a truth we all knew, but weren't ready to hear: glitter is really, really bad for the environment. Luckily, indie beauty brands are here to save us with their beautiful, Earth-safe glitters that won't hurt our oceans.
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Wood is an underused material in fashion, if you ask me. Before a few years ago, wood didn't have much more than a cameo as a purse handle or, bless, toggles on a terrible winter coat. Recently, though, a shift in perspective has been hitting the consumer market. Sustainability is becoming cool, and along with the eco-movement comes a new appreciation for wood as a fashionable material, creating everything from wooden sunglasses to watches from various sustainably-harvested trees.