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Beauty with a difference
By Holly Jean Brooker • July 28, 2011 • 44 comments
Constantly on the hunt for quality makeup which is natural and environmentally friendly, Holly Jean Brooker was thrilled to discover a range of products by Byron Bay besties Luci Scarman and Amber Handley. They're taking the world by storm with their range of natural makeup products, ECOminerals. More …
What being green means to you
By Holly Jean Brooker • July 13, 2011 • 0 comments
Our eco-living blogger Holly Jean Brooker chats to Catie Wilkinson from the NZ Skincare Company about being green, what to look for in cosmetic products and living the good life... More …
From something old to something new
By Holly Jean Brooker • May 20, 2011 • 0 comments
Tanya Gordon makes beautiful homewares and accessories from unusual materials for her label NZFinch. Good's eco-living blogger Holly Jeans finds out what inspires this uber-talented Kiwi girl and how she creates her designs... More …
Green fashion
By Holly Jean Brooker • April 25, 2011 • 0 comments
Last week our eco-living blogger Holly Jean visited her homeland, Aotearoa, and was inspired by the bundle of gorgeous designers and fashionistas who are quietly going about creating and producing awesome pieces – sustainably. Holly Jean's next few blogs will showcase some of the hidden Kiwi talents who are designing, creating, and producing items that follow a green mantra: Reduce, reuse, recycle. More …
I heart garbage
By Holly Jean Brooker • April 19, 2011 • 2 comments
This week our eco-living blogger Holly and her husband move into their very first home in Australia. After decluttering their New Zealand lives using green principles they now have a similar challenge – to accumulate less things and source household items as sustainably as possible. More …
Getting my bike on
By Holly Jean Brooker • February 1, 2011 • 1 comments
After making a New Year's resolution to drive less and ride more, Holly Jean finds her sweet new ride is semi-changing her life. With February marking BikeWise month in New Zealand, it's the perfect excuse to get your bike on. More …
Give me coffee!
By Holly Jean Brooker • December 15, 2010 • 2 comments
This week, Holly Jean is reducing her environmental impact by investing in a KeepCup to hold her daily flat white. Takeaway coffee cups aren't recyclable, so carrying a reusable cup is an easy way for urban greenies to produce less waste. Plus, they're cute! More …
Keep your kitchen squeECO clean
By Holly Jean Brooker • October 21, 2010 • 1 comments
Add a few green changes into your kitchen to create a green, sustainable hub for the family to enjoy. Holly Jean Brooker shares a few ideas on how to go about getting your kitchen green and squeECO clean. More …
Eating in eco-style at the Greenhouse
By Holly Jean Brooker • September 8, 2010 • 0 comments
This week Holly Jean checks out the world-renowned Greenhouse, in the CBD of her new hometown Perth. It's an eatery famously designed from a patchwork of recycled and pre-used raw and natural material, to create a place which is a visual feast—as well as serving delicious food! More …
Eco-cruising
By Holly Jean Brooker • August 23, 2010 • 0 comments
Holly Jean Brooker considers which transport options are the best, and most environmentally friendly, on a trip to Australia with her husband. More …
Sleeping in eco-style
By Holly Jean Brooker • August 11, 2010 • 1 comments
Holly Jean Brooker decides to staycation in Auckland, for one last rendezvous before hitting Western Australia, and chooses to sleep in style at Auckland hotel The Quadrant. More …
Travelling in style: eco-style!
By Holly Jean Brooker • June 30, 2010 • 4 comments
Holly Jean is about to board a jet plane bound for Western Australia and is travelling in style: eco-style. In the following series Holly Jean will offer suggestions and ideas as she goes about making small contributions along the way that will play a part in ensuring she travels responsibly. More …
How to declutter— without throwing stuff away
By Holly Jean Brooker • May 27, 2010 • 7 comments
Don’t hate me, but my husband and I are making the big jump across the ditch to Australia. The call of better job experiences has lured my husband, with me in tow. We are selling up, and being an organised, non-sentimental, hater-of-junk-and-useless-stuff I thought this would be a breeze. I am wrong. More …
Holly reviews healthy hair care
By Holly Jean Brooker • May 5, 2010 • 17 comments
Holly Jean has tried and tested a number of organic beauty products, and the results of her haircare trial are in: brilliantly, the cheapest product also rated the best. This week she shares her top tips for hot, healthy and natural hair. More …
How gardening in schools can change the world
By Holly Jean Brooker • April 21, 2010 • 0 comments
How East Tamaki Primary School and the Garden to Table Trust are changing communities—with a programme that could change the world. More …
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