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One aspect of my life that I have been slow to ‘greenify’ is my nail polish.  I can’t help it, I am hopelessly addicted to Ballet Slipper, Sugar Daddy, Mademoiselle, Limo-scene, and would be happy to describe all the differences to you in depth.  Lucky for me, SpaRitual was giving free manicures at the Gorgeously Green event, and now I have a new addiction.  Twelve-step anyone?  

All SpaRitual nailcare and salon products are vegan, and many of them are organic as well.  The formulations are naturally colored and free of dyes.  Gone are the days of headache inducing manicures and worrying about all those chemicals seeping into your skin!  Positively orGLAMic!

To check out SpaRitual products, or to find a salon near you that carries SpaRitual, click here.

I had the honor of being invited to Sophie Uliano’s book launch of Gorgeously Green this past weekend at Akasha (orGLAMic featured Akasha, the delectable Culver City eatery, in April).  You may recognize Sophie from her recent appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show and the blizzard of press she’s been receiving recently.  This New York Times Bestseller is THE best book I’ve read about going green, and Sophie practices what she preaches every step of the way in true orGLAMic fashion.  For quizzes, recipes, to buy your own copy of my new bible, and much more click here.

Be sure to check back all week long, as I highlight some of the orGLAMic products that I received at the book launch last weekend.  I have been testing them all week long for the orGLAMic seal of approval!  (tough job, huh?)

While Kiehl’s has always been a pretty conscious company - collecting bottles for recycling, etc. - they have just jumped on the organic bandwagon with their Superbly Restorative Preparations collection.  This new line features 100% certified organic Argan Oil, an ingredient that comes from the nut of the Argan Tree’s fruit and is found only in Southern Morocco.  Argan oil has been utilized for centuries in Morocco for its skin restorative and various therapeutic properties. This fairly-traded organic ingredient is carefully cultivated at the women’s Targanine Cooperative.  Argan Oil may sound familiar to you if you are a regular orGLAMic reader because I highlighted the Argan Oil from Josie Maran’s beauty line all the way back in March.  Check out the entire line featuring Argan Oil by clicking here.

After Mother’s Day brunch this Sunday, walk off that tofu scramble with a stroll through Vie (if you’re reading orGLAMic you ARE eating tofu scramble - right?!?).  Having just opened on trendy 3rd Street, this unique ‘green’ boutique -one of the first in LA- carries so many gorgeous lines that you won’t even realize that you’re saving the earth while shopping for utterly orGLAMic clothing!  Carrying Loomstate, Larsen Grey, EcoSkin, Skin & Threads, and many, many more eco-friendly collections, this shop is a can’t miss.  As you’re browsing through, or lounging on, the gorgeous recycled and reclaimed furtinure, be sure to pick up one of the books carefully hand-selected by owner Rachel Hurn-Maloney.  Vie is located at 8032 West 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90048

Nobody deserves (or needs!) to relax more than mothers.  This Sunday give your mom a lush, 100% organic Pima cotton robe by Skin and tell her that you appreciate all her hard work and unconditional love.  This white robe is simple and sleek and positively orGLAMic!  Check out all the organic and eco-friendly lingerie at Figleaves Greenleaves, or order the robe pictured above, by clicking here.

Among Viva Terra’s amazing and unique gifts perfect for Mother’s Day is the uber-orGLAMic Tea Lover’s Root Basket.  The variety of organic loose-leaf herbal teas are coupled with pecan cookies and rare black sage honey.  The best part is that once the goodies are gone the one-of-a-kind basket hand-carved from the root of a reclaimed Chinese fir lasts forever and can be used to hold anything from towels to magazines.  Click here to order this phenomenal gift or check out the tons of other great finds.

Doesn’t your mom deserve to relax a bit?  Give the gift of pampering with Lush’s wonderful and modestly priced gift basket just in time for Mother’s Day.  Combining some of Lush’s top sellers, the package includes The Comforter bubble bar, Sakura bath bomb, Lily Savon handmade soap, Each Peach massage bar, and Dream Cream body lotion.  As they have been for decades, Lush makes their products out of fresh organic fruits and vegetables, essential oils and safe synthetics, without animal ingredients.  To purchase this orGLAMic Mother’s Day gift, and to check out the extensive line of products, click here.

Be sure to check orGLAMic all week long for great gift ideas for mommy dearest!!!

Rogan Gregory is the next designer to be tapped for the GO International capsule collections for Target.  Known as an eco-friendly designer, Gregory currently runs Loomstate (one of orGLAMic’s favorite denim line’s), green T-shirt label line EDUN with Bono’s wife, Ali Hewson, and his edgier line, Rogan.  Offering an affordable take of green eco-conscious fashion for the masses, the 60-piece womenswear collection is made of certified organic cotton and incorporates other environmentally sensitive materials like organic linen, hemp and bamboo.  Beat the crowds and get the best selection of this orGLAMic line by ordering online here starting May 18th.

Pottery Barn’s Botanica collection is the latest to offer eco-friendly furniture on a budget, and we here at orGLAMic couldn’t be happier.  Everything was thought of in the creation of the sofa shown above.  It is framed in durable kiln-dried FSC wood, the springs are made of recycled steel covered in protective burlap, and the cushions are made of a blend of down, feathers, and fiber from recycled plastic bottles encased in a 100% unbleached cotton ticking. The sofa is available in three orGLAMic colors, all in organic cotton faille upholstery (walnut, pictured above, is my favorite).

The Celestial Maracuja Sugar Polish by Molton Brown is perfect for exfoliating all that dead winter skin off just in time for the skin bearing that summertime requires!  This polish is a fusion of organic maracuja passion flower, rosa mosqueta oil and organic raw sugars which not only refines and polishes, but also moisturizes.  The Maracuja Passion Flower is extracted from the fruit of two varieties of the Amazon plant which grows wild in the virgin Brazilian rainforest and is collected in an eco-friendly fashion by the local Indians. This process helps to slow down the destruction of the rainforest and helps the locals maintain their lifestyle.  To purchase this luxurious scrub, along with the equally orGLAMic Celestian Maracuja Body Souffle, click here.