Tried & Tested: FAIR premium spirits for summer

May 4, 2010 by Jen Marsden · Leave a Comment

As summer approaches and days spent on the terrace beckon, Greenmystyle.com has tested the latest must-have thirst quencher. Jen Marsden does the taste test with the help of some friends.
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Filed Under: Expert Tips, Homes, What's New
Tagged: Andes, antioxidants, Bolivia, cocktails, Cognac, FAIR premium, Fairtrade certified, Feance, fruity, goji berry, Himalayas, mojito, Organic champagne, phytonutrients, Pimms, producers, quiona vodka, Summer, superfood, thirst quenche, Utkins Fairtrade Organic White Rum, vodka

Artivist Film Festival 2010 reaches London

February 23, 2010 by Jen Marsden · Leave a Comment

Have you seen Avatar yet? Are you looking for more inspirational films with an ethical statement? Well London is about to join in the recent trend Los Angeles has been experiencing as the 6th Annual International Artivisit Film Festival reaches the capital in early March. Jen Marsden writes.

Filed Under: Celebs, Expert Tips, Homes, What's New
Tagged: Amnesty International, Artivist Film Festival 2010, Avril Lavigne, Born into Brothels, Children of War, Claes Nobel, Daryl Hannah, Emmanuelle's Gift, Fast Food Nation, George Bernard Shaw Theatre, God Sleeps in Rwanda, LA, Lisbon, Mexico City, Nobel, Patricia Arquette, Stolen Childhoods, Super Size Me, Tokyo, Trudell, UNDPI, Zeitgeist, Zeitgeist Addendum

What Pop Art’s Sir Peter Blake did with organic chocolate

November 22, 2009 by Jen Marsden · 1 Comment

We love the Godfather of Pop Art and we love Green & Black’s chocolate. So we got very excited to hear about a new gallery competition that combines the two and allows you to win 700 bars – yes 700 – of the gorgeous choc! Jen Marsden writes.

Filed Under: Expert Tips, Homes, What's New
Tagged: (chocol')art, art, Art Barter, chocolate, eco, exhibition, gallery, green & blacks, Homes, organic, Pop Art, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Sir Peter Blake, The beatles, The Rag Factory

Eco Agony Uncle: Saving the planet one question at a time!

August 5, 2009 by greenmystyle · Leave a Comment

Ben Wigley Q&A Ben Wigley, co-founder of eco store BigGreenSmile.com rides to the rescue of damsels in distress one more time. From how to save our sun-blessed holiday skin to his personal recommendation for getting that heartbreaking make-up stain out of your favourite bamboo towel, Ben swoops by with the answers! Read more

Filed Under: Expert Tips, Offers, What's New
Tagged: Eco Agony Uncle, eco nappies, Ecover laundry bleach, mosquitoes repellent, natural toothpaste, organic waste, solar charge

Indulge and stay eco!

November 13, 2008 by greenmystyle · 1 Comment

Go on, admit it, you do want to be greener, but you love long hot baths, GHDs, whacking the dishwasher on and clothes that smell of wild roses, don’t you? Our lovely boffiny-type eco friend, Ben Wigley, co-founder of BigGreenSmile.com, has the handy work-arounds for these and other challenges. By Alex Rizzo Read more

Filed Under: All Home Style, Expert Tips, Homes, What's New
Tagged: energy-saving, Expert Q&A, Homes

Can I find eco wallpaper?

October 31, 2008 by greenmystyle · Leave a Comment

Well, it seems the answer is yes, which is great news. Wallpaper is still enjoying somewhat of a revival, particularly the all-four-walls theme, but here at greenmystyle we’ve been a little concerned about whether it’s possible to do wallpaper and be green at the same time. Read more

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Tagged: Homes, Homeware, wallpaper

Expert Q&A – Oliver Heath

October 13, 2008 by Sarah Woodhead · Leave a Comment

TV architect and designer Oliver Heath, founder of our favourite home style boutique EcoCentric and author of new design manual ‘Urban Eco Chic’, spared us half an hour this week to chat eco home tips, address book secrets and what he’s buying his wife for Christmas. Ladies, you’ll wish he was yours. Read more