Tried & tested: Green People Moisturising Conditioner

Green People recently launched a new moisturising conditioner formulated to detangle and hydrate hair; we decided to give it a whirl and this is what we thought…

First of all we have to admit there is a little feeling of do-goodness and a slight smugness at Fashion Victim UK when we opt for eco-friendly products. Whilst some people have been doing the green thing for donkey’s years, we like our little luxuries and have been disappointed in the past by products that just don’t cut the mustard.

Thankfully increased knowledge and innovation has resulted in many new eco-products being brought onto the market that actually do what they say on the tin. We’re pleased to say that this is the case with the new Green People conditioner.

Considering the conditioner is organic and made without parabens, phthalates or artificial fragrances to we were surprised at the lasting smell of Neroli and Marshmallow and the immediate results on application.

The conditioner is also quite light which is good for those with dry hair as it means you can apply it all over without worrying about hair being weighed down or looking limp. A great every-day conditioner for those feeling a little considerate.

http://www.greenpeople.co.uk/

NEW BOY'S BUYS

WAHL grooming kit £14.99 www.wahl.co.uk and selected Boots and Argos stores Nationwide. This clever kits contains everything to pluck, clip and preen away the hairs and keep up his grooming regime when on the go.

EYRE BIOBOTANICS Shaving Kits available from Mankind.com. Ozzy Eyre is for blokes who like to pamper. With natural ingredients the range includes Cheami Aftershave Balms and Mineral Mud Masks.

SEAN JOHN UNFORGIVABLE EAU FRAICHE EDT £24.99 from thefragranceshop.co.uk. A new light and sexy scent from whats his name... P Daddy or Puff Diddy!

DR. TUHIN DEV CLEANSING BALM £25 drtuhindevskincare.co.uk. New high performance skin care from this luxurious brand, the cleanser contains refined sugar!

JEEP WATCH £50 tescodirect.com. On trend and and functional, the new Jeep watch collection for 2009!

X FACTOR ON THE HORIZON

X Factor is coming and we are very excited...

X is for extreme outfits, we can't wait to see what chezzers wearing and exactly how skinny her legs actually are this season.

F is for funny. Simon Cowells honest one liners are a real Saturday night treat... Is it wrong that we find him quite sexy?

A is for annoying, Louis Walsh getting on Simon Cowells nerves and squabbling with Dannii provides perfect entertainment.

C is for Crap auditions, the best part of the whole show surely?

T is for trying to hard to make us like Cheryl... we already love her so chill out with the crying clips!

O is for ordinary, there is always one who slips through the net, who will it be this year..?

R is for runner up, seemingly more successful than the winner sometimes... Alexandra where's your album at girl?

PERK UP YOUR PINKIES

Fabulous feet are a flip flop essential so prep up those pinkies and buff up those heels with these toe-tastic treats...

Soak feet in warm water, then remove dead skin with the new Ice Cream Sandwich Pumice Stone from ME! bath. With a pink side to remove rough ridges and a white side to soften for £10 from www.b-avante.co.uk.

Next treat your feet with the luxurious Lulu's Bombshell Body Sole Survivor Foot Cream and Sole Mates Conditioning Socks £24 from lulusplace.co.uk. The cream pampers and soothes tried, dry feet, hydrating skin and preventing microbial growth. Then pop on the conditioning aloe vera socks for a moisturising, relaxing sensation.

Paint toes with a pinky shade to complete the pampered princess look perfectly. Barry M polish £2.89 from superdrug.com

Before stepping out to show off your perfect pedicure use Kiwi Foot Silk. This invisible spray contains pure natural silk and wraps your feet with an invisible silk veil to help protect from shoe friction; it’s lightly fragranced leaving your feet feeling fresh and dry with barefoot comfort £2.99 from Tesco.

Ed Hardy Dude

Ed Hardy designs loved in the US by Madge and Britters and equally favoured over here by the likes of Jordan and ex Peter have now been infused onto a surprisingly sexy and fruity scent. Cult tattoo art design with light and floral notes create the new eau de parfum brought together by french fashion designer Christian Audigier. Now available at £52 100ml for him and for her, plus a free Ed Hardy shopper can be claimed with any purchase of the fragrance from thefragranceshop.co.uk. With a rocking scull and heart design matching the tube fragrance bottle. Ed Hardy is a young a fun fragrance perfect for fruity tattooed lovelies.

BEAUTY PADGENT WITH A HINT OF GREEN...

Miss Earth, will be held on Saturday 22nd August in Royal Leamington Spa to find a Green, glam and gorgeous Earth Girl. The eagerly anticipated ‘beauties for a cause’ international eco-inspired beauty competition, sponsored by Club4Climate the UK’s first ecological night club is a modern take on the traditional beauty contest as it adds an environmental awareness twist.

With growing fears of climate change and global warming, Miss Earth is the beauty pageant for the new millennium. There is a practical message behind this reinvented concept of a beauty contest in which contestants must have a strong knowledge of their country’s culture and environment in order to fulfil the ideals of this competition – that beauty queens be strong and effective advocates for Mother Earth.

The eco –friendly Grand Final is certainly a date not to be missed and is set to be a truly spectacular evening. A total of 65 green goddesses from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will compete at the prestigious event representing their home town dazzling the audience and judging panel over 3 rounds to include Vintage green cocktail dress, hand made recycled designer outfit made from recycled material, bottles tops, plastic bags, bin liners, newspapers, magazines, sweet packets, used materials etc…and the tradition long evening gown to be awarded the prestigious titles of Miss Air, Miss Fire, Miss Water equivalent of 2nd, 3rd and 4th placing with Miss Earth being the top award to the winner from each country.

After the eco-beauty to represent England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland has been crowned they will head to one of the biggest international beauty competition’s Miss Earth. During their month in the Philippines the Miss Earth delegates are required to attend various environmental seminars and educate people on the three R’s (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle). The competition, which has contestants from over 100 countries, concludes with Miss Earth 2009 crowned in a televised coronation with the winner becoming the official spokesperson for the United Nations Environment Programme.

http://www.missearthgirls.co.uk/news.php

Get Some Brogues Baby!

Androgyny has never been so much fun, baggy and boyish style equals comfortable and concealing. Don’t stop at the clothes, Office new bad boy shoes are fabulous darling…

Get some Brogues baby! Forever Loafer and Frank Sinatra both £60 office.co.uk

Fair Trade Extracts from Boots

Fair trade products are becoming more and more widely accessible, with stores giving the consumer the opportunity to buy fair trade products easily on the high street. The latest chain to branch into the fair trade market: Boots has launched its new range; extracts. A selection of fragrant, fruity body treats infused with natural ingredients sourced from far and wide, where the people who nurture these crops are paid a fair wage and given the opportunity to plough money back into their own communities. From cocoa butter, mango and almond oil, these moisture enriched balms and butters will give your body a trip to the tropics.

SOMETHING ORIGINAL FOR YOUR ORAL CARE

Quirky oral care to give your mouth a blooming good clean...

Give your sensitive tooth paste the heave ho and stop sensitive teeth in an instance with the new Sensitrol desensitising buds. With potassium oxalate this single use solution will give you long lasting relief after one application! Available from Waitrose.

Based on the traditional designs of Asian tongue cleansers the tongue detox will remove bacteria and food debris in one quick sweep. Available from pharmacies for £3.25

A quicker and easier alternative to flossing the TePe Interdental Brushes will get between teeth to clean those hard to reach areas and reduce plaque build up. £3.49 from Superdrug, Asda, Tesco.

A little Boutiko of ethical delights

This week sees the relaunch of online ethical gift store Boutiko, unveiling a brand new look and improved website functionality, as well as a wider range of beautiful, unusual and ethically produced items for women and their homes.

Everything on the website is sourced with sustainability in mind, so whether a product is fairly traded, made from recycled materials or grown organically, you can be sure that it has been chosen consciously for your own guilt-free shopping pleasure.

We were particularly drawn to the company’s vintage teacup candles, available in either plain white or with a dainty floral pattern.

http://www.boutiko.co.uk/

You snooze, you lose

We know the A/W09 threads have been making their way into the shops for some time now, but if we’d have known the best bits were going to get snapped up so quickly, we might have been a bit more forthcoming in stocking up our winter wardrobes. Schoolgirl error!

To illustrate what I’m getting at here, take a look at this gorgeous punk-rock, Swarovski crystal encrusted, knuckle-duster clutch bag – Alexander McQueen £795 from Net-a-Porter:

Isn’t it amazing? I want to say it’s practical and pretty, but I’m not that kind of girl. Nevertheless, I love it and I want it, unfortunately however I wasn’t very quick off the mark and it has already sold out. It’s not even September yet for heaven’s sake.

A word of advice? If you see something, you want it, don’t hang around! Do what you can to go get it, before it’s gone. Unlike in life, if the shoe / bag / dress doesn’t fit, at least you can take it back.