These gifts are for the feminine souls in your life. From gold to lip gloss and vegan leather to metallic pig banks, we have gathered some of the best eco-friendly holiday gifts for your gifting pleasure. Give her a necklace that always invites a wish, rescue your friend who still has cash swimming in the bottom of her purse, wrap her collar bones in sunshine, warm her hands, and then embellish her nails.

Clockwise from top left:

1. Wishbone Necklace by Vera Meat – Reform School Rules, $120
2. Cursive Vegan Leather Wallet (Rust) – Matt & Nat, $55
3. Get Spotted Scarf (Byzantine Brass) – Madewell, $19.99
4. Alpaca Hand Warmers (Grey) – Annie O Boutique, $48
5. 3 Free Lacquers (Rosie Lee) – Butter London, $14

Or show her that brooches can provide delicate edge, a four-inch feather can be entirely alluring, give her ballet flats to snuggle her piggies, surprise her with a glamorous way to save her pennies (after all, even the girl who has everything probably doesn’t have a chrome metallic piggy bank), or delight her forearm with this intricate cuff (and yes, there’s a hidden pocket).

6. Octave Pin – Green with Glamour, $74.25
7. As a Feather Necklace – Tilly Bloom, $26.50
8. Eco Friendly Vegan Cotton Flat Shoes – Extraseed, $38
9. Harry Allen’s Pig Bank, A + R, $198 (Other colors for half the cost!)
10. Leather Cuff (Lace) – ToviCorrie, $29

And finally, coat her lips in glamor or liven up her morning with eucalyptus.

11. Organic Lip Lustre (Coco Honey) – Nvey Eco, $24
12. Eucalyptus Bar Soap – Leap Organics, $5
13. Organic Lip Lustre (Cristal) – Nvey Eco, $24

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We’re on the cusp of fall turning to winter. For this year, we’re hunkering down in sweaters and knee-high boots while nursing a fervent desire to see Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding. (Congratulations, you crazy kids!). And since this is also a time of cooler temperatures, it means we’re starting to pile on moisturizer to fend of chapped lips.

So best how to keep our lips hydrated? And what if we want to throw some color into the mix? We did a bit of research and dug up some fan favorites for fall. Some lip colors we’ve reviewed personally, while others are word of mouth. Take a gander and let us know which ones you’ve tried and loved.

Jane Iredale’s Lip Fixation

On a green friend’s suggestion, I picked up Jane Iredale’s Lip Fixation. Almost immediately, I became fixated with the Fixation. It has a lip stain on one end and a lip gloss on the other. It leaves your lips nicely colored for a long period of time while looking very natural. It rates a 1 from Skin Deep, almost the Environmental Working Group’s highest rating, so it is safe for your choppers. I love this lipstick so much that I wore it all night at my wedding.

Vapour Organic Beauty Siren Lipstick

This next brand comes recommended by organic makeup artist Jessa Blades. Jessa recently vaulted Vapour Organic Beauty Siren Lipstick as a fantastic choice for a long-lasting natural lipstick. Made with 70 percent certified organic ingredients, the lipstick has no petroleum-based adhesives.

RMS Beauty Lip Shine

In terms of hydrating beauty, this lip shine from RMS Beauty is a good bet. Made with nutrient-rich oils high on fatty acids, RMS Beauty offers light colors and very natural hues. The lines comes from New York City makeup artist Rose-Marie Swift, who uses organic, raw, and natural ingredients.

Organic Lip Lustre by Nvey Eco

This lipstick offers up a rich color and is very hydrating – plus there are many great colors to choose from in the line. You can use it alone or as a gloss over a lipstick. I have had a chance to try it and found it goes on like a lip balm. Skin Deep gives it a low hazard rating.

Tarte’s Vitamin-Infused Lipstick

Available at your local Sephora, this product is free of parabens, phthalates, petrolatum, and other synthetic ingredients. Some colleagues inform me that it gets high marks for its sheer tint and long-lasting color. But it does get a moderate hazard score from Skin Deep, so use according to your own comfort level.

Image: daniellehelm

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