Marie Claire Goes Green

For one month only, Marie Claire are joining us eco warriors by putting the spotlight on the growing ethical fashion and beauty market.

We're a little disappointed that ethical products are only featured as part of a "special edition", but mostly we just think it's really positive that such mainstream magazines are recognising that the "eco" choice doesn't have to represent a compromise anymore; on style, quality or effectiveness.

As we hope our readers already know, being green and gorgeous is absolutely possible these days. Our website has masses of ethical beauty products to choose from but for ethical clothing options, have a quick look online. Adili, People Tree and Gossypium are a few of my favourites but there are lots more so skip the Primark £1 t-shirts this weekend and go for a longer-lasting fix that will actually have benefited the people who made it. You'll look and feel fab we promise!

For more details and some of their hot picks and celebrity favourites, see our Marie Claire article or pick up a copy of their green issue - it's all wrapped up in a paper bag...

Suki Pure Skin Care

As seen on Oprah!

Suki natural skin care range is the creation of Suki Kramer. Driven by a desire for high end products and her own skin sensitivities (she grew up with severe eczema), she developed her own line of natural skin care products.

The result is a line of pure, holistic, effective and gentle formulas that combine the best botanical remedies with scientific innovation, made for all skin conditions but with sensitive types in mind. And all 100% natural!

Passionate about pure, natural skin care, Suki formulations never contain any of the following: Aluminium or ammonium ingredients, benzoates, benzyl alcohol, colorants, DEA, DMAE, formaldehyde, synthetic fragrance, imidazalidol urea, laureth family, parabens, PEG, petroleum, phenoxyethanol, phthalates, propylene glycol, talc.

And if all that wasn't good enough, the company sources from fair trade, organic, biodynamic processing and local whenever possible. They choose to use only biodegradable ingredients that do not harm the environment, rather than toxic ingredients like petrochemicals. And of course, all cruelty-free.

See the full range of Suki natural skin care at How on Earth.

Futerra's Guide to Greenwash

We know it's out there, but how do we spot it? Futerra has just published a really handy guide to individuals and businesses to help us see through the plethora of misleading eco claims out there. The Greenwash Guide has a list of the top ten signs of greenwashing - my favourite is the one referring to those cars with flowers coming out of the exhaust - if they weren't so serious, it might even be funny...

But it seems the number of greenwashing sins is growing - Terra Choice's Greenwashing guide last year only found 6 sins! In all seriousness, it makes very interesting ready and really makes you rethink the assumptions that even the greenest amongst us make on a daily basis.

Free gift vouchers!

Indulge yourself this summer....

We know a lot of our customers come to us through recommendations from friends and family and we appreciate that enormously, so we want to give our customers a big thank you.

If you've previously bought from our site, you're automatically eligible to participate. If you aren't yet a customer, you'll be able to take part in the offer as soon as you do place an order.

So what you need to do to receive the vouchers? If you recommend a friend to our site and they spend £20 or more (plus postage) with us in May, we'll send you a £5 How on Earth gift voucher! Even better, the more customers you send our way, the more vouchers we'll send you!

For more details: How on Earth Invite a Friend offer